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Seedream 5 vs Nano Banana Pro

Pick Seedream 5 for dense layouts and infographics, and for type in many languages. Pick Nano Banana Pro for editing an image you have and a cast that stays the same.

A dense magazine spread layout with real typography, shot flat on a table.
Made with Seedream 5 in this studio.
A gallery wall with a printed poster that reads OPENING NIGHT in clean type.
Made with Nano Banana Pro in this studio.

Side by side

Seedream 5Nano Banana Pro
Made byByteDanceGoogle DeepMind
Best forLayouts, infographics and type in many languagesPosters, packaging and ads where the text has to be right
Price here, fromEditing 108 cr · Image 108 crEditing 600 cr · Image 600 cr
Strong atLayouts that hold together · Text in fourteen languages · It reasons about the briefText that survives a client review · A cast that stays the same · Editing that behaves like a camera · It knows what things are
Variants in the studio42

Prices are in credits at the default settings, worked out the same way as the button in the studio. Every run shows its own price before you press it.

Which one to pick

An infographic or dense layout: Seedream 5Seedream 5 keeps layouts together.
Text in another language: Seedream 5Seedream 5 sets text in fourteen languages.
Editing an existing image: Nano Banana ProSeedream is text-to-image first; Nano Banana Pro edits like a camera.
The same person across images: Nano Banana ProNano Banana Pro keeps a cast the same with references.

Where each falls short

Seedream 5

  • ByteDance publishes no list of limitations for the model, so there is none invented here.
  • Price doubles above 1536x1536, and the model's own default sits at that boundary. Worth knowing before you push the resolution up, the Studio shows the amount either way.
  • It is a text-to-image model first. For changing an image you already have, the edit endpoint is the one to use.

Nano Banana Pro

  • Google names the limits itself: small faces, accurate spelling and fine detail are where visual and text fidelity slip.
  • Its real-world knowledge is "extensive but not infallible", particularly for anything data-driven, do not treat a generated chart as a source.
  • Advanced edits such as masked editing or a major lighting change can come out looking unnatural.

Questions

Why does Seedream get more expensive at large sizes?

Its price doubles above 1536x1536, and the model's own default sits at that boundary. The studio shows the amount before you run.

Which handles text best?

Both set real type. Seedream is the one for many languages and dense layouts; Nano Banana Pro for short, exact text on a poster or package.

Can I try both on one brief?

Yes, the Compare image models template runs one prompt through several image models at once.

Read on

All about Seedream 5Dense layouts and real typography, in fourteen languages.All about Nano Banana ProStudio-grade images with text that actually reads, up to 4K.Run both on the same inputRun one prompt and one source image through six AI image models at once and compare the results side by side. Pick the model that fits your style and budget.Nano Banana Pro vs FLUX.2: AI image models comparedNano Banana Pro vs GPT Image: text and editsNano Banana Pro vs Nano Banana 2: which to use

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