Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)
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.
ByteDance high-speed lightweight model priced at sub-cent levels.
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Speed, cost, and intelligence tradeoffs across the ByteDance lineup
Single model data
No latency data
$0.1 / 1M output
Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.
Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.
Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.
Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy
Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness
Cost per million tokens and max context window length
| Benchmark | Doubao Lite 1.5 | Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Flash | Advantage Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preference Elo | — | — | |
| Coding Elo | — | — | |
| LiveBench | — | — | |
| SWE-bench | — | — | |
| GPQA Diamond | — | — | |
| Time to first token | — | — | |
| Output speed | 180 tok/s | — | — |
| Input price | $0.04/1M | $0.195/1M | Doubao Lite 1.5 (+$0.155/1M) |
| Output price | $0.1/1M | $0.975/1M | Doubao Lite 1.5 (+$0.875/1M) |
| Context window | Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Flash (+967k) |
Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).
Doubao Lite 1.5 is estimated to save $18.55/month ($223/year).
Need SWE-bench on both sides.
Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).
Need TTFT on both sides.
Larger window (1M).
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
| Target Workload | Recommended Pick | Evaluation Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Repo / coding agents | insufficient data | Need SWE-bench on both sides. |
| High-volume chat | Doubao Lite 1.5 | Lower output list price ($0.1/1M). |
| Voice / low-latency UI | insufficient data | Need TTFT on both sides. |
| Long-document RAG | Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Flash | Larger window (1M). |
| Screenshots / vision | Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Flash | Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog. |
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