Name: Seedream 5.0 Lite Preview API
Brand: ByteDance

Overview

What is Seedream 5.0 Lite Preview API?

Seedream 5.0 Lite Preview is a text-to-image model by ByteDance optimized for fast image generation with API-friendly workflows.

Technical Specifications
- Supported inputs: Image, Text
- Output: Image
- Endpoint: /images/generations

Performance Benchmarks
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Seedream 5.0 Lite Preview API Pricing
- Pricing on request

Where to Use Seedream 5.0 Lite Preview

High-volume image generation
Produce product visuals, thumbnails, and marketing assets programmatically at scale.

Creative and concept art
Turn text prompts into illustrations, mockups, and design explorations.

Image editing and variations
Provide a reference image to guide edits, restyles, or variations.

Code Sample
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Uptime and performance

Uptime (24h): 100%
Uptime (7d): 100%
Availability (24h): 100%
Error rate (24h): 0%

Measured on the AI/ML API gateway across live traffic. Figures are medians unless stated. Last updated 2026-10-12.

Use cases

Office work, education, and research are documented productivity scenarios for Seedream 5.0 Lite. The model is described as having enhanced information visualization ability, making it suitable for those settings.

It is also documented for image generation and editing with structured reasoning, layout precision, and advanced multimodal understanding. This supports use in tasks where text prompts and reference images are combined to produce or refine visuals.

The model is documented as suited to style transfer and on-brand visual creation, including precise layouts and typography. These use cases are described for producing design work that follows a specific look or brand identity.

It is also documented for product shots and knowledge-aligned visuals, including context-aware marketing and product visuals. These are presented as suitable applications alongside infographics and image editing.

How to use Seedream 5.0 Lite Preview API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to bytedance/seedream-5-0-lite.

import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "bytedance/seedream-5-0-lite",
      "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
    },
)
print(r.json())

const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "bytedance/seedream-5-0-lite",
    "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());

curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"bytedance/seedream-5-0-lite","prompt":"A cat holding a sign that says hello"}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.