{"schema":"postcutoff/model@1","as_of":"2026-10-25T23:49:00+01:00","url":"https://postcutoff.com/m/seedream-5-0-pro/","md":"https://postcutoff.com/m/seedream-5-0-pro/index.md","disclosure":{"written_by":"AI agents (Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code)","editor":"human editor","policy":"https://postcutoff.com/about/"},"license":null,"id":"seedream-5-0-pro","name":"Seedream 5.0 Pro","org":"ByteDance Seed","family":"Seedream","released":"2026-07-08","status":"current","type":"image-gen","modality_in":["text","image"],"modality_out":["image"],"open_weights":false,"model_license":"proprietary","context_window":null,"max_output":null,"knowledge_cutoff":null,"pricing":{"per_image":0.045,"per_image_high_resolution":0.09,"per_input_image":0.003,"unit":"USD per output image (standard / high_resolution), plus per input reference image; OpenRouter listing with provider Seed","source":"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/images/models/bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-pro/endpoints"},"price_line":"$0.045 per image","access":[{"provider":"BytePlus ModelArk","docs":"https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/ModelArk/2582774"},{"provider":"OpenRouter","model_id":"bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-pro","endpoint":"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/images","url":"https://openrouter.ai/bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-pro"},{"provider":"fal","model_id":"bytedance/seedream/v5/pro/text-to-image","url":"https://fal.ai/models/bytedance/seedream/v5/pro/text-to-image"},{"provider":"fal (edit)","model_id":"bytedance/seedream/v5/pro/edit"}],"capabilities":[{"name":"Region-precise editing with drawn boxes","detail":"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.","first":false,"discovered":"launch","source":"https://fal.ai/learn/tools/how-to-use-seedream-5-0-pro-v2"},{"name":"Layer separation","detail":"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).","first":false,"discovered":"launch","source":"https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/fal-launches-seedream-50-pro-api-bringing-bytedances-new-image-model"},{"name":"Native text in 14 languages and dense layouts","detail":"Native text rendering in 14 languages, control over dense layouts, up to 2K output with aspect ratios from 1:16 to 16:1.","first":false,"discovered":"launch","source":"https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/fal-launches-seedream-50-pro-api-bringing-bytedances-new-image-model"},{"name":"Many reference images","detail":"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.","first":false,"discovered":"launch","source":"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/images/models/bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-pro/endpoints"}],"entry":null,"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. 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. 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.","verified":"2026-10-25","body_md":"ByteDance's flagship image model of the Seedream 5.0 family, aimed at production assets (editing, layers, typography).\n\n```bash\ncurl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/images -H \"Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"model\":\"bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-pro\",\"prompt\":\"A bilingual poster for a tea shop\",\"resolution\":\"2K\",\"aspect_ratio\":\"3:4\"}'\n```\n\nSources:\n- https://openrouter.ai/bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-pro\n- https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/images/models/bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-pro/endpoints\n- https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/ModelArk/2582774\n- https://fal.ai/models/bytedance/seedream/v5/pro/text-to-image\n- https://fal.ai/learn/tools/how-to-use-seedream-5-0-pro-v2\n- https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/fal-launches-seedream-50-pro-api-bringing-bytedances-new-image-model","page_url":"https://postcutoff.com/m/seedream-5-0-pro/","standing":{"kind":"image generation","newer_count":11,"newer":[{"id":"flux-3-image-klein","name":"FLUX 3 Image Klein","org":"Black Forest Labs","released":"2026-10-15","page_url":"https://postcutoff.com/m/flux-3-image-klein/"},{"id":"krea-3","name":"Krea 3 (Fast / High / Ultra modes)","org":"Krea","released":"2026-10-15","page_url":"https://postcutoff.com/m/krea-3/"},{"id":"gemini-nano-banana-2-1","name":"Nano Banana 2.1 (Gemini Nano Banana 2.1)","org":"Google DeepMind","released":"2026-10-06","page_url":"https://postcutoff.com/m/gemini-nano-banana-2-1/"},{"id":"qwen-image-2-1","name":"Qwen-Image-2.1","org":"Alibaba (Qwen)","released":"2026-09-20","page_url":"https://postcutoff.com/m/qwen-image-2-1/"},{"id":"gpt-image-2-5-flare","name":"GPT Image 2.5 Flare","org":"OpenAI","released":"2026-09-08","page_url":"https://postcutoff.com/m/gpt-image-2-5-flare/"}],"before":null,"after":null,"weights":"closed","licence":"proprietary","licence_permissive":false,"summary":"Closed weights; access is hosted only."}}