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Seedream 5.0 Pro

ByteDance

Released
July 2026
Data date
August 15, 2026

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Position within the category

This overview uses only published data from matching cohorts. Missing values never change a rank.

This position gives equal weight to 4 fixed Gradually image tests. One archived first output contributes for each model and task.

Position
Rank 3 of 28
Index score
67.6 / 100
Coverage
4 / 4

Leaderboard

1MAI-Image-2.5 Flash76.6 / 100
2GPT Image 271 / 100
3MAI-Image-2.567.6 / 100
3Seedream 5.0 Pro, Current model67.6 / 100
5HiDream-O1-Image-1.564.5 / 100
28Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large2.5 / 100

Measurements

Comparable benchmark results

Each chart contains exactly one source, one measurement series, and one stored comparison cohort. Bars show the position. The measured value appears on the right.

Text to Image Arena

1,280 Elo · Rank 8 of 25

Sample: 12,099 · Data date: August 26, 2026

1.GPT Image 21,371 Elo
6.Nano Banana Pro1,298 Elo
7.Nano Banana 2 Lite1,288 Elo
8.Seedream 5.0 Pro, Current model1,280 Elo
9.Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,237 Elo
10.Grok Imagine Image Quality1,235 Elo
25.FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,144 Elo

7 of 25 model versions shown in this chart. A higher value ranks first.

Image Editing Arena

1,248 Elo · Rank 6 of 19

Sample: 3,838 · Data date: August 26, 2026

1.Reve 2.11,263 Elo
4.GPT Image 1.51,251 Elo
5.Nano Banana 21,250 Elo
6.Seedream 5.0 Pro, Current model1,248 Elo
7.Nano Banana Pro1,246 Elo
8.MAI-Image-2.5 Flash1,235 Elo
19.FLUX.2 Flex1,162 Elo

7 of 19 model versions shown in this chart. A higher value ranks first.

Gradually sample test: Typography and layout

40.7 rank points · Rank 18 of 28

Sample: 1 · Data date: August 18, 2026

1.MAI-Image-2.593.8 rank points
15.MAI-Image-2.5 Flash45.7 rank points
17.Qwen Image 2.0 Pro43.2 rank points
18.Seedream 5.0 Pro, Current model40.7 rank points
19.Krea 2 Medium Turbo39.5 rank points
20.GPT Image 235.8 rank points
28.Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large0 rank points

7 of 28 model versions shown in this chart. A higher value ranks first.

One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 28 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.

Gradually sample test: Product photography

74.1 rank points · Rank 9 of 28

Sample: 1 · Data date: August 18, 2026

1.GPT Image 295.1 rank points
7.HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct76.6 rank points
8.FLUX.2 Klein 9B75.3 rank points
9.Seedream 5.0 Pro, Current model74.1 rank points
10.Krea 2 Medium Turbo70.4 rank points
11.Luma UNI 1 Max65.4 rank points
28.Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large3.7 rank points

7 of 28 model versions shown in this chart. A higher value ranks first.

One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 28 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.

Gradually sample test: Character and detail

58 rank points · Rank 13 of 28

Sample: 1 · Data date: August 18, 2026

1.MAI-Image-2.5 Flash86.4 rank points
12.Grok Imagine Image Quality59.3 rank points
13.Luma UNI 1 Max58 rank points
13.Seedream 5.0 Pro, Current model58 rank points
15.HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct56.8 rank points
16.FLUX.2 Klein 9B43.2 rank points
28.Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large3.7 rank points

7 of 28 model versions shown in this chart. A higher value ranks first.

One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 28 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.

Gradually sample test: Infographic

97.5 rank points · Rank 1 of 28

Sample: 1 · Data date: August 18, 2026

1.Reve 2.197.5 rank points
1.Seedream 5.0 Pro, Current model97.5 rank points
3.Krea 2 Large93.8 rank points
4.Ideogram 4.086.4 rank points
28.Firefly Image Model 51.2 rank points

5 of 28 model versions shown in this chart. A higher value ranks first.

One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 28 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.

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Specifications and access

Published information about this model. Unknown values are not estimated.

Weights
ProprietarySource
Access
API, WebSource
Maximum output
2KSource

Pricing

Published prices

Prices remain tied to their documented unit and source.

Representative price
$0.09 per imageSource
OpenRouter (bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-pro)
$0.05 per image (estimated)Source

Measurements

Other published benchmarks

The stored dataset does not contain an exactly matching comparison cohort for these values.

LMArena Text to Image: 3D modeling

1,244.48 points

Rank 6 · 2,280 samples · Retrieved August 26, 2026

LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Art

1,265.97 points

Rank 5 · 3,711 samples · Retrieved August 26, 2026

LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Cartoon

1,271.27 points

Rank 5 · 9,462 samples · Retrieved August 26, 2026

LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Commercial design

1,232.84 points

Rank 12 · 9,462 samples · Retrieved August 26, 2026

LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Overall

1,256.87 points

Rank 7 · 26,510 samples · Retrieved August 26, 2026

LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Photorealism

1,277.69 points

Rank 5 · 10,332 samples · Retrieved August 26, 2026

LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Portraits

1,287.35 points

Rank 4 · 4,809 samples · Retrieved August 26, 2026

LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Text rendering

1,252.03 points

Rank 12 · 8,809 samples · Retrieved August 26, 2026

LMArena

LMArena Image Editing: Multi-image editing

1,413.84 points

Rank 2 · 13,473 samples · Retrieved August 26, 2026

LMArena

LMArena Image Editing: Overall

1,394.01 points

Rank 6 · 102,314 samples · Retrieved August 26, 2026

LMArena

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Evidence

Primary sources and data date

Every statement links to its underlying documentation or leaderboard.

  • ByteDanceSource
  • Image pricingSource
  • OpenRouterSource
  • Artificial Analysis (retrieved August 26, 2026)Source
  • LMArena (retrieved August 26, 2026)Source
  • LMArena (retrieved August 26, 2026)Source
  • Gradually-Bildtest (retrieved August 18, 2026)Source