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Seedream powers image generation in Doubao and Jimeng, with API access via Volcano Engine.

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2 data points checked · 2026-09-04

Model stack: VerifiedEntry price: UnverifiableVersion: VerifiedHow this works →

Current version

5.0 pro

Entry cost

from $0.02/mo

Changes / 30d

2

The short answers · verified September 11, 2026

What is the latest version of Seedream?
The current shipped version of Seedream is 5.0 pro, as of September 11, 2026.
How much does Seedream cost?
Seedream starts at $0.02 per month on its cheapest paid tier, as of September 11, 2026.
What AI model does Seedream use?
Seedream runs primarily on Doubao Seedream 5.0 pro.

Source: ByteDancewww.volcengine.com · Reusable under CC BY 4.0 — cite Tomorrow

Capabilities

  • 4K output
  • Chinese text rendering
  • Image editing
  • Multi-reference
  • Image Generation
  • Interactive Editing
  • Image Generation API
  • image generation
  • interactive image editing
  • 图片生成
  • 交互编辑
  • image editing
  • API
  • 图片生成API
  • text-to-image

Pricing

  • Doubao app

    Free

  • API per image

    $0.02

Entry price over time

7/29/2026 · $0.029/11/2026 · $0.02

Geek mode

Models under the hood

  • Doubao Seedream 5.0 pro

    ByteDance

    disclosed
  • Seedream 4.5

    ByteDance

    disclosed

Context window

n/a

Public API

yes

Multi-model routing

yes

Stack signals

  • Volcano Engine
  • Jimeng app

Shared model stack

Other tracked products running on the same foundation models — a quick read on how much of the catalog moves when one of these models changes.

green disclosed · amber inferred · grey unattributed. Aliases are folded into one model; provider concentration counts only models with an established vendor.

Reported scale

Reference data. Each figure is whatever the source actually said — weekly users, downloads, revenue run-rate — with its own definition and date. These are not comparable between tools and are never used to rank anything.

No public usage figure on record for this product.

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Change history

  • capability

    New capabilities: text-to-image

    14 tracked15 tracked · +text-to-image

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: 图片生成API

    13 tracked14 tracked · +图片生成API

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: API

    12 tracked13 tracked · +API

    source
  • version

    Seedream moved to 5.0 pro

    Doubao Seedream 5.0 pro5.0 pro

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: image editing

    11 tracked12 tracked · +image editing

    source
  • version

    Seedream moved to Doubao Seedream 5.0 pro

    5.0 proDoubao Seedream 5.0 pro

    source
  • version

    Seedream moved to 5.0 pro

    Doubao Seedream 5.0 pro5.0 pro

    source
  • version

    Seedream moved to Doubao Seedream 5.0 pro

    5.0 proDoubao Seedream 5.0 pro

    source
  • version

    Seedream moved to 5.0 pro

    Doubao Seedream 5.0 pro5.0 pro

    source
  • version

    Seedream moved to Doubao Seedream 5.0 pro

    5.0 proDoubao Seedream 5.0 pro

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: 图片生成, 交互编辑

    92

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: image generation, interactive image editing

    72

    source
  • version

    Seedream moved to 5.0 pro

    4.55.0 pro

    source
  • model

    Seedream added Doubao Seedream 5.0 pro to its model stack

    Seedream 4.5Doubao Seedream 5.0 pro, Seedream 4.5

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Image Generation, Interactive Editing, Image Generation API

    43

    source
  • version

    Seedream 4.5 adds 4K output and better text rendering

    4.04.5

    source
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How to cite this page

Free to cite and reuse under CC BY 4.0. Permalink: https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/seedream

APA
Tomorrow. (2026). Seedream — version, pricing and model stack [Data set entry]. AlienSquad. Retrieved 2026-09-17, from https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/seedream
BibTeX
@misc{tomorrow-tools-seedream,
  author       = {{Tomorrow}},
  title        = {Seedream — version, pricing and model stack},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {AlienSquad},
  howpublished = {\url{https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/seedream}},
  note         = {Accessed: 2026-09-17}
}