Use the Seedream API via RunAPI with a model skill, unified auth, and pay-as-you-go pricing.
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/seedream/edit_image \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "seedream-v4-text-to-image",
"source_image_urls": [
"https://cdn.runapi.ai/public/samples/image.jpg"
],
"prompt": "Create a social media graphic for a coffee shop sale with the text '50% OFF' in bold, warm tones, 4K."
}'import { SeedreamClient } from "@runapi.ai/seedream";
const client = new SeedreamClient();
const result = await client.editImage.run({
model: "seedream-v4-text-to-image",
source_image_urls: ["https://cdn.runapi.ai/public/samples/image.jpg"],
prompt: "Create a social media graphic for a coffee shop sale with the text '50% OFF' in bold, warm tones, 4K.",
});<?php
require __DIR__ . "/vendor/autoload.php";
use RunApi\Seedream\SeedreamClient;
$client = new SeedreamClient();
$result = $client->editImage->run([
'model' => 'seedream-v4-text-to-image',
'source_image_urls' => ['https://cdn.runapi.ai/public/samples/image.jpg'],
'prompt' => 'Create a social media graphic for a coffee shop sale with the text \'50% OFF\' in bold, warm tones, 4K.',
]);require "runapi/seedream"
client = RunApi::Seedream::Client.new
result = client.edit_image.run(
model: "seedream-v4-text-to-image",
source_image_urls: ["https://cdn.runapi.ai/public/samples/image.jpg"],
prompt: "Create a social media graphic for a coffee shop sale with the text '50% OFF' in bold, warm tones, 4K."
)npx skills add runapi-ai/seedream -g# Claude Code
claude mcp add runapi -s user -- npx -y @runapi.ai/mcp
# Codex
codex plugin install runapi-mcp@agents
# Cursor / Windsurf / VS Code
npx @runapi.ai/mcp init cursorSeedream is an image generation and editing model with strong typography rendering and up to 4K output resolution. It supports text-to-image and image editing workflows with fine-grained style control.
| Variant | Billing | Pricing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| seedream-4.5-edit | call | $0.10 | View → |
| seedream-4.5-text-to-image | call | $0.10 | View → |
| seedream-5-lite-edit | call | $0.08 | View → |
| seedream-5-lite-text-to-image | call | $0.08 | View → |
| seedream-5-pro-edit | call | $0.17 | View → |
| seedream-5-pro-layer-decomposition | call | $0.14 | View → |
| seedream-5-pro-text-to-image | call | $0.11 | View → |
| seedream-v4-edit | call | $0.08 | View → |
| seedream-v4-text-to-image | call | $0.08 | View → |
| Endpoint | Resolution | Duration | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| edit_image | — | — | $0.10 / image |
Prices shown for seedream-4.5-edit. Other variants retain their own endpoint pricing.
Sign up and generate an API key from the dashboard.
Choose the version that best matches your quality and cost requirements.
Submit your prompt and parameters to the model's documented endpoint.
Poll the task or set a webhook, then download the completed output.
Seedream is optimized for typography and style control. Through RunAPI, all Seedream variants share one key and unified billing.
A single RunAPI API key unlocks the whole model catalog across all providers. No separate accounts to create, no API keys to rotate per integration, and no credential management overhead. Add a new model to your app by changing one parameter.
Per-call pricing in USD, billed monthly into a single invoice. No subscription tiers, no minimum spend, and failed generations are never charged. The pricing page and check_pricing API show exact costs before you commit to a model.
Typed schemas, parameter constraints, and setup notes are packaged in the model skill so your implementation starts from the right contract. The skill loads into Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and VS Code — your agent knows the correct request shape before you write a line of code.
Up to 4K resolution for text-to-image. Image editing can target 1K, 2K, or 4K output on v4.
Seedream has strong typography support — it reliably renders text like headlines, logos, and labels within generated images, especially in v4.5 and v5.
Text-to-image generates from scratch. Edit mode accepts one or more source images plus a text instruction and applies targeted, instruction-guided edits while preserving the rest of the image.
Yes — Seedream 5 Lite can perform real-time web search for time-sensitive prompts, generating images informed by current events and trends.
Seedream 4.5 generates in a few seconds. Seedream 5 Lite is faster.
Pick the cheapest variant that meets your quality bar. Most teams start on the fast variant and graduate to pro for production.