bytedance/seedream-5.0-lite idByteDance-Seedream-5.0-lite is the latest image generation model released by BytePlus. For the first time, it introduces web-connected retrieval, enabling the model to fuse real-time online information to significantly improve the timeliness and relevance of generated images. The model’s reasoning and comprehension capabilities are further upgraded, allowing it to accurately interpret complex prompts and visual inputs. In addition, ByteDance-Seedream-5.0-lite delivers notable improvements in global knowledge coverage, reference consistency, and professional-grade scene generation, making it well suited for enterprise-level visual creation workflows.
# Drop-in OpenAI-compatible client$ import { generateText } from 'ai'$$ const { text } = await generateText({$ model: 'bytedance/seedream-5.0-lite',$ baseURL: 'https://synapse.garden/api/v1',$ apiKey: process.env.MG_KEY,$ prompt: 'Why is the sky blue?',$ })
| Rate | Per million tokens · USD |
|---|---|
| Input | — |
| Output | — |
| Per img | $0.0385 |
Use the OpenAI or Anthropic SDK and point baseURL at https://synapse.garden/api/v1. Set model: ‘bytedance/seedream-5.0-lite’ and supply your Synapse Garden API key. No code changes beyond the base URL.
Pricing varies by usage type — see the table above for the current rates.
Context window varies — check the live spec sheet at the top of this page.
No. Synapse Garden is the single API surface — one key gives you OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Cohere, and more. Billing, rate limits, and audit logs are unified.
Sign up, create a key, drop our base URL into your existing client. The free tier includes a million tokens every month — no credit card.