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Seedream 5

Best for campaign images, multilingual typography and realism.

Seedream 5 version
6 credits per image

Or run a ready prompt

A tiny white horse inside a huge cherry-red inflatable room, made with Seedream 5.0 Lite
Made in Phosphene with Seedream 5.0 Lite

What Seedream 5 is good at

Seedream 5 is ByteDance’s current image model family. Seedream 5.0 Pro is the flagship for dense layouts, multilingual text and realism. Seedream 5.0 Lite adds web search and reasoning at a lower price.

Strong at

  • Busy layouts with several text blocks, in more than one language
  • Realistic campaign and product images
  • Precise edits from reference photos
  • Lite: prompts about current things, thanks to web search

Keep in mind

  • Pro tops out at 2K; for 4K use FLUX 3 or Nano Banana 2
  • Lite ranks far below Pro on blind quality votes; use it for drafts

Versions in Phosphene

  • Seedream 5.0 Pro

    Flagship Seedream generation and editing for dense layouts, multilingual text, and realism.

    6 credits per image

  • Seedream 5.0 Lite

    Latest Seedream with web search and deep reasoning. High quality at low cost.

    4 credits per image

Prices are per image at 1K and standard quality. Higher resolution costs more; the composer shows the exact price before you generate.

Questions about Seedream 5

How much does Seedream 5 cost in Phosphene?
Seedream 5.0 Pro: 6 credits per image. Seedream 5.0 Lite: 4 credits per image. Prices are for a 1K image at standard quality.
What is the difference between Seedream 5.0 Pro and Lite?
Pro is the flagship: higher quality, dense layouts and multilingual text. Lite costs less and can search the web while it reasons about your prompt, which helps with current events and products.
Can Seedream 5 write text in other languages?
Yes. Seedream 5.0 Pro is built for multilingual typography. Put the exact words in quotes in your prompt.
Do I need a ByteDance account or API key?
No. Phosphene runs the model for you and charges credits per image from your Phosphene balance.

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