Seedream 5.0 Lite API Pricing: Official vs Resellers (September 2026)
Seedream 5.0 Lite is an image generation model from ByteDance. We track 12 published prices for it from 12 providers (2 official, 4 aggregators, 6 resellers), last checked 2026-09-28.
BytePlus ModelArk lists Seedream 5.0 Lite at $0.0350/image (Lite).
The lowest published price is $0.0275/image from Kie.ai (reseller; Lite). Measured against the official price for the same spec, the largest listed discount is 0.79× official (Kie.ai, reseller; Lite).
Published prices — not yet independently tested. Figures are copied from each provider's public pricing page or pricing API on 2026-09-28. We have not run test generations yet, so a listed price says nothing about reliability or output quality. Every price links to its source.
All published prices (11)
Sorted by normalized price (US dollars per image). Rows without a normalized figure (clip length or unit not stated) are listed last.
| Provider | Type | Spec | Published price | $ / image | × official | Confidence | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kie.ai | Reseller | LiteListed as: seedream 5.0 Lite, text-to-image | $0.0275 / image | $0.0275 | 0.79× | Pricing page | kie.ai | NoteKie credits: standard rate $0.005/credit (stated in kie.ai billing UI text; $1,250 top-up gets +10% bonus). 5.5 credits/image. Kie-listed official/fal reference $0.035. |
| APIMart | Reseller | spec not statedListed as: seedream-5-0-lite | $0.028 / image | $0.0280 | ~0.80× | Pricing page | apimart.ai | NoteOur Price shown = 80% of APIMart's listed 'Official Price' (default group ratio 0.8, 'Save 20%'). |
| EvoLink | Reseller | all sizesListed as: Seedream 5.0 Lite | $0.028 / image | $0.0280 | ~0.80× | Pricing page | evolink.ai | Note1.904 credits. Credits shown on page; site states 1 credit ≈ $0.0147. |
| Crazyrouter | Reseller | spec not statedListed as: doubao-seedream-5-0 (Seedream 5.0 Lite) | $0.03143 / image | $0.03143 | ~0.90× | Pricing API | crazyrouter.com | NoteOfficial price in CNY converted at the site's stated rate (JSON gives official_price CNY and official_price_usd; /api/status usd_exchange_rate 7); discount 1.0. CNY 0.22/image. |
| Atlas Cloud | Aggregator | spec not statedListed as: Seedream v5.0 Lite | $0.0315 / image | $0.0315 | ~0.90× | Pricing page | atlascloud.ai | Note-10% vs official $0.035. |
| BytePlus ModelArk | Official | LiteListed as: Seedream 5.0 Lite (seedream-5-0-lite-260128 / seedream-5-0-260128) | $0.035 / image | $0.0350 | 1.00× | Pricing page | docs.byteplus.com | NoteFlat per output image; input images free; sequential (batch) generation billed per generated image. Same price for t2i and image-to-image; failed/moderated outputs not billed. China (火山方舟): CNY 0.22/image; CNY number = 6.29x the USD number (no FX stated). |
| OpenRouter | Aggregator | LiteListed as: ByteDance Seed: Seedream 5.0 Lite | $0.035 / image | $0.0350 | 1.00× | Pricing API | openrouter.ai | NoteInput images free |
| Runware | Aggregator | Lite · 2KListed as: Seedream 5.0 Lite | $0.035 / image | $0.0350 | ~1.00× | Pricing API | content.runware.ai | Note'$0.035 for both 2K & 3K outputs'. |
| fal.ai | Aggregator | LiteListed as: Seedream 5.0 Lite | $0.035 / image | $0.0350 | 1.00× | Pricing page | fal.ai | |
| GoAPI | Reseller | Lite · 2KListed as: Seedream 5 Lite (2K) | $0.052 / image | $0.0520 | ~1.49× | Pricing page | goapi.ai | Notegoapi.ai/pricing 'API Service' tab (client-rendered). |
| PiAPI | Reseller | Lite · 2KListed as: seedream-5-lite 2K | $0.052 / image | $0.0520 | ~1.49× | Pricing page | piapi.ai | Notepiapi.ai/pricing. 3K same price |
× official = normalized price ÷ the cheapest official price for the same model and spec. ~ marks a relaxed match: tier, resolution or audio is unspecified on one side, and every compatible official spec costs the same. — = no unambiguous official price to compare.
Confidence: “Pricing page” = read on the provider’s own pricing or docs page; “Pricing API” = read from a public API response. “BYO” tiers are bring-your-own-account estimates, not per-call prices.
China (CNY) list prices (1)
Prices published on Chinese-market platforms in yuan. We do not convert them to dollars because the pages state no exchange rate. The last column divides the CNY price by the international official USD price for the same spec; a value below the market CNY/USD exchange rate means the China list price is lower in dollar terms.
| Provider | Spec | China list price | CNY per second / image | Int’l official (USD, same spec) | CNY per $1 of int’l price | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volcano Engine Ark (China) | LiteListed as: doubao-seedream-5-0-lite (doubao-seedream-5-0-260128) | CNY 0.22 / image | CNY 0.22/image | $0.0350/imageBytePlus ModelArk | 6.29 | volcengine.com | NoteCNY 0.22/image (China list price, 火山方舟 输出图单价); no USD conversion stated. 输出图单价, 输入图免费; 组图按实际生成张数计费. Model list: doubao-seedream-5-0-lite-260128 alias 即将下线. vs BytePlus USD 0.035/image (CNY/USD number ratio 6.29). |
FAQ
- What is the official Seedream 5.0 Lite API price?
- BytePlus ModelArk lists Seedream 5.0 Lite at $0.0350/image (Lite). Official configurations: $0.0350/image (Lite).
- What is the cheapest Seedream 5.0 Lite API?
- The lowest published price is $0.0275/image from Kie.ai (reseller; Lite). Measured against the official price for the same spec, the largest listed discount is 0.79× official (Kie.ai, reseller; Lite). Prices were checked on 2026-09-28; they are published prices, not results of our own test generations.