ByteDanceRunwayImage model matchup
Seedream 5.0 Flashvs.Runway Gen-4 Image Turbo
Which one is better?
We have not tested Runway Gen-4 Image Turbo ourselves yet. Neither is in the arena. Neither has an API price.
Seedream 5.0 Flash
Rank 13 of 108
Runway Gen-4 Image Turbo
not tested yet
Ranks among the 21 image models with an arena rating and the 108 with a GraduallyBench Image v2 run; prices compared with 28 models with an API price.
Test images from GraduallyBench Image v2
Same task, the first image of each.
No image from the four fixed tasks for Runway Gen-4 Image Turbo yet.
Result for “Typography and layout”:only Seedream 5.0 Flash tested
What the rating looks at: Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.
“Ahead”: the 95 % ranges of both values do not overlap. “Slightly ahead”: a higher value, but the ranges overlap.
Missing image run for Runway Gen-4 Image Turbo
The password for the existing Runway account was unavailable. We could not verify whether this model is selectable on the free plan. Last checked November 2, 2026. Resolve account access and check model availability on the free plan.
DocumentationSubscription and API
Seedream 5.0 Flash
- Subscription
- No ByteDance subscription includes this model. Through other providers from $4.99 a month (Poe Basic, with limited points). 18 plans in Germany.
- Via API
- No API price known (access: API).
- Weights
- Unknown.
Runway Gen-4 Image Turbo
- Subscription
- No Runway subscription includes this model. Through other providers from $6 a month (ElevenLabs Starter, with limited credits). 7 plans in Germany.
- Via API
- No API price known (access: API, Web app).
- Weights
- Unknown.
Subscriptions only count plans that name exactly this model. Subscription prices include VAT, API prices are in dollars.
GraduallyBench Image v2 from Nov 7, 2026 · Subscription database from Sep 29, 2026 (45 days old)
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For ratings only when the gap is clear.
| Kennzahl | Seedream 5.0 Flash | Runway Gen-4 Image Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| Arena ratingfrom votes by users, higher is better | n/a | n/a |
| Arena rank | n/a | n/a |
| Arena votesmore votes, a safer rating | n/a | n/a |
| GraduallyBench Image v2our own benchmark, 0 to 100 | 78 | n/a |
| GraduallyBench Image v2 by task | ||
| Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition | 69 | n/a |
| Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details | 68 | n/a |
| Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency | 88 | n/a |
| InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization | 86 | n/a |
| API price | ||
| Per imagelower is better | n/a | n/a |
| 100 images | n/a | n/a |
| Profile | ||
| Released | n/a | n/a |
| Weightsopen means: runs locally | unknown | unknown |
| Access | API | API, Web app |
| Parameters | not published | not published |
| Largest output | not consistently published | not consistently published |
| Plans in Germanynaming exactly this model | 18 | 7 |
API prices for one image at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels according to Artificial Analysis.
Sources: Seedream 5.0 Flash model source (verified Nov 1, 2026) · Runway Gen-4 Image Turbo model source (verified Nov 1, 2026)
Arena ratings by category
From blind votes on Artificial Analysis and LMArena; the sources are named under the card. “Ahead” means the lead is clear.
No shared arena score in the stored snapshot
The stored benchmark database contains no measurement for Seedream 5.0 Flash and Runway Gen-4 Image Turbo from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.