Seedream 4.5 text to image
Write the subject, the surface and the light. No upload needed. The composer quotes the render before it runs.
IMAGEByteDance
Seedream 4.52K floor. 4K ceiling.
You stop sending clients a 1K draft. Every canvas here is delivery size. The price does not move.
- Text to image
- Up to 10 references
- 2K · 4K
- 1:1 · 9:16 · 16:9
- ⚡9 per render
Free account · ⚡50 on signup · No card
● Made with 4.5
The receipts
Studio and macro work at the top canvas. Six briefs, six single passes.
Rendered on OpenClips with Seedream 4.5. Every prompt below is the verbatim submit body.
Prism through the burst
Seedream 4.5
Verbatim prompt
Explosive commercial product shot of a faceted crystal fragrance bottle with a brushed platinum cap suspended in mid-air inside a bursting shell of shattered ice and clear glass shards. Shards frozen mid-flight and refracting a hard white beam into prismatic streaks, cold blue haze, dense black background, ultra-detailed high-speed capture. Photoreal luxury commercial photography, no text, no logos.
Jewels and blued screws
Seedream 4.5
Verbatim prompt
Extreme macro of an exposed skeleton watch movement. Polished blued screws, ruby jewels and brushed titanium bridges, one narrow raking light picking out every bevel and tool mark. Shallow depth of field, black background. Photoreal macro product photography, no text, no logos.
Tool marks in gold
Seedream 4.5
Verbatim prompt
Macro product shot of a brushed gold signet ring resting on black velvet. One narrow beam rakes the metal to reveal the tool marks and the soft brushed grain. Deep shadow, ultra-detailed, photoreal commercial jewellery photography, no text, no logos.
Grain under a hard shaft
Seedream 4.5
Verbatim prompt
Studio product shot of a tan full-grain leather weekend bag on a dark walnut surface. One hard window shaft rakes across the grain, brass hardware catches a specular highlight, visible stitch holes and leather pores. Deep chiaroscuro, photoreal commercial product photography, no text, no logos.
Serum in the wash
Seedream 4.5
Verbatim prompt
Commercial product shot of a frosted glass serum dropper bottle half buried in coarse wet sand. A single sheet of clear water is sweeping past it, backlit at golden hour, droplets beading on the glass. Photoreal commercial product photography, no text, no logos.
Rim light on matte black
Seedream 4.5
Verbatim prompt
Product shot of matte black over-ear headphones resting on a brushed aluminium pedestal in a dark room. A thin cyan rim light traces the ear cups, soft top light falls on the leather headband, dust suspended in the air. Photoreal commercial product photography, no text, no logos.
● Release notes
What 4.5 changes
01
No 1K rung
Seedream 4.0 opens at 1K. Seedream 4.5 starts at 2K.
02
4K, where the flagship stops at 2K
Seedream 5.0 Pro tops out at 2K. 4.5 reaches 4K.
03
One price, both canvases
⚡9 per render. The canvas does not move the number.
04
Back in ~12 sec
Pro runs ~15 sec. You see the frame sooner.
● More examples
Six briefs, one model
Food, packaging, drink, fashion, concept. Same flat price on every one.
Rendered on OpenClips with Seedream 4.5. Every prompt below is the verbatim submit body.
Steam off the broth
Seedream 4.5
“Overhead commercial food shot of a dark ceramic bowl of ramen. Glossy broth, soft-boiled egg halves, chilli oil swirls and sliced scallion, chopsticks resting on the rim. Wet slate surface, soft side light, visible steam. Photoreal commercial food photography.”
Kraft and foil seam
Seedream 4.5
“Product shot of a matte kraft coffee pouch standing upright on a stone counter beside a scatter of roasted beans. One hard morning window light and a long clean shadow, visible paper fibre and the foil seam along the top. Plain unbranded packaging, photoreal commercial product photography, no text, no logos.”
One sphere, one peel
Seedream 4.5
“Commercial shot of a tall crystal glass of amber spirit over a single clear ice sphere on a brass bar top. Backlit by warm bar light, condensation beading down the glass, a twist of orange peel on the rim, dark bokeh background. Photoreal commercial beverage photography.”
Weave and horn buttons
Seedream 4.5
“Studio product shot of a folded charcoal wool overcoat on a pale concrete block. Raking side light reveals the weave, the lapel roll and the horn buttons. Cool grey seamless backdrop, photoreal commercial apparel photography, no text, no logos.”
