ByteDance
ByteDance Seedream is a versatile image generation family with both text-to-image and image editing capabilities. Spanning versions 3.0 through 5, it delivers strong photorealistic output with up to 4K resolution.
Seedream is ByteDance's image generation family, progressively refined across major versions. Seedream 5 Lite (6 credits) is the latest, offering improved detail and coherence with 2K-3K resolution options for both generation and editing. Seedream v4.5 and v4.0 (10 credits each) introduce 4K resolution and a quality-speed balance respectively. The original 3.0 version remains available at just 2 credits per image — one of the most affordable options on the platform. Each version includes both text-to-image generation and image editing variants, making Seedream one of the most complete image generation families available. The generate-then-edit pipeline within a single model family eliminates the need to switch between tools.
| Variant | Description |
|---|---|
| Seedream 5 Lite | Latest generation with improved detail, 2K-3K resolution. |
| Seedream 5 Lite Edit | Image editing variant of Seedream 5 with instruction-based modification. |
| Seedream v4.5 | High-quality generation with up to 4K resolution support. |
| Seedream v4.5 Edit | Image editing variant with 4K resolution support. |
| Seedream v4.0 | Balanced quality and speed with 2K-4K resolution. |
| Seedream v4.0 Edit | Image editing variant for v4.0 with broad modification capabilities. |
| 即梦 3.0 | Original Seedream variant with solid general-purpose quality. |
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Get Started FreeSeedream 5 Lite is the latest with best quality at 2K-3K resolution. Seedream v4.5 adds 4K resolution support. Seedream v4.0 balances quality and speed. Each version includes both generation and editing variants.
Yes. Seedream is built by ByteDance and has particularly strong Chinese-language prompt understanding. Chinese prompts often produce more precise results for certain aesthetic styles, making it especially valuable for Chinese-speaking creators.
Yes. Every Seedream version (v4.0, v4.5, v5 Lite) includes a dedicated editing variant that accepts an image and text instructions to modify specific elements — background changes, object removal, style adjustments, and more.
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