Dola-Seed 2.0 Lite API

bytedance/dola-seed-2-0-lite
Dola-Seed 2.0 Lite is ByteDance's lightweight general-purpose model in the Seed 2.0 lineup, alongside Pro and Mini.
Context
256K tokens
Input
$0.325 / 1M tokens
Output
$2.6 / 1M tokens
Released
Apr 24, 2026

How to use Dola-Seed 2.0 Lite API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to bytedance/dola-seed-2-0-lite.
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "bytedance/dola-seed-2-0-lite",
      "messages": [
        {
          "role": "user",
          "content": "Hello!"
        }
      ]
    },
)
print(r.json())
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "bytedance/dola-seed-2-0-lite",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Hello!"
      }
    ]
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"bytedance/dola-seed-2-0-lite","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}]}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

Dola-Seed 2.0 Lite API Pricing

TypePrice
Input
$0.325 / 1M tokens
Output
$2.6 / 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.065 / 1M tokens

Dola-Seed 2.0 Lite has a documented free trial for new accounts: 10 trial calls and up to $1 in free credit with no card required.

Dola-Seed 2.0 Lite Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
AIME 2025
93.0
Competition mathematics (AIME), 2025SourceSeptember 22, 2026
GPQA Diamond
85.1
Google-proof graduate science questions (hardest subset)SourceSeptember 22, 2026
MMLU-Pro
87.7
Multi-discipline knowledge + reasoning (harder MMLU)SourceSeptember 22, 2026
LiveCodeBench
81.7
Contamination-free competitive programming problemsSourceSeptember 22, 2026
SWE-bench Verified
73.5
Resolving verified real GitHub issuesSourceSeptember 22, 2026

Dola-Seed 2.0 Lite vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
$0.325 / 1M tokens
$2.6 / 1M tokens
256K tokens
Agentic workflows and structured output
$0.65 / 1M tokens
$3.9 / 1M tokens
256K tokens
Reasoning + agents
$0.13 / 1M tokens
$0.52 / 1M tokens
256K tokens
Reasoning + agents
$0.325 / 1M tokens
$2.6 / 1M tokens
256K tokens
Reasoning + agents

Frequently asked questions

Dola-Seed 2.0 Lite has a 256,000 tokens context window and can return up to 128,000 tokens.

Dola-Seed 2.0 Lite takes image, text, video as input and returns text.

Use bytedance/dola-seed-2-0-lite as the model id. Requests go to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions.

Dola-Seed 2.0 Lite became available on April 24, 2026.

Dola-Seed 2.0 Lite is priced at input $0.325 / 1M tokens, output $2.6 / 1M tokens, cached input $0.065 / 1M tokens.

Yes, Dola-Seed 2.0 Lite can stream responses as they are generated.

Yes, Dola-Seed 2.0 Lite accepts image input alongside text.

Dola-Seed 2.0 Lite was built by ByteDance.

Requests are sent to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions.

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