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ByteDanceImage Generation/v1/media/queue

Seedream 5.0 Lite API

Seedream 5.0 Lite from $0.08 per image — retrieval-aware ByteDance image generation through one API key.

ByteDance's Seedream 5.0 Lite. Image generation with web-connected retrieval, complex-prompt comprehension, and visual references — from $0.08 per image.

No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.

Seedream 5.0 Lite API pricing

Pay per request from your YepAPI balance — no subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices updated October 23, 2026.

BillingPrice
Rate$0.08/image
What it costsPer job
1 imagefrom default size$0.08
100 imagesa product catalog batch$8.00
1,000 imagesa month of app traffic$80.00

2,400+

Developers

1.2M+

API calls served

100+

Endpoints

$0.01

Per call

Yep, that's it.

Try it live

Enter a prompt and generate an image with Seedream 5.0 Lite.

POST/v1/media/queue

Drop image or click to upload

For image-to-image editing

Response
Hit "Send Request" to see the response

Seedream 5.0 Lite specs

ProviderByteDance
Model IDbytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-lite
Endpoint/v1/media/queue
TypeImage Generation
Output formatsjpeg
Image inputYes

How to get a Seedream 5.0 Lite API key

  1. 1

    Create a free account

    Sign up at yepapi.com with Google or email. It takes about 30 seconds and needs no card.

  2. 2

    Create an API key

    Open the dashboard, go to API Keys and create a key. Copy it — it starts with yep_sk_.

  3. 3

    Call Seedream 5.0 Lite

    Send a request to /v1/media/queue with the x-api-key header and model "bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-lite".

  4. 4

    Pay as you go

    Usage is billed per request from your balance. Top up any amount; there is no subscription.

Strengths

✓
Web-connected retrieval

Seedream 5.0 Lite can draw on web-connected retrieval for prompts that depend on current or specific references.

✓
Complex-prompt comprehension

Handles long, multi-part prompts for professional visual work.

✓
Visual references

Accepts a reference image to guide the result.

✓
Broad knowledge

Brings broad world knowledge to prompts that name real places, objects, and styles.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls with Seedream 5.0 Lite.

// Step 1: Submit job
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-lite",
    "prompt": "An editorial illustration for a travel magazine: the old harbour of a Mediterranean fishing town at midday, colorful wooden boats, whitewashed houses climbing the hill, flat gouache style",
    "options": {
      "aspectRatio": "1:1"
    }
  }),
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const jobId = data.jobId;

// Step 2: Poll for result
const status = await fetch(`https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/status/${jobId}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' },
});
const { data: job } = await status.json();
// job.status: "pending" | "processing" | "completed" | "failed"
// job.result: { text?, image?, audio?, video? }

Seedream 5.0 Lite vs similar models

Every model below runs on the same API key — switch by changing the model ID.

ModelProviderPrice
Seedream 5.0 LiteByteDancefrom $0.08/image
Seedream 5.0 FlashByteDancefrom $0.04/image
Seedream 4.5ByteDancefrom $0.09/image
Seedream 5.0 ProByteDancefrom $0.19/image
FLUX 3 Image KleinBlack Forest Labsfrom $0.02/image
GPT Image 2OpenAIfrom $0.02/image
GPT Image 1 MiniOpenAIfrom $0.02/image
GPT-5.4 Image 2OpenAIfrom $0.02/image

Why use Seedream 5.0 Lite through YepAPI?

✓One API key for all models — no separate accounts
✓No monthly minimums — pay per call
✓Switch models with one line of code
✓Simple REST API — works from any language
✓Unified billing across all providers
✓No rate limits for most use cases

Seedream 5.0 Lite API — ByteDance image generation from $0.08

Seedream 5.0 Lite is an image generation model from ByteDance Seed, suited to professional visual creation that benefits from web-connected retrieval, complex-prompt comprehension, visual references, and broad knowledge.

Through YepAPI you call it on `/v1/media/queue` at roughly $0.08 per image with JPEG output by default, alongside Seedream 5.0 Flash and Pro on the same key.

Start generating in 30 seconds

$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.

What developers say

“Switched from SerpAPI and cut our SERP costs by 80%. Same data quality, way simpler billing.”

Marcus T.

SEO Platform Founder

“One API key for AI models, SERP data, and web scraping. Saved us from managing 4 separate providers.”

Priya S.

Full-Stack Developer

“The $5 free credit let us prototype our entire rank tracking feature before committing. No other API does that.”

Jake R.

Indie Hacker

Frequently asked questions

ByteDance's Seedream 5.0 Lite. Image generation with web-connected retrieval, complex-prompt comprehension, and visual references — from $0.08 per image.

Seedream 5.0 Lite costs from $0.08/image through YepAPI, billed per request with no monthly fee. For example, a 1 image (from default size) costs about $0.08.

Sign up at yepapi.com (Google or email, about 30 seconds), open the dashboard and create an API key. The same key works for Seedream 5.0 Lite and every other model — no separate ByteDance account or waitlist.

New YepAPI accounts in most countries get free signup credit, enough to test Seedream 5.0 Lite without a card. After that you pay per request at the rates above — there is no subscription.

Use "bytedance-seed/seedream-5-0-lite" as the model on /v1/media/queue. The short alias "seedream-5-lite" also works.

Ready to use Seedream 5.0 Lite?

$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.

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