by ByteDanceImage
Seedream 4.0
Exact sizes up to 4096×2304 and ten-reference edits
- Up to 10 reference images
From 5 credits per image≈ $0.05· Create Image
What is Seedream 4.0?
Seedream 4.0 is the Seedream generation before 5.0: text to image and edits from one to ten references, with sixteen fixed sizes from 1024 by 1024 up to 4096 by 2304. Every size costs the same, so you can render at delivery size from the start.
Best on PopNow for: Large 4K-wide frames at the same price as small ones, moving a portrait into a new setting, and redrawing a still as a hand-inked graphic novel panel.
Good for
- Large 4K-wide frames at the same price as small ones
- Moving a portrait into a new setting
- Redrawing a still as a hand-inked graphic-novel panel
What Seedream 4.0 does well
4096 pixels for the price of 1024
The size changes the pixels, not the bill, so there is no reason to draft small and upscale later.
Keep her, change the place
Keep a woman's face, body and pose exactly and move her to a sunlit Mediterranean terrace in one edit.
Photo to ink panel
A noir photograph redrawn as a graphic novel panel, with the man, the train and the girders kept in place.
Real results from Seedream 4.0
Every image and clip here was generated with Seedream 4.0. Hit Recreate to open it in the studio with the same prompt and settings.
InputBring your own image
InputBring your own image
Prompts that worked on Seedream 4.0
Real outputs with the exact prompt we used, and why it worked. Hit Recreate to try the same settings.
Keep the man, the train, the girders and the composition exactly as they are. Redraw the whole photograph as a hand-inked graphic novel panel: bold brush outlines, flat black shadows, cross-hatched mid-tones, a single red accent on the streetlight, and a narrow caption box in the top corner reading 'The 11:40 never stops here.'
"Keep the man, the train, the girders and the composition exactly" before the restyle instruction. Listing the structural elements preserves the composition while the medium changes completely.
RecreateAn adult flamenco dancer mid-turn in a ruffled crimson dress on a dusty wooden stage, a single spotlight cutting through the dust she kicks up and a guitarist in deep shadow behind her. Motion blur in the ruffles, a crisp face, saturated reds.
One dancer, one spotlight and dust in the beam: a single strong light source gives the large canvas drama without clutter.
RecreateWhat Seedream 4.0 can do
Each mode opens in the studio with Seedream 4.0 already picked. The price shows before you generate.
Best ways to use Seedream 4.0 on PopNow
Where this model already does the work for you, from one-tap apps to the full studio.
How to prompt Seedream 4.0
- Pick the delivery size up front; all sixteen presets cost the same.
- In edits, say what each reference contributes and what must stay.
- There's no seed, so keep the prompt with any frame you want to extend into a series.
Settings worth knowing
Everything else has a sensible default, so you can type a prompt and go.
image_urls≤ 10- Photos to edit or combine. Say in the prompt what each one adds.
How it compares
Same kind of job, different strengths and prices.
Seedream 5.0 Pro and Lite are the newer generation with finer material detail; 4.0 keeps its own look and the largest sizes.
Where Seedream 4.0 falls short
- Only the sixteen preset sizes; no aspect ratio field.
- There is no seed or file format choice.
- Unnamed references get blended.
How to use Seedream 4.0 in three steps
- Pick Seedream 4.0 in the image studio and choose the delivery size first.
- Write the scene; in edits, say what each reference contributes and what must stay.
- Generate, and keep the prompt with any frame you want to extend into a series.
Questions about Seedream 4.0
How much does Seedream 4.0 cost?
On PopNow, the cheapest run of Seedream 4.0 costs 5 credits ($0.05) per image. You pay with credits (1 credit = $0.01), the exact cost shows on the Generate button before you start, and failed generations are refunded automatically.
Does a larger size cost more on Seedream 4.0?
No, all sixteen sizes cost the same.
What is the largest Seedream 4.0 size?
4096 by 2304.
How many references can an edit take?
Up to ten.
Seedream 4.0 or 5.0 Lite?
5.0 Lite is newer with finer detail; 4.0 has its own look and the largest sizes.
Is there a seed?
No.
Seedream 4.0 or Seedream 5.0 Lite?
Seedream 5.0 Pro and Lite are the newer generation with finer material detail; 4.0 keeps its own look and the largest sizes.
Make something with Seedream 4.0
Render at 4096 pixels wide from the first try, at the same price as a small draft.