Image model comparisonNano Banana ProvsSeedream 5 Pro

Two pro image models for detailed, text-rich work. Compared on what you can set and what it costs.

5 free credits to start, no card needed.

Behind the title: an image from the AIFACECRAFT Studio.

The short answer

Both are built for detailed, text-rich images. Nano Banana Pro reaches 4K and blends up to fourteen images; Seedream 5 Pro is built around editing a layout with selections, sketches and layers.

In AIFACECRAFT, from the Studio’s own settings

Head to head.

Top output: Nano Banana Pro: 4K; Seedream 5 Pro: 2K
Settings: Nano Banana Pro: 1K, 2K or 4K; Seedream 5 Pro: 1K or 2K
Reference images: Nano Banana Pro: 8; Seedream 5 Pro: 10
Aspect ratios: Nano Banana Pro: 10; Seedream 5 Pro: 10
Credits per image, lowest setting: Nano Banana Pro: 4; Seedream 5 Pro: 2
Credits per image, top setting: Nano Banana Pro: 7; Seedream 5 Pro: 4
On the free plan: Nano Banana Pro: Up to 2K; 4K on Starter and up; Seedream 5 Pro: Every resolution

Longer bars mean more, except credits, where the shorter bar costs less. Your plan’s benefits apply in the Studio, which shows the exact cost before you generate.

As announced.

What each developer says about its own model. AIFACECRAFT may offer a subset; the head-to-head above shows what you can set here.

Nano Banana Pro vs Seedream 5 Pro as announced by their developers, checked November 9, 2026
Feature	Nano Banana Pro	Seedream 5 Pro
Developer	Google (Gemini 3 Pro Image)	ByteDance Seed (Seedream 5.0 Pro)
Released	November 20, 2025	July 8, 2026
Top resolution	2K and 4K	Not stated by ByteDance Seed
Reference images	Up to 14 images; keeps up to 5 people consistent	Several images fused into one; the maximum is not stated
Text in images	Legible text in many languages, with translation	Text in more than ten languages, including right-to-left Arabic
Editing	Lighting, camera angle, focus and colour grading; local edits	Point, lasso and box selections, sketches, hex colours and material swaps; splits an image into more than 10 layers
Watermark and provenance	SynthID on every image; a visible watermark for free and Google AI Pro users	Not stated
Where to use it	Gemini app, Google AI Studio and Gemini API, Vertex AI, Flow, Google Ads, Slides and Vids, AIFACECRAFT	Dola, BytePlus, AIFACECRAFT

Sources, checked November 9, 2026: Google: Nano Banana Pro · Google: Nano Banana 2 · ByteDance Seed: Introducing Seedream 5.0 Pro · ByteDance Seed: Seedream 5.0 Pro. Prices and features change; check each site before you buy.

Where each wins.

Choose Nano Banana Pro for

Output at 4K for print or large screens.
Several people or products kept consistent across references.
Text and translation inside the image.

Nano Banana Pro guide

Choose Seedream 5 Pro for

Dense layouts in more than ten languages, including Arabic.
Selection, sketch and layer editing in ByteDance’s own apps.
A second look from a different model family on the same brief.
Fewer credits per image in AIFACECRAFT, at both the lowest and the top setting.

Seedream 5 Pro guide

Questions, answered.

Is Nano Banana Pro better than Seedream 5 Pro?

Neither wins everywhere. Google’s Nano Banana Pro reaches 4K and blends up to 14 images. ByteDance’s Seedream 5 Pro focuses on layout editing and renders text in more than ten languages; ByteDance itself says finer text rendering and pixel-level editing consistency still have room to improve.

Which costs less in AIFACECRAFT?

In AIFACECRAFT, Nano Banana Pro costs 4 credits per image at 1K and 7 at 4K; Seedream 5 Pro costs 2 credits per image at 1K and 4 at 2K. Seedream 5 Pro costs less at both ends. Your plan’s benefits apply, and the Studio shows the exact cost before you generate.

Does Seedream 5 Pro make 4K images?

ByteDance does not state a top resolution for Seedream 5.0 Pro. In AIFACECRAFT, Seedream 5 Pro renders at 1K or 2K.

Can I use Seedream’s selection and layer tools in AIFACECRAFT?

Not at the moment. In AIFACECRAFT, Seedream 5 Pro works from your prompt and reference images; ByteDance’s selection, sketch and layer tools are in its own apps.

Is Nano Banana Pro still Google’s newest image model?

No. Google released Nano Banana 2 on February 26, 2026 and Nano Banana 2.1 on October 6, 2026. In Google’s own preference tests, Nano Banana 2.1 scored above Nano Banana Pro. Nano Banana Pro stays in Gemini plans, the Gemini API and AIFACECRAFT.