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Seedream 5.0 Lite · vercel

ByteDance-Seedream-5.0-lite is the latest image generation model released by BytePlus. For the first time, it introduces web-connected retrieval, enabling the model to fuse real-time online information to significantly improve the timeliness and relevance of generated images. The model’s reasoning and comprehension capabilities are further upgraded, allowing it to accurately interpret complex prompts and visual inputs. In addition, ByteDance-Seedream-5.0-lite delivers notable improvements in global knowledge coverage, reference consistency, and professional-grade scene generation, making it well suited for enterprise-level visual creation workflows.

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Price, $ $0.035 / image

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Last checked 04.11.2026 12:00:14 UTC

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API base URL
https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1
Endpoint
https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/images/generations
Model id
bytedance/seedream-5.0-lite
curl
curl https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/images/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "bytedance/seedream-5.0-lite", "prompt": "a lighthouse at sunset", "n": 1, "size": "1024x1024"}'
Python
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/images/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
      "model": "bytedance/seedream-5.0-lite",
      "prompt": "a lighthouse at sunset",
      "n": 1,
      "size": "1024x1024"
    },
)
print(r.json())
JavaScript
const r = await fetch("https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/images/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "bytedance/seedream-5.0-lite",
    "prompt": "a lighthouse at sunset",
    "n": 1,
    "size": "1024x1024"
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());
Request (JSON)
{
  "model": "bytedance/seedream-5.0-lite",
  "prompt": "a lighthouse at sunset",
  "n": 1,
  "size": "1024x1024"
}
Response (JSON)
{
  "created": 1760000000,
  "data": [
    {
      "url": "https://...",
      "b64_json": null
    }
  ]
}

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Source: AI Rate Card, https://airatecard.com/en/c/offer%3Avercel%7Cbytedance/seedream-5.0-lite, prices checked 2026-11-04; seller's page: https://vercel.com/ai-gateway/models/seedream-5.0-lite

Technical details

ID: offer:vercel|bytedance/seedream-5.0-lite