Seedream 5.0 Lite
Feb 2026
Seedream 5.0 LiteCompare inon
Seedream 5.0 Lite measured on 5 of 5 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
Full ranking →···
36HiDream O1 Image 1.51,017.137Seedream 5.0 Lite1,016.938Ideogram 4.51,015.1Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 65%-71%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 54%-43%$0.02
CheaperMAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 64%-44%$0.019CheaperQwen Image 3.0wins 58%-14%$0.03CheaperMAI Image 2.5 Flashsame-43%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 65%-71%$0.01MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 64%-44%$0.019Qwen Image 3.0wins 58%-14%$0.03Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 54%-43%$0.02MAI Image 2.5 Flashsame-43%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 65%-71%$0.01MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 64%-44%$0.019Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 54%-43%$0.02Qwen Image 3.0wins 58%-14%$0.03
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 71%-4%$0.034ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 54%-43%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpensame+186%$0.10Edits photos: not verified
Krea 2 Medium TurboOpensame-57%$0.015
FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 48%-31%$0.024
Ming Image 0.1 DesignOpenwins 47%-14%$0.03ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Seedream 5.0 Prounstatedwins 62%+157%$0.09Seedream 4.5unstatedsame+14%$0.04SeedEdit 3.0n/a——ByteDance Seedream 4.0n/a——Edits photos: not verifiedByteDance Seedream 4.5n/a——Edits photos: not verifiedDola Seedream 5.0 Liten/a——Edits photos: not verifiedDreamina Seedream 5.0 Pron/a——Edits photos: not verifiedHitem3d 2.0n/a——Edits photos: not verifiedAll ByteDance Seed models →Benchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingAA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.11,016.9#37
AA Image Arena · editing v2.11,061.7#27
Arena Image Editing · overall1,294.5#19
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,137.9#21
FAQ
How much does Seedream 5.0 Lite cost?›
$0.035 per image.
Is Seedream 5.0 Lite free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.035 per image.
How good is Seedream 5.0 Lite, and what is it best at?›
#37 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is Seedream 5.0 Lite better than HiDream O1 Image 1.5?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, Seedream 5.0 Lite scores 1,016.9 vs 1,017.1 — about the same. It is 56% cheaper.
When was Seedream 5.0 Lite released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-02-13. It is the current version in its line.
What is Seedream 5.0 Lite?›
Seedream 5.0 Lite is a image generation & editing model from ByteDance Seed, released Feb 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Seedream 5.0 Lite?›
Muse Image (cheaper), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).