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Seedream Models by ByteDance

ByteDanceProprietary
2 models2025

About

ByteDance's Seedream family of text-to-image generation models from the Seed team. Part of ByteDance's AI research portfolio alongside Doubao.

Specifications(2 models)

Seedream model specifications comparison
ModelReleasedMultimodal
Seedream 4.52025-12Yes
Seedream v52025-03Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Seedream used for?
Seedream is used for image generation and vision and multimodal work. The family description and listed model capabilities point to those workloads as the best fit.
How does Seedream compare to Seed?
Seedream by ByteDance is strongest where you need image generation, while Seed by ByteDance is the closest related family to check for vision and multimodal work. Seedream has 2 listed variants, while Seed reaches up to 256K context, so compare the specs and pricing tables before choosing a production model.
Which Seedream model should I use?
If price is the main constraint, use the pricing table first because Seedream does not have complete provider pricing in the local data. For the most capable/latest local choice, evaluate Seedream 4.5 with multimodal inputs.

Models(2)