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Seedream 5.0 Pro

ByteDance Seed's image creation and editing model, launched on July 8, 2026, with region editing, layer splitting and dense infographic text. It sits in the upper middle of the LMArena text-to-image board.

ByteDance SeedImage modelReleased July 2026Data checked October 18, 2026

Where people rank it

#6

Editing images (tied), 282,865 votes

#7

Creating images (tied), 94,181 votes

From blind votes on LMArena, where people pick the better of two anonymous answers. See the full tables on the AI leaderboard.

Strengths and weaknesses

  • 12th of 82 entries on LMArena text-to-image and 10th of 59 on image editing
  • Can split an image into separate editable layers, according to BytePlus
  • Available in Dreamina and through the BytePlus API
  • Ranks lower on Artificial Analysis' image arena (16th of 104) than on LMArena
  • API access is sold in prepaid packages rather than a simple per-image price

Best for

  • Infographics and design layouts
  • Precise edits to parts of an image
  • Images with lots of text

Every score we have

Each bar compares this model with the best result any model on this page has on the same test.

  • LMArena text to image1,255.5Arena score 1255.5 (95% CI 1251.6 to 1259.4); 94,181 votes; entry "seedream-5.0-pro"; position 12 of 82 on the full board
  • LMArena image editing1,393.6Arena score 1393.6 (95% CI 1390.5 to 1396.7); 282,865 votes; entry "seedream-5.0-pro"; position 10 of 59 on the full board
  • Artificial Analysis image arena1,100Elo 1100.0 (95% CI 1089.0 to 1111.0); 11,391 appearances; position 16 of 104 on the Artificial Analysis text-to-image arena
  • Price per 1,000 images (estimate)$90$90.00 per 1,000 images (Artificial Analysis estimate)

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