Recraft V4 vs Seedream 5.0 Lite

    Comparison

    Compare $ / Image, Image Gen, Image Edit, license, and release date. Search any image generation model with the pickers below.

    Recraft V4

    Recraft

    $0.04

    Seedream 5.0 Lite

    ByteDance

    $0.04

    Metric
    Recraft V4
    Seedream 5.0 Lite
    $ / Image
    $0.04
    $0.04
    Image Gen
    N/A
    N/A
    Image Edit
    N/A
    N/A
    Image Gen win rate
    N/A
    N/A
    Release date
    2026-02-17
    2026-08-13
    License
    Proprietary
    Proprietary
    Provider
    Recraft
    ByteDance

    Recraft V4 vs Seedream 5.0 Lite FAQ

    Which is cheaper, Recraft V4 or Seedream 5.0 Lite?

    Seedream 5.0 Lite currently shows the lower $ / Image: $0.04 vs $0.04 for Recraft V4. That is the public ByteDance image API pricing versus Recraft image API pricing. Duration, resolution, and voice settings can still flip the invoice.

    Which ranks higher, Recraft V4 or Seedream 5.0 Lite?

    Recraft V4 currently leads on Image Gen: N/A for Recraft V4 vs N/A for Seedream 5.0 Lite. Rank and price move independently, so the cheaper image generation model is not automatically the weaker one.

    Does this comparison include Image Edit?

    Yes. Recraft V4 scores N/A and Seedream 5.0 Lite scores N/A on Image Edit. If one side is N/A, that mode is missing from the public feed, not priced at zero.

    Is Recraft V4 or Seedream 5.0 Lite open source?

    Recraft V4 is proprietary (Proprietary). Seedream 5.0 Lite is proprietary (Proprietary). Open-weight models can be self-hosted; proprietary ones are billed only through the provider API on this page.

    How do I switch the models in this Recraft V4 vs Seedream 5.0 Lite comparison?

    Use the model pickers at the top of this page. Search any image generation model in the index and the URL updates to a new comparison, the same way LLM comparison pages work. Open either model from the sidebar for the single-model $ / Image page.

    What data is used for Recraft V4 vs Seedream 5.0 Lite?

    This comparison uses public llm-stats and ZeroEval arena data for image generation models, then normalizes $ / Image, Image Gen, Image Edit, license, and release date inside AnotherWrapper. Treat the numbers as comparable public list rates, not a quote from either vendor.

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