ByteDance
Seedream 5 AI image generator
The large-format Seedream, up to 4K
Seedream 5 is ByteDance’s image model, available on Ochra for text-to-image and for image editing. It renders larger stills than the 5 Pro tier, up to 4K, in eight frame shapes, and it is the Seedream row to reach for when the size of the picture matters more than its shape.
Seedream 5 price per image
Prices as of November 4, 2026, in credits, with an approximate dollar figure at the per-credit price of the smallest credit pack. The composer shows the same price before you generate.
| Size | Per image |
|---|---|
| 2K | 1 credit≈ $0.06 |
| 3K | 1 credit≈ $0.06 |
| 4K | 1 credit≈ $0.06 |
What it takes
- Reference images
- Yes
- Frame shapes
- 8 shapes
- Negative prompt
- Yes
- Seed
- Yes
What is different about Seedream 5
- Renders at larger sizes than 5 Pro, up to 4K.
- The 5 Pro tier sits alongside it, with its own page.
Key Features
- Large output: three sizes, the largest of them 4K.
- Eight frame shapes, from square to ultra-wide.
- Available on the editor as well as the generator, so the same model applies to an edit.
Where it falls down
- Fewer frame shapes than 5 Pro, which offers fifteen.
Seedream 5 capabilities
| Model | Tools | Duration | Resolution | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedream 5 | Text-to-Image | — | 2K | |
| Seedream 5 | Image Editor | — | 2K |
Seedream 5 questions
More frame shapes and a choice of smaller sizes, at its own price, and it is the model behind the face-swap tool. It has its own page with its own price table.
2K, 3K and 4K, each priced in the table on this page.
Yes. It is on the image editor as well as the prompt generator.
Other Seedream releases
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