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Doubao (ByteDance)
75 pts
2 wins
VS
Perplexity AI
40 pts
0 wins
🏆 Overall, Doubao (ByteDance) offers more free value (2/6 categories)
📊 Side-by-Side
Category
Doubao (ByteDance)
Perplexity AI
Free Tier
✅ No explicit limit
✅ No limit (basic search)
Free API
✅ 50万 tokens
❌ None
Rate Limit
5 RPM
N/A
Open Source
❌ No
❌ No
Free Models
4
2
GitHub Stars
-
-
🧠 Model Details
Doubao (ByteDance) 4 models Seed 2.0 Pro
Flagship all-rounder, close to DeepSeek V3
Seed 2.0 Code
Coding-focused, surpasses DeepSeek V3 in coding
Seed 2.0 Mini
Ultra-fast and cheap, ¥0.3/M tokens, almost free
Seed 2.0 Lite
Balanced version, good value
Perplexity AI 2 models Perplexity Default
AI search engine, real-time web access
Pro Search
Deep search, 5 per day for free users