Flacon against the sea
Seedream 4.5
“Cinematic wide shot of a heavy faceted crystal fragrance flacon standing on black volcanic rock, low in the frame. Behind it a wall of dark seawater is frozen mid-crash, backlit by one narrow amber beam. Suspended spray droplets, volumetric haze, deep blacks across the top of the frame. Photoreal luxury commercial photography, no text, no logos.”
One shaft, one sneaker
Seedream 4.5
“Cinematic hero product shot of a single matte black high-top sneaker standing on a wet obsidian plinth in a vast dark hangar. One hard shaft of blue-white light falls from high above and rakes across the toe. Atmospheric haze, suspended water mist, anamorphic lens flare, deep crushed blacks filling the upper half of the frame. Photoreal commercial photography, 35mm, no text, no logos.”
● Three moves
Brief to delivery
01
Write the shot
Subject, surface, light. Name the product.
02
Set canvas and frame
2K · 4K at 1:1 · 9:16 · 16:9. The price holds either way.
03
Generate, then hand it over
The ⚡ shows on the button first. Download at full size.
● Two ways in
Seedream 4.5 image to image
Attach up to 10 references. Same price, same frames. Photoreal edits belong on Nano Banana instead.
● What it covers
Where 4.5 ships
The jobs a client actually signs off.
Product pagesPackaging shotsMarketplace listingsAd creativeLookbooksPress kitsKey artSocial cardsEmail headersPrint proofs
● The sheet
Seedream 4.5 against the rest of the family
4.5 for client delivery. Lite for volume drafts. Pro for a flagship brief. 4.0 for the cheapest pass.
| Spec | Seedream 4.5 | Seedream 5.0 Lite | Seedream 5.0 Pro | Seedream 4.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Live | Live | Live | Live |
| Canvases | 2K · 4K | 2K · 3K · 4K | 1K · 1.5K · 2K | 1K · 2K · 4K |
| Price | ⚡9 flat | ⚡8 flat | From ⚡10 | ⚡7 flat |
| Turnaround | ~12 sec | ~10 sec | ~15 sec | ~12 sec |
| References | Up to 10 | Up to 10 | Up to 10 | Up to 10 |
| Best for | Client delivery | Volume drafts | Flagship key art | Cheapest pass |
Seedream 5.0 Lite is cheaper and faster, on a wider ladder. Pick 4.5 when the file leaves the building. Every tier shares one composer and one wallet.
● The sheet
Seedream 4.5 model parameters
- Status
- Live in the composer
- Input
- Text, or text with references
- Reference images
- Up to 10
- Canvases
- 2K · 4K
- Frames
- 1:1 · 9:16 · 16:9
- Output
- Stills
- Audio
- Not applicable
- Typical turnaround
- ~12 sec
- Cost on OpenClips
- ⚡9 per render, flat
- Best for
- Commercial product and packaging stills
- Vendor
- ByteDance
Figures reflect OpenClips defaults, September 2026.
● Quoted first
What a Seedream render costs
Seedream 4.5
From ⚡9 ($0.09 at pack rate).
Seedream 4.0
From ⚡7 ($0.07 at pack rate).
Seedream 5.0 Pro
From ⚡10 ($0.10 at pack rate).
Flat ⚡9 per render on 4.5. No duration to price, and the canvas does not move the number. The composer shows the exact ⚡ on the button before you press it. A free account starts with ⚡50. Packs start at $10/1,000⚡.
● The price grid
Every length, every tier
Read the cell you plan to render.
Seedream 4.5
| Render | 2K | 4K |
|---|---|---|
| One image | ⚡9$0.09 | ⚡9$0.09 |
Dollars are the pack rate: $10/1,000⚡. Plans buy credits cheaper. The exact ⚡ price shows on the Generate button before you spend.
● OpenClips MCP
Drive Seedream 4.5 from your AI agent
No console and no syntax. Your agent briefs Seedream 4.5 through the OpenClips MCP server.
Server address
https://mcp.openclips.aiClaudeClaude CodeChatGPTCursorVS CodeGrokHermes agentOpenClawOther MCP client
Step 01
Say it in plain words
One sentence is the brief. Product, surface, light.
Step 02
Your agent sets the canvas
Resolution, aspect and the ⚡ quote. Queued for you.
Step 03
The frame lands in your library
Download it, remix it, or ship it. Credits settle automatically.
● Director notes
Getting more out of 4.5
Start at the top canvas
4K costs what 2K costs. Downscale later.
Set 4K first
Name the surface
Velvet, brushed steel, wet acrylic. Surfaces carry the light.
