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Seedream is ByteDance's image model for making images from a prompt and editing photos you attach. The newest is Seedream 5.5.

Portrait of a baker with curly dark hair under a rust bandana, a navy jacket and a cream apronThe baker cycles down a dark cobbled harbor street under one street lamp
The portrait attached to every run, and frame 1 of the story.
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New: Seedream 5.5, with edits that hold and transparent PNGs

The night bakery · 1 reference, 6 frames

  1. Portrait of a baker with curly dark hair under a rust bandana, a navy jacket and a cream apron

    ReferenceFigure 1

    One portrait, made first.

    Attached to all six frames.

  2. The baker cycles down a dark cobbled harbor street under one street lamp

    Frame 14:10 a.m.

    She rides to the bakery before dawn.

    She rides an old green bicycle down an empty cobbled harbor street before dawn, a wicker basket of flour sacks on the front. Deep blue night, one street lamp, wet cobbles reflecting the light. Wide cinematic film still, 35mm, natural color.

  3. The baker lifts the metal shutter of her corner bakery in blue pre-dawn light

    Frame 24:25 a.m.

    Shutter up.

    She pushes up the metal shutter of a small corner bakery, her breath visible in the cold. Blue pre-dawn light outside, a warm lamp glowing inside the door. Medium shot, cinematic film still.

  4. The baker kneads dough on a floured table under a hanging lamp

    Frame 34:40 a.m.

    The first dough of the day.

    In the small bakery kitchen she kneads a large mound of dough on a floured wooden table, flour on her forearms, under one hanging warm lamp. Close medium shot from across the table, shallow depth of field, cinematic film still.

  5. The baker pulls golden loaves from a brick oven, her face lit orange

    Frame 46:05 a.m.

    Out of the oven.

    She pulls a long wooden peel of golden sourdough loaves out of a brick deck oven. The orange glow of the oven lights her face, steam in the air. Medium shot, cinematic film still.

  6. The baker hands a wrapped loaf across the counter to an old fisherman in a yellow jacket

    Frame 57:00 a.m.

    Her first customer.

    Behind the bakery counter she hands a paper-wrapped loaf to an old fisherman in a yellow oilskin jacket. Shelves of bread behind her, morning light through the front window. Over-the-shoulder shot from the fisherman's side, cinematic film still.

  7. The baker sits on the bakery step with a coffee as the sun rises over the harbor

    Frame 67:30 a.m.

    Coffee on the step.

    She sits on the bakery's front step with a small cup of coffee, flour on her apron, as the sun rises over the harbor at the end of the street. Golden light, gulls in the sky. Wide shot, cinematic film still.

How to use Seedream 5.0

  1. 1. Make one portrait.

    Portrait photograph of a baker in her late twenties. Short dark curly hair tied back with a rust orange cotton bandana, light freckles across her nose, a small gold hoop in her left ear. Navy canvas work jacket over a cream linen apron. She stands against a plain warm grey wall in soft window light from the left and looks into the camera with a calm half smile. Natural skin texture, 85mm lens, sharp focus.

  2. 2. Attach it to every run.

    Start each prompt with: "The woman in Figure 1. Keep her face, curly hair, rust bandana, gold hoop earring, navy jacket and cream apron the same."

  3. 3. Write one scene per run.

    Then add the scene line printed under each frame. Same model, 16:9, 2K.

Seedream 5.5, 5.0 Pro, Lite or Flash?Pick one for the job.

One prompt, one run on each version, no retries. All five spelled the sign right; Seedream 5.5 painted it twice.

Seedream 5.0 Pro: a corner bakery with a painted sign over the window

Seedream 5.0 Pro

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Series with one cast, and edits that keep a real person's face.

The five Seedream versions compared
5.55.0 Pro5.0 Lite5.0 Flash4.5
Resolution
1.5K or 2K1K or 2K2K or 3K1K or 2K2K or 4K
Largest output
3024 × 1296 at 21:92K, exact size set by the model3840 × 2160 at 16:92560 × 1440 at 16:94096 × 2304 at 16:9
Aspect ratios
Auto, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 2:3, 3:2, 21:9Auto, 1:1, 16:9, 4:3, 3:4, 9:161:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 2:3, 3:2, 21:9Auto, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 2:3, 3:2, 21:9Auto, 1:1, 16:9, 4:3, 3:4, 9:16
Images per run
1 to 61 to 61 to 41 to 41 to 4
Reference images
Up to 10Up to 10Up to 10Up to 10Up to 10
Seed
NoNoYesNoYes
Use 5.0 Pro

Prompt for all five: "Morning photograph of a small corner bakery with a hand-painted sign above the window that reads "NOOR'S BREAD". Loaves stacked in the window, a green bicycle leaning against the wall, a cobbled street, soft early sun. Natural color." 3:4 at 2K. Every version also edits images you attach.

