# Bad Influence story: ByteDance releases Seedream 5.5 image generation model

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 04:41. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/0942e497-488d-4270-afdc-28b63668cde3

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Latest update (11-09 04:41): ByteDance releases Seedream 5.5 image model with faster editing and transparent asset output

Overview: ByteDance says it released the Seedream 5.5 image generation model on November 9, with faster generation and more stable multi-round editing than Seedream 5.0 Pro. The model natively generates transparent RGBA assets. It is already live in Doubao, Doubao Work and Jimeng, and API access on Volcano Ark is coming soon.

The API keeps a two-part billing structure of input image plus output image, and text tokens are not charged. ByteDance's example puts a 2K square image edit at about 0.28 yuan per image, less than half the cost of Seedream 5.0 Pro, according to the Leiphone report.

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1. 11-09 04:41 · Leiphone · [ByteDance releases Seedream 5.5 image model with faster editing and transparent asset output](https://badinfluence.news/items/iuz51b6i2wz12qq6b8ufa0e1n)
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