ByteDance SeedImage model
Seedream 5
Fast, cheap and accurate: the batch-production favourite.
Image Generation
#4
of 20
3.5 pts behind #1
0
races led
0
weeks at #1
87.8
score
- Released
- Jun 2, 2026
- 5 mo ago
- Context
- —
- n/a
- Price
- $0.03 / image
- list price
- Speed
- —
- median
- Modalities
- text · image
- outputs image
- Weights
- Closed
- API and apps
The 30-second version
ByteDance's fast, cheap and accurate generator: the batch-production favourite.
Key takeaways
- 1Excellent quality per dollar.
- 2Fast generation.
- 3Strong prompt accuracy.
- 4Popular for e-commerce at scale.
What you need to know
Purpose
High-volume image production for commerce and content.
Unique strengths
- Price-performance.
- Bilingual prompts.
- Speed.
Where it ranks
Current snapshot · illustrative scores · click any race to watch it
Seedream 5Best on each axis
Image Generation over time
#1 frontierSeedream 5Nano Banana 2.1Ideogram 4
Best use cases
01
E-commerce catalogues
Thousands of consistent product and lifestyle images.
When to choose it, and when not to
Update history
The distilled version first; open any release for the deeper breakdown.
The Seedream family