The Doubao-Seed-1.6-thinking model has significantly enhanced reasoning capabilities. Compared with Doubao-1.5-thinking-pro, it has further improvements in fundamental abilities such as coding, mathematics, and logical reasoning, and now also supports visual understanding. It supports a 256k context window, with output length supporting up to 16k tokens.
Doubao Seed 1.6 Thinking vs GPT 5.6 Luna
Compare Doubao Seed 1.6 Thinking from ByteDance and GPT 5.6 Luna from OpenAI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
GPT-5.6 Luna is designed for cost-sensitive, high-volume workloads. It roughly corresponds to the nano model tier used in earlier GPT-5 families.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: Doubao Seed 1.6 Thinking, GPT 5.6 Luna?
GPT 5.6 Luna: $1.2/M output tokens; Doubao Seed 1.6 Thinking: $1.8/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How large is each context window?
Doubao Seed 1.6 Thinking accepts 256,000 and GPT 5.6 Luna accepts 1,050,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 32,000 tokens on Doubao Seed 1.6 Thinking and 128,000 tokens on GPT 5.6 Luna.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Doubao Seed 1.6 Thinking accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; GPT 5.6 Luna accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, thinking and structured outputs.
Can I call Doubao Seed 1.6 Thinking and GPT 5.6 Luna with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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