Seedream 5.0 Lite Edit by is a state-of-the-art image editing model preserving facial features, lighting, and color tones from reference images. Features high-fidelity editing with professional quality, superior prompt adherence, and up to 4K resolution. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.
Idle

$0.035per run·~28 / $1

Transform the entire scene into a miniature tilt-shift diorama. Make the subject look like a hand-painted figurine with visible brush strokes on the skin. Add a wooden display base beneath the scene. Shift the lighting to warm studio spotlights from above. Make all textures look like craft materials — felt, clay, and balsa wood.

Keep the woman, her braid, pose and trench coat unchanged. Transform the scene into a snowy winter evening: snow falling, the bridge railings covered in snow, warm glowing lanterns along the bridge and bare trees with frost.

Print a bold vintage-style graphic on the front of this t-shirt: a sunset over ocean waves with palm silhouettes and the text "ENDLESS SUMMER" in retro script letters. Keep the shirt shape and the flat lay background.

Turn this terrarium into a tiny magical world: add a miniature glowing cottage, a winding pebble path, tiny lanterns, and a small waterfall among the succulents, with warm fairy light glowing inside the glass. Keep the glass bowl and desk.

Transform this photo into a cozy holiday illustration in a soft gouache painting style. Keep the cabin and snowy pines, add warm string lights along the roof, a wreath on the door, a small snowman in front of the cabin and a red sled leaning on the porch. No text.
Seedream V5.0 Lite Edit is lightweight image editing model, enabling creative transformations and style transfers using reference images and text prompts. Upload reference images and describe the desired edit — the model generates stunning results while preserving identity and key features.
Multi-image reference Use multiple reference images for complex edits and compositions.
Natural language editing Describe your edit in plain text — reference images by Figure number for precise control.
Style transfer Transform subjects into different aesthetics like cyberpunk, anime, fantasy, and more.
Lightweight & fast Lite version optimized for speed while maintaining quality.
Prompt Enhancer Built-in tool to automatically improve your edit descriptions.
Flexible sizing Specify custom output size, or leave blank to match the reference image.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| prompt | Yes | Text description of the desired edit (use "Figure 1", "Figure 2" to reference images) |
| images | Yes | Reference images for the edit (click "+ Add Item" to add more) |
| size | No | Output size; if empty, matches the reference image's aspect ratio |
| Output | Cost |
|---|---|
| Per image | $0.035 |
Grab a WaveSpeedAI API key, then call POST https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/bytedance/seedream-v5.0-lite/edit with your input as JSON. The endpoint returns a prediction id. Start polling the result endpoint around every 2 seconds, increase the interval for long-running tasks, and stop on any terminal status. On completed, read output values from data.outputs. Examples for Seedream v5.0 Lite Edit below.
set -euo pipefail
: "${WAVESPEED_API_KEY:?Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY}"
REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<'JSON'
{
"prompt": "A cinematic shot of a city at sunset, soft golden light",
"images": [
"https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-images/painted-hand-298-332.jpg"
],
"output_format": "jpeg"
}
JSON
)
# 1. Submit the prediction.
SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
-X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/bytedance/seedream-v5.0-lite/edit" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $WAVESPEED_API_KEY" \
-d "$REQUEST_BODY")
TASK=$(printf '%s' "$SUBMIT_RESPONSE" | jq 'if has("data") then .data else . end')
PREDICTION_ID=$(printf '%s' "$TASK" | jq -r '.id')
if [ -z "$PREDICTION_ID" ] || [ "$PREDICTION_ID" = "null" ]; then
printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id
' >&2
exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/$PREDICTION_ID/result"
# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while true; do
RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body "$RESULT_URL" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $WAVESPEED_API_KEY")
RESULT=$(printf '%s' "$RESPONSE" | jq 'if has("data") then .data else . end')
STATUS=$(printf '%s' "$RESULT" | jq -r '.status')
case "$STATUS" in
completed) printf '%s\n' "$RESULT" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
failed|cancelled|timeout|deleted) printf '%s\n' "$RESULT" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
*) sleep 2 ;;
esac
doneconst submitUrl = "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/bytedance/seedream-v5.0-lite/edit";
