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Seedream 5.0 Flash

Seedream 5.0 Flash is rank 39 of 74 in our GraduallyBench test.

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Summary

Seedream 5.0 Flash is an image model from ByteDance. The Ark catalog lists text-to-image and single-image generation for Seedream 5.0 Flash as a distinct variant alongside Pro.

Image samples from our tests

These images come from documented single requests with an archived prompt. They complement measurements but do not replace a controlled laboratory test.

Character and detailOpen Character and detail at original size

Character and detail

This sample tests Anatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency.

Prompt and settings

Create a square cinematic full-body portrait of a fictional bicycle courier waiting under a transparent umbrella at a rainy tram stop in Hamburg at blue hour. She wears a mustard raincoat, navy trousers, red sneakers, a silver helmet, and carries a teal messenger bag. Keep both hands visible, render the bicycle correctly, use realistic wet-street reflections, and include no readable brand names.

Generated through openrouter with model ID bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-flash. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.018000.

Open source
InfographicOpen Infographic at original size

Infographic

This sample tests Numbers, labels, and visual organization.

Prompt and settings

Create a square German infographic titled SO FUNKTIONIERT PHOTOSYNTHESE. Show exactly four numbered steps in this order: 1 LICHT, 2 WASSER, 3 CO₂, 4 ZUCKER + SAUERSTOFF. Use a clean editorial science style with one plant cross-section, simple arrows, high contrast, legible labels, and no other text.

Generated through openrouter with model ID bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-flash. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.018000.

Open source
Product photographyOpen Product photography at original size

Product photography

This sample tests Materials, reflections, and fine details.

Prompt and settings

Create a square premium product photograph of a brushed titanium wristwatch standing upright on dark green marble. The watch has a cream dial, thin black hands set to 10:10, twelve distinct hour markers, a realistic crown, and a dark brown leather strap. Soft window light from the left, controlled reflections, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no extra objects.

Generated through openrouter with model ID bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-flash. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.018000.

Open source
Typography and layoutOpen Typography and layout at original size

Typography and layout

This sample tests Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.

Prompt and settings

Create a square editorial poster for an imaginary night train called MONDFALTER. Show the exact German headline MONDFALTER and the exact subline BERLIN NACH LISSABON. Use a restrained midnight-blue and warm-cream palette, one stylized moth, strong Swiss-grid typography, generous negative space, and no additional words or logos.

Generated through openrouter with model ID bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-flash. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.018000.

Open source

All benchmark results

Every published result with its source, test setup and comparison models.

Show all 4 published benchmark results

Published benchmarks

Gradually sample test: Typography and layout

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

Krea 398.2 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash95.9 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility91.3 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein86.3 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.085.8 rank points
MAI-Image-2.583.6 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct81.7 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro81.7 rank points
Ideogram 4.079 rank points
Nano Banana 277.6 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni76.7 rank points
Muse Image76.3 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality75.8 rank points
Nano Banana Pro75.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro75.8 rank points
Krea 2 Large75.3 rank points
Firefly Image Model 574.4 rank points
FLUX 3 Image74.4 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro73.5 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image73.5 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.073.1 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex71.2 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro70.8 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite70.3 rank points
Bria FIBO 268.9 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo68.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Max68 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro67.1 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash65.8 rank points
Luma Uni-1.164.4 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max63 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev61.2 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash60.7 rank points
Nano Banana 2.159.8 rank points
GPT Image 1.558 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)57.5 rank points
Recraft V4.156.6 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.555.2 rank points
Z-Image Turbo53.9 rank points
Reve 2.153 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.150.2 rank points
GPT Image 249.3 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare48.4 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst47.5 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini46.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash42.5 rank points
MAI-Image-2.638.8 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo38.8 rank points
Seedream 4.035.6 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image31.5 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image30.1 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite29.7 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro29.2 rank points
Kling Image 3.026.5 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]25.1 rank points
Z-Image Base24.7 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]23.7 rank points
Qwen Image 3.022.8 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B21.9 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B21 rank points
MiniMax Image-0118.7 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium17.4 rank points
Ideogram 4.515.5 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]13.7 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT12.8 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large11 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 410.5 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra8.7 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image8.2 rank points
Midjourney V8.18.2 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]7.3 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px2.3 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.01.4 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 30.5 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 1, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
74
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Gradually sample test: Product photography

