Pick Seedream 5.0, 4.5 or 4.0
Use 5.0 when the still has to hold up at full size. Use 4.5 or 4.0 when the prompt was already written against that name.
Seedream AI Image Generator
AI Image
Seedream is a ByteDance Seed AI image generator aimed at high-resolution stills. The versions here are Seedream 5.0, Seedream 4.5 and Seedream 4.0. Use it for detailed scenes, textures and layouts with on-image text that have to hold up at full size.
How to generate an image with Seedream
Describe the picture in full
Write subject, setting, materials and any short on-image words. Seedream is for the pass you intend to keep, not for exploring a vague idea.
Set ratio first, then generate
Lock aspect ratio before you run. Recropping afterwards wastes the extra resolution.
What Seedream is for
High-resolution text to image
Detailed scenes, materials and text-heavy layouts survive enlargement better here than with faster image models. Seedream takes longer per run, so it suits the final still more than the first sketch.
Aspect ratio before resolution
Set the shape of the frame before generating, because recropping a finished image throws away part of what it cost. Pick the ratio your layout actually needs: poster, square, or vertical.
Seedream 5.0, 4.5 and 4.0
Seedream 5.0 is the newest high-resolution entry. Seedream 4.5 and Seedream 4.0 are earlier versions: keep them when a prompt was already tuned there. Find the composition on a faster model, then rerun the same prompt on Seedream.
Questions people ask about Seedream
What is Seedream?
Seedream is a ByteDance Seed image model for high-resolution AI stills. Seedream 5.0, Seedream 4.5 and Seedream 4.0 generate pictures from a written prompt, with more time spent on detail than faster models.
What is the difference between Seedream 5.0 and 4.5?
5.0 is the newest high-resolution version. 4.5 and 4.0 are earlier ones. Keep an older name if the prompt was already tuned there; otherwise start with 5.0.
Is Seedream for posters and print?
It is for stills that have to hold up at full size rather than as a thumbnail: detailed scenes, textures, and layouts with short on-image text.
Should I sketch on a faster model first?
Yes. Find the composition on a faster image model, then run the prompt you settled on through Seedream for the final still.