Seedream 5.0 AI image generator
Seedream 5.0 generates 1080p, 2K, and 4K stills, including a 21:9 frame for banners, titles, and wide scenes. Compare the credit prices below.
Best for
Seedream 5.0 is a Seedream AI image generator with the widest frame list in the image studio: square, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, and 21:9, at 1080p, 2K, or 4K. Use it for banners, title cards, and scenes that need both a cinematic crop and a large file.
Prompting tips
It suits architecture, fashion, and graphic stills. A desert concrete villa, monsoon couture, or a wide title card with one line of type gives Seedream a composition to protect. State the aspect ratio in the controls, not only in the sentence, so the crop matches the prompt.
How to use it
Open Image and choose Seedream 5.0. Set 21:9 if the deliverable is a banner, or 9:16 for a story frame. Explore at 1080p, then render 2K or 4K. Upscale or cut the background afterward if the next step is layout or video.
Controls and pricing
Credits follow the resolution. The table is one image on the Free plan. 4K is the most expensive size here. If you want 480p video later, Seedance can animate a Seedream still. Power Studio can request up to four images at once.
Credits and controls
- Aspect ratio
- 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9
- Resolution
- 1080p, 2K QHD, 4K (Ultra)
- 1080p
- 16 credits
- 2K QHD
- 26 credits
- 4K (Ultra)
- 41 credits
Example prompts
Example prompt
Create a widescreen website hero image showing an ancient stone monastery built on top of a towering rock pillar rising above a sea of clouds at golden hour. Long rope bridges connect it to smaller floating pillars, prayer-flag-like strips of plain colored cloth flutter in the wind, and a flock of white cranes circles the central tower. Epic wide shot, monastery centered, clouds filling the lower third. Warm sunlight from behind, volumetric light rays, atmospheric haze, ultra-detailed matte-painting realism. 16:9.
Example prompt
Create a premium 3D typography hero image for a creative AI platform's landing page. The single word "IMAGINE" is formed from liquid chrome, centered in the frame, with molten metal droplets peeling off the letters and splashing upward in slow motion. Dark graphite studio background with a subtle gradient, iridescent violet and cyan reflections across the chrome, soft floor reflection below the word. Clean, sharp, high-end commercial render, no other text or graphics, generous empty margins around the word. 16:9.
Example prompt
Create a premium surreal fashion campaign photograph of a single astronaut wearing an elegant pearlescent spacesuit inside a monumental glass greenhouse on the moon. A lush bouquet of tiny white flowers and fern leaves fills the transparent helmet instead of a face. Silver lunar terrain and a small blue Earth are visible through the glass behind. Waist-up portrait, centered subject with ample crop-safe margins, soft morning light, mint-green foliage, pearl white and pale coral accents, exquisitely detailed glass reflections and fabric textures, refined cinematic realism, widescreen 16:9. No text, emblems or logos.
Example prompt
Photorealistic 35mm editorial night portrait, model in black trench in rain-slicked Tokyo neon alley, teal and magenta glow, film grain
Questions
Can Seedream make a 21:9 image?
Yes. It also offers 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, and 3:4.
Which resolutions are available?
1080p, 2K QHD, and 4K.
Does 4K cost more than 1080p?
Yes. Each resolution has its own credit price in the table.
When should I pick Seedream over Flux?
Pick Seedream when you need 4K or a 21:9 frame. Flux stops at 2K and also has 21:9.
Can I generate a batch?
Power Studio allows up to four images in one request.