Seedream 5.0 Lite AI Image Generator
Seedream 5.0 Lite renders a picture from a prompt and edits one you supply, at the same flat rate for both. There is no size ladder to reason about — the cost of a session is simply the number of images in it.
Every image costs the same whether you are generating or editing.
Start from a prompt, or supply a picture and describe the change.
The estimate appears before you generate, and a failed run is never charged.
Seedream 5.0 Lite AI Image Generator
Examples made on Kavel with this model.
What is Seedream 5.0 Lite?
Seedream 5.0 Lite is the light tier of ByteDance's Seedream 5 image family. It renders a picture from a prompt and edits one you supply, and unlike most models here it charges the same for both.
On Kavel it runs through the Poyo runtime. The flat rate is the point: there is no size ladder to reason about and no cheaper draft tier to remember to switch back from, so the cost of a session is simply the number of images in it.
Creative engine
How a run is billed
One rate per image, the same for text-to-image and for editing. Nothing about the request changes what it costs.
Flat pricing, both directions
Generating and editing cost the same, which makes an edit-heavy session easy to predict — something the tiered models on this site cannot offer.
Light, not limited
It is the Lite tier of a current family rather than an older model, so it trades the Pro tier's ceiling for a price that suits volume.
Few knobs on purpose
The request takes a prompt and an aspect ratio. There is no resolution tier, no output-format choice and no batch count to get wrong.
What flat pricing hides
A single rate is easy to plan around, but it also means a throwaway draft costs exactly what a finished image does. On the tiered models here you can explore cheaply and pay only for the keeper; that trade is the real difference between the two price shapes, and which one suits you depends on how much you expect to discard.
For a size ladder and a larger final render, GPT Image 2 goes to 4K; Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro are the other house styles wired here.
Images made on Kavel
Generated on this site. Every output is AI-generated, so the same prompt returns a different picture each run — read these as the range, not as a template.
Material reads well
When this is the right pick
Three situations where a flat rate beats a size ladder.
You are doing many edits
When editing costs the same as generating, an iterative session stops needing a budget in your head.
You want fewer decisions
No tier to choose means one less thing to get wrong on every run.
You are producing at volume
A predictable per-image cost is easier to plan around than a ladder you have to keep re-choosing.
Features
What the model accepts and returns, from this site's runtime configuration.
Text-to-image
Describe the subject, framing and light, and the model renders it.
Image editing
Supply a source picture and describe the change you want made to it.
Aspect ratio control
Pick the canvas shape; the composition itself comes from the prompt.
Flat per-image cost
The same rate applies to generating and to editing, at any ratio.
Estimate before you commit
The credit cost appears in the generator before the run starts.
Specifications
From the provider price table and this site's runtime config. Anything absent is absent because we could not source it.
- Provider runtime
- Poyo
- Input modes
- Text-to-image, image-to-image
- Request parameters
- Prompt and aspect ratio
- Billing
- Flat, per image
- Resolution tiers
- None exposed
- Pro tier
- Exists in the Seedream 5 family; not wired here
- Maximum reference images
- Not documented
Generating with it
Three steps, and none of them is a pricing decision.
Pick generate or edit
Text-to-image invents a picture; image-to-image changes one you already have.
Write the specifics
Name the subject, the light and the material. Vague prompts return the most photographed version of an idea.
Choose a ratio and run
The canvas shape is the only frame control, so pick it for where the image will be used.
What people make with it
Four jobs that suit a flat-rate image model.
Producing a set
A series that has to look related is easier to budget when every frame costs the same.
Editing in passes
Change one thing, look, change the next — without the cost changing under you.
Blog and social art
Predictable per-image cost makes illustrating a run of posts straightforward to plan.
Quick concept stills
Cheap enough to render an idea rather than describe it in a meeting.
Batch work with a fixed budget
When the total is credits divided by rate, planning a hundred-image job needs no spreadsheet and no guessing about which tier each frame will need.
Kavel Pricing — Credits for AI Image and Video Generation
Kavel pricing — pay only for what you generate
One credit pool covers Nano Banana images and Seedance and Veo video. The cost shows before every run, and failed jobs are not charged. Use a subscription for ongoing work, or a one-time pack when you just need to top up.
Starter
What's included
- 33,500 credits per year
- Works with Nano Banana images and Seedance and Veo video
- Cost preview before you generate
- Generation history
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Creator
What's included
- 89,700 credits per year
- Access to Seedance 2.0, Fast, and Mini
- Nano Banana 2 generation and editing
- Priority credit top-ups
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Studio
What's included
- 166,800 credits per year
- Built for high-volume Kavel generation
- Plenty of room for 4K rendering
- Available across the supported models
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Credit packs
One-time top-ups — buy extra credits any time you run low.
Credit Pack 1500
What's included
- 1,500 credits
- No ongoing subscription
- Available across the supported models
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Credit Pack 3600
What's included
- 3,600 credits
- No ongoing subscription
- Available across the supported models
- Use for both video and image generation
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Credit Pack 9000
What's included
- 9,000 credits
- No ongoing subscription
- Handy for Seedance 2.0 final renders
- Valid for 365 days
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One credit balance for every Kavel image and video model
Use one balance across the supported image and video models (Nano Banana 2 / Nano Banana Pro / Seedance 2 / Veo 3.1), and check the credit cost before each request.
Video models
Image models
Model credit guide
What each model costs in credits
You're only charged for successful generations. The exact estimate in the generator varies by model, length, resolution, audio, and number of images.
| Type | Model | Credit cost |
|---|---|---|
| Video | Seedance 2.0 | 5s 720p image-to-video ≈ 188 credits; text-to-video ≈ 308 credits. Scales with resolution and length. |
| Video | Seedance 2 Fast | Faster and lower cost. 5s 720p text-to-video ≈ 248 credits. Mini is cheaper still. |
| Video | Veo 3.1 | Billed per video (Lite). About 34 credits at 1080p, about 23 at 720p. |
| Image | Nano Banana 2 | Generate or edit from text and images. About 8 credits per 1K image, 12 at 2K, 18 at 4K. |
| Image | Nano Banana Pro | Consistent run times across generations. About 12 credits per 1K or 2K image, 21 at 4K. |
| Image | Nano Banana 2 Lite | Faster, simpler variant. About 8 credits per image. Start here to test. |
Questions about this model
What it costs, what it accepts, and where it stops.
A flat rate of about 8 credits per image on this site, and editing costs the same as generating. The estimate appears before you generate, and a failed run is never charged.
The family includes a Pro tier at the provider, and it is not wired here. This page describes the Lite tier only, which is the one the generator actually runs.
Yes, and at the same price as generating one. Switch to image-to-image, supply the source, and describe the change. There is no mask to draw, so it suits content changes better than pixel-precise regions.
The request takes a prompt and an aspect ratio, and that is the whole surface. Sending anything else is rejected by the provider, so the generator does not offer knobs that would only produce errors.
It is a different house style at a different price shape, not a better or worse model. The tiered options give you a size ladder; this one gives you one predictable number. Running the same prompt through two of them is the honest way to choose.
Commercial rights follow your Kavel plan rather than this model, so the pricing page is where to check what your tier includes.
No. The rate is flat across ratios, so a tall social frame and a wide banner cost the same. Pick the shape for where the picture will be used rather than for what it will cost.
Nothing is charged. A generation that does not complete costs no credits, so a failed attempt is not a reason to be cautious about trying an unusual prompt — the only cost of an experiment here is the time it takes to look at the result.
Try it
Write a prompt or upload a picture, pick a ratio, and the estimate appears before you generate.
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