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Seedream 5.5 AI Image Generator COMING SOON
ByteDance's next Seedream flagship, announced in October 2026: precision editing that survives 80+ rounds, native transparent assets, editable layers and studio-grade photorealism. It is not on the API yet — this studio is built and ready, and generation switches on here the moment it lands.
Seedream 5.5 is coming soon!
ByteDance has previewed the model but has not released it through the API yet, so nobody can generate with it here today — beware of sites that claim otherwise. We add new models within days of their API launch, and this page will flip to a live studio as soon as Seedream 5.5 arrives.
Until then, the current Seedream flagship is live and runs on the same credits:
01 · Overview
What is Seedream 5.5?
Seedream 5.5 is the next flagship of ByteDance's Seedream family — the successor to Seedream 5 Pro, previewed by ByteDance in October 2026. Where Pro sharpened typography and design work, 5.5 is built around the finishing work that happens after the first render: editing one area round after round without the rest of the image drifting, and assets that come out ready to composite.
ByteDance's preview material leads with three upgrades: targeted edits that hold subjects, styles and layouts steady across 80+ iterations; native transparency — full- and semi-transparent RGBA assets with up to 100 editable layers; and studio-grade photorealism with natural skin texture, detailed hands and realistic lighting. Its previews also point to stronger small text across many languages, and intelligent lighting controls.
Feature descriptions are based on ByteDance's official preview material (BytePlus and Dreamina, October 2026). Images on this page were generated in this studio with Seedream 5 Pro — Seedream 5.5's own examples replace them at launch.
Specs & capabilities
| Inputs | Text to image · Image editing · Layer decomposition (per ByteDance's preview) |
| Resolution | Up to 4K, per preview material — studio tiers confirmed at launch |
| Aspect ratios | Eight ratios in ByteDance's preview; the panel above shows the expected set |
| Output formats | PNG with native transparency (RGBA); further formats confirmed at launch |
| Pricing | Set at launch from the real API cost, like every model here — the price will be printed on the Generate button before anyone can spend a credit |
Good to know: ByteDance has not published final API specifications or pricing yet, and our provider does not list the model. Anything on the web quoting exact Seedream 5.5 API prices today is guessing — this table will be replaced with verified numbers at launch.
02 · Features
What Seedream 5.5 adds
Precision editing, multi-turn consistency
In ByteDance's words: make targeted edits across 80+ iterations while preserving subjects, styles and layouts. Real projects are revised in rounds — the client approves the bottle, then wants warmer light, then a different backdrop — and each round of 5.5 is designed to keep what was already approved instead of quietly redrawing it.
Editable layers, native transparency
Create full- and semi-transparent RGBA assets with up to 100 layers and editable text, for localization and reuse. A poster stops being a flat picture: the headline, the product and the background can travel separately into the next layout, the next language, the next campaign.
Studio-grade photorealism
Lifelike portraits with natural skin texture, detailed hands and realistic lighting — the three places AI portraits usually give themselves away. ByteDance's previews also show retouching, restoration and clothing changes on real photos, plus guided lighting control for re-shaping a scene's mood.
03 · Create
What you will create with Seedream 5.5
The jobs 5.5 is built for, shown with Seedream 5 Pro's work from this studio today — draft any of them on Pro now, and re-run the same prompt on 5.5 at launch.
Multilingual posters and cards
“A Chinese New Year greeting card design with gold foil lanterns and the text “HAPPY NEW YEAR” in elegant lettering, deep red and gold”
Small text rendered reliably in more than a dozen languages is one of 5.5's headline previews — the design work where a single wrong character ruins the asset.
Scenes that survive revision rounds
“A grand opera house stage with a soprano in a crimson gown, dramatic spotlight and golden dust in the air, cinematic wide shot”
Change the gown, the lighting, the backdrop — one decision at a time — and the composition you approved stays approved. That is the multi-turn promise of 5.5.
Layered graphics and infographics
“An illustrated city map of a fictional harbor town with labeled landmarks, whimsical cartography style”
With layer decomposition, a graphic like this comes apart into background, objects and text layers — ready to translate, rebrand or animate piece by piece.
04 · How to use
How Seedream 5.5 will work here
1
Describe it
The same prompt box as every model in this studio — write the brief, or bring reference images for an edit.
2
Pick your settings
Resolution, format and aspect, with the exact credit price printed on the Generate button before you spend anything.
3
Generate & refine
Charged only when an image succeeds. Then edit it round by round — that is what 5.5 is for.
The studio above is the real interface, shown ahead of launch. It unlocks the day Seedream 5.5 reaches the API — no new account, no new balance: the credits you already have will spend here.
Prompt guide — getting ready for this model
- Build prompts on Seedream 5 Pro today — briefs, references and wording carry over, so launch day is a re-run, not a restart.
- Plan edits as a sequence of single changes: "warmer light", then "new backdrop" — multi-turn consistency rewards one decision per round.
- Ask for transparency explicitly: "isolated on a transparent background" for assets you will composite.
- Put exact wording in “quotes” and keep it short — small multilingual text is a 5.5 strength, not a license for paragraphs.
05 · Pricing
Seedream 5.5 pricing
Seedream 5.5's per-image price will be published here at launch, worked out from the real API cost the way every price in this studio is. The packs below are live now and work across all models — Seedream 5.5 included, from its first day.
Free
For a first test drive
$0
No card required
- Every model, every tier
- Full speed, no slow queue
- Personal use license
Starter pack
Best for exploring every model
$9.90
One-time · $0.01 per credit
- Full ownership & commercial rights
- Credits never expire
- Charged only on success
Most popular
Pro pack
Best for regular creative work
$19.90
One-time · $0.01 per credit
- Full ownership & commercial rights
- Credits never expire
- Charged only on success
Studio pack
Best for high-volume projects
$39.90
One-time · $0.01 per credit
- Full ownership & commercial rights
- Credits never expire
- Charged only on success
One-time packs from $4.90 (490 credits, never expire) arrive with the payments phase. Full pricing on the pricing page.
06 · FAQ
Seedream 5.5 FAQ
When can I use Seedream 5.5 on Pizyn?
As soon as ByteDance releases it through the API and it reaches our provider. ByteDance previewed the model in October 2026 but has not published a release date, final specifications or API pricing yet. We add new models within days of their API launch — this page will become a live studio at that point, and its pricing will be set from the real API cost.
What is new in Seedream 5.5 versus Seedream 5 Pro?
Per ByteDance's preview material: precision editing that stays consistent across 80+ rounds, native transparent (RGBA) output with up to 100 editable layers and editable text, stronger small text across many languages, and studio-grade photorealism — natural skin texture, detailed hands, realistic lighting. Final specifications are confirmed at launch.
Can I use Seedream 5.5 now?
Not through the API — and not here. Until it lands, Seedream 5 Pro is the family's live flagship in this studio: same prompt workflow, same credits, and your prompts and references carry over to 5.5 unchanged.
What will Seedream 5.5 cost?
That depends on the API price ByteDance publishes at launch, which does not exist yet. Like every model here, it will be priced from the real cost with the exact credit price printed on the Generate button before you generate — and failed generations will charge nothing, as everywhere in this studio.
Will my existing credits work with Seedream 5.5?
Yes. One credit balance spends across every model in the studio, credits never expire, and there is nothing new to buy or unlock when a model launches.