Seedream 5.0 Lite
Feb 2026
Seedream 5.0 LiteCompare inon
Seedream 5.0 Lite measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
Full ranking →···
26HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct1,06427Seedream 5.0 Lite1,06228Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22)1,058Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 62%-44%$0.019
BetterMuse Imageunstatedwins 60%-71%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 53%-43%$0.02CheaperMAI Image 2.5 Flashwins 54%-43%$0.02
CheaperHunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview)wins 54%-31%$0.024ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 62%-44%$0.019Muse Imageunstatedwins 60%-71%$0.01MAI Image 2.5 Flashwins 54%-43%$0.02HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview)wins 54%-31%$0.024Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 53%-43%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 60%-71%$0.01MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 62%-44%$0.019MAI Image 2.5 Flashwins 54%-43%$0.02Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 53%-43%$0.02HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview)wins 54%-31%$0.024ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 53%-43%$0.02HunyuanImage 3.0 InstructOpensame——HunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpenwins 46%+129%$0.08
FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 44%-86%$0.005FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 43%-51%$0.017ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Seedream 5.0 Prounstatedwins 60%+157%$0.09Seedream 4.5unstatedwins 48%+14%$0.04SeedEdit 3.0wins 29%——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 · editing v2.11,062#27
Arena Image Editing · overall1,294.1#19
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,137.9#20
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?›
#35 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is Seedream 5.0 Lite better than HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct?›
On AA Image Arena · editing v2.1, Seedream 5.0 Lite scores 1,062 vs 1,064 — about the same.
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?›
MAI Image 2.6 Flash (cheaper), Muse Image (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).