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Seedream 4.5

Arena score
26.3

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Rank
#8

of 62 ranked

Stars

4.5 of 5

Speed
Slow
Reliability
Excellent
Price
$0.0400 / image

Especially good for Photorealism and Prompt Adherence.

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Standout work

The model at its best across 4 more challenges.

Studio Ghibli Anime Style
Feb 5, 2026
Over-the-top cartoon caricature
Feb 5, 2026
Modern Clean Menu
Feb 5, 2026
Golden Hour Stroll
Feb 5, 2026
Arena / Performance

Speed & reliability

Text-to-Image, measured across every provider serving this model, last 30 days.

Generation speed
18.4s median
P50 18.4s P95 tail 33.1s
Reliability
100.0% success
excludes user errors
Arena / Skills

Skills

The shape of this model's strengths, and the categories it ranks strongest in.

Skill signature

Where Seedream 4.5 earns its score, percentile-shaped across its skills.

Top skills
  1. 1
    3D Imaging & Modeling 28.1
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    72%
  2. 2
    Prompt Adherence 25.9
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    64%
  3. 3
    Aesthetics 25.4
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    64%
  4. 4
    Creativity 24.1
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    62%
  5. 5
    Text Rendering 24.0
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    59%
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By skill

Every challenge Seedream 4.5 entered, grouped by the skill it tests and led by its strongest lanes. Scroll a lane to see them all; open a stack to compare its takes.

3D Imaging & Modeling
2 challenges · 72% wins
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Prompt Adherence
13 challenges · 62% wins
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14 challenges · 56% wins
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Creativity
8 challenges · 63% wins
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Text Rendering
7 challenges · 59% wins
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People & Poses
2 challenges · 73% wins
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Product, Branding & Commercial
6 challenges · 55% wins
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Artistic Restyling
2 challenges · 64% wins
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Photorealism
14 challenges · 54% wins
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Lighting, Shadows & Materials
6 challenges · 46% wins
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Face & Identity
3 challenges · 59% wins
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Backgrounds & Scenes
2 challenges · 34% wins
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Preservation
9 challenges · 53% wins
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Art
2 challenges · 63% wins
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Adding & Editing Objects
3 challenges · 32% wins
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