Seedream 3.0 AI Image Generator

Photoreal portraits and bilingual type from ByteDance's 4-credit workhorse — with a Guidance Scale the newer versions don't give you.

Seedream 3.0 Model Input

Bytedance

4 credits per image.

ByteDance Seedream 3.0 is a state-of-the-art text-to-image model that excels in generating high-quality, photorealistic images with exceptional detail and artistic flair.

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Your generated image will appear here.

Enter a prompt and click 'Generate Image' — or start from an example:

Examples

Seedream 3.0 examples from real prompts

Portraits, products, posters, and macro detail generated on the 4-credit tier — open any image to inspect the prompt behind it.

Creative portrait

Seedream 3.0

Prompt: A beautiful transparent woman, porcelain, translucent, crystallized, icy, magical, micro, photography.

Product advertising

Seedream 3.0

Prompt: bottle and lemon slices, splashing effect, refreshing summer, water droplet effect.

Poster design

Seedream 3.0

Prompt: A Korean-style fried chicken poster with the title "Crunch, Crunch – Let's Eat Chicken

Editorial portrait

Seedream 3.0

Prompt: A young beautiful Hong Kong woman. Short - Mid hair, turning her head to the left looking at the camera. 90s Hong Kong style, dark tone

Typography

Seedream 3.0

Prompt: graffiti font, colorful stroke of graffiti on a Brooklyn wall with words "Seedream 3.0 on RenderFlow AI"

Macro photography

Seedream 3.0

Prompt: macro lens shot of a mantis's upper body, Teal and orange tone

Seedream 3.0 today: budget realism with real controls

Seedream 3.0 earned its reputation on photoreal portraits — real skin texture instead of plastic faces — and on bilingual Chinese-English typography that most models of its generation couldn't touch. At 4 credits per image it remains the cheapest way on RenderFlow AI to get that ByteDance look.

It also exposes a control the newer Seedream versions keep hidden: a Guidance Scale from 0 to 20 that sets how literally the model obeys your prompt, alongside custom sizes from 512 to 2048 pixels. Keep 3.0 for tuned workflows and budget volume; graduate to Seedream V4 when you need a 4K canvas or heavier layout work.

Frequently Asked Questions

Seedream 3.0 or Seedream V4 — which should I use?

Seedream V4 is the newer engine with a canvas up to 4096 pixels per side and stronger layout handling at 5 credits. Seedream 3.0 stays relevant at 4 credits for its Guidance Scale control, its tuned photoreal portrait look, and the many workflows already built around it.

What does the Guidance Scale setting do?

Guidance Scale (0–20, default 3) controls how literally Seedream 3.0 follows your prompt. Raise it when every stated detail must appear; lower it when you want the model to interpret loosely and surprise you. Most photoreal work sits comfortably between 2 and 6.

Is Seedream 3.0 still good at portraits?

Yes — realistic skin texture and natural expressions were its headline improvements at release, and they hold up. For editorial-style portraits at budget volume it remains one of the best credit-to-quality ratios on RenderFlow AI.

Can Seedream 3.0 render text in images?

It handles short Chinese and English strings — posters, graffiti, signage — better than most models of its generation. Keep the copy brief and quoted; for dense multi-line typography, move up to Seedream V4 or Qwen Image.

What sizes can Seedream 3.0 generate?

Width and height are each adjustable from 512 to 2048 pixels, so square, portrait, and landscape frames are all available. If you need anything larger than 2048px, that is the cue to switch to Seedream V4's 4K canvas.

Who is Seedream 3.0 still the right choice for?

Teams with tuned Seedream 3 prompt libraries, anyone running budget bulk generation at 4 credits, and creators who want Guidance Scale as an explicit dial — something the newer Seedream versions do not expose on RenderFlow AI.