Nano Banana Pro vs Seedream 5.0 Pro
Preferred for text to image: Too close to call · Preferred for image editing: Nano Banana Pro · Lowest entry price: Seedream 5.0 Pro. Quality scores are blind human-preference votes; specs and prices come from each lab’s listings.
GoogleNano Banana Pro
- Arena1,390
- From$0.134/image
- Max size4K
ByteDance SeedSeedream 5.0 Pro
- Arena1,390
- From$0.045/image
- Max size2K
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Where they differ
Quality is the arena score from blind, side-by-side human votes. Price, length and resolution come from each lab’s own listings.
- Preferred for text to imageToo close to callNano Banana Pro 1,246 (#16) · Seedream 5.0 Pro 1,250 (#14) — blind human votes
- Preferred for image editingNano Banana ProNano Banana Pro 1,390 (#14) · Seedream 5.0 Pro 1,390 (#13) — blind human votes
- Lowest entry priceSeedream 5.0 ProNano Banana Pro from $0.134/image (1K–2K) · Seedream 5.0 Pro from $0.045/image (1K)
- Highest resolutionNano Banana ProNano Banana Pro: 4K · Seedream 5.0 Pro: 2K
- NewestSeedream 5.0 ProNano Banana Pro May 28, 2026 · Seedream 5.0 Pro Jul 11, 2026
- Widest inputsSame inputsNano Banana Pro: Text prompts, Reference images · Seedream 5.0 Pro: Text prompts, Reference images
- Image editingBoth edit imagesTakes a reference image as input: Nano Banana Pro yes · Seedream 5.0 Pro yes
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs and apps
- Most API hostsNano Banana ProNano Banana Pro: 15 · Seedream 5.0 Pro: 1
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| Specification | Nano Banana ProGoogle | Seedream 5.0 ProByteDance Seed |
|---|---|---|
| Quality (blind human votes) | ||
| Text to image arenaElo-style score · higher is better | 1,246 ±3#16 of 82 · 188,288 votes | 1,250 ±4#14 of 82 · 105,824 votes (best) |
| Image editing arenaElo-style score · higher is better | 1,390 ±3#14 of 61 · 685,788 votes | 1,390 ±3#14 of 61 · 685,788 votes |
| Price | ||
| Starting price | $0.134/image 1K–2K | $0.045/image 1K (best) |
| Top price | $0.24/image 4K | $0.09/image 2K |
| How it is billed | Billed per token; Google’s listed cost per image. | Per image |
| Output | ||
| Produces | Images | Images |
| Resolutions | 1K · 2K · 4K | 1K · 2K |
| Highest resolution | 4K (best) | 2K |
| Largest image | 4K (about 16 MP) | 2K (about 4 MP) |
| Images per request | Up to 1 | Up to 1 |
| Text in the reply | Yes | — |
| Inputs | ||
| Text prompts | Yes | Yes |
| Reference images (editing) | Yes | Yes |
| Max reference images | 14 | 14 |
| Access | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | gemini-3-pro-image | — |
| API hosts | 15 (best) | 1 |
| Released | May 28, 2026 | Jul 11, 2026 |
Which should you choose?
Which is better, Nano Banana Pro or Seedream 5.0 Pro?
For text to image, voters rate them about the same (Nano Banana Pro 1,246 (#16) · Seedream 5.0 Pro 1,250 (#14)). For image editing, voters prefer Nano Banana Pro (Nano Banana Pro 1,390 (#14) · Seedream 5.0 Pro 1,390 (#13)). Arena scores come from blind, side-by-side human votes on the same prompts; when the gap is inside both models’ error margins we call it a tie. Test your own prompts before you commit.
Which is cheaper?
Nano Banana Pro costs from $0.134/image (1K–2K), up to $0.24/image (4K); Seedream 5.0 Pro costs from $0.045/image (1K), up to $0.09/image (2K). Prices are list rates and change often; check the lab before budgeting.
What is the difference between Nano Banana Pro and Seedream 5.0 Pro?
Nano Banana Pro is an image model from Google (May 28, 2026), taking text prompts and reference images and producing images. Seedream 5.0 Pro is an image model from ByteDance Seed (Jul 11, 2026), taking text prompts and reference images and producing images.
Which is newer?
Nano Banana Pro May 28, 2026; Seedream 5.0 Pro Jul 11, 2026.
Which can edit an existing image?
Takes a reference image as input: Nano Banana Pro yes; Seedream 5.0 Pro yes.
Can I run any of these on my own hardware?
No open weights. Both are available only through APIs and apps.
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