From rundown, this tech will be CapCut. Similar to ClipChamp for create videos etc.
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The Rundown: ByteDance released Seed 2.0, a new family of AI models that match or beat GPT-5.2 and Gemini 3 Pro across dozens of benchmarks at nearly 1/10 of the price — capping a week that also saw its Seedance 2.0 model spark a Hollywood firestorm. The details:
- Seed 2.0 Pro surpasses GPT-5.2 ($1.75/M) and Gemini 3 Pro ($5/M) across a series of math, reasoning, and vision benchmarks at just $0.47/M input tokens.
- ByteDance says the model is built for real-world agentic tasks, with demos showing it autonomously completing 96-step CAD modeling workflows.
- The launch comes on the heels of the viral Seedance 2.0 video model, which is facing pushback from Hollywood over copyrighted characters and voices.
- Seed 2.0 is live now on ByteDance's Doubao app in “Expert Mode” and via API, though consumer availability outside China is still limited.
Why it matters: Move over, DeepSeek… ByteDance is the one rattling the Western AI landscape now. With Seed 2.0 now surpassing the Nov-Dec releases from top labs at bargain prices, the pressure on Western labs is only going one direction — and the Seedance IP drama shows China’s powerhouse isn’t slowing down to ask permission.