Image Generation Model

Seedream 5.0 Lite

ByteDance's lightweight Seedream 5.0 image editing model, delivering fast, high-fidelity transformations with exceptional face preservation and multi-reference support.

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Publisher

ByteDance

Type Image

Context Window 10,000 tokens

Training Data February 2026

Price Free/image

Provider

WaveSpeed

Source Image

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About Seedream 5.0 Lite

Lightweight image editing with multi-reference support

Seedream 5.0 Lite is a lightweight image editing model developed by ByteDance, released in February 2026 as part of the Seedream 5.0 family from their Seed team. It is designed for creative workflows that require fast, high-quality image transformations driven by natural language prompts and reference images. The model supports combining elements from up to 14 reference images in a single edit, making it suited for compositing and character fusion tasks. It is positioned as a more efficient alternative to the full Seedream 5.0 suite while retaining the core editing capabilities of the family.

A notable characteristic of Seedream 5.0 Lite is its focus on identity and face preservation, maintaining facial features such as eyes, jawline, proportions, and skin tone through style transformations. ByteDance specifically improved small-face rendering and skin texture restoration in this release compared to Seedream 4.5 Edit. The model also keeps non-edited regions stable, reducing unintended changes to areas outside the edit target. It is well suited for use cases including style transfer, e-commerce product visualization, social media content creation, and rapid concept art prototyping.

Capabilities

What Seedream 5.0 Lite supports

Multi-Reference Editing

Combines elements from up to 14 reference images in a single edit, enabling compositing, character fusion, and scene construction from multiple sources.

Face & Identity Preservation

Maintains facial features including eyes, jawline, proportions, and skin tone through style transformations, with specific improvements to small-face rendering and skin texture restoration.

Stable Region Control

Keeps non-edited regions of an image unchanged during transformations, reducing unintended drift or distortion outside the targeted edit area.

Natural Language Prompting

Accepts both detailed instructions and short or abstract prompts for image editing, with an optional built-in Prompt Enhancer to improve output quality.

Source Image Input

Takes an image URL array as input, allowing users to supply one or more source images as the basis for editing operations.

Optimized Inference Speed

Designed as a lightweight model optimized for faster processing, making iterative creative workflows more practical without a significant quality trade-off.

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FAQ

Common questions about Seedream 5.0 Lite

What is the context window for Seedream 5.0 Lite?

Seedream 5.0 Lite has a context window of 10,000 tokens, as specified in the model metadata.

When was Seedream 5.0 Lite released?

Seedream 5.0 Lite was released in February 2026 by ByteDance's Seed team.

How many reference images can Seedream 5.0 Lite accept in a single edit?

The model supports up to 14 reference images in a single editing operation, enabling complex compositing and multi-source scene construction.

What input types does Seedream 5.0 Lite accept?

The model accepts an image URL array along with two numeric parameters, as reflected in its input type specification.

How does Seedream 5.0 Lite differ from Seedream 4.5 Edit?

According to ByteDance, the 5.0 Lite variant delivers stronger reference adherence, more accurate skin texture restoration, and better handling of short or abstract prompts compared to Seedream 4.5 Edit.

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