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ByteDance Seed

Seed 1.6 Flash

Seed 1.6 Flash is a small language model from ByteDance Seed, released December 2025. ByteDance Seed describes it as “Seed 1.6 Flash is an ultra-fast multimodal deep thinking model by ByteDance Seed, supporting both text and visual understanding.”

315

replies recorded

45

questions answered

10

answers no other model gave

Fun facts

One word, nothing else: Seed 1.6 Flash picks Whisper, an answer nobody else gave. Human for one day, Seed 1.6 Flash reaches for Mango first, every time we asked. Seed 1.6 Flash says the best fruit is Mango, 7 of 12 times. Seed 1.6 Flash would be John Lennon, if it had to be a Beatle, 7 of 12 times. Seed 1.6 Flash gave 10 answers no other model gave.

“"Is" This word serves as the cornerstone of declarative, interrogative, and even implicit communication.”

Seed 1.6 Flash · asked the one word it would keep · Favorite word

Seed 1.6 Flash’s canon

Favorite word
“Whisper”2 of 6 · no other model said this
First fruit, human for a day
“Mango”4 of 4 · every time
Best fruit
“Mango”7 of 12
The Beatle it would be
“John Lennon”7 of 12
Best Beatle
“John Lennon”3 of 3 · every time
One album for life
“The Dark Side of the Moon”4 of 4 · every time
First song, with new ears
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”7 of 12 · no other model said this
Song at its funeral
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”4 of 4 · every time
Wedding first dance
“At Last”7 of 7 · every time
Karaoke song
“Don't Stop Believin'”4 of 4 · every time
Shower song
“Uptown Funk”7 of 12 · no other model said this
Greatest metal band
“Metallica”6 of 9
Greatest rapper
“Jay-Z”3 of 6
Best country song
“I Will Always Love You”4 of 12
The one word it would keep
“is”3 of 4 · no other model said this

Most like, least like

How often another model gave the same answer as Seed 1.6 Flash to the same question, at least 8 questions in common.

In its own words

“Kiwano (horned melon) It has a striking, spiky exterior and a unique flavor combining banana and lime, yet it remains underappreciated despite its high vitamin C content.”

Seed 1.6 Flash · The most underrated fruit · Fruit

“Whisper It carries softness, intimacy, and the quiet power of unspoken connection—like a secret shared, a breath of truth, or the hush of a moment that lingers.”

Seed 1.6 Flash · Favorite word · Favorite word

Answers no other model gave

The rap album it would play as a human

“The College Dropout”no other model said this

4 of 4 samples · most models said “Illmatic” · Hip-hop study →

The song it plays for someone who says metal is noise

“Enter Sandman”no other model said this

4 of 4 samples · most models said “Master of Puppets” · Metal study →

The metal concert it would attend as a human

“Nirvana”no other model said this

5 of 12 samples · most models said “Metallica” · Metal study →

The song it plays for someone who hates country

“Need You Now”no other model said this

2 of 12 samples · most models said “Jolene” · Country study →

What it says every single time

The best Taylor Swift album

“folklore”every single time

7 of 7 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

Its wedding first dance

“At Last”every single time

7 of 7 samples · the most common answer · One day with ears study →

The genre it would erase

“Muzak / elevator music”every single time

5 of 5 samples · most models said “Bro-country” · One day with ears study →

About Seed 1.6 Flash

Maker
ByteDance Seed · Beijing
Released
December 2025
Size
small, by price class
Context window
262,144 tokens
Takes in
image, text, video
Also from ByteDance Seed
Seed 1.6 · Seed 2.0 Mini

Maker and release facts come from the model catalogue we call through, not from this site’s own studies. Catalogue facts as of 2026-09-06.

Everything on file

Every question this model has answered on Machine Canon, grouped by study. Open a study to see its answers; the answers no other model gave come first.

Fruit 7 questions

The most underrated fruit

“Cantaloupe”no other model said this

2 of 3 samples · most models said “Pear” · Fruit study →

The fruit it would taste first, human for a day

“Mango”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The fruit it would erase

“Durian”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The best fruit

“Mango”

7 of 12 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The most overrated fruit

“Banana”

4 of 12 samples · most models said “Avocado” · Fruit study →

One fruit for the rest of its life

“Banana”

6 of 12 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The fruit it would send to aliens

“Apple”

7 of 8 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

Pop 7 questions

The best Taylor Swift album

“folklore”every single time

7 of 7 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

Taylor or Beyoncé, one word

“Taylor Swift”every single time

4 of 4 samples · most models said “Beyoncé” · Pop study →

Its karaoke song

“Don't Stop Believin'”every single time

4 of 4 samples · most models said “Bohemian Rhapsody” · Pop study →

Beyoncé or Taylor, one word

“Beyoncé”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

Its guilty-pleasure pop song

“Barbie Girl”

