One base 2K output
Seedream 4.5 API pricing
Compare the exact Seedream 4.5 base text-to-image route at one 2K output without mixing edits, sequential generation, 4K settings, or newer Seedream models.
Seedream 4.5 API pricing
Seedream 4.5 base 2K image price
- Reviewed comparison scope
- Seedream 4.5 · base text to image · one 2K output · no references or sequential mode · global · USD per image
- Publication gate
- At least 3 unique providers with accepted, fresh, reviewed evidence
| Price rank | Provider | Route and tier | Published meter | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tie | fal.ai | aggregator · base single-image | $0.04 / imagefresh | First-party sourceChecked Aug 23, 2026Fresh until Aug 30, 2026 |
| 1Tie | Replicate | marketplace · base single-image | $0.04 / imagefresh | First-party sourceChecked Aug 23, 2026Fresh until Aug 30, 2026 |
| 1Tie | WaveSpeedAI | aggregator · base single-image | $0.04 / imagefresh | First-party sourceChecked Aug 23, 2026Fresh until Aug 30, 2026 |
Price meter only: Editing, sequential output, multiple images, 4K, Seedream 4, Seedream 5.0 Lite, and provider discounts are excluded. The tie covers the reviewed base output meter only. Equal prices share a price rank; provider name and offer ID determine only their stable display order.
Configuration-specific buying guide
How to use this Seedream 4.5 API pricing result
Seedream product pages often place text-to-image, editing, and sequential generation beside one another. This result fixes the exact 4.5 release, base text-to-image mode, one 2K output, and no reference or sequential behavior. fal, Replicate, and WaveSpeedAI each publish four cents, so APIDir reports a three-channel tie for that narrow meter.
Model identity remains explicit because Seedream 4, 4.5, 5.0 Lite, and newer releases can coexist in a provider catalog. A route described only as Seedream is not eligible. The endpoint must identify 4.5, and a sequential or edit suffix creates a different workload even if the provider advertises the same starting price.
Equal public prices do not guarantee equal invoices or outputs. Default resolution, maximum output count, reference handling, moderation, queueing, retention, retry billing, and final image metadata can differ. Reproduce the reviewed base request and compare usable outputs before choosing a service channel.
What changes the real cost
- Number of outputs is billable; sequential or multi-image settings can multiply a four-cent headline rate.
- 2K and 4K controls, custom dimensions, editing, and reference images must be checked on the exact endpoint.
- Retries, safety rejections, storage, bandwidth, and human visual review contribute to delivered-asset cost.
- Promotional discounts and account-specific credits are excluded from the stable public base comparison.
Checks before production
- Pin Seedream 4.5's full route and reject fallback to version 4, 5.0 Lite, or a sequential endpoint.
- Validate resolution, output count, edit or reference inputs, aspect ratio, and response format before submission.
- Bound retry count and elapsed time, and do not resubmit an unknown-outcome generation without an idempotency decision.
- Record route, dimensions, requested and returned output count, request ID, terminal state, and charged images.
Workloads this result can inform
Single marketing concepts
The tied 2K base price gives a clean starting point. Evaluate typography, prompt adherence, and manual correction time on the actual campaign brief.
Consistent image series
Use a sequential route and multiply by the maximum possible output count. The single-image result is not a batch quote.
Reference-guided editing
Move to the edit endpoint and inspect reference limits, identity preservation, and billing rather than reusing the text-to-image evidence.
Public methodology
How an offer enters the ranking
- The observation passed APIDir's accepted evidence and publication-permission gates and retains an official first-party source.
- Its offer identity, provider channel, route, and tier are explicitly included after configuration review.
- Its freshness label is fresh and its fresh-until time has not passed.
- The model, billing unit, region, and every reviewed comparison field match the group definition.
- At least three unique providers qualify; otherwise APIDir publishes no order, cheapest claim, or spread.
- Prices sort low to high. Equal prices share a rank; provider name, then offer ID, controls only stable display order.
Questions developers ask
When does APIDir publish a cheapest provider?
Only when at least three unique providers have accepted, publication-permitted, fresh observations for the same model and billing meter, with every route and material configuration field explicitly reviewed.
What happens to stale or quarantined prices?
They are excluded from ranking order. Historical evidence may remain auditable elsewhere, but it cannot support a current winner or savings claim.
Does the first row mean the provider is best overall?
No. The order covers the displayed price meter only and does not score quality, speed, uptime, limits, support, legal terms, or total production cost.
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