
ByteDance's lighter Seedream image model with shared pricing across text-to-image and image editing. It supports 8 aspect ratios, up to 14 reference images, and currently costs 6 credits per run. Basic 2K / High 3K / Ultra 4K · PNG / JPEG · NSFW checker.
The final cost is rounded up to whole credits.

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Seedream 5.0 Lite
Text to Image · Image to Image

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Seedream 5.0 Lite
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ByteDance
Category
Image
Capabilities
Text to Image · Image to Image
Credit charges
Credit rate: 5.5 per image
Inputs
Prompt + optional images
Prompt requirements
Up to 2,995 characters
Developer access
Seedream 5.0 Lite can be called through Public API v1. Modes that use reference media require uploads through the Files API. Check the model reference for supported inputs.
Seedream 5.0 Lite FAQ
Use Seedream 5.0 Lite for reference-heavy campaign boards, product-scene exploration, and lower-cost style-consistency tests. Text-to-image and image-to-image both cost a fixed 6 credits, and guided editing accepts up to 14 reference images.
On Rivya, Seedream 5.0 Lite currently supports text to image and image to image. It can also take up to 14 reference images.
Basic 2K / High 3K / Ultra 4K · PNG / JPEG · NSFW checker. Upload up to 14 image files for image projects.
Rivya lists Seedream 5.0 Lite from 6 credits per generation. It is a good value when many references are genuinely useful; choose a simpler draft model when the job starts from text alone.
Choose Seedream 5.0 Lite when you need fixed 6-credit pricing for both text-to-image and image-to-image and up to 14 reference images for guided editing projects. If you are still narrowing down the direction, start with a lighter draft option.
Start here when the first run is aimed at reference-heavy campaign boards and mood directions, product scene exploration from several source images, and lower-cost style consistency tests across many references. That keeps the first run practical: check the input, direction, and output quality here before turning it into a longer project.
This page currently supports text to image and image to image. That gives you a clean first result to judge whether the job is easier to start from a prompt, an existing image, or a mixed reference setup when you are aiming for reference-heavy campaign boards and mood directions. You can also bring in up to 14 reference images.
Basic 2K / High 3K / Ultra 4K · PNG / JPEG · NSFW checker. Upload up to 14 image files for image projects.
The page is public, but the actual first image run is still gated behind sign in. Rivya currently lists pricing from 6 credits per generation. You can line up the prompt, aspect ratio, and any reference images first, then sign in when you are ready to generate.
Stay on this page while you are still validating the initial prompt, reference setup, and whether the first result is getting you close to reference-heavy campaign boards and mood directions on Seedream 5.0 Lite. Open the full Studio once the work needs saved history, repeated image revisions, asset management, or a longer visual project around the same material.
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