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 →···
19FLUX.2 [dev]1,145.820Seedream 5.0 Lite1,137.921Wan 2.6 T2i1,137.5Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 69%-71%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 62%-43%$0.02
CheaperGrok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 55%-43%$0.02
CheaperFLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpensame-31%$0.024CheaperWan 2.6 T2iunstatedsame-14%$0.03ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 69%-71%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 62%-43%$0.02Grok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 55%-43%$0.02FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpensame-31%$0.024Wan 2.6 T2iunstatedsame-14%$0.03ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 69%-71%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 62%-43%$0.02Grok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 55%-43%$0.02
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 75%-4%$0.034
MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 75%+11%$0.039ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 62%-43%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 60%+71%$0.06Edits photos: not verified
Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)unstatedOpenwins 54%——
HunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpensame+129%$0.08FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpensame-31%$0.024ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Seedream 5.0 Prounstatedwins 66%+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 · 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 FLUX.2 [dev]?›
On Arena Text-to-Image · overall, Seedream 5.0 Lite scores 1,137.9 vs 1,145.8 — about the same. It is 46% more expensive.
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).