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Seedream 5 Pro
Seedream with more capability per pass, priced by size rather than given away.
What it costs
| Size · 1K | 4 credits | ≈ $0.10 |
| Size · 2K | 7.5 credits | ≈ $0.18 |
Dollar figures are approximate, at the Starter plan's rate of $19.00 for 800 credits.
What AI video costs per second: 6 findings
What it takes
| Aspect ratios | 1:1 4:3 3:4 16:9 9:16 3:2 2:3 21:9 |
| Reference images | 7 |
When to reach for it
The Pro tier of the same family, and the differences are worth stating plainly: it starts at 1K rather than 2K, and its 2K costs nearly twice its 1K. Where Lite hands you its top size for free, Pro charges for every step, so the two models want opposite habits. On Lite you always take the maximum; on Pro you decide.
It holds detail better in a single pass, which shows most on faces, fabric and anything with fine repeating structure. If a Lite render is right in composition but soft where it matters, this is the shortest way to fix it without rewriting the prompt.
Same seven references and the same eight aspect ratios as Lite, so switching between them costs no rework: the settings map across, and only the size dropdown changes meaning. That makes it a reasonable finishing pass: find the image on Lite, render the keeper here.
How to prompt Seedream 5 Pro
Seedream 5 Pro takes exactly the prompt you would write for Lite and finishes it further: finer skin, fabric and complex light, closer obedience to explicit lighting direction, and a steadier face across up to ten references, three more than Lite seats. Its size choice is 1K or 2K rather than Lite's 2K or 3K, so find the picture on Lite and make the keeper here.
Made with it
One wardrobe, every look
Product shots become a reel of outfits.
Five angles of one face
One still casts her, one clip shoots her.
Pause it anywhere
Ten seconds, one take, nothing drifts.
Episode one
A storyboard, finished end to end.
Compared with
- Nano Banana 2.1 vs Seedream 5 Pro
Nano Banana 2.1 for matching a face or product, unusual shapes and 4K. Seedream 5 Pro for a hero frame where texture and light are the point.
Guides that cover it
- Grok Imagine Video 1.5: the complete prompting guide
One picture in, up to fifteen seconds out, with sound you cannot turn off. Nine rules, three pipelines and the failures worth knowing about first.
- Seedance 2.5: the complete prompting guide
Thirty seconds of video with sound from one written brief. Six rules, three pipelines and the failures worth knowing about before you spend anything.
- Veo 3.1: the complete prompting guide
Eight seconds of video that writes its own soundtrack. Three audio channels, seven rules, four pipelines and the failures worth knowing about first.
- Which image model to reach for, and when
Twelve image models, from half a credit to twenty-one. What each one is for, where the resolution setting changes the price, and when the cheap tier is right.
Seedream 5 Pro is one pick in the composer.
Every model in this catalog runs from the same prompt bar, priced in the same credits.
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