ByteDance · 2026-07-08 · major
Seedream 5.0 Pro — ByteDance's image model reasons before it draws
ByteDance's new flagship image model plans complex prompts step-by-step, generates up to 2K with native text in 14 languages, and edits with sketch and lasso tools. On fal from $0.0675 per image.
ByteDance's Seedream 5.0 Pro thinks about the prompt before it draws, then hits 2K with clean text in 14 languages.
Quick facts
| Maker | ByteDance Seed |
|---|---|
| Model type | Multimodal image generation with deep-thinking prompt reasoning |
| Max resolution | 2K (up to 2048×2048) |
| Text in image | Native, 14 languages |
| Price (≤1536²) | $0.0675 / image |
| Price (2K) | $0.135 / image |
| Availability | fal, Volcano Engine, BytePlus, ComfyUI |
Pricing
| Text-to-image (≤1536×1536) | $0.0675 / image |
|---|---|
| Text-to-image (up to 2K) | $0.135 / image |
| Edit (≤1536×1536) | $0.0675 / image |
| Extra reference image · beyond the first | $0.0045 / image |
What is it?
Seedream 5.0 Pro is ByteDance Seed's new flagship image model. It plans dense layouts and long text passages by reasoning through the prompt first, then generates at up to 2K with photographic lighting and layered edits. The model targets the same professional slot as OpenAI's GPT-Image 2.
How does it work?
A deep-thinking prompt stage breaks the request into structured plans before the diffusion pass, so posters, infographics, and UI mocks come out with legible copy in any of 14 languages. The edit endpoint takes point, lasso, and sketch inputs, and can split the scene into transparent PNG layers for downstream compositing. Batch calls return up to six images and accept up to 10 reference images.
Why does it matter?
Reasoning-first generation puts Seedream 5.0 Pro in the small group of models that can render clean, dense text and follow long, structured briefs without an external planner. At $0.0675 per image it undercuts most reasoning-image APIs, giving designers and agent builders a cheap production endpoint for posters, infographics, and multilingual assets.
Who is it for?
designers, agent developers, and teams shipping multilingual creative at scale
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Seedream 5.0 Pro cost?
- Seedream 5.0 Pro on fal costs $0.0675 per image up to 1536×1536 and $0.135 per image up to 2048×2048. The edit endpoint uses the same tiers, and each extra reference image adds $0.0045 to the request.
- How is Seedream 5.0 Pro different from Seedream 5.0 Lite?
- Seedream 5.0 Pro adds deep-thinking prompt reasoning, 2K output, on-image text in 14 languages, sketch and lasso editing, and layer separation to transparent PNGs. The Lite tier is faster and cheaper but skips the reasoning pass and caps at lower resolution.
- Is Seedream 5.0 Pro open source?
- Seedream 5.0 Pro is API-only. ByteDance ships it through fal, Volcano Engine, BytePlus, and ComfyUI, and there are no released weights. Developers pay per image; there is no free tier on fal beyond fal's usual signup credits.
- What can Seedream 5.0 Pro's editing tools do?
- Seedream 5.0 Pro's edit endpoint accepts point, lasso, and sketch inputs to edit regions of an image, swap colors and materials, and separate a scene into alpha PNG layers. It takes up to 10 reference images per request for style and composition control.
Try it
fal.ai/models/bytedance/seedream/v5/pro/text-to-image