QwenvsSeed / Doubao
Comparing Alibaba and ByteDance. Average Podium Score across top models: Qwen (74.4) vs Seed / Doubao (29.3). Flagship showdown: Qwen3.8 Max (79.8) vs Seed 2.0 Pro (40.0).
Qwen (Alibaba)
Extensive open-weight and API model family from Alibaba Cloud.
Seed / Doubao (ByteDance)
High-scale multimodal and conversational models from ByteDance.
Top Models Showdown
| Rank | Model | Lab | Score | Coding | Reasoning | Speed | Price / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Qwen3.8 Max | Alibaba | 79.8 | 50.3 | 66.3 | 55 t/s | $2/M |
| #2 | Qwen3.7 Max Preview | Alibaba | 74.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $2/M |
| #3 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | Alibaba | 73.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $2/M |
| #4 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Alibaba | 73.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $2/M |
| #5 | Qwen3.5 397b A17b | Alibaba | 72.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $2/M |
| #6 | Seed 2.0 Pro | ByteDance | 40.0 | 9.9 | 34.2 | 40 t/s | $3/M |
| #7 | Seed Oss 36b Instruct | ByteDance | 18.5 | 40.0 | 35.0 | 60 t/s | $3/M |
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