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Model infoModelsSnapshot: 15 Oct 2026

ByteDance / SeedEdit

SeedEdit 3.0 (250628)

Text-guided image editing for subject preservation, relighting, background changes and object removal. The reviewed native BytePlus endpoint is retired.

retiredClosed weightsImage editing
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 15 Oct 2026
5 of 21 specification fields collected
Output formatsNot collectedAwaiting source review
Output formatsNot collectedAwaiting source review
Input billingSee ratesBytePlus ModelArk
Output billingSee ratesPublished units and conditions below

Specifications

Provider-documented facts. “Not collected” means we have not verified that field yet, not that the feature is unsupported.

Context / input limit
Not collected
Maximum input tokens
Not collected
Maximum output
Not collected
Reasoning
Not collected
Tool calling
Not collected
Structured output
Not collected
Streaming
Not collected
Batch processing
Not collected
Fine-tuning
Not collected
Knowledge cutoff
Not collected
Release date
Not collected
Parameters
Not collected
Architecture
Visual-language model connected to a diffusion network based on Seedream 3.0Source for Architecture (opens in a new tab)

Family-level description. The announcement discusses 4K editing, but does not establish the exact image limits of the later BytePlus API revision.

Languages
Not collected
Context caching
Not collected
Output resolutions
Not collected
Output formats
Not collected
Release month
August 2025Source for Release month (opens in a new tab)

BytePlus native API release-log month, distinct from the earlier family announcement and the checkpoint suffix.

Published request quota
500 generated images per minuteSource for Published request quota (opens in a new tab)

Historical native quota, not an account entitlement on other hosts.

Access & pricing

Prices belong to an endpoint and billing tier. A provider listing does not guarantee access for every account or region.

API model ID
seededit-3-0-i2i-250628
Access
Historical endpoint: BytePlus service ended 2026-01-22. Published pricing is retained for historical comparison only.
Regions
Not collected
Endpoint availability
Service ended 2026-01-22Source for Endpoint availability (opens in a new tab)
Supported input workflows
One original image plus a text editing instructionSource for Supported input workflows (opens in a new tab)
Request size limit
500 generated images per minuteSource for Request size limit (opens in a new tab)

Historical native quota.

Prices retain their published currencies and billing units below.

Published billing units · original currency · observed 15 Oct 2026
CategoryUsageRateUnit
Historical image generationGenerated image1$0.03image

Rate conditions

  1. Historical native card rate. BytePlus endpoint retired 2026-01-22; this is not a current offer or text-token price.
Pricing source (opens in a new tab)

Data & enterprise terms

Retention, training use, regional processing and enterprise terms have not been summarized for this endpoint.

Volcengine Ark (retired)

Provider source (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
doubao-seededit-3-0-i2i-250628
Access
Retired native route. No current inference access is represented.
Regions
cn-beijing
Endpoint availability
Native service shut down March 31, 2026 at 14:00 UTC+8. No automatic migration; recommended successor doubao-seedream-4-5-251128.Source for Endpoint availability (opens in a new tab)
Pricing coverage
Not collected

Historical native CNY price not established. International historical USD rates are not copied.

Release identity
Native Doubao selector grouped with the corresponding international family, dated revision and task. Identical deployed weights are not independently established.Source for Release identity (opens in a new tab)

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

Retention, training use, regional processing and enterprise terms have not been summarized for this endpoint.

Caching

Caching can reuse earlier input processing. Availability, lifetime and billing depend on the endpoint. A cache hit still generates a new response.

01 / INITIAL INPUTProcess & retain

The system processes eligible input and retains reusable state.

02 / LATER REQUESTCheck available state

Reuse depends on matching input, session state and the cache policy.

03 / CACHE HITReuse & generate

Reusing state can reduce repeated work. Any charges follow the billing rules below.

BytePlus ModelArk

seededit-3-0-i2i-250628
Not verified
How it works
Not collected
Minimum reusable input
Not collected
Lifetime & refresh
Not collected
How to enable it
Not collected
Usage fields
Not collected
Billing rules
Not collected
Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

Caching reviewed 15 Oct 2026

Volcengine Ark (retired)

doubao-seededit-3-0-i2i-250628
Not verified

No version-specific prompt-cache contract or tariff established.

How it works
Not collected

No version-specific prompt-cache contract or tariff established.

Minimum reusable input
Not collected

No version-specific prompt-cache contract or tariff established.

Lifetime & refresh
Not collected

No version-specific prompt-cache contract or tariff established.

How to enable it
Not collected

No version-specific prompt-cache contract or tariff established.

Usage fields
Not collected

No version-specific prompt-cache contract or tariff established.

Billing rules
Not collected

No version-specific prompt-cache contract or tariff established.

Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No version-specific prompt-cache contract or tariff established.

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

Caching reviewed 15 Oct 2026

What the measurements say

No benchmark observations have been added for this model. We do not turn a vendor description into a performance score.

Latency and throughput depend on the host, request size, reasoning settings and load. There is no measured speed or global usage figure in this record.

The record behind the model

Why it is included

Inferred from the named native hosted API offering and cross-check of ByteDance and ByteDance-Seed public repositories. No matching downloadable checkpoint was found. This is not an explicit published weight-license declaration.

Classification evidence (opens in a new tab)

Lifecycle dates

SeedEdit 3.0 family announcement6 Jun 2025Source (opens in a new tab)
BytePlus deprecation announced17 Nov 2025Source (opens in a new tab)
BytePlus new endpoint creation ended24 Nov 2025Source (opens in a new tab)
BytePlus service ended22 Jan 2026Source (opens in a new tab)
Volcengine native new endpoint creation ended26 Dec 2025Source (opens in a new tab)
Volcengine native service ended at 14:00 UTC+831 Mar 2026Source (opens in a new tab)

Sources reviewed