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ByteDance SeedSeedream familyCurrentImage generationReleased 8 Jul 2026

Seedream 5.0 Pro

ByteDance’s flagship image model of the Seedream 5.0 family, aimed at production assets (editing, layers, typography).

Model idbytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-pro

Price$0.045 per image

Checked25 October 2026

Where it stands

11newer image generation models since its release

The 5 newest are listed. All image generation models

Weights
Closed weights; access is hosted only.

How to call it

4 ways to use Seedream 5.0 Pro, with the model id each provider expects.

Providers, model ids, endpoints and docs for Seedream 5.0 Pro
ProviderModel idEndpointDocs
BytePlus ModelArk docs.byteplus.com
OpenRouter bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-pro https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/images openrouter.ai
fal bytedance/seedream/v5/pro/text-to-image fal.ai
fal (edit) bytedance/seedream/v5/pro/edit

Pricing

Prices for Seedream 5.0 Pro
Per image$0.045
Per image high resolution$0.09
Per input image$0.003

As published: “USD per output image (standard / high_resolution), plus per input reference image; OpenRouter listing with provider Seed”.

Source: openrouter.ai, checked 25 October 2026.

Specs

Input
Text and images
Output
Images
Context window
Not published
Max output
Not published
Open weights
No
Licence
Proprietary
Released
8 July 2026
Status
Current
Type
Image generation

What stands out

What its maker marketed at launch, and what people found later, each with its source.

  • Region-precise editing with drawn boxes

    Draw coloured boxes on the input image with one instruction per box; changes one element while keeping the rest of the frame intact; sketch completion.

    Source: fal.ai

  • Layer separation

    Splits an image into separate layers for production assets (layer count not stated by fal; secondary sources say 1 base plus up to 16 layers, unverified).

    Source: natlawreview.com

  • Native text in 14 languages and dense layouts

    Native text rendering in 14 languages, control over dense layouts, up to 2K output with aspect ratios from 1:16 to 16:1.

    Source: natlawreview.com

  • Many reference images

    Up to 10 reference images on fal’s edit endpoint; OpenRouter’s Seed endpoint accepts 0-14 input references, 1K/2K output and aspect ratios up to 21:9 plus auto.

    Source: openrouter.ai

Notes

Artificial Analysis text-to-image leaderboard (read 2026-10-25): #16, Elo 1100, listed release Jul 2026, $90.0 per 1k images (https://artificialanalysis.ai/text-to-image/arena/leaderboard-text); AA’s $90 matches OpenRouter’s high_resolution price, $45 is the standard tier. AA image-editing: tied 7-13, Elo 1131. OpenRouter versioned id bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-pro-20260812. Siblings on OpenRouter: seedream-5-0-lite, seedream-5-0-flash. No timeline entry yet.

curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/images -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"model":"bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-pro","prompt":"A bilingual poster for a tea shop","resolution":"2K","aspect_ratio":"3:4"}'

Sources:

Not yet checked against an official source: API available from 2026-07-08 (fal press release dated 2026-07-09; Chinese press reprints of a Volcano Engine announcement give the same date, not read directly); third-party pages say it was unveiled at Volcano Engine FORCE 2026 on 2026-06-23 (unverified). Not verified: the official BytePlus/Volcengine model id (aggregators give dola-seedream-5-0-pro-260628 / doubao-seedream-5-0-pro-260628; BytePlus docs render only in a browser), official BytePlus pricing, and the exact output resolution list. fal prices: $0.0675 per image up to 1536x1536, $0.135 up to 2048x2048, edit +$0.0045 per extra reference (press release; fal’s model page calls them tentative); fal edit endpoint bytedance/seedream/v5/pro/edit; batches up to 6 images per request on fal.