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$0.027 an image at today's price. Make one
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Seedream pay as you go
4 ByteDance image models in one studio, priced per image from $0.027: Seedream 5.0 Flash, Seedream 5.0 Lite, Seedream 4.5, Seedream 5.0 Pro. No need for a Dreamina or CapCut membership: you see each image's price before you generate and pay only for the images you make, from a balance you top up when you need it.
$0.50 of free credit when you verify your email. Top-ups from $5, and top-up credit never expires.
One top-up, counted in Seedream images
What an image costs, model by model
Live prices for a standard image, cheapest first. Every image model and its price is on image pricing.
| Model | An image | Edits your picture | Make one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedream 5.0 Flash | $0.027 | Yes | Make one |
| Seedream 5.0 Lite | $0.052 | Yes | Make one |
| Seedream 4.5 | $0.06 | Yes | Make one |
| Seedream 5.0 Pro | $0.068 | Yes | Make one |
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Questions
Seedream without a subscription
Do I need a Dreamina or CapCut membership to use Seedream?
Not on GenMagic. You top up a balance from $5 and each Seedream image draws its own price from it, shown before you generate. Top-up credit never expires. One GenMagic account runs every model, with no ByteDance account or key.
How much does a Seedream image cost?
Today a standard image costs $0.027 on Seedream 5.0 Flash, $0.052 on Seedream 5.0 Lite, $0.06 on Seedream 4.5, $0.068 on Seedream 5.0 Pro. The studio shows the price for your settings before you press Generate.
Is there a free trial?
A new account gets $0.50 of credit once its email is verified, about 18 images on Seedream 5.0 Flash. It works on every model, with no card needed.
Can Seedream edit my own picture?
Yes, on Seedream 5.0 Flash, Seedream 5.0 Lite, Seedream 4.5, Seedream 5.0 Pro: attach your image and describe the change, or use it as a reference to keep a product or a character as it is.
Can I use Seedream in bulk, from n8n, Zapier or my own code?
Yes, from the same balance and at the same price: the GenMagic API (an OpenAI-style images endpoint with the model's id, for example bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-pro), the verified n8n node, Zapier, Make and an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor.
What if an image fails?
An image that fails is not charged. You pay only for images that come back.
How do I pay?
By card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or Link through Stripe's checkout, with an invoice by email (a business can add its VAT or tax ID at checkout). Nothing renews unless you choose a monthly plan.
Who runs GenMagic?
GenMagic is operated by O-mega Enterprise, Inc, United States. Questions go to hello@genmagic.co and are answered by email.
Other image models without a subscription: GPT Image, Nano Banana, FLUX, Recraft, Qwen Image, Grok Imagine Image, Krea, MAI Image, Hunyuan Image.