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Seedream 4.5

Provider: ByteDance
OpenRouter ID: bytedance-seed/seedream-4.5

Capabilities

  • Text rendering: Improved — particularly strong at small text rendering (improved over v4.0)
  • Image input: Yes — editing consistency, preserves subject details, lighting, colour tone
  • Sizes: Variable
  • Context window: 4K tokens

Pricing

Flat $0.04 per output image — simplest pricing model, no per-token calculation needed. Best for volume.

Best For

  • Lifestyle and portrait imagery
  • Colour-accurate product editing
  • Preserving brand identity and colour tone across variations
  • Carousel card production (volume work at predictable cost)

Notes

  • The flat-rate pricing makes budgeting straightforward — 25 images = $1
  • Colour warmth and portrait refinement are standout strengths

See Also