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bytedance/seedream-5-liteSeedream 5 Lite — the newer generation, 75 credits
- Max resolution
- 2048x2048
- per image
- 75 cr
- Rate limit
- 20 RPM
Ideal forSocial media visualsE-commerce imageryMarketing draftsRapid prototypingEditing
Input
Output
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Demo
Sample output — click Run to generate your own.
import Tchavi from '@tchavi/sdk';
const client = new Tchavi({ apiKey: 'API_KEY' });
const result = await client.images.generations.create({
"model": "seedream-5-lite",
"prompt": "A cute cat wearing a space suit",
"n": 1,
"quality": "standard",
"size": "1024x1024"
});
console.log(result.data[0].b64_json);
console.log('Credits used:', result.tchavi.credits_used);API parameters
Every parameter this model accepts on the API. Check the SDK for full typings.
modelRequiredstring
ID of the image model (e.g. `seedream-5-lite`).
promptRequiredstring
Text description of the image to generate.
ninteger
Default:
1Number of images to generate (1–4).
per image
75 credits
Per day
Per week
Per month
Estimated over 30 days, ~1000 tokens per request (input + output).
💡 A 10 000 F CFA top-up gives you about ~400 images. Pay with Orange Money, MTN MoMo or M-Pesa — no Visa card needed.
Seedream 5.0 Lite
Seedream 5 Lite is newer than 4.5 and slightly cheaper at 75 credits an image. The sensible starting point in the Seedream family unless you need Pro's resolution.
What this model does
Social media visualsE-commerce imageryMarketing draftsRapid prototypingEditing
What this model does well
- Newer generation — 5.0 architecture at a lower price than 4.5
- Reasoning-led — Works out composition before drawing it
- Example-based editing — Edit by showing an example, not describing it
- 2K output — Generate at 1K or 2K resolution
Technical specifications
- Author
- bytedance
- API identifier
seedream-5-lite- Category
- Image
- Max resolution
- 2048x2048
- Rate limit
- 20 RPM
- Billing unit
- image
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