ByteDance Releases Seedream 5.5 Image Generation Model

ByteDance has launched its next-generation image creation model, Seedream 5.5, highlighting pixel-level localized editing, consistency across hundreds of continuous revision rounds, and native RGBA transparency asset generation. Tests indicate that its severe text-rendering failure rate in complex bilingual (Chinese and English) and fine-print typography has dropped to 0.4%, with API pricing roughly one-third that of GPT Images 2.6. The model has already been integrated into Doubao Work and Jimeng, with Volcano Engine set to launch API services this week.