Seedream-4 API
4 hosts currently serve Seedream-4 through VideoRouter. The lowest price is $0.027 / image (Price) at WaveSpeedAI; at Price the spread between the cheapest host (WaveSpeedAI) and the priciest (DeepInfra) is 33%.
Seedream-4 pricing by provider
| Host | Price |
|---|---|
WaveSpeedAI wavespeedai | $0.027 |
Fal fal | $0.03 |
Pika pika | $0.03 |
DeepInfra deepinfra | $0.04 |
USD per image, before the 2% platform fee. Bold = cheapest at that tier. — = host does not offer that tier. Built 2026-10-02.
What it costs per batch
At the cheapest current host:
| Cheapest host | 1 image | 100 images | 1,000 images |
|---|---|---|---|
| WaveSpeedAI | $0.027 | $2.70 | $27.00 |
How to call Seedream-4
Model id: bytedance/seedream-4.0. Preferring the cheapest host right now:
curl https://videorouter.sh/api/v1/images \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VIDEOROUTER_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model": "bytedance/seedream-4.0/wavespeedai", "prompt": "a red panda astronaut floating in space"}'Drop the host suffix (bytedance/seedream-4.0) to let the router pick the cheapest healthy host and fail over automatically. Full examples in the quickstart.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Seedream-4 API cost?
The lowest current price is $0.027 / image (Price) at WaveSpeedAI; the full host-by-host table is on this page, before VideoRouter's 2% platform fee.
What is the Seedream-4 API model id?
Use bytedance/seedream-4.0. Add a host suffix such as bytedance/seedream-4.0/wavespeedai to pin a specific provider.
Which provider is cheapest for Seedream-4?
Right now WaveSpeedAI at Price. Prices change, so unpinned requests route to the cheapest healthy host instead of hard-coding one.
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