ByteDance Seed · image model · Released Feb 13, 2026Seedream 5.0 Lite
Seedream 5.0 Lite is an image model from ByteDance Seed, released Feb 13, 2026. It handles text to image and image editing.
- Arena score
- 1,294#32 of 61 · image editing
- Starting price
- $0.035per image · 2K
- Largest size
- 2K2K (about 4 MP)
- References
- 14input images for editing
How it rates and what it costs
- Text to image arena
- 1,140 ±3#39 of 82 · 141,120 votes
- Image editing arena
- 1,294 ±3#32 of 61 · 494,805 votes
Arena scores come from blind, side-by-side human votes on the same prompts (higher is better; ± is the 95% range). Boards updated Oct 26, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
Listed prices
- 2K
- $0.035/image
Specs and prices checked Nov 2, 2026: OpenRouter, image generation models compared (Sep 11, 2026) . Labs change prices often.
The details
- Lab
- ByteDance Seed
- Type
- Image model
- Released
- Feb 13, 2026
- Inputs
- Text prompts, Reference images
- Output
- Images
- Can do
- Text to image, Image editing
- Resolutions
- 2K
- Largest image
- 2K (about 4 MP)
- Max reference images
- 14
- Images per request
- Up to 4
- Weights
- Proprietary
- Availability
- 1 API host
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About Seedream 5.0 Lite
How good is Seedream 5.0 Lite?
In blind side-by-side votes, Seedream 5.0 Lite scores 1,140 for text to image (#39 of 82) and 1,294 for image editing (#32 of 61). Higher is better; scores within about 6 points of each other are effectively tied.
Who makes Seedream 5.0 Lite?
Seedream 5.0 Lite is an image model from ByteDance Seed, released Feb 13, 2026.
What can Seedream 5.0 Lite do?
Seedream 5.0 Lite accepts text prompts and reference images and produces images. In practice: text to image and image editing.
Is Seedream 5.0 Lite open source?
No. Seedream 5.0 Lite is proprietary; you use it through an API or partner apps.
Where can I use Seedream 5.0 Lite?
It is listed by 1 API host we track.
How much does Seedream 5.0 Lite cost?
Seedream 5.0 Lite costs from $0.035/image (2K). Prices checked Nov 2, 2026.
What are the alternatives to Seedream 5.0 Lite?
The closest image models from other labs, by release date, are Recraft V4 (Recraft, Feb 17, 2026), Grok Imagine Image (xAI, Jan 28, 2026), GLM-Image (Z.ai (Zhipu), Jan 14, 2026) and FLUX.2 [max] (Black Forest Labs, Dec 16, 2025).