Seedream 5.0 Lite Edit

bytedance/seedream/5.0/lite/edit

Seedream 5.0 Lite — Fast Text-to-Image API The lightweight version of Seedream 5.0, delivering high-quality, low-latency AI image generation from text prompts. Ideal for real-time creative tools, e-commerce visuals, and high-volume AIGC pipelines.

Base price
$0.04USD / run
Execution
async
Model type
image
Input fields
4
Production route

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Input

PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF · 20 MiB maximum each

The URLs of the images to use for image-to-image generation or image editing.
The text prompt to generate an image from.
The aspect ratio of the generated image. Allowed values: 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16.
The format of the generated image. Allowed values: jpeg, png.
OutputReady

Your output will appear here

Complete the inputs, then click Run.

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Specifications

Pricing

Base price
$0.04 / 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/lite/edit
Execution
async
Base URL
https://api.sandbase.ai
API
Unified Run API
Endpoint
/v1/run

Human preference

Arena

Elo ratings from blind side-by-side votes, compared with other image and video models.

Rankings sourced from Artificial Analysis Arena

Leaderboard
Image Editing
Rank
#33 of 77
Elo
1062 ±13
Gap to #1
−137

Image-editing arena: people pick the better of two edits of the same image and instruction, without seeing the model names.

  1. #28Ideogram 4.5 (High)Ideogram1070±15
  2. #29Qwen-Image-2.1-ProAlibaba1069±13
  3. #30Qwen-Image-3.0AlibabaOn SandBase1068±13
  4. #31Qwen-Image-2.1-TurboAlibaba1064±14
  5. #32HunyuanImage 3.0 InstructTencent1063±13
  6. #33Seedream 5.0 LiteByteDance SeedThis model1062±13
  7. #34Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22)Alibaba1058±17
  8. #35Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)GoogleOn SandBase1054±12
  9. #36Wan 2.7 ProAlibabaOn SandBase1050±13
  10. #37DreamImage 2.0Newport AI1048±13

API README

Seedream 5.0 Lite Edit

Seedream 5.0 Lite edit: fast, low-cost edits and multi-image composition.

Fields

FieldTypeDefaultNotes
imagesimage URL[], required—Images to edit or combine, Image 1, Image 2, …
promptstring, required—Up to 50,000 characters.
aspect_ratio21:9 / 16:9 / 3:2 / 4:3 / 1:1 / 3:4 / 2:3 / 9:16—Omit to follow the first input image.
output_formatjpeg / pngpngOutput file format.

Billing

$0.035 per output image.

RequestPrice
One image$0.035

Failed runs are not charged.

Prompting

  • Say which image is the base and what each other image contributes.
  • List what must not change.

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/flash, bytedance/seedream/5.0/flash/edit, bytedance/seedream/4.5, bytedance/seedream/4.5/edit.

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Send your first request

OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

Production API
Unified Run API endpoint
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run
Model ID
bytedance/seedream/5.0/lite/edit
# 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 $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "model": "bytedance/seedream/5.0/lite/edit",
  "images": [
    "https://p9-arcosite.byteimg.com/tos-cn-i-goo7wpa0wc/77024d8e03f24862b066bfc385301120~tplv-goo7wpa0wc-image.image",
    "https://p9-arcosite.byteimg.com/tos-cn-i-goo7wpa0wc/2cbc5cf5a68d44899fc52f177fb9cf51~tplv-goo7wpa0wc-image.image"
  ],
  "prompt": "Generate 3 images of a girl and a cow plushie happily riding a roller coaster in an amusement park, depicting morning, noon, and night.",
  "output_format": "png"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(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"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I call ByteDance Seedream 5.0 Lite Edit through SandBase?

Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "bytedance/seedream/5.0/lite/edit" 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 Lite Edit and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with ByteDance separately.