# Seed-OSS (ByteDance)

Seed-OSS-36B open reasoning LLM with native 512K-token context, Apache 2.0. Seed-OSS (ByteDance) is free, with no paid plan attached, at huggingface.co.

## Facts

- **Pricing tier:** Free
- **Works on:** Self-hosted, Web
- **Works in browser:** Yes

## Capabilities

- Seed-OSS-36B open reasoning LLM with native 512K-token context, Apache 2.0
- Base, Base-without-synthetic-data and Instruct checkpoints
- Adjustable thinking budget for reasoning length

## FAQ

### What is Seed-OSS (ByteDance)?

Seed-OSS (ByteDance) is listed under Notable Open Models, in the AI Models & Local Execution category on Flocci AI Tools. Seed-OSS-36B open reasoning LLM with native 512K-token context, Apache 2.0. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at huggingface.co.

### Is Seed-OSS (ByteDance) free?

Seed-OSS (ByteDance) is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

### Can I use Seed-OSS (ByteDance) in a browser, or is there an app?

Seed-OSS (ByteDance) works in a normal browser tab with no install. It is available on self-hosting and the web.

### What can Seed-OSS (ByteDance) do?

Seed-OSS (ByteDance) does 3 things the catalog singles out: Seed-oss-36b open reasoning llm with native 512k-token context, apache 2.0; base, base-without-synthetic-data and instruct checkpoints; adjustable thinking budget for reasoning length.

### What is the best free alternative to Seed-OSS (ByteDance)?

DeepSeek Models is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Notable Open Models sub-category and is free. ERNIE 4.5 Open Models (Baidu), Falcon (TII) and Hunyuan (Tencent) also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

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Source: Flocci AI Tools — https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/seed-oss-bytedance

Facts last verified: October 2026