Seedream
Seedream powers image generation in Doubao and Jimeng, with API access via Volcano Engine.
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Seedream vs Ideogram
Seedream (ByteDance) and Ideogram (Ideogram) both sit in Image. Seedream is the cheaper entry point at from $0.02/mo. Ideogram shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (12 vs 6). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Seedream ByteDance | Ideogram Ideogram |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Image | Image |
| Version | 5.0 pro / flash | 4.5 |
| Entry cost | from $0.02/mo | from $8/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Doubao app free · API per image $0.02 | Free free · Basic $8 · Plus $20 · Pro $60 |
| Model stack | Doubao Seedream 5.0 flash · Doubao Seedream 5.0 pro · Seedream 4.5 | GPT Image · GPT Image 2.5 · GPT Image 2.5 Flare · GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · Ideogram 3.0 · Ideogram 4.0 · Ideogram 4.5 · ideogram-1 · ideogram-3 · ideogram-4 · Kling · Kling v3 Standard · MiniMax H3 · Nano Banana · Nano Banana 2.1 · Nano Banana Pro · Seedance 2.5 · seedance-2-5-text-to-video · Topaz |
| Context window | n/a | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 6 | 12 |
| Origin | China | Global |
| Capabilities | 4K output, Chinese text rendering, Image editing, Multi-reference, Image Generation, Interactive Editing, Image Generation API, image generation | Legible text, Style references, Magic fill, Canvas, Describe, Image Generation, Typography, Remix |
Ideogram
Best known for rendering typography and logos correctly inside generated images.
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