ByteDance

Seedream 4.0

AI Image Editing Model

Mode:

All Text to Image Image Edit

Image

ByteDance's image generation model with integrated text-to-image and image editing capabilities in a unified architecture, supporting up to 4K resolution

How Seedream 4.0 performs

Rankings based on human votes in the Lumenfall Arena, where real users pick their favorite without knowing which model made which image.

All categories

Seedream 4.0 competes across 11 categories in the arena

Artistic Restyling

Image Editing

Ranked #9 of 15 models · 48.6% win rate Leaderboard

Seedream 4.0

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Over-the-top cartoon carica... Studio Ghibli Anime Style

Creativity

Image Editing

Ranked #9 of 15 models · 48.6% win rate Leaderboard

Seedream 4.0

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Over-the-top cartoon carica... Studio Ghibli Anime Style

Preservation

Image Editing

Ranked #20 of 32 models · 23.3% win rate Leaderboard

Seedream 4.0

Before After

Bald man challenge

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge Over-the-top cartoon carica... Pose & Character Mashup +1 more

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing

Ranked #16 of 24 models · 31.7% win rate Leaderboard

Seedream 4.0

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Outfit Transfer Challenge Over-the-top cartoon carica... Pose & Character Mashup

Lighting, Shadows & Materials

Image Editing

Ranked #21 of 29 models · 16.3% win rate Leaderboard

Seedream 4.0

Before After

Bald man challenge

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge Pose & Character Mashup

Photorealism

Image Editing

Ranked #20 of 27 models · 19.3% win rate Leaderboard

Seedream 4.0

Before After

Bald man challenge

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#7 Seedream 5.... ranks higher

Before After

#21 Vidu Q2 ranks lower

Before After

#27 FLUX.2 [dev] ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge

Face & Identity

Image Editing

Ranked #14 of 17 models · 26.4% win rate Leaderboard

Seedream 4.0

Before After

Bald man challenge

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana 2 ranks higher

Before After

#5 GPT Image 1.5 ranks higher

Before After

#13 Wan 2.6 ranks higher

Before After

#17 FLUX.2 [dev] ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Over-the-top cartoon carica...

Aesthetics

Image Editing

Ranked #15 of 17 models · 21.4% win rate Leaderboard

Seedream 4.0

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#5 Nano Banana 2 ranks higher

Before After

#13 Reve Image 1.0 ranks higher

Before After

#17 FLUX.2 [kle... ranks lower

Ranked using Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Studio Ghibli Anime Style

Backgrounds & Scenes

Image Editing

Ranked #15 of 16 models · 16.5% win rate Leaderboard

Seedream 4.0

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Man and Car in California

People & Poses

Image Editing

Ranked #17 of 18 models · 22.6% win rate Leaderboard

Seedream 4.0

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#5 FLUX.2 [kle... ranks higher

Before After

#14 FLUX.2 [pro] ranks higher

Before After

#18 FLUX.2 [dev... ranks lower

Ranked using Golden Hour Stroll Pose & Character Mashup

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing

Ranked #19 of 19 models · 5.2% win rate Leaderboard

Seedream 4.0

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge