Overview

Seedream 5.0 Lite provides high-quality image generation from text prompts, with optional image references for editing. It supports 2K and 3K resolution output.

Currently available models:

seedream-5-lite

Pricing

Size	Price per image
2K (default)	$0.028
3K	$0.042

Note

Image references: The API supports using one or more images as references. Include image URLs in the image_urls array. Maximum 10 images.

Size: Controls output resolution. 2K (default) or 3K. 3K costs 1.5x of 2K.

Aspect ratio: Supported ratios include 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 4:5, 5:4.

Output format: png or jpeg (default: png).

The output is one or more images (not video).

Request

Header Params

Body Params application/json

Examples

text to imageimage edit

{
    "model": "seedream",
    "task_type": "seedream-5-lite",
    "input": {
        "prompt": "A golden retriever playing in a field of sunflowers at sunset",
        "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
        "output_format": "png",
        "size": "2K"
    }
}

Request Code Samples

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

PHP

Python

HTTP

Objective-C

Ruby

OCaml

Dart

Responses

🟢200

application/json

Body

Example

{
    "code": 200,
    "data": {
        "task_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
        "model": "seedream",
        "task_type": "seedream-5-lite",
        "status": "pending",
        "config": {
            "service_mode": "",
            "webhook_config": {
                "endpoint": "",
                "secret": ""
            }
        },
        "input": {
            "prompt": "A golden retriever playing in a field of sunflowers at sunset",
            "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
            "output_format": "png",
            "size": "2K"
        },
        "output": null,
        "meta": {
            "created_at": "2026-03-16T10:00:00.000000000Z",
            "started_at": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "ended_at": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "usage": {
                "type": "llm",
                "frozen": 0,
                "consume": 280000
            },
            "is_using_private_pool": false
        },
        "detail": null,
        "logs": [],
        "error": {
            "code": 0,
            "raw_message": "",
            "message": "",
            "detail": null
        }
    },
    "message": "success"
}

Seedream 5 Lite

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