Seedream 5.0 Flash Text to Image
bytedance/seedream/5.0/flashSeedream 5.0 Flash is ByteDance's fast, low-cost Seedream 5.0 tier for high-volume text-to-image generation, with roughly 15–20 second turnaround and one flat price per image.
- Base price
- $0.02USD / run
- Execution
- async
- Model type
- image
- Input fields
- 3
Try the model
Playground
Examples
Select an example to load its inputs and result into the playground.
Model card
Specifications
Pricing
- Base price
- $0.02 / run
Context & modalities
- Input
- Schema-defined
- Output
- image
Capabilities
- Chat
- Not supported
- Vision
- Not supported
- Reasoning
- Not supported
- Structured output
- Not supported
- Function calling
- Not supported
- Audio input
- Not supported
Access
- Provider
- ByteDance
- Model ID
- bytedance/seedream/5.0/flash
- Execution
- async
- Base URL
- https://api.sandbase.ai
- API
- Unified Run API
- Endpoint
- /v1/run
API README
Seedream 5.0 Flash Text to Image
Seedream 5.0 Flash: the fastest, lowest-cost Seedream 5.0 tier for high-volume generation, with roughly 15–20 second turnaround.
Fields
| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string, required | — | Up to 50,000 characters. |
aspect_ratio | 21:9 / 16:9 / 3:2 / 4:3 / 5:4 / 1:1 / 4:5 / 3:4 / 2:3 / 9:16 | 1:1 | Output shape. |
output_format | jpeg / png | png | Output file format. |
Billing
$0.018 per image.
| Request | Price |
|---|---|
| One image | $0.018 |
Failed runs are not charged.
Prompting
- Write subject, layout, style, then light and color.
- Quote any text that must appear.
Limits
- One output image per request.
Also on SandBase
Other Seedream endpoints: bytedance/seedream/5.0/pro, bytedance/seedream/5.0/pro/edit, bytedance/seedream/5.0/lite, bytedance/seedream/5.0/lite/edit, bytedance/seedream/5.0/flash/edit, bytedance/seedream/4.5, bytedance/seedream/4.5/edit.
Start building
Send your first request
OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"model": "bytedance/seedream/5.0/flash",
"prompt": "Search for the popular elegant penguin meme, the penguin dons an all-black tactical techwear suit and narrow-frame futuristic sunglasses, riding a matte silver-black checkered manta ray flying vehicle; metal braided ropes, polar snowstorm backdrop, surreal futuristic techwear style, commercial fashion blockbuster aesthetic, high-definition with strong dynamic tension.",
"aspect_ratio": "1:1",
"output_format": "png"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
sleep 2
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
"https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"Choose your model
Compare models
| Model | Type | Default price | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
Seedream 5.0 Flash Text to ImageThis model ByteDance | Image | $0.02 / run | Sep 15, 2026 |
ByteDance | Image | $0.02 / run | Sep 15, 2026 |
ByteDance | Image | $0.09 / run | Jul 8, 2026 |
ByteDance | Image | $0.09 / run | Jul 8, 2026 |
ByteDance | Image | $0.04 / run | Apr 28, 2026 |
ByteDance | Image | $0.04 / run | Feb 23, 2026 |
Questions
FAQ
How do I call ByteDance Seedream 5.0 Flash Text to Image through SandBase?
Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "bytedance/seedream/5.0/flash" to Unified Run API (/v1/run) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.
Do I need a separate ByteDance account?
No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to ByteDance Seedream 5.0 Flash Text to Image and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with ByteDance separately.

