Seedream 5.0 Lite
ByteDance
Key facts · verified Oct 27, 2026
Seedream 5.0 Lite is a ByteDance image generation model released on 28 Jan 2026. Pricing: $0.035 per output image; input images free (BytePlus ModelArk). It ranks #39 on LMArena's text-to-image leaderboard (Elo 1140, read 1 Nov 2026). Source: docs.byteplus.com.
ByteDance's Seedream 5.0 Lite image model on BytePlus ModelArk (model ID seedream-5-0-lite-260128). It generates 2K, 3K or 4K images from text or from one or more reference images, can return a set of related images, and is billed at $0.035 per output image.
Pricing & specs checkedSource: vendor documentation · checked Oct 27, 2026LMArena: 1140 Elo (rank 39) · source · retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Pricing
$0.035 per output image; input images free (BytePlus ModelArk)
Context
Not published
LMArena Elo
LMArena rank
Key Features
Image Generation
Full Specifications
$0.035 per output image; input images free (BytePlus ModelArk) | |
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| Identity | |
| Developer | ByteDance |
| Released | Jan 2026 |
| Cost | |
| Price per image | $0.035 per output image; input images free |
| Capacity | |
| Max resolution | 4K (2K, 3K or 4K; up to 4096×4096 at 1:1) |
| Aspect ratios | 1:16 to 16:1 |
| Images per request | Multiple — reference images plus outputs up to 15 |
| Capability | |
| Image-to-image | Yes — single or multiple reference images |
| Access | |
| API | Yes — BytePlus ModelArk |
| Measured quality | |
| LMArena Elo | 1140 (checked Nov 2026) |
| LMArena rank | Rank 39 |