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst93.2 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash92.2 rank points
Muse Image89.5 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.088.6 rank points
GPT Image 287.2 rank points
Krea 2 Large87.2 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro86.8 rank points
Qwen Image 3.086.3 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash84 rank points
Krea 383.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.683.6 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo83.6 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image82.6 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro81.7 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct80.4 rank points
Nano Banana 2.179.9 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro79.9 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)76.7 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.075.8 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite74 rank points
Recraft V4.173.1 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.172.2 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B71.7 rank points
Nano Banana Pro71.7 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo67.1 rank points
Reve 2.166.7 rank points
Bria FIBO 259.4 rank points
Ideogram 4.558.9 rank points
Luma Uni-1.158.9 rank points
MAI-Image-2.558.9 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT57.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex56.2 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max56.2 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B54.3 rank points
FLUX.2 Max52.1 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite50.2 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash48.9 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro47 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash47 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.543.8 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini43.4 rank points
FLUX 3 Image42.9 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein42.9 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro42 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev40.2 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]39.7 rank points
Kling Image 3.039.3 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro39.3 rank points
Nano Banana 238.8 rank points
GPT Image 1.537.9 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare37.9 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image37.9 rank points
Midjourney V8.136.5 rank points
Seedream 4.031.1 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility30.1 rank points
Z-Image Turbo28.3 rank points
Firefly Image Model 524.2 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]21.9 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni21.5 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]21 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality21 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image19.6 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image19.2 rank points
Z-Image Base15.1 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large13.7 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium12.8 rank points
MiniMax Image-0111.9 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]9.1 rank points
Ideogram 4.08.2 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px8.2 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra5.9 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 45 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.03.7 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 31.4 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 1, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
74
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Gradually sample test: Character and detail

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

Firefly Image Model 586.8 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash86.3 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro85.8 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro85.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Max84.5 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.583.1 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro82.6 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare82.2 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein81.7 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility78.5 rank points
Krea 378.1 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst74.4 rank points
FLUX 3 Image72.6 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image72.6 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality68 rank points
Ideogram 4.568 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro68 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro67.1 rank points
Nano Banana 2.166.7 rank points
GPT Image 1.564.4 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max64.4 rank points
Muse Image63.9 rank points
Ideogram 4.062.1 rank points
Nano Banana 262.1 rank points
GPT Image 260.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev60.3 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B59.4 rank points
Qwen Image 3.059.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex58 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.057.1 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.056.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.556.6 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite55.2 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]54.8 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)54.3 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo53 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B52.5 rank points
Bria FIBO 249.3 rank points
Luma Uni-1.147.9 rank points
Nano Banana Pro46.6 rank points
Z-Image Base46.6 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 446.1 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro46.1 rank points
Z-Image Turbo46.1 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image45.7 rank points
MAI-Image-2.643.8 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct42.9 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra42.5 rank points
Reve 2.142 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]39.7 rank points
Seedream 4.039.7 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo37.9 rank points
Recraft V4.137 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]35.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash35.6 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni35.2 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite35.2 rank points
Krea 2 Large34.2 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash34.2 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image26.9 rank points
MiniMax Image-0123.3 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large23.3 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image22.4 rank points
Kling Image 3.021.9 rank points
Midjourney V8.121.9 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.121 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash21 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.017.4 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT17.4 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium15.5 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 38.7 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]8.7 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini7.8 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px5.5 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 1, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
74
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Gradually sample test: Infographic

