Seedream 5.0 Lite vs 4.5 vs 4.0 on Sume: prices and ratios

Seedream 4.0 is the cheapest of the three Seedream rows on Sume at $0.0325 billed, Seedream 5.0 Lite is $0.04375, and Seedream 4.5 is $0.05. All three are text-to-image plus edit, take up to 4 images per call and up to 10 references. Only Seedream 4.0 lists auto as an aspect ratio. fal prices Seedream 5.0 Lite at $0.035 per image.

The three rows

List prices come from the repo's pricing table; billed is list x 1.25.

What fal states for 5.0 Lite

fal's Seedream 5.0 Lite page lists outputs up to 3072x3072 with flexible ratios, up to 6 images per API call, a default content filter and PNG output. Sume lists n up to 4 and output_format of png, jpeg or webp on the row, so check the catalog instead of carrying over fal's numbers.

curl -s https://api.sume.com/v1/images/models/bytedance-seed/seedream-5-lite/endpoints \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUME_API_KEY"

Pick

• Cheapest Seedream: 4.0.
• Newest Seedream on Sume: 5.0 Lite.
• 4.5 costs more than 5.0 Lite on Sume, so it needs a reason, such as a look you have already approved.