Seedream 5.0 Lite
Capabilities & pricing
Seedream 5.0 Lite is designed for design, product scenes and illustrations that bring content, style and composition together.
- Base rate
- from 11 tokens per image
- Category
- Images
- Access
- MCP + website
- Payment
- Syntasy tokens
What can you do with Seedream 5.0 Lite?
Turn a brief into a visual
Describe the image's purpose, main elements and visual hierarchy. Explore publication designs, advertising concepts and expressive portraits.
Structured layouts and visual detail
The Seedream family supports detailed creative briefs and design work. For a layout, list the elements and their positions, separating exact lettering from style instructions.
From text to an image
Start with an idea without a source image. Describe the subject, setting and style to develop an illustration or advertising visual.
Work from a source image
Use the image-input mode to work from an existing visual. For an edit, describe a specific change and identify what should remain.
Where it fits
Advertising layouts, posters, concept visualization and social media assets.
How to get a useful result
Start with composition and purpose, then add lighting and style. In image-input modes, identify the elements that must remain.
How much does it cost?
Current tariffs from the Syntasy catalog. Choose a mode and settings; check the final estimate before starting.
| Mode | Settings | Syntasy tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Image to image | With image | 11 tokens per image |
| Text to image | Text input | 11 tokens per image |
This is the rate for the specified billing unit. Duration, output count and input length may change the total.
Available modes
Image to image
With image
Text to image
Text input
Use Seedream 5.0 Lite via MCP
Connect Syntasy in your AI client and authorize access. Ask it to find this model, calculate the price and show the settings before generation.
- Open Access & tokens in the MCP section and create an MCP token.
- Add the server URL to your client:
/api/mcp - Ask: “Find Seedream 5.0 Lite. Show its modes and estimate the cost before starting.”
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "syntasy_list_models",
"arguments": {
"kind": "image",
"query": "Seedream 5.0 Lite"
}
}
}The example discovers models and does not start a paid generation. Replace YOUR_MCP_TOKEN with your own token.
Frequently asked questions
What are Syntasy tokens?
They are the shared balance used to pay for models in Syntasy. Token pack prices are available on the pricing page. View token packs
Why can the final cost differ from the base rate?
A per-second tariff is multiplied by duration, an image tariff by output count, and a character tariff by text length. Check the estimate on the website or use syntasy_estimate_generation via MCP for your chosen settings.