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

Luma Uni-1.195.4 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo93.2 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash91.8 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst91.3 rank points
Qwen Image 3.091.3 rank points
Reve 2.190.4 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro86.8 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.084.9 rank points
Ideogram 4.084.9 rank points
Krea 2 Large84.9 rank points
Krea 384.9 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.182.2 rank points
Ideogram 4.581.7 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash78.5 rank points
GPT Image 278.1 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.077.6 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev74.9 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.574.9 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT74.9 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein73.5 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo73.1 rank points
Nano Banana 2.170.8 rank points
Bria FIBO 269.9 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max69.4 rank points
Seedream 4.068.9 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare65.8 rank points
Muse Image65.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro62.1 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro61.6 rank points
Recraft V4.161.2 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image60.3 rank points
FLUX 3 Image58.9 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash58.9 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image56.2 rank points
GPT Image 1.555.7 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite55.2 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash55.2 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct51.1 rank points
MAI-Image-2.549.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility48.9 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro48.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Max47.9 rank points
Nano Banana Pro47.9 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]43.8 rank points
Nano Banana 243.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex40.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.640.2 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro37.4 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]32.9 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality30.6 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]27.4 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image26.9 rank points
Kling Image 3.026.5 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)26.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B26 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro26 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image25.1 rank points
Midjourney V8.123.7 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large23.3 rank points
Z-Image Turbo20.5 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium19.6 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B19.2 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni17.8 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]17.4 rank points
Z-Image Base10 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra8.2 rank points
MiniMax Image-018.2 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini7.8 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite7.3 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.06.4 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 45 rank points
Firefly Image Model 55 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 34.1 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px3.7 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 1, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
74
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Recorded measurement details

Gradually sample test: Typography and layout (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
60.7
Score
60.7
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
33
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-01
Methodology
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
29.67
Individual ranks
10, 29, 50
Criterion scores
headline 1.67, subline 1.67, text-control 1.67, visual-brief 1.33, layout 1.33
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Product photography (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
48.9
Score
48.9
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
37
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-01
Methodology
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
38.33
Individual ranks
19, 66, 30
Criterion scores
subject 1, time 1.33, watch-details 1, photography 1.33, exclusions 1.33
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Character and detail (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
34.2
Score
34.2
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
58
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-01
Methodology
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
49
Individual ranks
56, 70, 21
Criterion scores
scene 2, wardrobe 2, anatomy 1.67, props 1, environment 2
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Infographic (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
78.5
Score
78.5
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
14
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-01
Methodology
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
16.67
Individual ranks
20, 4, 26
Criterion scores
title 1.67, sequence 1.67, labels 1.33, diagram 1.67, clarity 1
Source Gradually-Bildtest

Head-to-head comparisons

Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. GPT Image 2
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Reve 2.1
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Nano Banana 2
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Midjourney V8.2
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. GPT Image 1.5
Show all comparisons (139)
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. MAI-Image-2.5
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Nano Banana Pro
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Nano Banana 2 Lite
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Seedream 5.0 Pro
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Grok Imagine Image Quality
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. FLUX.2 Max
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. MAI-Image-2.5 Flash
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. HiDream-O1-Image-1.5
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Krea 2 Medium Turbo
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Seedream 4.0
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Krea 2 Large
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Luma Uni-1.1 Max
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. FLUX.2 Flex
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Ideogram 4.0
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Wan 2.6 Text to Image
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. FLUX.2 Pro
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. FLUX.2 Klein 9B
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. HiDream-O1-Image
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Firefly Image Model 5
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Midjourney V8.1
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. GPT Image 2.5 Flare
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. MAI-Image-2.6
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. MAI-Image-2.6 Flash
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Muse Image
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Grok Imagine Image 2.0
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. FLUX 3 Image
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. FLUX 3 Image Klein
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Nano Banana 2.1
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Ideogram 4.5
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Hy Image 3.5 Preview
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Ming-Image-0.1-Design
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Recraft V4.1
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Recraft V4.1 Flash
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Bria FIBO 2
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Krea 3
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Qwen Image 3.0 Pro
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Qwen Image 3.0
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Qwen Image 2.1 Pro
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Wan 2.7 Image Pro
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Wan 2.7 Image
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. SenseNova U1.5 Lite
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Kling Image 3.0
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Kling Image 3.0 Omni
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Vidu Q2 Image
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. WAND-Vega-Image 1.0 Pro
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. WAND-Vega-Image 1.0 Flash
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. WAND-Vega-Image 1.0 Lite
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. GLM-Image
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. MiniMax Image-01
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Z-Image Turbo
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Luma Uni-1.1
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Runway Gen-4 Image
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Runway Gen-4 Image Turbo
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Leonardo Phoenix 1.0
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Leonardo Lucid Origin
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Leonardo Lucid Realism
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Adobe Firefly Image 3
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Adobe Firefly Image 4
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Flash
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Xingliu Star-3
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. MiracleVision V6
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Hy Image 3.0
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Bria FIBO Lite
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Mystic 2.5
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Mystic 2.5 Flexible
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Mystic 2.5 Fluid
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Seedream 4.5
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Seedream 5.0 Lite
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Kling Image O1
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Stable Image Core
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Stable Image Ultra
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. GPT Image 1 Mini
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. FLUX.2 Klein 4B
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. FLUX.2 Dev
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. FLUX1.1 [pro]
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. FLUX.1 [dev]
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. FLUX.1 Kontext [max]
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion 3 Medium
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. SDXL Turbo
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion Turbo
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Midjourney V7
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Niji 7
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. HUMAIN Image 1
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. MOSS-Image-Base
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. MOSS-Image-SFT
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. LLaDA-Image
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. LLaDA-Image-Turbo
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Nucleus-Image
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. LongCat-Image
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. BAGEL-7B-MoT
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. OmniGen2
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Emu3.5-Image
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-SFT
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-Pretrain
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. NextStep-1.1
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Boogu-Image-0.1-Base
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Chroma1-HD
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Chroma1-Flash
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. AuraFlow v0.3
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Lumina-Image 2.0
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. HART-0.7B-1024px
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Janus-Pro-1B
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Janus-Pro-7B
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Show-o2-1.5B-HQ
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Kandinsky 3.1
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Anima Base v1.0
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Krea 2 Raw
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. HunyuanImage 3.0
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Distil
Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Z-Image Base

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Licence and access

Access
API
Source: Access

API

Native Ark model ID
doubao-seedream-5-0-flash-260915; a distinct current Flash model ID.
Source: Native Ark model ID

Further details

Task
The Ark model catalog lists text-to-image and single-image generation; this is not just a speed setting on the tested Pro model.
Source: Task

Prices

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OpenRouter (bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-flash)
$0.018 per image (estimated)Source
fal.ai (bytedance/seedream/v5/flash/text-to-image)
$0.027 per image (estimated)Source

No ByteDance subscription includes this model. Through other providers from €6.83 a month (Poe Basic, with limited points). 18 plans in Germany.

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Frequently asked questions about Seedream 5.0 Flash

How good is Seedream 5.0 Flash?

Rank 39 of 74 in our own test.

GraduallyBench from Nov 1, 2026

GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro57
Qwen-Image-2.156
Ideogram 4.556
Seedream 5.0 FlashRank 39 of 7456
Nano Banana 255
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash55
Recraft V4.1 Flash55

What is Seedream 5.0 Flash good at?

Best at Infographic (79 out of 100), weakest at Character and detail (34).

GraduallyBench, one image per task

  1. Seedream 5.0 Flash: Typography and layoutTypography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition61out of 100Rank 33 of 74 in this task
  2. Seedream 5.0 Flash: Product photographyProduct photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details49out of 100Rank 37 of 74 in this task
  3. Seedream 5.0 Flash: Character and detailCharacter and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency34out of 100Rank 58 of 74 in this task
  4. Seedream 5.0 Flash: InfographicInfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization79out of 100Rank 14 of 74 in this task

Where can I use Seedream 5.0 Flash?

Not in a ByteDance subscription. Including other providers that makes 18 plans in Germany.

Subscription comparison, prices in Germany incl. VAT

At ByteDance

No ByteDance subscription includes this model.

Through other providers

18 plans from 4 providers, from €6.83 a month (Poe Basic), with limited credits.

Sources and data date

Benchmark sources at a glance

Which independent evaluators tested this model. This is coverage, not a quality ranking.

No active result from the reviewed external evaluators can currently be attributed to this model. Other source evidence remains available below.

Without vendor claims and historical or disputed results; those stay labelled in the single values.

TypeEvidence and data date
Additional sourceByteDance (retrieved November 1, 2026) · ByteDance · Editorial description reviewed November 1, 2026
Additional sourceOpenRouter
Additional sourcefal.ai
Additional sourceGradually-Bildtest (retrieved November 1, 2026)