const apiKey = process.env.WAVESPEED_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error('Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY');
async function requestJson(url, options = {}) {
const response = await fetch(url, options);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(await response.text());
return response.json();
}
// 1. Submit the prediction.
const body = await requestJson(submitUrl, {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"prompt": "A cinematic shot of a city at sunset, soft golden light",
"images": [
"https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-images/painted-hand-298-332.jpg"
],
"output_format": "jpeg"
}),
});
const task = body.data ?? body;
if (!task.id) throw new Error("Submission response did not contain a prediction id");
const resultUrl = `https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${task.id}/result`;
// 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while (true) {
const resultBody = await requestJson(resultUrl, {
headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}` },
});
const result = resultBody.data ?? resultBody;
if (result.status === "completed") {
console.log(result.outputs);
break;
}
if (["failed", "cancelled", "timeout", "deleted"].includes(result.status)) throw new Error(JSON.stringify(result));
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
}import json
import os
import time
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
api_key = os.environ["WAVESPEED_API_KEY"]
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", "Content-Type": "application/json"}
payload = {
"prompt": "A cinematic shot of a city at sunset, soft golden light",
"images": [
"https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-images/painted-hand-298-332.jpg"
],
"output_format": "jpeg"
}
def request_json(url, data=None):
request = Request(url, data=data, headers=headers, method="POST" if data else "GET")
with urlopen(request) as response:
return json.load(response)
# 1. Submit the prediction.
body = request_json("https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/bytedance/seedream-v5.0-lite/edit", json.dumps(payload).encode())
task = body.get("data", body)
if not task.get("id"):
raise RuntimeError("Submission response did not contain a prediction id")
result_url = f"https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/{task['id']}/result"
# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while True:
result_body = request_json(result_url)
result = result_body.get("data", result_body)
status = result.get("status")
if status == "completed":
print(result.get("outputs", []))
break
if status in {"failed", "cancelled", "timeout", "deleted"}:
raise RuntimeError(result)
time.sleep(2)Seedream v5.0 Lite Edit is a ByteDance model for image editing, exposed as a REST API on WaveSpeedAI. Seedream 5.0 Lite Edit by is a state-of-the-art image editing model preserving facial features, lighting, and color tones from reference images. Features high-fidelity editing with professional quality, superior prompt adherence, and up to 4K resolution. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing. You can call it programmatically or try it from the playground above.
POST your input parameters to the model's REST endpoint (shown in the API tab of this playground) with your WaveSpeedAI API key in the Authorization header. Submission returns a prediction ID. Poll the result endpoint starting around every 2 seconds, increase the interval for long-running tasks, and stop on any terminal status. The playground generates Python, JavaScript, and cURL examples for submitting requests and polling results. Full request/response shape is documented at https://wavespeed.ai/docs/docs-api/bytedance/bytedance-seedream-v5.0-lite-edit.
Seedream v5.0 Lite Edit starts at $0.035 per run. That figure is the base price — the final charge scales with the parameters you set in the form (output size, length, count, references, or whatever knobs this model exposes), so a higher-quality or larger output costs more than a minimal one. The exact cost for your current input is shown live next to the Generate button before you submit, and the actual per-call charge is recorded on the prediction afterwards.
Key inputs: `prompt`, `images`, `enable_base64_output`, `enable_sync_mode`, `output_format`. The full JSON schema (types, defaults, allowed values) is rendered above the Generate button and mirrored in the API reference at https://wavespeed.ai/docs/docs-api/bytedance/bytedance-seedream-v5.0-lite-edit.
Reported generation time on WaveSpeedAI is around 39 seconds per request. This is an estimate, not a latency guarantee; queue time and input settings can change the total wait. live status is visible in the prediction record.
Commercial usage rights depend on the model's license, set by its provider (ByteDance). Check the provider's applicable terms and WaveSpeedAI's Terms of Service before commercial use.