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AI model rankingsImageSeedream 4.5

Seedream 4.5

ByteDance Seed Released December 2025

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#30 of 106 for image generation 6,392 votes Updated Oct 30, 2026, 04:31 PM UTC

At a glance

How Seedream 4.5 compares with the other 105 image generation models.

  • Strong choice. Ranked #30 of 106, 196 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 72% of models.

  • Close race with 22 models. Its score range overlaps with FLUX 3 Image Klein, Qwen-Image-2.1, Fibo 2.0 and 19 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually wins. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 55% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
ByteDance Seed
Category
Image
Released
December 2025 · 11 months ago
Best ByteDance Seed model
Seedream 5.0 Pro
Win rate vs all
56%
Companies ranked
27

Rank

#30

of 106 models

Elo rating

1,026

196 behind #1

typical 990

± range

±12

how certain the score is

Votes

6,392

blind comparisons

Where it ranks

This model next to its closest competitors. Click another bar to open that model.

Head-to-head chances

How often people would pick this model over another in a blind vote, based on the Elo scores.

  • vs GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · #1 overall24%
  • vs Recraft V4.1 Utility · The model just above (#29)50%
  • vs FLUX.2 [flex] · The model just below (#31)50%
  • vs HunyuanImage 3.0 · A typical model (the median)55%

Also ranked in

The same model in other categories.

  • Image editing#39 of 77

Nearby in the ranking

  • Wan 2.6 Image

    Alibaba

    1,027

    Elo

    #28

    rank

  • Recraft V4.1 Utility

    Recraft

    1,026

    Elo

    #29

    rank

  • Seedream 4.5

    ByteDance Seed

    1,026

    Elo

    #30

    rank

  • FLUX.2 [flex]

    Black Forest Labs

    1,026

    Elo

    #31

    rank

  • Ideogram 4.0

    IdeogramQuality

    1,026

    Elo

    #32

    rank

More from ByteDance Seed

  • Seedream 5.0 Pro

    ByteDance Seed

    1,100

    Elo

    #16

    rank

  • Seedream 5.0 Lite

    ByteDance Seed

    1,017

    Elo

    #39

    rank

Questions people ask

Is Seedream 4.5 the best image generation model?
Not quite: it's #30 of 106. The leader is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI, 196 Elo points ahead. People would still pick Seedream 4.5 over it in about 24% of blind votes.
How is this ranking made?
People are shown two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the one they like more. Seedream 4.5 has been in 6,392 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes Seedream 4.5?
ByteDance Seed (seed.bytedance.com). They have 3 models in this ranking.
What are alternatives to Seedream 4.5?
Wan 2.6 Image (Alibaba), Recraft V4.1 Utility (Recraft), FLUX.2 [flex] (Black Forest Labs), Ideogram 4.0 (Ideogram) are ranked closest to it. The best model from another company is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI.

People see two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the better one. Gaps under about 20 Elo points are hard to notice in practice.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.