Text to image
Elo · text-to-image arena
Custom pricing for production workloads
Seedream 5.0 Pro is an image model from ByteDance. It takes text and image inputs to produce image outputs, sitting at the Pro tier of ByteDance's Seedream line. It suits tasks needing image-conditioned generation rather than text-only prompting.
Seedream 5.0 Pro is an image generation model from ByteDance, taking text and image inputs to create image outputs for image-conditioned creative tasks.
bytedance/seedream-5-0-proPOST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generationsSeedream 5.0 Pro is documented for creating infographics, diagrams, charts, flowcharts, and slide-style layouts with dense text and clear hierarchy. It is also suited to precise image editing, including region-specific changes that preserve the rest of the frame, which fits catalog swaps, packaging tweaks, and retouching. Another documented use case is commercial design and marketing production, including posters, advertising creatives, branding assets, e-commerce banners, and localized marketing visuals. It is also described as suitable for education and other specialized scenarios that need text-rich images and organized information presentation.
Human-preference results for Seedream 5.0 Pro in text to image, next to models available on AI/ML API. Data retrieved Nov 3, 2026.
Elo · text-to-image arena
USD per generation
Arena results for models you can call with the same API key.
Blind pairwise human votes on images generated from text prompts. Seedream 5.0 Pro ranks #16 of 98.
| Usage | Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Image generation | $0.045 | per generation |
Prices from the AI/ML API price list, checked on Nov 4, 2026.
AI/ML API rates for 5 models, per generation.
| Model | Per generation |
|---|---|
| $0.045 | |
| $0.03 | |
| $0.031 | |
| $0.035 | |
| $0.04 |
Give your agent the model details, code and documentation.
export AIMLAPI_KEY="8f2b4c7d9a1e6b3f…"curl 'https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"model": "bytedance/seedream-5-0-pro",
"prompt": "A ginger cat asleep on a stack of exactly three hardcover books in a rainy bookshop window at dusk. Gold lettering on the glass reads OPEN LATE. Warm lamp light inside, raindrops and blurred neon reflections outside, 35mm film photo."
}'import os
import requests
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['AIMLAPI_KEY']}",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
}
payload = {
"model": "bytedance/seedream-5-0-pro",
"prompt": "A ginger cat asleep on a stack of exactly three hardcover books in a rainy bookshop window at dusk. Gold lettering on the glass reads OPEN LATE. Warm lamp light inside, raindrops and blurred neon reflections outside, 35mm film photo."
}
response = requests.post("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", headers=headers, json=payload, timeout=120)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())const response = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"model": "bytedance/seedream-5-0-pro",
"prompt": "A ginger cat asleep on a stack of exactly three hardcover books in a rainy bookshop window at dusk. Gold lettering on the glass reads OPEN LATE. Warm lamp light inside, raindrops and blurred neon reflections outside, 35mm film photo."
}),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}`);
console.log(await response.json());Seedream 5.0 Pro takes text, image in as input and returns image out.
Seedream 5.0 Pro became available on July 8, 2026.
Seedream 5.0 Pro costs $0.045 per generation on AI/ML API, billed as you go with no subscription.
Yes, Seedream 5.0 Pro accepts image input as well as a text prompt.
Seedream 5.0 Pro was built by ByteDance.
Use bytedance/seedream-5-0-pro as the model id on AI/ML API.
Yes. Seedream 5.0 Pro is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.
Seedream 5.0 Pro supports multi-image reference with up to 14 images.
Seedream 5.0 Pro outputs images up to 2048×2048, or about 2.7K at a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Use bytedance/seedream-5-0-pro as the model parameter. Requests go to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations with your AI/ML API key.