Seedream 5.0 Pro variants & parameters
| Parameter | Seedream 5.0 Pro | Seedream 5.0 Pro-N |
|---|---|---|
| Duration | — | — |
| Aspect ratios | 1:1 · 16:9 · 9:16 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 21:9 · 9:21 | 1:1 · 16:9 · 9:16 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 21:9 · 9:21 |
| Resolution | — | — |
| Native audio | — | — |
| Image-to-video | — | — |
| Reference-to-video | — | — |
| Credits per second | — | — |
| 5-second clip cost | 5 cr/image | 5 cr/image |
What is Seedream 5.0 Pro?
Seedream 5.0 Pro is ByteDance's production-grade image model, and FlyAIgh offers it in two lines that cost exactly the same. **Seedream 5.0 Pro** is the general line: sharper realism than Lite, controllable edits, and reference-driven generation — give it up to 6 images plus a prompt to restyle, merge or precisely change a picture. **Seedream 5.0 Pro-N** is the editing-first line: it locks the structure of the source image — pose, layout, proportions — while it redraws the surface, which suits portrait restyling, product revisions and photo restoration where the composition must not move.
Both lines do text-to-image and image editing with up to 6 reference images, and both offer seven aspect ratios: 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3 and 3:4, plus the ultrawide 21:9 and ultratall 9:21 that most image models do not expose. That makes them a good fit for cinematic banners, website hero images and vertical scroll layouts without cropping afterwards.
Output comes at 1K or 2K, with 2K as the default. The price is the same on both lines: 3 credits at 1K and 5 at 2K. Use 1K for cheap iteration and 2K for keepers; the exact cost is shown before you generate.
Seedream is particularly strong at photorealism — faces, natural light, skin and materials — and at balanced, clean composition, with a natural feel for Asian faces and settings. It is weaker than Midjourney for a distinctive artistic style and weaker than GPT Image 2.6 for exact in-image text.
Seedream 5.5, the newer generation, has its own page: it costs 2 credits at 1K or 3 at 2K without references, takes up to 10 reference images and adds a native transparent background. Seedream 5.0 Lite, the text-to-image model in the same generation as Pro, also has its own page. It costs 3 credits at 2K or 4 at 3K and renders larger, but it cannot edit. Pick Pro when you need editing or references; pick Pro-N when the edit must keep the original structure exactly; pick Lite for plain text-to-image at higher resolution. On FlyAIgh all of them run on the same credit wallet, with no ByteDance or Volcano Engine account.
Seedream 5.0 Pro vs Seedream 5.0 Lite vs Nano Banana 2.1
| Capability | Seedream 5.0 Pro | Seedream 5.0 Lite | Nano Banana 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native audio | |||
| Image-to-video | |||
| Reference-to-video | |||
| First/last frame |