ByteDanceCheapest Seedream 5.0 Lite
Run ByteDance's official Seedream 5.0 Lite from $0.0317/image — 9% below the official price, and below 5 popular platforms. Same price in the Studio and the API, no subscription needed, and failed generations are refunded.
- Cheapest image
- $0.032
- 1K
- Per image from
- $0.0317
- 1K
- Below official
- up to 9%
- Subscription
- Optional
- pay per use
Try it
Try Seedream 5.0 Lite at its lowest price
Pre-set to the cheapest settings (1K). The price is on the button; failed runs are refunded.
Price comparison
Where Seedream 5.0 Lite costs less
Price per image here, at the official price and on popular platforms that charge more.
| Where | 2K |
|---|---|
CheaperGen live price | $0.0317/image−9% |
ByteDance (official) official list price | $0.035/image |
fal | $0.035/image |
Replicate | $0.035/image |
WaveSpeed | $0.035/image |
Runware | $0.035/image |
PiAPI | $0.052/image |
Per image. Official price: BytePlus ModelArk international list price for seedream-5-0-lite ($0.035 per image), verified October 18, 2026. Other platforms: public list prices, checked October 21, 2026; PiAPI on October 22, 2026; not every platform is listed. Sources: fal (fal.ai/models/fal-ai/bytedance/seedream/v5/lite/text-to-image), Replicate (replicate.com/bytedance/seedream-5-lite), WaveSpeed (wavespeed.ai/models/bytedance/seedream-v5.0-lite), Runware (runware.ai/models/bytedance-seedream-5-0-lite), PiAPI (piapi.ai/docs/seedream-api/seedream-5). Ours are live.
Cheapest settings
The least you can pay for a Seedream 5.0 Lite image
One image at each size, at its lowest price.
| Size | Official | CheaperGen |
|---|---|---|
| 1K | $0.035 | $0.032 |
| 2K | $0.035 | $0.032 |
Try it in the Studio — the price is on the Generate button before you run. Totals for real projects: Seedream 5.0 Lite API Cost.
Same family
Cheaper Seedream models
Lower starting prices in the same family; quality, speed and features differ.
Why it costs less
The official Seedream 5.0 Lite, for less
The model and its output are the same; the cost of serving it is lower. How our inference works.
Official partnerships
Direct partnerships with the official model labs give us their lowest partner pricing on official models like Seedream 5.0 Lite.
Our own GPU inference
For open-source models, our own GPU inference — optimized kernels, warm pools and per-model tuning — makes generation several times faster and lowers the cost further.
Automatic routing
Every Seedream 5.0 Lite request is routed to the most cost-effective healthy route, with live health checks and failover.
FAQ
Cheapest Seedream 5.0 Lite: questions
Seedream 5.0 Lite is developed by ByteDance. CheaperGen provides API access and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.