# Seedream 5.0 — full agent guide > Seedream 5.0 AI image and video generator for text-to-image, image editing, 4K video generation, and multi-image reference workflows. Index: https://tryseedream.asia/llms.txt --- # Seedream 5.0 — Overview > What the site does, tools, models, credits and where to start. Human page: https://tryseedream.asia/ · Chinese version: https://tryseedream.asia/zh Seedream 5.0 AI image and video generator for text-to-image, image editing, 4K video generation, and multi-image reference workflows. ## Tools - [Text to image](https://tryseedream.asia/text-to-image) — write a prompt, pick a model and aspect ratio. Details: [text-to-image.md](https://tryseedream.asia/text-to-image.md) - [Image to image](https://tryseedream.asia/image-to-image) — edit or transform an uploaded reference image with a prompt. - [Image to video](https://tryseedream.asia/image-to-video) — animate a reference image with Seedance video models. Details: [image-to-video.md](https://tryseedream.asia/image-to-video.md) - [Text to video](https://tryseedream.asia/text-to-video) — generate a video from a prompt only. - Prompt libraries: [MiniMax H3 prompts](https://tryseedream.asia/minimax-h3-prompts), [GPT-Image2 prompt engine](https://tryseedream.asia/gpt-image-2-prompts). ## Credits in one paragraph Generation is paid with credits. A Normal image costs 10 credits; other image models cost 20–40 credits; videos cost 8–96 credits depending on model, length and resolution. New accounts get a one-time gift of 20 credits (enough for 2 Normal images), granted after the account email is verified (email + password signups) or immediately when signing up with Google, with no expiry date. Paid plans start at $9.90/month. See [pricing.md](https://tryseedream.asia/pricing.md). ## Accounts - Sign-in is required to generate. Options: Google, or email + password (email must be verified before first sign-in). - The site is available in English and Simplified Chinese (/zh). ## Related agent docs - [Pricing and credits](https://tryseedream.asia/pricing.md): Plans, prices, monthly/yearly credits, the signup gift and per-generation credit costs. - [Text to image (and image to image)](https://tryseedream.asia/text-to-image.md): Image models, credit cost per image, ratios, resolutions and formats. - [Image to video (and text to video)](https://tryseedream.asia/image-to-video.md): Seedance video models, durations, resolutions and the credit formula. - [FAQ](https://tryseedream.asia/faq.md): Accounts, free credits, billing, failed generations and limits. - [About](https://tryseedream.asia/about.md): Who the site is for, languages, policies and support contact. - [llms.txt](https://tryseedream.asia/llms.txt) · [llms-full.txt](https://tryseedream.asia/llms-full.txt) --- # Seedream 5.0 — Pricing and credits > Plans, prices, monthly/yearly credits, the signup gift and per-generation credit costs. Human page: https://tryseedream.asia/pricing · Chinese version: https://tryseedream.asia/zh/pricing ## Plans Subscriptions are billed in USD through Stripe. Prices below come from the checkout catalog the server uses (client-side prices are ignored). ### Monthly | Plan | Price | Credits per month | Rough capacity | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Basic | $9.90 / month | 500 credits | up to 50 Normal images | | Pro | $29.90 / month | 2,000 credits | up to 200 Normal images | | Max | $79.90 / month | 6,000 credits | up to 600 Normal images | ### Yearly | Plan | Price | Credits per year | Rough capacity | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Basic | $95.90 / year (≈ $7.99 / month) | 6,000 credits | up to 600 Normal images | | Pro | $179.40 / year (≈ $14.95 / month) | 24,000 credits | up to 2,400 Normal images | | Max | $479.40 / year (≈ $39.95 / month) | 72,000 credits | up to 7,200 Normal images | "Rough capacity" assumes the Normal image model at 10 credits per image; other models cost more (see below). ## How credits work - New accounts get a one-time gift of 20 credits (enough for 2 Normal images), granted after the account email is verified (email + password signups) or immediately when signing up with Google, with no expiry date. It is granted once per account. - Plan credits are added on each successful payment (first purchase and every renewal) and expire at the end of that billing period. - Credits are reserved when a generation