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  3. Doubao Lite 1.5 vs Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Doubao Lite 1.5 vs Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Doubao Lite 1.5 is more budget-friendly at $0.1/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Both Doubao Lite 1.5 and Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B present distinct architectural strengths. Compare the verified benchmark matrix below to choose the model tailored to your specific application requirements.
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ByteDance
Doubao Lite 1.5

ByteDance high-speed lightweight model priced at sub-cent levels.

Lite 1.5Elo 1,360$0.1/1M out
Meta
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (meta-llama/llama-guard-4-12b). Preview until a second source matches.

$0.18/1M out

Doubao Series Family & Variants (3)

Speed, cost, and intelligence tradeoffs across the ByteDance lineup

vs Base Model
Doubao Pro 1.5
ByteDance
Base Model
Elo1470
Speed105 t/s
In /1M$0.11
Out /1M$0.28
View specs →vs this
Doubao Lite 1.5
ByteDance
Lite 1.5
Elo1360
Speed180 t/s
In /1M$0.04
Out /1M$0.1
-110 Elo-64% price1.7x speed
Selected
Seed 2.1 Turbo
ByteDance
Seed 2.1
Elo1472
Speed160 t/s
In /1M$0.5
Out /1M$2.5
+2 Elo+793% price1.5x speed
View specs →vs this
Top Rival Showdowns for Doubao Lite 1.5
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference Leader

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Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar Leader

Doubao Lite 1.5

$0.1 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Capability Matchup Radar

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100
Dimensional AdvantageDoubao Lite 1.5 5/6
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Doubao Lite 1.5 (9)vsMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B (1)
Doubao Lite 1.5: 9W (90%)Overall: Doubao Lite 1.5Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B: 1W (10%)
← Doubao Lite 1.5Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B →
Doubao Lite 1.5 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo
1,360vs—
Coding Elo
1,320vs—
SWE-bench
46%vs—
LiveBench
54%vs—
GPQA Diamond
64.2%vs—
Doubao Lite 1.5: 5WMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B: 0W
Doubao Lite 1.5 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed
180 tok/svs—
Time to first token
110 msvs—
Doubao Lite 1.5: 2WMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B: 0W
Doubao Lite 1.5 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price
$0.1/1Mvs$0.18/1M
Input price
$0.04/1Mvs$0.18/1M
Context window
33kvs1M
Doubao Lite 1.5: 2WMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo
Doubao Lite 1.51,360
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—
Coding Elo
Doubao Lite 1.51,320
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—
LiveBench
Doubao Lite 1.554%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—
SWE-bench
Doubao Lite 1.546%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—
GPQA Diamond
Doubao Lite 1.564.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—
Time to first token
Doubao Lite 1.5110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—
Output speed
Doubao Lite 1.5180 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B—
Input priceDoubao Lite 1.5 (+$0.14/1M)
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.04/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B$0.18/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output priceDoubao Lite 1.5 (+$0.08/1M)
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B$0.18/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context windowMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B (+1M)
Doubao Lite 1.533k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkDoubao Lite 1.5Meta: Llama Guard 4 12BAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,360
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
Coding Elo
1,320
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
54%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
46%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
64.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
180 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$0.04/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.18/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Doubao Lite 1.5 (+$0.14/1M)
Output price
$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.18/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Doubao Lite 1.5 (+$0.08/1M)
Context window
33k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B (+1M)
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 68% with Doubao Lite 1.5
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Doubao Lite 1.5$2.90 / mo
In: $1.4Out: $1.5
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B$9.00 / mo
In: $6.3Out: $2.7
Estimated Cost Delta

Doubao Lite 1.5 is estimated to save $6.10/month ($73/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Doubao Lite 1.5:Pick Doubao Lite 1.5 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 2
    Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B:Pick Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGMeta: Llama Guard 4 12BLarger window (1M).
Screenshots / visionMeta: Llama Guard 4 12BMeta: Llama Guard 4 12B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
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ByteDance

Doubao Lite 1.5

Elo 1,360
LiveBench54%
SWE-bench46%
Speed180 tok/s
Output cost$0.1/1M
Meta

Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B

Elo n/a
LiveBench—
SWE-bench—
Speed—
Output cost$0.18/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Doubao Lite 1.5 output tokens are $0.1/1M versus $0.18/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B accepts 1M tokens versus 33k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Doubao Lite 1.5 and Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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