Seedream 5.0 Pro
Jul 2026
Seedream 5.0 ProCompare inon
Seedream 5.0 Pro measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
Full ranking →Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 53%-63%$0.034
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 43%-78%$0.02
CheaperMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 53%-57%$0.039CheaperMAI Image 2.6 Flashsame-78%$0.019
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedsame-89%$0.01ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 53%-63%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 53%-57%$0.039MAI Image 2.6 Flashsame-78%$0.019Muse Imageunstatedsame-89%$0.01MAI Image 2.5unstatedsame-47%$0.048ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 53%-63%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 53%-57%$0.039
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 59%+134%$0.21GPT Image 2.5 Flaremaxwins 57%+134%$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 43%-78%$0.02
HunyuanImage 3.0 InstructOpenwins 40%——Reference images: not verifiedHunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpenwins 36%-11%$0.08Reference images: not verified
FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 34%-94%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 34%-81%$0.017ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Seedream 5.0 Liteunstatedwins 40%-61%$0.035Reference images: not verifiedSeedream 4.5unstatedwins 38%-56%$0.04SeedEdit 3.0wins 21%——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 & EditingArena Image Editing · overall1,393.6#9
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,255.5#8
FAQ
How much does Seedream 5.0 Pro cost?›
$0.09 per image.
Is Seedream 5.0 Pro free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.09 per image.
How good is Seedream 5.0 Pro, and what is it best at?›
#16 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing. Strongest at: Image Generation & Editing.
Is Seedream 5.0 Pro better than GPT Image 2?›
On AA Image Arena · editing v2.1, Seedream 5.0 Pro scores 1,133 vs 1,138 — about the same. It is 57% cheaper.
When was Seedream 5.0 Pro released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-07-08. It is the current version in its line.
Is Seedream 5.0 Pro open source?›
No, Seedream 5.0 Pro is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is Seedream 5.0 Pro?›
Seedream 5.0 Pro is a closed image generation & editing model from ByteDance Seed, released Jul 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Seedream 5.0 Pro?›
Nano Banana 2.1 (cheaper), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).