Seedream 4 for the first photo of a listing
A main photo has one job: show the product beyond doubt and survive being shrunk to a thumbnail. This model does that more reliably than anything else on the roster — a clean background, one honest contact shadow, and enough resolution to crop into.
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Specification
- Built by
- ByteDance
- Starts from
- a written brief · reference photos
- Size
- 960 × 960 – 4096 × 4096 px
- Reference photos
- 10
- Render time
- about 25s
- Cost
- 1 credit per image
What it is good for
- Up to 4096 px
- The highest of any image model here. Spare resolution means one frame yields both the thumbnail and the detail crop without a second render.
- A clean, predictable background
- It does not add props you did not ask for and does not slip a second product into the background. On a listing that matters more than flair.
- Ten reference photos
- Upload the product from several sides and the whole series holds the same item. On a listing with colour variants that saves more time than anything else.
When to pick something else
It has a 960 × 960 px floor, so very small formats are rendered larger and the file reduced afterwards. It is not a text-in-image model either — a headline comes out worse here than on Ideogram V3, Nano Banana 2 or GPT Image 2. And if the photo should look shot at home rather than in a studio, this model is the exact opposite of what you want: take FLUX.1 Krea.
See every modelHow to brief this model
The things this engine handles differently from the rest. The habits that hold for every model are collected separately, in the help centre.
- Rule out the equipment in its own sentence. Our sample kept coming back with a softbox in frame until the brief said plainly: no lights, no stands, no equipment.
- Ask for a seamless backdrop and a contact shadow. That is the setup marketplace galleries accept, and this model holds it without adding props.
- Upload the product from several sides when you need a set. It takes ten photographs and the whole run stays on the same item.
- Only go to 4096 px when the frame genuinely has to be cropped. The floor is 960 × 960, so smaller formats are rendered larger anyway.
- Do not set type here. Text in image comes out worse than in Ideogram V3, Nano Banana 2 or GPT Image 2 — leave the space and set the headline separately.
Questions about this model
Other models
- Nano Banana ProOne model for photos and for graphics. The most versatile on the roster.
- Seedream 5.0 ProExact pixel sizes and the widest frames. For formats the rest cannot hold.
- FLUX1.1 Pro UltraMaterial texture and believable light. For photos that should look like photos.
- FLUX.1 KreaA photo that does not look generated. Less gloss, more truth.
- FLUX.1 DevFifteen seconds a frame. A solid middle between speed and quality.
- FLUX.1 SchnellSix seconds a frame. For checking an idea, not for finishing one.
- Krea 2 TurboEight seconds and a frame with a clear character. For mood shots.
- Qwen Image 3Correct Polish text and a clean layout. For graphics with a headline.
- Ideogram V3The best typography on the roster. For graphics where the text is the subject.
- Ideogram V4Ideogram's typography at up to 3840 px. For large creative.
- Nano Banana 28:1 and 1:8 frames the rest cannot do. For banners at extreme ratios.
- FLUX.2 ProDeep colour and glass with reflections. For creative from the top shelf.
- GPT Image 2Does exactly what you wrote. For graphics with callouts and leader lines.
- Z-Image TurboTen seconds to a clean composition. You add the text yourself, in the editor.
- Bria Product ShotYour photo, a new scene. The product stays exactly the same.
Try this model on your own product
Sign up without a card and get 40 credits. Switching model is one click, so you can send the same brief through several of them and keep the best frame.