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.
Examples made on Kavel with this model.
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.
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.
The flat rate is the point here: 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
One rate per image, the same for text-to-image and for editing. Nothing about the request changes what it costs.
Generating and editing cost the same, which makes an edit-heavy session easy to predict — something the tiered models on this site cannot offer.
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.
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.
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.
Three situations where a flat rate beats a size ladder.
When editing costs the same as generating, an iterative session stops needing a budget in your head.
No tier to choose means one less thing to get wrong on every run.
A predictable per-image cost is easier to plan around than a ladder you have to keep re-choosing.
What the model accepts and returns, from this site's runtime configuration.
Describe the subject, framing and light, and the model renders it.
Supply a source picture and describe the change you want made to it.
Pick the canvas shape; the composition itself comes from the prompt.
The same rate applies to generating and to editing, at any ratio.
The credit cost appears in the generator before the run starts.
From the provider price table and this site's runtime config. Anything absent is absent because we could not source it.
Three steps, and none of them is a pricing decision.
Text-to-image invents a picture; image-to-image changes one you already have.
Name the subject, the light and the material. Vague prompts return the most photographed version of an idea.
The canvas shape is the only frame control, so pick it for where the image will be used.
Four jobs that suit a flat-rate image model.
A series that has to look related is easier to budget when every frame costs the same.
Change one thing, look, change the next — without the cost changing under you.
Predictable per-image cost makes illustrating a run of posts straightforward to plan.
Cheap enough to render an idea rather than describe it in a meeting.
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.
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.
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Video models
Image models
Model credit guide
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 2.5 | The long-take tier, priced per second: 5s 480p ≈ 211 credits, 5s 720p ≈ 473. A full 30s take runs ≈ 1,260 at 480p and ≈ 2,835 at 720p. Supplying a reference clip lowers the per-second rate. |
| 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. |
| Video | Seedance 2 Mini | The cheapest Seedance tier. 5s 720p ≈ 154 credits, 5s 480p ≈ 72 credits. |
| Video | Seedance 1.5 Pro | Audio doubles the rate. 5s 720p ≈ 27 credits silent, ≈ 53 with audio; 1080p ≈ 57 and ≈ 113. |
| Video | Veo 3.1 | Billed per video, not per second (Lite tier). About 45 credits at 720p and 53 at 1080p. |
| Video | Kling 3.0 | Audio raises the rate. 5s 720p ≈ 105 credits silent, ≈ 150 with audio; 1080p ≈ 135 and ≈ 203. |
| Video | MiniMax H3 | Fixed 2K, no resolution ladder. Priced per second — a 5s clip ≈ 158 credits. |
| 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. A flat 8 credits per image at every resolution. Start here to test. |
| Image | GPT Image 2 | The lowest-cost image model here. About 3 credits per 1K image, 6 at 2K, 12 at 4K. |
| Image | Seedream 5.0 Lite | Flat pricing — about 8 credits per image whether you generate or edit. |
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 refunded automatically (unless it broke the content policy).
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.
Write a prompt or upload a picture, pick a ratio, and the estimate appears before you generate.
The estimate appears before you generate, and a failed run is refunded automatically (unless it broke the content policy).
