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Doubao-lite

ByteDance · Seed Lite line · lightweight

Released May 15, 2024Replaced by Doubao-1.5-lite

Doubao-lite was released by ByteDance on May 15, 2024, as a lightweight model in the Seed Lite line.

  • Release 1 of 4 in the Seed Lite line.
  • The first release in this line.
  • Replaced by Doubao-1.5-lite on January 22, 2025, 252 days later.
  • These days the line ships a new model about every 252 days.

No detailed card for this model: we only add numbers published by the maker or by independent benchmarks. Sources: Volcano Engine · TechNode

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Where the Seed Lite line stands

Doubao-Seed-2.0-Lite is the current model in this line. The card shows how long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.

Seed Lite

ByteDance · lightweight line

Latest: Doubao-Seed-2.0-Lite · Feb 14, 2026

Due239 days since the last release — usual gap is 252
Days since last release
239
days
Usual gap
252
days
Recent gaps
Doubao-Seed-2.0-Lite · Feb 2026
121
Doubao-Seed-1.6-lite · Oct 2025
267
Doubao-1.5-lite · Jan 2025
252

Every Seed Lite release

Newest first. See the full line with every card →

  1. Feb 14, 2026Doubao-Seed-2.0-Lite
  2. Oct 16, 2025Doubao-Seed-1.6-lite
  3. Jan 22, 2025Doubao-1.5-lite
  4. May 15, 2024Doubao-lite · this page