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Seedream v4

Open and Advanced Large-Scale Image Generative Models.

$0.041per imageStarting price at the base resolution and quality tier.
$0.41Ten outputs at the base tier. Larger sizes and premium quality tiers cost more.
Pay per useBilled per request from your balance. No subscription, no minimum.
Seedream v4 sample output
Sample output · prompt: “Documentary photography style: A girl stands in an old-fashioned alleyway, smiling at the camera.”

What it does

Seedream v4, in practice.

Seedream 4 is a powerful, efficient, and high-performance multimodal image generation system that unifies text-to-image (T2I) synthesis, image editing, and multi-image composition within a single, integrated framework. Engineered for scalability and efficiency, the model introduces a novel diffusion transformer (DiT) architecture combined with a powerful Variational Autoencoder (VAE). This design enables the fast generation of native high-resolution images up to 4K, while significantly reducing computational requirements compared to its predecessors. The primary goal of Seedream 4 is to extend traditional T2I systems into a more interactive and multidimensional creative tool. It is designed

  • Unified Multimodal Architecture: It integrates T2I generation, image editing, and multi-image composition into a single model, allowing for seamless transitions between different creative workflows.
  • Efficient and Scalable Design: The model features a highly efficient DiT backbone and a high-compression VAE, achieving over 10x inference acceleration compared to Seedream 3.0 while delivering superior performance. This architecture is hardware-friendly and easily scalable.
  • Ultra-Fast, High-Resolution Output: Seedream 4 can generate native high-resolution images (from 1K to 4K) in as little as 1.4 to 1.8 seconds for a 2K image, greatly enhancing user interaction and production efficiency.
  • Advanced Multimodal Capabilities: The model excels at complex tasks such as precise, instruction-based image editing, in-context reasoning, and generating new images by blending elements from multiple reference images.
  • Professional and Knowledge-Based Content Generation: Beyond artistic imagery, Seedream 4 can generate structured and knowledge-based content, including charts, mathematical formulas, and professional design materials, bridging the gap between creative expression and practical application.
  • Advanced Training and Acceleration: The model is pre-trained on billions of text-image pairs and utilizes a multi-stage post-training process (CT, SFT, RLHF) to enhance its capabilities. Inference is accelerated through a combination of adversarial distillation, quantization, and speculative decoding.

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Parameters

What you can set.

ParameterWhat it doesOptions
promptThe prompt to generate an image from.
sizeThe size of the generated media in pixels (width*height).default 2048*2048

Sample prompt

The prompt behind the sample.

Documentary photography style: A girl stands in an old-fashioned alleyway, smiling at the camera.
size: 2048*2048enable_sync_mode: enable_base64_output:

FAQ

Short answers.

How much does Seedream v4 cost?

Pricing starts at $0.041 per image at the base resolution; higher resolutions and longer durations cost more. Usage is billed per request from your balance — no subscription.

Does Seedream v4 run uncensored here?

No. ByteDance applies its own content policy to this model regardless of where it is called from. For a route without an extra platform filter use Uncensored MiniMax H3; this page lists Seedream v4 for everything else it does well.

What does Seedream v4 take as input?

It is a text-to-image model. Open and Advanced Large-Scale Image Generative Models.

How do I use it?

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