How Much Does Seedream 5.0 Cost on FlyAIgh? Real Per-Image Credits & Dollars (2026)

Seedream 5.0 Lite is ByteDance's versatile, photorealistic image model — and on FlyAIgh it is also one of the cheapest. If you are asking how much Seedream 5.0 costs, the answer is short: it is billed per image by quality tier, at 3 credits for 2K and 4 credits for 3K. On the $11.99/month Basic plan — about 3¢ per credit — that is roughly $0.09 per 2K image and $0.12 per 3K image.

There is no separate Seedream subscription. It spends from the same shared credit wallet as every other model on the platform, with no per-vendor fee and no minimum spend on Seedream specifically. This guide breaks down the exact per-image credit and dollar costs, and shows what your $11.99 actually buys.

The short answer

• 2K (default, minimum 2560×1440) = 3 credits ≈ $0.09
• 3K (Max) = 4 credits ≈ $0.12

That is the whole price list. Seedream 5.0 Lite has no 1K or 4K tier and no per-second billing (it is an image model), so there is nothing else to multiply — the most expensive Seedream 5.0 Lite image you can make is 4 credits. Dollar figures use the Basic rate of $0.030/credit; on a higher tier or annual billing you pay even less.

One membership, one wallet

On FlyAIgh you buy credits once into a single balance, then spend them wherever you like. Open the generator, pick Seedream 5.0 Lite, and the same wallet pays for it. The full lineup lives on the models page, and the same credits cover other image models and the video models too.

• No model paywall. Seedream runs on the $11.99 Basic plan — higher tiers only add credits at a cheaper rate, they don't unlock models.
• No idle subscription. Skip Seedream for a month and you've lost nothing; the budget was never earmarked to it.
• One shared library. Everything you generate, across every model, lands in the same place.

What a credit actually costs

Every dollar figure in this guide comes from one number: the per-credit price. It falls as you move up tiers. Here is the exact ladder — monthly price, credits, and the resulting per-credit cost:

• Basic — $11.99/mo, 400 credits → ~$0.030 per credit (annual: $9.59/mo-equiv → ~$0.024)
• Basic Plus — $19.99/mo, 720 credits → ~$0.0278 per credit (annual: $15.99 → ~$0.0222)
• Basic Max — $31.99/mo, 1,200 credits → ~$0.0267 per credit (annual: $25.59 → ~$0.0213)
• Pro — $47.99/mo, 2,000 credits → ~$0.0240 per credit (annual: $38.39 → ~$0.0192)
• ULTRA — $79.99/mo, 3,600 credits → ~$0.0222 per credit (annual: $63.99 → ~$0.0178)

Seedream 5.0 price table (2K and 3K)

Seedream 5.0 Lite is billed per image, by quality tier — not per second, and not by aspect ratio. There are exactly two tiers. Dollar costs use the Basic rate of $0.030/credit:

• 2K — default, minimum 2560×1440 = 3 credits ≈ $0.09 per image
• 3K — Max = 4 credits ≈ $0.12 per image

Aspect ratio is free to choose: Seedream supports seven ratios — 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, and the ultrawide 21:9 / ultratall 9:21 — and an ultrawide cinematic banner at 2K still costs the same 3 credits as a square thumbnail. The only price lever is 2K vs 3K.

How many Seedream images for $11.99

400 credits, divided by the per-image cost above (whole images only):

• Seedream 5.0 Lite 2K (3 cr) → 133 images
• Seedream 5.0 Lite 3K (4 cr) → 100 images

Because it's one wallet, you don't have to spend all 400 credits on Seedream. A realistic month might be a stack of Seedream stills for thumbnails and key art, plus a handful of video clips from the same balance — all out of the same 400 credits.

Where Seedream sits vs other image models

At 3 credits for its default 2K output, Seedream 5.0 Lite is in the cheapest tier of image models on FlyAIgh — the same neighborhood as Nano Banana 2 and Qwen Image 2.0. Quick context at the Basic $0.030/credit rate, all from the same shared wallet:

• Seedream 5.0 Lite — 2K = 3 cr ≈ $0.09, 3K = 4 cr ≈ $0.12 (photorealistic, native 21:9 / 9:21, text-to-image only)
• Qwen Image 2.0 — from 2 cr ≈ $0.06 at 1K (the cheapest entry point; strong text rendering)
• Nano Banana 2 — from 4 cr ≈ $0.12 at 1K (Google, value pick)
• Midjourney v7 — a flat 6 cr ≈ $0.18 at every speed tier (quality here is render speed, not resolution)
• Kling Image 3.0 — 5 cr ≈ $0.15 at 2K

How to stretch credits further

1. Default to 2K. 2K is already Seedream's minimum and looks excellent for most uses at 3 credits. Reserve 3K (4 credits) for the keepers you genuinely need at max resolution — it's only one extra credit, but it adds up across hundreds of images.
2. Iterate on the cheapest model, finish on the right one. If you're exploring compositions, a sub-3-credit option like Qwen Image 2.0 at 1K (2 cr) is a fine scratchpad; lock the look, then render the final on Seedream for its photorealism.
3. Use the ultrawide ratios you're already paying for. Seedream's native 21:9 / 9:21 cost the same as 1:1, so for cinematic banners and vertical-scroll hero art you get the wide format with no premium.
4. Move up a tier only when volume justifies it. If you reliably spend 400 credits a month, Basic Plus or Pro lowers your per-credit price; if you don't, Basic keeps the floor tiny.

Planning visuals for a whole video rather than one-off stills? The AI storyboard generator plans connected shots and reuses a consistent cast across the board, so you re-roll far less — the biggest credit saver of all.

The honest fine print

• Seedream is per-image, not per-second. It's an image model, so cost is fixed per generation by quality tier — 3 credits at 2K, 4 credits at 3K. There's no duration or frame count to multiply.
• Only two tiers on Lite, no 1K or 4K. Seedream 5.0 Lite starts at 2K (minimum 2560×1440) and maxes at 3K, so the 4-credit 3K image is the most expensive Lite generation. The sibling Seedream 5.0 Pro is tiered separately: 3 credits at 1K, 6 at 2K.
• Aspect ratio is free. All seven ratios — including ultrawide 21:9 and ultratall 9:21 — cost the same as 1:1 at a given quality tier.
• Per-credit price varies by tier. Every dollar figure here uses Basic monthly ($0.030/credit); annual and higher tiers are cheaper (down to ~$0.0178). We never quote a lower per-credit rate while saying "$11.99."
• The free tier has 0 credits — it's for browsing, not generating. To actually create, you start on Basic at $11.99.

That's the whole pitch: Seedream 5.0 Lite at 3 credits (≈ $0.09) for 2K, on one membership from $11.99/month, one wallet at roughly 3¢ a credit, with no separate Seedream subscription. Want the bigger picture on stretching that wallet across video too? See our cheapest-way-to-use-the-models guide. Or just open the generator — the cost of each image is shown before you commit a single credit.