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ByteDance Launches Audio-Video Full-Duplex Large Model SeedRealtime

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88Z AI, 5 August — ByteDance Seed launches SeedRealtime, a native audio-video full-duplex large model that integrates audio, video, and text via a unified architecture for real-time multimodal interaction.

At a glance

  • Natively integrates audio, video, and text via a unified architecture for real-time watch-listen-speak interaction
  • End-to-end evaluations show a 50% reduction in conversational rhythm issues compared to cascaded models
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The update

The ByteDance Seed team has officially released SeedRealtime, a native audio-video full-duplex large model. Using a unified architecture, it natively integrates audio, video, and text data, enabling users to watch, listen, and speak simultaneously during real-time multimodal interactions. SeedRealtime features three core capabilities: joint audio-video understanding, proactive interaction, and smooth conversational rhythm. End-to-end evaluations show that issues related to conversational rhythm are reduced by half compared to traditional cascaded models, significantly improving interaction coherence and naturalness.

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