Seedream 4.5
Dec 2025
Seedream 4.5Compare inon
Seedream 4.5 measured on 5 of 5 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
Full ranking →···
14Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22)1,303.215Seedream 4.51,302.716Wan 2.7 Image Pro1,302.6Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 67%-16%$0.034
BetterMuse Imageunstatedwins 63%-75%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 59%-50%$0.02
CheaperGrok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 54%-50%$0.02CheaperWan 2.7 Imageunstatedsame-35%$0.026ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 67%-16%$0.034Muse Imageunstatedwins 63%-75%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 59%-50%$0.02Grok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 54%-50%$0.02Wan 2.7 Imageunstatedsame-35%$0.026ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 63%-75%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 59%-50%$0.02Grok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 54%-50%$0.02Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 67%-16%$0.034
MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 67%same$0.039ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 59%-50%$0.02
HunyuanImage 3.0 InstructOpensame——Reference images: not verifiedQwen Image EditOpenwins 41%-25%$0.03Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511Openwins 40%+50%$0.06Reference images: not verified
FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 39%-57%$0.017ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Seedream 5.0 Prounstatedwins 62%+125%$0.09Seedream 5.0 Liteunstatedsame-12%$0.035Reference images: not verifiedSeedEdit 3.0wins 28%——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 · text-to-image v2.11,026.3#28
AA Image Arena · editing v2.11,043.2#33
Arena Image Editing · overall1,302.7#15
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,148.5#19
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?›
#28 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is Seedream 4.5 better than Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22)?›
On Arena Image Editing · overall, Seedream 4.5 scores 1,302.7 vs 1,303.2 — about the same. It is 47% cheaper.
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).