Try Seedream 5.0 Lite Text to Image with real poster, infographic, banner, and photography examples, eight aspect ratios, 2K or 4K output, and API code.
Provider: ByteDance
Category: image generation
Endpoint: /v1/tasks
Status: Available
Cost: See live page pricing
Try Seedream 5.0 Lite Text to Image with real poster, infographic, banner, and photography examples, eight aspect ratios, 2K or 4K output, and API code.
Pricing
Standard Usage
Ready for generation
Configure your parameters and click "Run" to see the output here.
Browse real API results across different aspect ratios, complete prompts, and visual detail.
Choose an adjacent model by task, output tier, and reference-image needs.

Higher-fidelity generation
Move to the Pro route when final-image polish matters more than flat low-cost output.

Fast four-step generation
Compare fast commercial visuals, readable English text, and reproducible seeds.

Structured prompt generation
An alternative for product layouts, posters, and complex prompt relationships.
Try Seedream 5.0 Lite Text to Image with real poster, infographic, banner, and photography examples, eight aspect ratios, 2K or 4K output, and API code.
The Playground and API use the same model ID: seedream-5.0-lite/text-to-image. This endpoint accepts text prompts only; reference-image editing uses the separate Image-to-Image route.
These specifications reflect the current Seedream 5.0 Lite Text to Image request contract.
Final cost depends on the output tier and input add-ons. Check the live page price and task record for the final charge.
Choose the destination and aspect ratio before composing subject, scene, material, light, and text.
Copy a minimal request below. See Docs for parameters, callbacks, task retrieval, and errors.
POST /v1/tasksseedream-5.0-lite/text-to-imagecurl -X POST https://api.hiapi.ai/v1/tasks \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "seedream-5.0-lite/text-to-image",
"input": {
"prompt": "A cinematic product campaign with sharp text",
"aspect_ratio": "1:1",
"resolution": "2K"
}
}'The create request immediately returns a taskId; image generation continues asynchronously.
It is a good fit for text-heavy posters, menus, infographics, marketing banners, and fast multi-ratio delivery. This route accepts text prompts only.
Yes. Both resolutions use the same per-image tier. Aspect ratio and prompt length do not change the price; see the live page price for the current amount.
It supports 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 2:3, 3:2, and 21:9.
No. Use the separate seedream-5.0-lite/image-to-image model ID for instruction edits or multi-reference composites.
POST /v1/tasks with model plus input.prompt, input.aspect_ratio, and input.resolution. Resolution must be 2K or 4K.
Start with the subject, environment, and visual goal, then add material, light, camera, and exact text.
Draft
2K
Final
4K
Choose an aspect ratio and render at 2K or 4K at the same flat price.
Confirm the result in Playground, then reuse the same prompt and model ID in an asynchronous task.