Seedream 4.5 Now Available: ByteDance's Best Image Editing Model

Seedream 4.5 is now live on BestPhoto. This is ByteDance's Doubao team's latest image model — a refinement-focused upgrade that brings sharper visuals, stronger spatial coherence, and more reliable instruction following. If you need predictable, high-quality image editing for e-commerce, design, or creative production, this is the model to use.

What's New in Seedream 4.5

Seedream 4.5 is built for creators, brands, and platforms that need dependable execution. ByteDance describes it as "all-round improvement through overall model scaling" — and the results speak for themselves.

See It In Action: Before & After

Seedream 4.5 excels at complex edits that require understanding context. Here are real examples showing what the model can do with straightforward prompts:

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Product Photography Swap

Seamlessly replace products while maintaining lighting and composition

"Replace the coffee mug with an elegant glass perfume bottle with gold accents"

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Scene Transformation

Transform environments while preserving interior elements

"Transform the window view to show a snowy winter night with city lights"

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Fashion & Background Edit

Complete outfit and environment changes in one edit

"Change to an elegant red evening gown, transform background to upscale hotel lobby"

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Food Styling Upgrade

Elevate dishes with gourmet presentation and table settings

"Transform into gourmet truffle pizza with arugula and balsamic glaze, add elegant table setting"

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Architectural Reimagining

Redesign buildings with new features and atmospheres

"Transform into futuristic eco-home with vertical gardens and solar panels, sunset lighting"

Built for Professional Workflows

Seedream 4.5 is designed for production environments where consistency matters. ByteDance specifically built it for:

The model's strength is structural accuracy and dependable execution. When you give it a complex prompt, it follows instructions reliably. Multi-image scenes stay coherent. Subjects stay clear. This is what production teams actually need.

Reference Image Consistency

One of Seedream 4.5's standout features is how it handles reference images. The model preserves facial features, lighting, color tone, and details from your source images while enabling professional-level edits. This makes it excellent for:

• Creating consistent character appearances across multiple scenes
• Combining elements from different photos into cohesive compositions
• Product shots that need consistent lighting and style
• Fashion editorials with multiple angles of the same outfit

You can use up to 10 reference images in a single edit, and the model precisely identifies target elements across all inputs. This is a significant step up from version 4.0.

Typography and Text Rendering

Seedream 4.5 brings enhanced ability to handle dense text rendering and poster layouts with designer-level composition. If you're creating marketing materials, social media graphics, or any content that combines images with text, this model handles it cleanly.

How Seedream 4.5 Fits In Our Lineup

BestPhoto now offers multiple image editing models, each with different strengths. Here's how to choose:

How to Use Seedream 4.5 on BestPhoto

Getting started is straightforward:

1. Go to our image-to-image tool — Head to the AI image editor
2. Upload your reference image(s) — You can use up to 10 images
3. Select Seedream 4.5 — Choose it from the model dropdown
4. Describe your edit — Be specific about what you want changed
5. Generate — Results typically appear in 10-15 seconds

The model follows instructions reliably, so you don't need to over-engineer your prompts. Just describe what you want changed and it'll handle the rest.

When Should You Use Seedream 4.5?

Seedream 4.5 is your go-to choice when:

• You need consistent results across multiple edits
• You're doing product photography swaps or modifications
• You want to combine elements from multiple reference images
• You're creating marketing materials with text overlays
• You need reliable instruction following without surprises
• You're working on e-commerce or advertising content
• You want character consistency across multiple frames or scenes

Try It Today

Seedream 4.5 is available now on BestPhoto. ByteDance's Doubao team has delivered a significant upgrade over 4.0 — and the improvements in structural accuracy, consistency, and dependable execution make it a strong addition to our model lineup.

If you've been frustrated by models that don't follow instructions or produce inconsistent results, give Seedream 4.5 a try. It's built for production workflows where reliability matters.

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