Seedream 5.0 Pro Text to Image
bytedance/seedream/5.0/proSeedream 5.0 Pro by Bytedance - generate stunning images from text prompts with state-of-the-art AI. Supports multiple aspect ratios, styles, and high-resolution output for creative and commercial use.
- Base price
- $0.09USD / run
- Execution
- async
- Model type
- image
- Input fields
- 4
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Examples
Select an example to load its inputs and result into the playground.
Model card
Specifications
Pricing
- Base price
- $0.09 / 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/pro
- 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
- Text to Image
- Rank
- #16 of 102
- Elo
- 1096 ±11
- Gap to #1
- −121
Text-to-image arena: people pick the better of two images generated from the same prompt, without seeing the model names.
- #11MAI-Image-2.51116±11
- #12FLUX 3 Image1115±13
- #13Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)1115±10
- #14MAI-Image-2.5-Pro1114±10
- #15Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)1105±10
- #16Seedream 5.0 Pro1096±11
- #17Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro1095±13
- #18Qwen-Image-3.01069±13
- #19grok-imagine-image-quality1049±9
- #20Qwen-Image-2.11042±13
API README
Seedream 5.0 Pro Text to Image
Seedream 5.0 Pro is ByteDance's top image tier: photorealistic detail, dense layouts, and reliable Chinese and English text.
Fields
| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string, required | — | Text instruction. |
aspect_ratio | 21:9 / 16:9 / 3:2 / 4:3 / 5:4 / 1:1 / 4:5 / 3:4 / 2:3 / 9:16 | — | Output shape. |
num_images | integer 1–1 | 1 | Fixed at 1. |
output_format | jpeg / png | jpeg | Output file format. |
Billing
$0.09 per image.
| Request | Price |
|---|---|
| One image | $0.09 |
Failed runs are not charged.
Prompting
- Write subject, layout, style, then light and color.
- Quote any text that must appear.
Limits
- One output image per request.
Also on SandBase
Other Seedream endpoints: bytedance/seedream/5.0/pro/edit, bytedance/seedream/5.0/lite, bytedance/seedream/5.0/lite/edit, bytedance/seedream/5.0/flash, bytedance/seedream/5.0/flash/edit, bytedance/seedream/4.5, bytedance/seedream/4.5/edit.
Start building
Send your first request
OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"model": "bytedance/seedream/5.0/pro",
"prompt": "Vibrant editorial of a model in contemporary fashion fused with West African textile patterns and beadwork, Campbell Addy bold aesthetic, saturated palette, dramatic studio lighting, celebratory cultural richness, striking contemporary portraiture",
"num_images": 1,
"output_format": "jpeg"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(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 Pro Text to ImageThis model ByteDance | Image | $0.09 / run | Jul 8, 2026 |
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 | $0.04 / run | Apr 28, 2026 |
ByteDance | Image | $0.04 / run | Feb 23, 2026 |
Questions
FAQ
How do I call ByteDance Seedream 5.0 Pro Text to Image through SandBase?
Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "bytedance/seedream/5.0/pro" 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 Pro Text to Image and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with ByteDance separately.

