July 29th, 2026

Seedream 5 Pro just landed in three tools at once β Reference-to-Image, Image Editor, and Text to Image β plus a model swap in PhotoShoot.
It's a real step up in photorealism over earlier versions β more accurate lighting, materials, and skin texture β so results read less like typical AI output and closer to an actual photo.
What makes it different:
Scene or character swap, pick your mode β in Reference-to-Image, place a face's identity into any reference (Scene mode), or swap up to 4 characters directly into a source scene (Character swap mode)
Keep Pose β send a reference straight through with a fixed prompt, so pose, composition, outfit, body, and background all carry over from the reference β only the identity changes
1K or 2K, your call β every tool lets you pick faster, cheaper 1K or larger, more detailed 2K
PhotoShoot got the upgrade too β the model's now Seedream 5 Pro, for sharper, higher-quality photoshoots of your characters
π Try it: Reference-to-Image Β· Image Editor Β· Text to Image