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How to pick between them
- 1
Need a cut-out or small text?
Pick Seedream 5.5: it is the only one with Transparent background, and it is the newest model for text.
- 2
Need the most reference images?
Seedream 4.5 takes up to 14; 5.5 and 5.0 Pro take up to 10.
- 3
Compare on your own prompt
Run the same prompt, aspect ratio and size on each model and keep the result you prefer. The cost shows before each image.
Seedream 5.5, 5.0 Pro and 4.5 on KreatorFlow
Every value is read from the Image studio's code.
| Seedream 5.5 | Seedream 5.0 Pro | Seedream 4.5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credits per image | 1 credit at 1.5K and 2 credits at 2K | 2 credits at 1.5K, 4 credits at 2K | 2 credits at 1K, 2 credits at 2K, 2 credits at 4K |
| Sizes | 1.5K and 2K | 1.5K and 2K | 1K, 2K and 4K |
| Reference images | Up to 10 | Up to 10 | Up to 14 |
| Reference images cost | 1 credit per 2 (rounded up) | 1 credit per 2 after the first (rounded up) | Included |
| Transparent PNG | Yes | No | No |
| Layers | Yes | No | No |
| In the studio now | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Seedream 5.5 next to Midjourney and GPT Image
Seedream as KreatorFlow offers it; Midjourney V8.2 and GPT Image 2.5 as their official docs describe them, checked 6 October 2026. These are the same sourced facts as our Seedream vs Midjourney and Seedream vs GPT Image guides; we add no new claims and quote no third-party prices.
| Seedream 5.5 on KreatorFlow | Midjourney V8.2 (official docs) | GPT Image 2.5 (official docs) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Output size | 1.5K and 2K | Square: 1024 x 1024 px (SD) or 2048 x 2048 px (HD) | 1024 x 1024, 1536 x 1024 and 1024 x 1536; custom sizes up to 3840 px per edge (above 2560 x 1440 is experimental) |
| Reference images | Up to 10 | Up to 4 with the Edit Model; plus style references (--sref) and image prompts | Up to 16 input images on edits |
| Editing | Edit any image with a text prompt | Edit Model with written instructions, plus inpainting and outpainting in the Editor | Edits with an optional, prompt-guided mask; multi-turn editing in the Responses API |
| Access | Web studio and a developer API | Website and Discord; no public API | Image API and the Responses API image generation tool |
Sources, as checked:
- Midjourney docs: Version, checked 6 October 2026: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/32199405667853-Version
- Midjourney docs: Edit Model, checked 6 October 2026: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/48495453462797-Edit-Model
- Midjourney docs: Editor, checked 6 October 2026: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/32764383466893-Editor
- Midjourney docs: Image Size & Resolution, checked 6 October 2026: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/33329374594957-Image-Size-Resolution
- Midjourney docs: Aspect Ratio, checked 6 October 2026: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/31894244298125-Aspect-Ratio
- Midjourney docs: Chaos / Variety, checked 6 October 2026: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/32099348346765-Chaos-Variety
- Midjourney docs: Style Reference, checked 6 October 2026: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/32180011136653-Style-Reference
- Midjourney docs: Personalization, checked 6 October 2026: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/32433330574221-Personalization
- Midjourney docs: Text Generation, checked 6 October 2026: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/32502277092109-Text-Generation
- Midjourney docs: Video, checked 6 October 2026: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/37460773864589-Video
- Midjourney docs: Web vs Discord, checked 6 October 2026: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/33329300781837-Web-vs-Discord
- Midjourney docs: Community Guidelines, checked 6 October 2026: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/32013696484109-Community-Guidelines
- OpenAI API docs: Image generation guide, checked 6 October 2026: developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/image-generation
- OpenAI API docs: GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst model, checked 6 October 2026: developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-image-2.5-sunburst
- OpenAI API docs: GPT-Image-2.5 Flare model, checked 6 October 2026: developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-image-2.5-flare
- OpenAI API reference: Create image, checked 6 October 2026: developers.openai.com/api/reference/resources/images/methods/generate
- OpenAI API reference: Create image edit, checked 6 October 2026: developers.openai.com/api/reference/resources/images/methods/edit
- OpenAI API changelog, checked 6 October 2026: developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog
What about image quality?
We do not publish quality scores we have not measured. To judge the newest model on its own outputs, see our Seedream 5.5 test results, which describe what each example shows.
