ByteDance Seed · image model · Released Jul 11, 2026Seedream 5.0 Pro
Seedream 5.0 Pro is an image model from ByteDance Seed, released Jul 11, 2026. It handles text to image and image editing.
- Arena score
- 1,390#13 of 61 · image editing
- Starting price
- $0.045per image · 1K
- Largest size
- 2K2K (about 4 MP)
- References
- 14input images for editing
How it rates and what it costs
- Text to image arena
- 1,250 ±4#14 of 82 · 105,824 votes
- Image editing arena
- 1,390 ±3#13 of 61 · 317,111 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
- 1K
- $0.045/image
- 2K
- $0.09/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
- Jul 11, 2026
- Inputs
- Text prompts, Reference images
- Output
- Images
- Can do
- Text to image, Image editing
- Resolutions
- 1K · 2K
- Largest image
- 2K (about 4 MP)
- Max reference images
- 14
- Images per request
- Up to 1
- Weights
- Proprietary
- Availability
- 1 API host
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About Seedream 5.0 Pro
How good is Seedream 5.0 Pro?
In blind side-by-side votes, Seedream 5.0 Pro scores 1,250 for text to image (#14 of 82) and 1,390 for image editing (#13 of 61). Higher is better; scores within about 8 points of each other are effectively tied.
Who makes Seedream 5.0 Pro?
Seedream 5.0 Pro is an image model from ByteDance Seed, released Jul 11, 2026.
What can Seedream 5.0 Pro do?
Seedream 5.0 Pro accepts text prompts and reference images and produces images. In practice: text to image and image editing.
Is Seedream 5.0 Pro open source?
No. Seedream 5.0 Pro is proprietary; you use it through an API or partner apps.
Where can I use Seedream 5.0 Pro?
It is listed by 1 API host we track.
How much does Seedream 5.0 Pro cost?
Seedream 5.0 Pro costs from $0.045/image (1K), up to $0.09/image (2K). Prices checked Nov 2, 2026.
What are the alternatives to Seedream 5.0 Pro?
The closest image models from other labs, by release date, are Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (xAI, Aug 7, 2026), Nano Banana 2 (Google, May 28, 2026), Recraft V4.1 (Recraft, May 14, 2026) and GPT Image 2.5 Flare (OpenAI, Sep 8, 2026).