Seedream 5.0 Pro vs Nano Banana Pro
ByteDance's image model for portraits and dense layouts against Google's model for consistency and edits.
The short answer.
Seedream 5.0 Pro is ByteDance's image model, strong on realistic portraits and dense layouts such as infographics. Nano Banana Pro is Google's, strong on keeping characters and products consistent and on editing with references.
In Aventada, Seedream 5.0 Pro goes up to 2K with up to 4 reference images; Nano Banana Pro goes up to 4K with up to 8. At 2K, Seedream 5.0 Pro costs 21 credits an image and Nano Banana Pro 23.
Pick Seedream 5.0 Pro if…
- Realistic portraits with natural skin and light.
- Infographics and layouts packed with readable text.
- Edits guided by a few reference images.
Pick Nano Banana Pro if…
- A character or product must stay identical across many images.
- You need 4K.
- You combine many references, up to 8.
At a glance.
As offered in Aventada on November 5, 2026. Prices are in credits, for one generation.
- Made by
- ByteDance
- Google
- Released
- —
- November 2025
- Resolutions
- 1K2K4K
- 1K2K4K
- Reference images
- Up to 4
- Up to 8
- Quality levels
- Standard
- Standard
- Formats
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- Plans
- Creator and up
- Creator and up
Released: Nano Banana Pro
Credits, side by side.
Video is priced per second of clip, with sound where the model makes it; images per picture. Failed generations are refunded.
- Per image at 1K
- Seedream 5.0 Pro11 creditsNano Banana Pro23 credits
- Per image at 2K
- Seedream 5.0 Pro21 creditsNano Banana Pro23 credits
- Per image at 4K
- Seedream 5.0 ProNot offeredNano Banana Pro40 credits
We don't publish quality scores or test results here: specs and prices come from our catalog, strengths from each maker's own description. The best test is your own prompt on both.
Questions.
Seedream 5.0 Pro is described by its maker as strong on realistic portraits; Nano Banana Pro is the pick when the same person must look identical across a series.
At 2K, Seedream 5.0 Pro costs 21 credits an image and Nano Banana Pro 23. The table above shows every resolution.
Seedream 5.0 Pro is in Creator and up; Nano Banana Pro in Creator and up.
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