task is created and automatically restored if the task fails or is canceled. - Balance and credit history are shown in the account settings after sign-in. - Refund rules: https://tryseedream.asia/refund ## Credit cost per generation | Image model | Notes | Credits per image | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Normal | Standard image generation (Seedream 5.0) | 10 | Available | | Open | More creative freedom | 20 | Available | | Ultra | Higher quality & detail, support 2K/4K | 20 (1K/2K), 40 (4K) | Available | | NanoBanana 2 | High quality image generation, support 2K/4K | 20 (1K/2K), 40 (4K) | Available | | Seedream 5.0 Lite | Enhanced text rendering & typography | 20 | Available | | GPT Image 2.5 | Optional model, currently served by provider model `gpt-image-2` | 20 | Available | | Qwen Image 3.0 | Optional model; needs a provider model ID configured by the operator | 20 | Listed but not enabled yet | | Video model | Credits | | --- | --- | | Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast | duration (s) × 2 at 480p, × 4 at 720p, × 8 at 1080p (e.g. 5s 480p = 10) | | Seedance 1.5 Pro | 80 per video | Full tables: [text-to-image.md](https://tryseedream.asia/text-to-image.md), [image-to-video.md](https://tryseedream.asia/image-to-video.md). ## Related agent docs - [Overview](https://tryseedream.asia/index.md): What the site does, tools, models, credits and where to start. - [Text to image (and image to image)](https://tryseedream.asia/text-to-image.md): Image models, credit cost per image, ratios, resolutions and formats. - [Image to video (and text to video)](https://tryseedream.asia/image-to-video.md): Seedance video models, durations, resolutions and the credit formula. - [FAQ](https://tryseedream.asia/faq.md): Accounts, free credits, billing, failed generations and limits. - [About](https://tryseedream.asia/about.md): Who the site is for, languages, policies and support contact. - [llms.txt](https://tryseedream.asia/llms.txt) · [llms-full.txt](https://tryseedream.asia/llms-full.txt) --- # Seedream 5.0 — Text to image (and image to image) > Image models, credit cost per image, ratios, resolutions and formats. Human page: https://tryseedream.asia/text-to-image · Chinese version: https://tryseedream.asia/zh/text-to-image Text to image (https://tryseedream.asia/text-to-image) turns a prompt into an image; image to image (https://tryseedream.asia/image-to-image) uses uploaded reference images plus a prompt. Both use the same models and credit costs. ## Models and credits | Model | Description | Credits per image | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Normal | Standard image generation (Seedream 5.0) | 10 | Available | | Open | More creative freedom | 20 | Available | | Ultra | Higher quality & detail, support 2K/4K | 20 (1K/2K), 40 (4K) | Available | | NanoBanana 2 | High quality image generation, support 2K/4K | 20 (1K/2K), 40 (4K) | Available | | Seedream 5.0 Lite | Enhanced text rendering & typography | 20 | Available | | GPT Image 2.5 | Optional model, currently served by provider model `gpt-image-2` | 20 | Available | | Qwen Image 3.0 | Optional model; needs a provider model ID configured by the operator | 20 | Listed but not enabled yet | "Listed but not enabled yet" models appear in the model menu but are disabled until the operator configures a verified provider model ID. The default (Normal) model runs on Seedream 5.0. ## Options - Aspect ratios: 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 2:3, 3:2. - Resolution choice (1K / 2K / 4K) on Ultra and NanoBanana 2; Open offers Basic or High quality. - Output format: PNG or JPEG. - One image per generation run. ## Credits New accounts get a one-time gift of 20 credits (enough for 2 Normal images), granted after the account email is verified (email + password signups) or immediately when signing up with Google, with no expiry date. Credits are restored automatically if a generation fails. Plans: [pricing.md](https://tryseedream.asia/pricing.md). ## Related agent docs - [Overview](https://tryseedream.asia/index.md): What the site does, tools, models, credits and where to start. - [Pricing and credits](https://tryseedream.asia/pricing.md): Plans, prices, monthly/yearly credits, the signup gift and per-generation credit costs. - [Image to video (and text to video)](https://tryseedream.asia/image-to-video.md): Seedance video