> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.argil.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Seedream 5.0 Pro

> Generate an image from text, or edit and combine up to 10 reference images, with ByteDance Seedream 5.0 Pro.

Model id `seedream-5.0-pro` · ByteDance · image · 2 modes: `text-to-image`, `image-to-image`.

> [!NOTE]
>
> This page reflects the current catalog. Inputs, allowed values, limits and prices can change as the model evolves; the field names and their meaning do not. For the exact schema at any time, your agent calls [`get_model`](https://docs.argil.ai/v2/mcp/tools) with the mode.

## Text To Image

Mode `text-to-image`. Text to image.

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Allowed | Default | Description |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| `prompt` | string | Yes | up to 32,000 characters | | What the image should show, or the changes to make. |
| `image_size` | string | | `square_hd`, `square`, `portrait_4_3`, `portrait_16_9`, `landscape_4_3`, `landscape_16_9`, `auto_2K`, `auto_1K` | `auto_2K` | Output size. |
| `num_images` | integer | | 1 to 4 | | How many images to generate in one call. |

### Pricing

3.27–6.53 credits/image; default 6.53 at auto\_2K.

Fixed price: charged as estimated.

For the exact price of a request, use [`estimate_generation`](https://docs.argil.ai/v2/mcp/tools).

### Example

The arguments of [`generate_media`](https://docs.argil.ai/v2/mcp/tools#generate_media):

```json theme={null}
{
  "model": "seedream-5.0-pro",
  "mode": "text-to-image",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "Studio photo of a ceramic mug with steam, soft morning light"
  }
}
```

## Image To Image

Mode `image-to-image`. Edit or combine reference images.

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Allowed | Default | Description |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| `prompt` | string | Yes | up to 32,000 characters | | What the image should show, or the changes to make. |
| `image_size` | string | | `square_hd`, `square`, `portrait_4_3`, `portrait_16_9`, `landscape_4_3`, `landscape_16_9`, `auto_2K`, `auto_1K` | `auto_2K` | Output size. |
| `num_images` | integer | | 1 to 4 | | How many images to generate in one call. |
| `references` | [File](https://docs.argil.ai/v2/mcp/how-it-works.md#your-files) list | Yes | 1 to 10 items | | References the output must follow. The kind of each one (image, video, audio) is read from the file; per-kind limits are in the mode’s `capabilities.references`. |

**References:** up to 10: 10 images. Assets, URLs and elements are accepted.

### Pricing

3.27–6.53 credits/image; default 6.53 at auto\_2K. Editing: +0.22 per additional reference after the first, per output image.

Fixed price: charged as estimated.

For the exact price of a request, use [`estimate_generation`](https://docs.argil.ai/v2/mcp/tools).

### Example

The arguments of [`generate_media`](https://docs.argil.ai/v2/mcp/tools#generate_media):

```json theme={null}
{
  "model": "seedream-5.0-pro",
  "mode": "image-to-image",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "Studio photo of a ceramic mug with steam, soft morning light, keeping the look of the reference",
    "references": [
      "asset_91a3c7e5b2d84f6a8e0c1b9d7f3a5e24"
    ]
  }
}
```


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