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Seed-2.0-Lite vs aya expanse 32b

Seed-2.0-Lite (ByteDance Seed) and aya expanse 32b (CohereLabs) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Seed-2.0-Lite holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#125 vs #128).

Which should you choose?

Choose Seed-2.0-Lite if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #125 against #128 (22.5 vs 22.5 points).
  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Seed-2.0-Lite was listed 10 March 2026, aya expanse 32b 23 October 2024.

Choose aya expanse 32b if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which aya expanse 32b leads Seed-2.0-Lite for this pair.

Seed-2.0-Lite vs aya expanse 32b: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Seed-2.0-Lite and aya expanse 32b
FieldSeed-2.0-LiteByteDance Seedaya expanse 32bCohereLabs
ModelCap Index position#125#128
Index score22.522.5
EvidenceEstimatedEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.25Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$2.00Unlisted
Context window262K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens131K—
API providers listed10
Weight accessAPI onlyGated access
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText
First listed10 March 202623 October 2024
PublisherByteDance SeedCohereLabs

Evidence: global corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated · global corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Seed-2.0-Lite vs aya expanse 32b

Neither model has a published result on a public benchmark board ModelCap tracks yet.

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Seed-2.0-Lite vs aya expanse 32b: common questions

Is Seed-2.0-Lite better than aya expanse 32b?

Seed-2.0-Lite ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #125 against #128. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Seed-2.0-Lite cheaper than aya expanse 32b?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Seed-2.0-Lite or aya expanse 32b?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Seed-2.0-Lite or aya expanse 32b?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Seed-2.0-Lite and aya expanse 32b open-weight models?

Seed-2.0-Lite: API only. aya expanse 32b: Gated access. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Seed-2.0-Lite and aya expanse 32b?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Seed-2.0-Lite and 0 for aya expanse 32b, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Seed-2.0-Lite vs aya expanse 32b comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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