models, durations, resolutions and the credit formula. - [FAQ](https://tryseedream.asia/faq.md): Accounts, free credits, billing, failed generations and limits. - [About](https://tryseedream.asia/about.md): Who the site is for, languages, policies and support contact. - [llms.txt](https://tryseedream.asia/llms.txt) · [llms-full.txt](https://tryseedream.asia/llms-full.txt) --- # Seedream 5.0 — Image to video (and text to video) > Seedance video models, durations, resolutions and the credit formula. Human page: https://tryseedream.asia/image-to-video · Chinese version: https://tryseedream.asia/zh/image-to-video Image to video (https://tryseedream.asia/image-to-video) animates an uploaded reference image guided by a prompt; text to video (https://tryseedream.asia/text-to-video) generates from a prompt only. ## Models - **Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast** — Fast Seedance 1.0 Pro video generation. - **Seedance 1.5 Pro** — Higher quality Seedance 1.5 Pro video generation. ## Options - Duration: 4s, 5s, 6s, 8s, 10s, 12s. - Resolution: 480p, 720p, 1080p. - Aspect ratios: 21:9, 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 3:4, 4:3. - Toggles: sound effects, fixed camera. ## Credit cost **Seedance 1.5 Pro:** 80 credits per video. **Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast:** duration × 2 (480p), × 4 (720p) or × 8 (1080p): | Duration | 480p | 720p | 1080p | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 4s | 8 | 16 | 32 | | 5s | 10 | 20 | 40 | | 6s | 12 | 24 | 48 | | 8s | 16 | 32 | 64 | | 10s | 20 | 40 | 80 | | 12s | 24 | 48 | 96 | Credits are restored automatically if a video task fails. New accounts get a one-time gift of 20 credits (enough for 2 Normal images), granted after the account email is verified (email + password signups) or immediately when signing up with Google, with no expiry date. Plans: [pricing.md](https://tryseedream.asia/pricing.md). ## Related agent docs - [Overview](https://tryseedream.asia/index.md): What the site does, tools, models, credits and where to start. - [Pricing and credits](https://tryseedream.asia/pricing.md): Plans, prices, monthly/yearly credits, the signup gift and per-generation credit costs. - [Text to image (and image to image)](https://tryseedream.asia/text-to-image.md): Image models, credit cost per image, ratios, resolutions and formats. - [FAQ](https://tryseedream.asia/faq.md): Accounts, free credits, billing, failed generations and limits. - [About](https://tryseedream.asia/about.md): Who the site is for, languages, policies and support contact. - [llms.txt](https://tryseedream.asia/llms.txt) · [llms-full.txt](https://tryseedream.asia/llms-full.txt) --- # Seedream 5.0 — FAQ > Accounts, free credits, billing, failed generations and limits. Human page: https://tryseedream.asia/ · Chinese version: https://tryseedream.asia/zh ## Is Seedream 5.0 free to try? New accounts get a one-time gift of 20 credits (enough for 2 Normal images), granted after the account email is verified (email + password signups) or immediately when signing up with Google, with no expiry date. ## Do I need an account? Yes, generating requires signing in. You can use Google or email + password. Email + password accounts must confirm their email address via the link sent at signup before they can sign in. ## How much does it cost? Monthly plans: Basic $9.90 (500 credits), Pro $29.90 (2,000 credits), Max $79.90 (6,000 credits). Yearly plans are also offered. Details: https://tryseedream.asia/pricing.md ## How many credits does one image or video use? A Normal image uses 10 credits; other image models 20 credits (40 for 4K on Ultra / NanoBanana 2). Videos: Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast costs 10 credits for 5s at 480p (scales with length and resolution); Seedance 1.5 Pro costs 80 credits. ## What happens if a generation fails? Credits are reserved when the task starts and automatically restored if it fails or is canceled. ## Do credits expire? Plan credits expire at the end of the billing period they were granted for. The signup gift currently has no expiry date. ## Can I cancel? The pricing page states plans can be canceled anytime. Refund rules: https://tryseedream.asia/refund ## Which languages are supported? The interface is available in English and Simplified Chinese. ## Unknowns This document does not state output licensing beyond the plan feature lists on the pricing page, provider-side content policies, generation speed guarantees or usage statistics. Check the Terms of Service and live pages. ## Related agent docs - [Overview](https://tryseedream.asia/index.md): What the site does, tools, models, credits and where to start. - [Pricing and credits](https://tryseedream.asia/pricing.md): Plans, prices, monthly/yearly credits, the signup gift and per-generation credit costs. - [Text to image (and image to image)](https://tryseedream.asia/text-to-image.md): Image models, credit cost per image, ratios, resolutions and formats. - [Image to video (and text to video)](https://tryseedream.asia/image-to-video.md): Seedance video models, durations, resolutions and the credit formula. - [About](https://tryseedream.asia/about.md): Who the site is for, languages, policies and support contact. - [llms.txt](https://tryseedream.asia/llms.txt) · [llms-full.txt](https://tryseedream.asia/llms-full.txt) --- # Seedream 5.0 — About > Who the site is for, languages, policies and support contact. Human page: https://tryseedream.asia/ · Chinese version: https://tryseedream.asia/zh Seedream 5.0 (https://tryseedream.asia) is a web app for AI image and video generation: text to image, image to image, image to video and text to video, paid with credits. ## Facts - Default image model: Seedream 5.0. Video models: Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast and Seedance 1.5 Pro. - Languages: English (/en) and Simplified Chinese (/zh). - New accounts get a one-time gift of 20 credits (enough for 2 Normal images), granted after the account email is verified (email + password signups) or immediately when signing up with Google, with no expiry date. - Pricing: https://tryseedream.asia/pricing (agent version: https://tryseedream.asia/pricing.md). ## Policies and contact - Terms of Service: https://tryseedream.asia/terms - Privacy Policy: https://tryseedream.asia/privacy - Refund Policy: https://tryseedream.asia/refund - Customer support: https://x.com/MaynorAI1 ## Not covered here Company registration details, team size, user numbers and uptime figures are not published in these docs; do not assume them. ## Related agent docs - [Overview](https://tryseedream.asia/index.md): What the site does, tools, models, credits and where to start. - [Pricing and credits](https://tryseedream.asia/pricing.md): Plans, prices, monthly/yearly credits, the signup gift and per-generation credit costs. - [Text to image (and image to image)](https://tryseedream.asia/text-to-image.md): Image models, credit cost per image, ratios, resolutions and formats. - [Image to video (and text to video)](https://tryseedream.asia/image-to-video.md): Seedance video models, durations, resolutions and the credit formula. - [FAQ](https://tryseedream.asia/faq.md): Accounts, free credits, billing, failed generations and limits. - [llms.txt](https://tryseedream.asia/llms.txt) · [llms-full.txt](https://tryseedream.asia/llms-full.txt) --- # Blog posts ## GPT Image 3, 2.5 & Qwen Image 3.0 API Status and Alternatives URL: https://tryseedream.asia/blog/gpt-image-3-status-and-alternatives Description: A source-first guide to GPT Image 3 release status, GPT Image 2.5 and Qwen Image 3.0 API naming questions, and documented alternatives such as GPT Image 2, Qwen Image Max, and Seedream 5.0. ## Seedream 5.0 AI Image Generator: A Practical Guide for Creators URL: https://tryseedream.asia/blog/seedream-5-ai-image-generator Description: Learn how to use a Seedream 5.0 AI image generator workflow for 4K visuals, text-to-image prompts, readable labels, character consistency, and campaign production. ## How to Generate AI Images with Readable Text URL: https://tryseedream.asia/blog/ai-image-generator-readable-text Description: A practical guide to prompting AI image generators for readable text, product labels, posters, UI mockups, and commercial 4K visuals. ## Blocks vs Components: What Survives a Rebrand URL: https://tryseedream.asia/blog/blocks-vs-components Description: The core architectural split in ShipAny Next — disposable blocks read i18n and wire content, durable components render anything you feed them. ## What is ShipAny Next URL: https://tryseedream.asia/blog/what-is-shipany Description: ShipAny Next is a headless SaaS engine — auth, payments, subscriptions, credits, RBAC, and i18n pre-wired so you can focus on your product.