Seedream 5.0 Pro
ByteDance
Key facts · verified Oct 28, 2026
Seedream 5.0 Pro is a ByteDance image generation model released on 28 Jun 2026. Pricing: $0.045 per image up to 1.5K, $0.09 above (BytePlus ModelArk). It ranks #14 on LMArena's text-to-image leaderboard (Elo 1250, read 1 Nov 2026). Source: docs.byteplus.com.
ByteDance's Seedream 5.0 Pro image model on BytePlus ModelArk (model ID dola-seedream-5-0-pro-260628). It generates 1K to 2K images from text or reference images, edits regions marked on an image, and can split an image into a base plus up to 16 editable layers. Billing is $0.045 per image up to 1.5K and $0.09 above.
Pricing & specs checkedSource: vendor documentation · checked Oct 28, 2026LMArena: 1250 Elo (rank 14) · source · retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Pricing
$0.045 per image up to 1.5K, $0.09 above (BytePlus ModelArk)
Context
Not published
LMArena Elo
LMArena rank
Key Features
Image Generation
Full Specifications
$0.045 per image up to 1.5K, $0.09 above (BytePlus ModelArk) | |
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| Identity | |
| Developer | ByteDance |
| Released | Jun 2026 |
| Cost | |
| Price per image | $0.045 (1.5K or lower), $0.09 (above 1.5K); layer decomposition $0.0225 / $0.045 |
| Capacity | |
| Max resolution | 2K (1K, 1.5K or 2K) |
| Aspect ratios | 1:16 to 16:1 |
| Capability | |
| Inpainting | Yes — interactive editing of marked regions |
| Image-to-image | Yes — single or multiple reference images |
| Style controls | Layer decomposition into up to 16 editable layers |
| Access | |
| API | Yes — BytePlus ModelArk |
| Measured quality | |
| LMArena Elo | 1250 (checked Nov 2026) |
| LMArena rank | Rank 14 |