Same person, new scene.Attach one photo. Write the scene.

Seedream 5.0 Pro took one phone snapshot as Figure 1 and put the same man in four new places. His clothes change with the scene. His face, beard and glasses stay.

Phone snapshot of a bearded man in round glasses and a green beanie in his kitchen
In. Figure 1, the only photo attached
The same man hiking a mountain ridge at sunrise in a red jacket
1. On a ridge at sunrise
The same man shaping clay at a pottery wheel in a sunlit studio
2. At the pottery wheel
The same man in a brown corduroy suit, photographed like a 1970s magazine portrait
3. A 1970s portrait
The same man under a clear umbrella on a rainy neon street at night
4. Tokyo, in the rain

Each prompt starts with "The man in Figure 1. Keep his face, beard and round glasses the same." Then one scene line:

  1. 1.He hikes along a mountain ridge at sunrise in a red shell jacket with trekking poles. Outdoor brand campaign photo, wide sky.
  2. 2.He works at a pottery wheel in a sunlit studio, hands covered in wet clay, wearing a canvas apron. Documentary photo.
  3. 3.A 1970s studio magazine portrait in a brown corduroy suit against a warm brown backdrop. Film grain, warm tones.
  4. 4.He walks down a rainy neon-lit Tokyo side street at night under a clear umbrella, wearing a black raincoat.

One brief, four art directions.Change the style line. Keep the cast.

"The woman in Figure 1 hands a paper-wrapped loaf across the bakery counter to an old fisherman in a yellow oilskin jacket."
The brief in all four prompts, with the portrait from the top of the page as Figure 1. Only the last sentence changes.
  1. The bakery counter scene drawn as a black ink graphic novel panel
    Graphic novel"Black ink graphic novel panel with heavy brush lines and grey wash, no text."
  2. The bakery counter scene as a pink and teal risograph print
    Risograph"Two-color risograph print in fluorescent pink and teal, visible grain and slight misregistration, no text."
  3. The bakery counter scene as a stop-motion clay animation still
    Clay animation"Stop-motion clay animation still, handmade plasticine figures and a miniature set, soft studio light."
  4. The bakery counter scene as a loose watercolor book illustration
    Watercolor"Loose watercolor children's book illustration on textured paper, no text."

What the reference kept. The baker keeps her curls, bandana, jacket and apron in every style. The fisherman changes from panel to panel, because only the prompt describes him. Attach his portrait as Figure 2 to keep him too.

Simple pricing that scales with you.

Pick the plan for how much you post. Every model on every plan. Unused credits roll over. Cancel anytime.

Creator

$19/month

Billed monthly

For solo creators posting every week

500 credits every month

  • Up to 166 Seedream 5.0 Pro images
  • Up to 50 AI videos
  • Up to 1.5 hours of AI voiceover
  • Roll over up to 1,000 credits
Start with Creator

Pro

Most popular
$49/month

Billed monthly

For creators posting daily across channels

1,300 credits every month

  • Up to 433 Seedream 5.0 Pro images
  • Up to 130 AI videos
  • Up to 4 hours of AI voiceover
  • Roll over up to 2,600 credits
Start with Pro

Studio

$99/month

Billed monthly

For brands and production teams

2,700 credits every month

  • Up to 900 Seedream 5.0 Pro images
  • Up to 270 AI videos
  • Up to 9 hours of AI voiceover
  • Roll over up to 5,400 credits
Start with Studio

Scale

$199/month

Billed monthly

For agencies running always-on content

5,500 credits every month

  • Up to 1,833 Seedream 5.0 Pro images
  • Up to 550 AI videos
  • Up to 18 hours of AI voiceover
  • Roll over up to 11,000 credits
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Every plan includesEvery model, 90+ and countingReusable AI personasSceneform Studio editorCommercial usage rights

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One portrait. Then one scene per run.

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