Seedream 4.0
bytedance/seedream-4.0High-fidelity image generation with precise instructed editing, priced per image.
Model overview
Unit price
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quoted on request
Output price
—
quoted on request
Weekly volume
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tokens / week
Open weights
No
API only
Capabilities
0
of 11 tags
Description
Seedream 4.0 is an image model from ByteDance Doubao. Webparam does not stock this model yet and can source it on request — tell us what you need it for and we will come back with availability and a price. ByteDance Doubao’s stated focus is consumer-scale LLMs and generative video. The weights are not published, so it is API-only.
Capabilities
No capability tags apply to Seedream 4.0: it is a single-purpose image endpoint with no tool, schema or streaming surface.
Strengths & weaknesses
Strengths
- Excellent instructed editing
- Strong text rendering
- Aggressive pricing
Weaknesses
- Style range narrower than Imagen
- No transparent-background output
Pricing
Free| Rate | Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Unit price | $0.00 | per image |
Free at the point of use; fair-use rate limits apply to the free tier. Illustrative placeholder pricing.
Supported features
| Feature | Support |
|---|---|
| Tool calling | Not supported |
| JSON mode | Not supported |
| Streaming | Not supported |
| Vision input | Not supported |
| Audio input | Not supported |
| Long context | Not supported |
| Open weights | Not supported |
| Reasoning | Not supported |
| Fine-tunable | Not supported |
| Batch | Not supported |
| Caching | Not supported |
Example use cases
Product imagery
Excellent instructed editing
Marketing assets
Strong text rendering
Iterative editing
Aggressive pricing
Related models
Comparison
| Attribute | Seedream 4.0 | Imagen 4 | Nova Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Output price | — not charged | — not charged | — not charged |
| Tool calling | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| JSON mode | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vision input | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Open weights | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Prompt caching | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Best value in each row is highlighted. Illustrative placeholder data.
Provider information
View ByteDance Doubao →ByteDance Doubao · 豆包 · Beijing, China · est. 2023 (Model lab; parent ByteDance founded 2012)
Doubao is ByteDance's model family, priced aggressively enough to reset the Chinese market and deployed across products with hundreds of millions of users. Its Seedance video and Seedream image lines translate TikTok-era creative expertise into generative models with striking motion quality.
Recent releases
Documentation
Frequently asked questions
Usage is billed at $0.00 per image. Every figure on this page is an illustrative placeholder.