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Seedream 5.0 is ByteDance's fifth-generation image model family: a Pro tier aimed at high-density design work and a Lite tier optimised for cost. This page explains what it does and how it compares to the models you can run here.
We don't run Seedream today, so there is no generator on this page. If you came here to make something, the closest available model is NanoBanana Pro for infographics and in-image text, or GPT Image 2 for text-rich layouts.
Seedream 5.0 Pro launched in July 2026 as ByteDance's flagship image model. These are the capabilities it was built around.
Breaks one render into ten or more independent, transparent-PNG layers you can drag, scale and swap in Figma or Photoshop. The output arrives as something you can keep editing, not a flat frame.
Built specifically for information-dense infographics — the category where most image models collapse into decorative shapes and unreadable labels.
Renders text across roughly 14 to 15 languages, with native multilingual input and output across more than ten. Accurate non-Latin text inside an image is one of the hardest problems in the field.
Outputs at native 2K resolution with upscaling up to 4K, which puts it in print-adjacent territory rather than screen-only.
Photorealistic imagery with authentic lighting and skin textures — the tell that usually separates a generated portrait from a photographed one.
The Lite tier accepts up to 14 reference images per request, alongside chain-of-thought visual reasoning and real-time web search integration.
Two tiers of the same family, released five months apart and aimed at different jobs.
| Feature | Seedream 5.0 Pro | Seedream 5.0 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Released | July 2026 | February 2026 |
| Positioning | Professional, high-density design output | Cost-optimised generation with built-in reasoning |
| Headline capability | Layer separation into 10+ transparent PNGs | Chain-of-thought visual reasoning |
| Reference images | Multi-reference | Up to 14 per request |
| Text rendering | 14–15 languages | Native image editing |
| Resolution | Native 2K, upscale to 4K | Cost-optimised tier |
Last updated: July 2026
Five image models run in the sparkpix editor right now. None of them exports editable PNG layers the way Seedream 5.0 Pro does — but for infographics, in-image text and photorealistic work, these are the ones to reach for.
Google Gemini 3 Pro Image. The closest available match for dense infographics and accurate in-image text. 10 credits per image.
OpenAI’s image model. The pick for text-rich layouts, precise instruction-following and product photography. 10 credits per image.
xAI’s Aurora model. Photorealistic rendering with accurate logos and real-world entities, at 5 credits — the cheapest option here.
Google Gemini 3.1 Flash. The fast, high-volume tier — best when you want to iterate through many variations cheaply.
The SparkPix model, free to use with no credits required. The zero-cost way to test a prompt direction before spending anything.
Already have the image? Describe the change in plain text and the AI regenerates just the parts that need to change.
Seedream 5.0 is ByteDance's fifth-generation image generation model family, offered as a proprietary API. It comes in two tiers: Seedream 5.0 Pro, aimed at high-density design work, and Seedream 5.0 Lite, a cost-optimised tier with built-in reasoning.
Not yet. Seedream is not currently wired into the sparkpix editor — this page explains what the model does rather than running it. The models you can run on sparkpix today are GPT Image 2, NanoBanana 2, NanoBanana Pro, Grok Imagine and the free SparkPix generator.
Seedream 5.0 Pro is built around complex information visualisation — high-density infographics — plus interactive precision editing with layer separation, photorealistic imagery with authentic lighting and skin textures, and native multilingual input and output across more than ten languages.
Seedream 5.0 Pro can break a single render into ten or more independent transparent-PNG layers, which you can then drag, scale and swap in Figma or Photoshop. That makes the output editable as a design file rather than a flat image — the main thing that distinguishes it from most image models.
Seedream 5.0 Pro supports native 2K resolution output, with upscaling capabilities up to 4K.
Seedream 5.0 Lite launched in February 2026 as the cost-optimised tier. It introduced chain-of-thought visual reasoning, real-time web search integration, support for up to 14 reference images per request, and native image editing. Pro, which launched in July 2026, targets professional design output — layered edits, dense infographics and multilingual text.
Seedream 5.0 Pro handles text rendering across roughly 14 to 15 languages, and supports native multilingual input and output across more than ten languages. Accurate multilingual text inside an image is a notoriously difficult problem for image models, and it is one of the model’s headline claims.
For dense infographics and accurate in-image text, NanoBanana Pro (Google Gemini 3 Pro Image) is the closest available option. For text-rich layouts and precise instruction-following, GPT Image 2 is the better fit. Neither offers Seedream’s layer separation — no model in the sparkpix editor currently exports editable PNG layers.