What is Seedream 5.5?

Seedream 5.5 is ByteDance's newest Seedream image model. It makes images from a text prompt and edits existing images from plain instructions, with more natural light, materials and skin and sharper small and dense text. On BudgetPixel it is in the Image Workshop, Design Studio, the API and the MCP connector.

What can Seedream 5.5 do on BudgetPixel?

Seedream 5.5 makes images from a text prompt or a picture you upload, and can use up to 10 reference images. Aspect ratios: 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 2:3, 3:2, 21:9 or 9:21.

How much does Seedream 5.5 cost on BudgetPixel?

Seedream 5.5 costs 10 credits per image, about $0.01 on the Basic plan. The Basic plan ($10 a month for 11,000 credits) is the cheapest paid plan.

Can I use Seedream 5.5 on the Free plan?

Yes. Seedream 5.5 is not limited to paid plans. The Free plan includes 300 credits a month, enough for 30 images, plus 20 to 60 for each day you check in.

What resolution and how many reference images does Seedream 5.5 support?

Seedream 5.5 renders at 1K (about 1 megapixel) or 2K (about 4 megapixels), its largest size and the default. You can add up to 10 reference images, such as a person, a product, an outfit and a style, to combine into one picture or to guide an edit.

Does Seedream 5.5 keep the rest of the picture the same when it edits?

Yes. Seedream 5.5 changes what you ask for and keeps everything else as it was, so you can edit the same picture round after round without its colours, faces or text drifting.

Can Seedream 5.5 make images with a transparent background?

Yes, straight from a text prompt or from an edit. Set Background to Transparent and Seedream 5.5 returns a PNG with no background, ready for stickers, logos and product cut-outs. Unlike Seedream 5.0 Pro and Flash, it does not need a transparent PNG to start from.

Seedream 5.5

By ByteDance · 46 credits per generation

ByteDance's newest Seedream model: more natural light, materials and skin, sharper small and dense text, and edits that keep everything you did not ask to change as it was, round after round. Text-to-image and instruction editing with up to 10 reference images, 1K or 2K output, and transparent backgrounds straight from a text prompt.

On BudgetPixel, Seedream 5.5 makes images (Text to Image and Image to Image) for 10 credits each. The Free plan can use it.

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Edits That Stay Put

Seedream 5.5 changes what you ask for and keeps the rest of the picture as it was, so a picture can be edited round after round without its colours, faces or text drifting.

What Seedream 5.5 is good at

Edits that keep the rest of the picture, round after round
Natural light, materials and skin
Small and dense text that reads
Transparent backgrounds from a text prompt
Multi-reference support (up to 10)
Split an image into named layers (Design Studio)
1K and 2K output
Unified generation & editing

Best used for

Product shots and cutouts
Posters, menus and packaging with text
Step-by-step edits of one picture
Stickers and logos
Character consistency
Marketing visuals
Interior and scene redesigns
Photo retouching

Seedream 5.5 specifications on BudgetPixel

Workshop tabs:: Text to Image and Image to Image
Reference images:: Up to 10
Aspect ratios:: 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 2:3, 3:2, 21:9, 9:21
Edits:: Can keep the shape of the image you upload
batch size:: Up to 4 images per request (each generated separately)
max resolution:: 2K (up to 3136x1344 at 21:9)
speed:: Typically 20-40 seconds

Seedream 5.5 pricing

Seedream 5.5 is billed in credits. Dollar figures are on the Basic plan ($10 a month for 11,000 credits), $0.91 per 1,000 credits.

Setting	Credits	On the Basic plan
Input images Each	10	$0.01
Resolution 1K	26	$0.02
Resolution 2K	46	$0.04

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Example prompts for Seedream 5.5

Make a transparent sticker straight from a text prompt
Change one thing in a photo and keep the rest as it was
Edit the same picture ten times without it drifting
Design a menu board with small, dense text
Blend several reference images into one scene
Restyle a room while keeping the layout

How Seedream 5.5 compares

Seedream 5.0 Pro
Seedream 5.5 is the newer model: more natural light and skin, sharper small text, and edits that leave the rest of the picture untouched. It costs less (26 credits at 1K and 46 at 2K, plus 10 per reference, against Pro's 55 and 110) and makes transparent backgrounds from a text prompt, where Pro needs a transparent PNG to edit.
Seedream 5.0 Flash
Flash stays the fastest and cheapest Seedream at a flat 25 credits with free references. Seedream 5.5 is the one for realism, small text and edits that must not drift.

How to use Seedream 5.5 on BudgetPixel

Open Seedream 5.5 in the Image Workshop. Open the Image Workshop with Seedream 5.5 selected and sign in.
Choose a tab. Use Text to Image to start from a prompt or Image to Image to start from a picture you upload.
Pick the shape. Choose an aspect ratio: 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 2:3, 3:2, 21:9 or 9:21.
Generate. Write your prompt and press Generate. Each image costs 10 credits.

Related models

SeeDream 5.0 Pro · ByteDance · from 55 credits an image
SeeDream 5.0 Flash · ByteDance · from 25 credits an image
SeeDream 5.0 Lite · ByteDance · from 40 credits an image
SeeDream 4.5 · ByteDance · from 45 credits an image

Seedream 5.5 FAQ

What is Seedream 5.5?: Seedream 5.5 is ByteDance's newest Seedream image model. It makes images from a text prompt and edits existing images from plain instructions, with more natural light, materials and skin and sharper small and dense text. On BudgetPixel it is in the Image Workshop, Design Studio, the API and the MCP connector.
What can Seedream 5.5 do on BudgetPixel?: Seedream 5.5 makes images from a text prompt or a picture you upload, and can use up to 10 reference images. Aspect ratios: 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 2:3, 3:2, 21:9 or 9:21.
How much does Seedream 5.5 cost on BudgetPixel?: Seedream 5.5 costs 10 credits per image, about $0.01 on the Basic plan. The Basic plan ($10 a month for 11,000 credits) is the cheapest paid plan.
Can I use Seedream 5.5 on the Free plan?: Yes. Seedream 5.5 is not limited to paid plans. The Free plan includes 300 credits a month, enough for 30 images, plus 20 to 60 for each day you check in.
What resolution and how many reference images does Seedream 5.5 support?: Seedream 5.5 renders at 1K (about 1 megapixel) or 2K (about 4 megapixels), its largest size and the default. You can add up to 10 reference images, such as a person, a product, an outfit and a style, to combine into one picture or to guide an edit.
Does Seedream 5.5 keep the rest of the picture the same when it edits?: Yes. Seedream 5.5 changes what you ask for and keeps everything else as it was, so you can edit the same picture round after round without its colours, faces or text drifting.
Can Seedream 5.5 make images with a transparent background?: Yes, straight from a text prompt or from an edit. Set Background to Transparent and Seedream 5.5 returns a PNG with no background, ready for stickers, logos and product cut-outs. Unlike Seedream 5.0 Pro and Flash, it does not need a transparent PNG to start from.