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Seedream 5.0 Lite

ByteDance's Seedream 5.0 Lite: text to image and image editing, up to 4K.

The lowest listed Seedream 5.0 Lite price we found at 2K and 3K (checked 2026-10-26). See the other APIs

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Pricing per image

SizePer image
2K$0.03lowest3 credits
3K$0.03lowest3 credits
4K$0.044 credits

Billed in credits per image (100 credits = $1, rounded up to a whole credit). Charged once, only for the route that succeeds. Failed attempts cost $0.00.

Request

# 1. Submit a generation and keep its id (a refusal prints {"error": {"message": ...}})
RESP=$(curl -s https://api.revana.si/v1/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REVANA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "seedream-5.0-lite",
    "input": {
      "prompt": "A product photo of a ceramic coffee cup on a linen tablecloth, soft morning light",
      "resolution": "2K",
      "aspect_ratio": "16:9"
    }
  }')
echo "$RESP"
ID=$(echo "$RESP" | jq -r .id)

# 2. Poll it until status is "succeeded" or "failed" (a failed one has error.message)
curl -s https://api.revana.si/v1/generations/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REVANA_API_KEY"

# 3. Download the file once it has succeeded
curl -L https://api.revana.si/v1/generations/$ID/content \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REVANA_API_KEY" \
  -o out.png

Set REVANA_API_KEY to your key. Full reference in the quickstart.

Options

Tasks
Text to imageImage to image
Resolutions
2K3K4K
Aspect ratios
1:116:99:164:33:43:22:35:44:521:9
Input images
Up to 6
Billing unit
per image
Model id
seedream-5.0-lite

3 routes

Every request starts on the cheapest route. If it fails, the job moves to the next one automatically.

About the Seedream 5.0 Lite API

How much does the Seedream 5.0 Lite API cost?

Seedream 5.0 Lite costs from $0.03 per image on Revana (2K: $0.03; 3K: $0.03; 4K: $0.04). You pay in prepaid credits, 100 credits to the dollar, with no subscription or monthly minimum. A generation that fails costs nothing.

What is the cheapest Seedream 5.0 Lite API?

Revana, at $0.03 an image at 2K and 3K: the lowest listed Seedream 5.0 Lite price we found, below every other API we checked (checked 2026-10-26). Every price is compared at https://revana.si/blog/cheapest-ai-image-generation-api.

How do I call Seedream 5.0 Lite from code?

Send POST https://api.revana.si/v1/generations with {"model": "seedream-5.0-lite", "input": {...}} and your Revana API key as a Bearer token, poll GET /v1/generations/{id} until it succeeds, then download GET /v1/generations/{id}/content. Every model on Revana takes the same request shape.

What happens if a Seedream 5.0 Lite generation fails?

Revana has 3 routes for Seedream 5.0 Lite. A job starts on the cheapest and moves to the next automatically if one fails. You are charged once, only for the route that delivers. A failed generation costs $0.00.

What can Seedream 5.0 Lite do on Revana?

Seedream 5.0 Lite supports text to image and image to image, resolutions 2K, 3K, 4K, aspect ratios 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 5:4, 4:5, 21:9 and up to 6 input images. A value it does not offer is refused with 422 before anything is charged.

Can my AI agent use Seedream 5.0 Lite?

Yes. Connect the Revana MCP server (https://revana.si/api/mcp) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Codex, or have the agent call the REST API. The agent can list models, get a free quote and generate on your credits.

Seedream 5.0 Lite price at other APIs (checked 2026-10-26)

Per output image at each resolution. Input tokens and reference images, where a seller bills them, and card and top-up fees are not included.

API2K3K
Revana$0.03$0.03
Replicate$0.035$0.035

Lowest listed price per image: 2K Revana ($0.03); 3K Revana ($0.03).

Full comparison and sources: /blog/cheapest-ai-image-generation-api (data: /data/market-prices.json)

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