Seedream 4.5
Dec 2025
Seedream 4.5Compare inon
Seedream 4.5 measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
Full ranking →···
26Wan 2.6 Image1,02727Seedream 4.51,02627FLUX.2 [flex]1,026Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 70%-16%$0.034
BetterMuse Imageunstatedwins 64%-75%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 52%-50%$0.02
CheaperMAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 63%-51%$0.019CheaperNano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)unstatedwins 61%-16%$0.034ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 70%-16%$0.034Muse Imageunstatedwins 64%-75%$0.01MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 63%-51%$0.019Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)unstatedwins 61%-16%$0.034Qwen Image 3.0wins 56%-25%$0.03ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 64%-75%$0.01MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 63%-51%$0.019Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 52%-50%$0.02Qwen Image 3.0wins 56%-25%$0.03Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 70%-16%$0.034ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 52%-50%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpensame+50%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1
Krea 2 Medium TurboOpensame-63%$0.015
FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 46%-40%$0.024
Ming Image 0.1 DesignOpenwins 46%-25%$0.03Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Seedream 5.0 Prounstatedwins 60%+125%$0.09Seedream 5.0 Liteunstatedsame-12%$0.035Reference images: not verifiedSeedEdit 3.0n/a——Reference images: not verifiedByteDance Seedream 4.0n/a——Edits photos: not verified+1ByteDance Seedream 4.5n/a——Edits photos: not verified+1Dola Seedream 5.0 Liten/a——Edits photos: not verified+1Dreamina Seedream 5.0 Pron/a——Edits photos: not verified+1Hitem3d 2.0n/a——Edits photos: not verified+1All ByteDance Seed models →Benchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingAA Image Arena · editing v2.11,045#32
Arena Image Editing · overall1,301.9#17
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,148.5#18
Multi-image edit Arena July 5 2026lab1,291
FAQ
How much does Seedream 4.5 cost?›
$0.04 per image.
Is Seedream 4.5 free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.04 per image.
How good is Seedream 4.5, and what is it best at?›
#27 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is Seedream 4.5 better than Wan 2.6 Image?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, Seedream 4.5 scores 1,026 vs 1,027 — about the same. It is 33% more expensive.
When was Seedream 4.5 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-12-05. It is the current version in its line.
Is Seedream 4.5 open source?›
No, Seedream 4.5 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is Seedream 4.5?›
Seedream 4.5 is a closed image generation & editing model from ByteDance Seed, released Dec 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Seedream 4.5?›
Nano Banana 2.1 (cheaper), Muse Image (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).