Seedream 5 Lite

ByteDance's image model: strong at text in images and posters. By ByteDance, on GridPup at $0.042 per image, paid from your GridPup balance per request. No subscription.

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Price

Made by: ByteDance
Per image: $0.042 (1024×1024)
Does: Create

What it costs, roughly
10 images	$0.42
1,000 images	$42.26

Use it from your code

GridPup's API speaks OpenAI's format: use any OpenAI SDK with the base URL https://api.gridpup.com/v1/ai and a GridPup API key with Also use AI models. The answer tells you what it cost. More in the API docs.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.gridpup.com/v1/ai", api_key="gp_live_…")

r = client.images.generate(
    model="bytedance/seedream-5-lite",
    prompt="A red fox in fresh snow, photo",
)
print(r.data[0].url)

Questions

How much does Seedream 5 Lite cost?: $0.042 per image, charged per request from your prepaid balance. You need a small balance to start ($1 for most models); there is no monthly fee.
Who runs it?: ByteDance made Seedream 5 Lite. GridPup serves it through Cloudflare's AI Gateway, so you use it with one GridPup balance instead of an account with ByteDance.
Does it work with the OpenAI SDK?: Yes: set base_url to https://api.gridpup.com/v1/ai and the model to bytedance/seedream-5-lite.

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