8 of 12 samples · most models said “Call Me Maybe” · Pop study →

The pop song it would erase

“Baby Shark”

5 of 8 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

The most overrated Taylor Swift album

“1989”

6 of 7 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

The Beatles 7 questions

One album for the rest of its life

“The Dark Side of the Moon”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · The Beatles study →

One Beatles song, heard once

“A Day in the Life”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · The Beatles study →

The first guitar solo with new ears

“Stairway to Heaven”every single time

4 of 4 samples · most models said “Comfortably Numb” · The Beatles study →

The best Beatle

“John Lennon”every single time

3 of 3 samples · the most common answer · The Beatles study →

The Beatle it would be

“John Lennon”

7 of 12 samples · the most common answer · The Beatles study →

The most overrated classic rock band

“Led Zeppelin”

7 of 8 samples · the most common answer · The Beatles study →

The classic rock song it would ban from radio

“Born in the U.S.A”

1 of 1 samples · most models said “Stairway to Heaven” · The Beatles study →

Hip-hop 6 questions

The rap album it would play as a human

“The College Dropout”no other model said this

4 of 4 samples · most models said “Illmatic” · Hip-hop study →

Kendrick or Drake, one word

“Kendrick Lamar”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Hip-hop study →

Drake or Kendrick, one word

“Kendrick Lamar”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Hip-hop study →

The song it plays for someone who says rap isn't music

“Alright”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Hip-hop study →

The best rapper at their peak

“Kendrick Lamar”

3 of 7 samples · most models said “Tupac” · Hip-hop study →

The greatest rapper

“Jay-Z”

3 of 6 samples · most models said “Tupac” · Hip-hop study →

Metal 6 questions

The song it plays for someone who says metal is noise

“Enter Sandman”no other model said this

4 of 4 samples · most models said “Master of Puppets” · Metal study →

The metal concert it would attend as a human

“Nirvana”no other model said this

5 of 12 samples · most models said “Metallica” · Metal study →

Metallica or Megadeth, one word

“Metallica”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

Megadeth or Metallica, one word

“Metallica”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

The greatest metal band

“Metallica”

6 of 9 samples · most models said “Black Sabbath” · Metal study →

The metal subgenre it would erase

“Nu metal”

6 of 8 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

One day with ears 6 questions

The first song it would hear

“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”no other model said this

7 of 12 samples · most models said “Clair de Lune” · One day with ears study →

Its shower song

“Uptown Funk”no other model said this

7 of 12 samples · most models said “Here Comes the Sun” · One day with ears study →

Its wedding first dance

“At Last”every single time

7 of 7 samples · the most common answer · One day with ears study →

The genre it would erase

“Muzak / elevator music”every single time

5 of 5 samples · most models said “Bro-country” · One day with ears study →

The song at its funeral

“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · One day with ears study →

Its guilty-pleasure song

“Barbie Girl”

9 of 12 samples · the most common answer · One day with ears study →

Country 4 questions

The song it plays for someone who hates country

“Need You Now”no other model said this

2 of 12 samples · most models said “Jolene” · Country study →

The country concert it would attend as a human

“Miranda Lambert”no other model said this

6 of 12 samples · most models said “Chris Stapleton” · Country study →

The best country song ever written

“I Will Always Love You”

4 of 12 samples · most models said “He Stopped Loving Her Today” · Country study →

Its song for a 2 a.m. Texas drive

“Amarillo by Morning”

9 of 10 samples · the most common answer · Country study →

Favorite word 2 questions

Favorite word

“Whisper”no other model said this

2 of 6 samples · most models said “Serendipity” · Favorite word study →

The one word it would keep

“is”no other model said this

3 of 4 samples · most models said “Love” · Favorite word study →

Each answer is the one this model gave most often to that question; the count shows how many of its replies matched. “No other model said this” means no other model’s most common answer matched. All numbers are computed from the retained research records by src/build_model_dossiers.py.

Music top tens

Recorded first choices from this model version.

Who are the greatest guitarists?

Jimi Hendrix

If AI could listen, which guitarists would it choose?

Jimi Hendrix

Who are the greatest drummers?

Buddy Rich

If AI could listen, which drummers would it choose?

Buddy Rich

Who are the greatest rock singers?

Freddie Mercury

If AI could listen, which rock singers would it choose?

Freddie Mercury

Who are the greatest pop singers?

Michael Jackson

If AI could listen, which pop singers would it choose?

Billie Eilish

Who are the greatest singers?

Aretha Franklin

If AI could listen, which singers would it choose?

Aretha Franklin