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ByteDance Challenges Alibaba and DeepSeek with New Open-Source AI Model
ByAinvest
Thursday, Aug 21, 2025 8:42 am ET1min read
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has released a new open-source AI model called Seed-OSS-36B, which aims to challenge rivals Alibaba and DeepSeek in the global market. The model is designed with both reasoning and general-purpose capabilities, supporting long-context processing and developer-friendly features. Benchmark tests showed that it matches or surpasses offerings from Alphabet, Google, OpenAI, and ByteDance's own closed-source Seed 1.6. Alibaba's shares traded lower following the announcement.
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has made a significant stride in the AI landscape with the release of its new open-source model, Seed-OSS-36B. This model is designed to challenge competitors like Alibaba and DeepSeek in the global market, offering robust reasoning and general-purpose capabilities, along with support for long-context processing and developer-friendly features.Seed-OSS-36B was released under the Apache-2.0 license, making it accessible to the open-source community. The model is optimized for international use cases and features flexible control over thinking budgets, enhanced reasoning capabilities, and agentic intelligence. It also includes synthetic instruction data versions for research purposes.
Performance benchmarks indicate that Seed-OSS-36B matches or surpasses offerings from major tech giants such as Alphabet, Google, OpenAI, and ByteDance's own closed-source Seed 1.6. For instance, on the MMLU-Pro benchmark, Seed-OSS-36B achieved a score of 86.6, compared to 70.4 for Alibaba's model and 76.9 for OpenAI's model.
The release of Seed-OSS-36B has had an immediate impact on the market. Following the announcement, Alibaba's shares traded lower, reflecting investor concerns about the competitive threat posed by ByteDance's new model.
ByteDance Seed Team, founded in 2023, is dedicated to advancing AI foundation models and contributing to scientific and societal progress. With Seed-OSS-36B, the team aims to set new standards in the industry, offering a high-performance, open-source model that can be used and built upon by developers worldwide.
References:
[1] https://huggingface.co/ByteDance-Seed/Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
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