North Micro Vision Instruct vs Seed 2.1 Turbo: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
North Micro Vision Instruct is developed by Cohere, while Seed 2.1 Turbo comes from ByteDance. Seed 2.1 Turbo was released in June 2026, and North Micro Vision Instruct followed 2 months later in August 2026. North Micro Vision Instruct has a published size of about 2 billion parameters; ByteDance has not disclosed the parameter count of Seed 2.1 Turbo.
The two models share 3 published benchmarks. Seed 2.1 Turbo leads on 3 of them. The widest gaps are on CharXiv-D, where Seed 2.1 Turbo scores 94.6% against 60.0%; BLINK, where Seed 2.1 Turbo scores 79.4% against 52.7%. Averaged across everything we track, North Micro Vision Instruct sits at 61.1% and Seed 2.1 Turbo at 61.0%.
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| Characteristic | North Micro Vision Instruct | Seed 2.1 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Cohere | ByteDance |
| Release Date | August 12, 2026 | June 24, 2026 |
| Parameters | 2B | — |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Average Score | 61.1% | 61.0% |
| Benchmarks | ||
| CharXiv-D | 60.0% | 94.6% |
| BLINK | 52.7% | 79.4% |
| RealWorldQA | 62.2% | 86.3% |
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Verdict
North Micro Vision Instruct leads in 1 out of 2 comparison categories.
Both models show comparable average scores: North Micro Vision Instruct — 0.6, Seed 2.1 Turbo — 0.6.
North Micro Vision Instruct is newer: released 8/12/2026 vs 6/24/2026.
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