ByteDance image model
Seedream 4.5 AI Image Generator
Staged, atmospheric fashion and editorial scenes with the Seedream 4.5 grade, at 2K or 4K.
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At a glance
- Provider
- ByteDance
- Best for
- Fashion concepts, editorial scenes, and seasonal brand campaigns.
- Sizes
- 2K to 4K
- Reference images
- Up to 10
- Price
- 7 Credits at default settings
Character
Seedream 4.5 is the compact Seedream model for fashion, editorial, and campaign exploration at 2K or 4K.
Seedream 4.5 has a distinct eye: scenes feel staged, color feels graded, and the air between the subject and the background matters. It is a smaller, focused tool next to the Seedream 5 pair, and a good choice when that 4.5 character is the one you want.
Both text and reference workflows are available. Resolution sits at 2K or 4K, large enough to judge as a finished image rather than a thumbnail.
Style
How Seedream 4.5 tends to see a picture.
Art direction
The model behaves like a set. Props and color feel chosen.
Fashion framing
Pose, crop, and clothing can lead. Say which one is the subject.
Mood as structure
Atmosphere organizes the frame. A specific hour and light is stronger than a vague 'cinematic'.
Editorial distance
Pictures often feel like a published story rather than a snapshot. Lean into that, or ask for a closer, rougher camera if you need it.
In practice
The work this model is built to carry.
Fashion concepts
Looks and portraits with a set around them.
Editorial scenes
Story images with a grade and a place.
Brand campaigns
Atmospheric hero frames for a seasonal story.
Reference edits
An existing photo pulled into the 4.5 world.
Briefing
Describe the atmosphere as carefully as the subject. Fog, tungsten, fluorescent, dusk, and the color of the walls are not optional decoration here.
For fashion, name the garment clearly and then the picture around it. The clothes and the world should be separate sentences so neither swallows the other.
Choose 4.5 for its eye
Seedream 5 is the later line. Stay on 4.5 when this grade and staging are the reference.
Separate clothes from place
Two sentences keep a garment from dissolving into the mood.
2K is already a picture
Use 4K when the image is final. 2K is enough to judge the direction.
How Seedream 4.5 compares
Not sure it is the right pick? Here is when another model is the better start.
- Seedream 5.0 Pro
Choose Seedream 5.0 Pro for the later, higher-fidelity tier of Seedream.
- Seedream 5.0 Lite
Choose Seedream 5.0 Lite for the working Seedream 5 model with a 2K to 4K step.
- Seedream 5.0 Flash
Choose Seedream 5.0 Flash for quicker single images at 1K, 1.5K, or 2K.
Seedream 4.5 FAQ
Seedream 4.5 is the compact Seedream model for fashion, editorial, and campaign exploration at 2K or 4K. Scenes feel staged, color feels graded, and the air between the subject and the background matters.
Seedream 5 is the later line. Stay on Seedream 4.5 when its grade and staging are the reference you want.
2K or 4K. 2K is already large enough to judge as a finished picture, so use 4K when the image is final.
Name the garment clearly, then describe the picture around it. Keeping the clothes and the place in separate sentences stops the garment from dissolving into the mood.
The price depends on the resolution, the number of outputs, and whether you use a reference image. At default settings, Seedream 4.5 costs 7 Credits. Create always shows the exact price before you start.
Yes. Images generated while a paid kitchen is in force include commercial use, including through the end of a period you already paid for. That permission stays with those images after the kitchen ends, subject to our Terms. Images generated with starter Credits, or while no paid kitchen is in force, are for personal, non-commercial use. See Pricing.
More in the Seedream family
Same family, different jobs. Pick by the work in front of you.
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- Seedream 5.0 Lite
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Cook with Seedream 4.5
Create opens on this model. Write the prompt, set the frame, and keep the image on your private shelf.
Create with this modelSeedream 4.5 is a model made by ByteDance. Model names and logos belong to their owners, and image.cooking is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
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