ByteDance
ByteDance Seedream v5.0 Pro Text-to-image pricing
bytedance/seedream-v5.0-pro
Seedream v5.0 Pro without a reference image. Adds a 1.5k tier its edit sibling lacks, and that tier bills at the 1k rate.
From, per image
$0.045
✦01 · Pricing
What it costs
Per image, and what that comes to at volume. Every figure is computed through the same function the app estimates a real run with.
| Tier | per image | 1 image | 10 images | 100 images | 1,000 images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1k | $0.045 | $0.045 | $0.45 | $4.50 | $45.00 |
| 1.5k | $0.045 | $0.045 | $0.45 | $4.50 | $45.00 |
| 2k | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.90 | $9.00 | $90.00 |
- Sizing
- aspect_ratio plus resolution
✦02 · Worth knowing
Things that catch people out
- The pricing formula tests only for 2k, so 1.5k falls to the same branch as 1k. It is a free resolution step, and Personifex defaults there.
- The endpoint slug carries no suffix. Its text-to-image URL is the bare model path, unlike Google, OpenAI and Flux, which all append /text-to-image.
✦03 · Capabilities
What it accepts
Reference image
Takes no input image. Nothing carries over between runs.
Aspect ratio
15 ratios.
Resolution tiers
3 tiers, and they are priced differently.
Quality control
No quality parameter.
Web search
Not offered on this endpoint.
Image search
Not offered on this endpoint.
Aspect ratios (15)
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✦04 · Alternatives
Others in this lane
Prompt in, image out, with no reference image at all. Cheaper per image than the edit endpoints in most cases, and the right lane for backgrounds, products and anything where nothing has to stay consistent between runs.
| Model | Provider | From, per image |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI GPT Image 2 | OpenAI | $0.01 |
| Flux 2 Turbo | WaveSpeed | $0.04 |
| Google Nano-Banana 2 | $0.045 | |
| Google Nano-Banana Pro | $0.14 |