Say the material
Attach the real product
Up to 10 references pin the render to your item.
Send the real thing
Quote the copy you need
Type the exact words in the prompt. Do not describe them.
Quote the line
● From the blog
Read before you render
Studio NewsWhat a credit buys
One wallet, every model, and where the free signup grant goes.
Read it →
Prompt CraftThe aspect ratio cheat sheet
Which frame wins where, and how to compose for it before you render.
Read it →
Studio NewsRoll camera from chat
How the MCP door is built, and what an assistant may call through it.
Read it →● Version history
What changed in each Seedream release?
Newest first, straight off the roster.
image · Live on OpenClips
Flagship Seedream — premium detail up to 2K.
Seedream 5.0 Lite
Vendor states no dateimage · Live on OpenClips
Newest Seedream — fast, affordable drafts.
Seedream 4.5
Vendor states no dateimage · Live on OpenClips
Sharp, high-detail commercial quality.
image · Live on OpenClips
4K-ready detail. Typography that reads.
● Questions
Frequently asked questions
Seedream 4.5 is ByteDance's commercial tier in the Seedream 4 line. It renders stills at 2K · 4K for a flat ⚡9 per render. Typical render is ~12 sec. It carries no 1K rung, so the smallest canvas it will hand you is 2K. On OpenClips it runs inside the same composer as every other model, and a free account opens with ⚡50.
⚡9 per render, flat. The canvas does not move the number, so 4K costs what 2K costs. Seedream 4.0 sits at ⚡7, Seedream 5.0 Lite at ⚡8, and Seedream 5.0 Pro starts at ⚡10. The composer shows the exact ⚡ on the button before you press it. A new account starts with ⚡50, and packs start at $10/1,000⚡.
Lite wins the spec sheet and we will not pretend otherwise. It is ⚡8 against ⚡9, comes back in ~10 sec against ~12 sec, and offers 2K · 3K · 4K where 4.5 offers 2K · 4K. Pick Lite for volume drafts and variant passes. Pick 4.5 when the frame is the deliverable and you want the commercial tier's detail. Both share one composer and one wallet, so trying both costs one signup.
4.0 is the cheaper first pass at ⚡7 and it opens at 1K. 4.5 costs ⚡9 and has no 1K rung at all: its floor is 2K and its ceiling is 4K. Draft on 4.0 when you are still finding the shot. Move to 4.5 for the frame you actually send.
Free to try. Your one-time ⚡50 signup grant covers your first Seedream 4.5 renders, no card required. Every version is paid per render after that.
Yes. Attach up to 10 reference images and the render matches what you sent, at the same price as a text-only run. References are optional, so the same model covers both jobs. For a photoreal edit of an existing shot, Nano Banana Pro is the better door.
2K · 4K on the canvas, at 1:1 · 9:16 · 16:9. Both canvases cost the same ⚡9. The composer shows the live list, because what it offers is the catalog's call rather than this page's.
● The receipts
Where do these Seedream 4.5 facts come from?
Every link goes to the vendor's own page.
Client-ready at 4K.
One price, both canvases. Flat ⚡9 per render.
Generate with Seedream 4.5⚡50 on signup. No card. The price shows before every render.
Or roll with a sibling model
The rung that starts at 2K
Seedream 4.5 is the delivery tier of the Seedream 4 line. It renders 2K · 4K at a flat ⚡9, and it carries no 1K rung at all.
That last part is the whole shape of it. Seedream 4.0 opens at 1K and Seedream 5.0 Pro tops out at 2K. 4.5 starts where 4.0's ladder gets useful and reaches 4K from there. Typical render is ~12 sec. Your ⚡50 signup grant covers the first pass.
Canvases, frames and references
The composer offers 2K · 4K at 1:1 · 9:16 · 16:9. Square for marketplace listings, portrait for stories, landscape for a product page header. The canvas does not move the price. Up to 10 reference images ride along when the shot has to match something you already sell.
Where it sits in the family
It is not the cheapest Seedream and does not pretend to be. Seedream 4.0 sits lower at ⚡7, with a 1K floor. Seedream 5.0 Lite is ⚡8 and comes back in ~10 sec, on a wider ladder. 4.5 is the one you point at work a client signs off. The deck above is the argument, not this paragraph.
What it does not do
It renders stills, not video, and it is not an editor. Take the winner to Nano Banana for a photoreal edit, or hand it to a video model as a first frame. Every take lands in the same library, and one wallet covers the whole models roster.
● Where to go next
