AI image model · ByteDance
Seedream 5 Pro, the photorealist.
ByteDance’s flagship image model, tuned for how a photograph actually looks: skin, fabric, glass and light. When the goal is “this could be a photo”, start here.
2K
top resolution
2 credits
per image, from
8 images
reference cap
Paid plans
flagship tier
Real outputs
Straight out of Seedream 5 Pro.
Why this model
What Seedream 5 Pro is for.
Light behaves like light
Golden hour, neon spill, soft window light: Seedream renders illumination and shadow with a consistency that reads as photography rather than rendering.
Portraits without the wax
Skin keeps texture and faces keep asymmetry. It avoids the airbrushed sameness that makes AI portraits feel like AI portraits.
An aesthetic of its own
Composition and colour grading lean cinematic out of the box, so short prompts land somewhere deliberate instead of somewhere generic.
Flagship price, still modest
1K costs 2 credits and 2K 4, flagship output at the price other sites charge for drafts.
Pricing
What one image costs.
Credits per image; four variations cost four times the number shown. Aspect ratios: 1:1 · 16:9 · 9:16 · 4:3 · 3:4. Failed generations are refunded automatically. Plans and credit packs are on the pricing page.
FAQ
Before you generate.
Is Seedream 5 Pro free on ReelyArt?
It is a paid-plan model. If you want the Seedream look on a free account, Seedream 5 Lite generates at 2K and Seedream 4.5 at 2K, both free at their opening tier.
What is Seedream 5 Pro best at?
Photorealistic people and places: portraits, fashion, product-in-scene shots and anything where lighting sells the image.
What does it cost per image?
2 credits at 1K and 4 at 2K. Failed generations are refunded automatically.
Does it work image-to-image?
Yes, up to eight reference images in Custom mode, and every Studio template can run on it from the model menu.
Seedream 5 Pro or Nano Banana Pro?
Seedream for photorealism and mood; Nano Banana Pro for 4K output, legible in-image text and complex multi-subject scenes.