Which should you pick?
ByteDance Seedream 4 is the cheaper job: 3 credits against 4 credits for Grok Imagine Image Quality. Those are the credits one complete generation costs, not a headline rate, so they are directly comparable even though the two models bill differently.
At their most expensive settings the gap widens: Grok Imagine Image Quality tops out at 4 credits a job versus 3.
ByteDance Seedream 4 supports up to 4K, the higher of the two.
Grok Imagine Image Quality supports more aspect ratios (13: 20:9, 19.5:9, 2:1, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16, 1:2, 9:19.5, 9:20), giving it more format flexibility.
What a job costs
ByteDance Seedream 4
3 credits
It bills a flat rate per generation.
- Price3 credits
Grok Imagine Image Quality
4 credits
It bills a flat rate per generation.
- Price4 credits
All figures are Versely credits. Your plan's credit allowance is on the pricing page.
Spec comparison
| Spec | ByteDance Seedream 4 | Grok Imagine Image Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance | Grok |
| Cost per job | 3 credits | 4 credits |
| Billing | a flat rate per generation | a flat rate per generation |
| Max resolution | 4K | 2K |
| Aspect ratios | 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 3:2, 2:3, 21:9 | 20:9, 19.5:9, 2:1, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16, 1:2, 9:19.5, 9:20 |
| Durations | — | — |
| Frame rates | — | — |
| Qualities | 1K, 2K, 4K | 1K, 2K |
| Requires starting image | No | No |
| Accepts video input | No | No |
| Reference images | Up to 10 | — |
| Leaderboard | Unranked | #20 in text to image |
| Released | Sep 9, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
What each one does that the other doesn't
Only ByteDance Seedream 4
creative, advanced, artistic
Only Grok Imagine Image Quality
quality, 2k, xai
Both list: text to image.
Leaderboard positions
Versely ranks each capability on its own leaderboard, so a position is only comparable between two models within the same row.
ByteDance Seedream 4
Not on a Versely leaderboard yet.
Grok Imagine Image Quality
- Text to image#20
Full ByteDance Seedream 4 spec sheet →
Seedream 4 — the previous-generation ByteDance image model. Still a capable, lower-cost text-to-image pick when you don't need 4.5's stronger prompt comprehension.
Full Grok Imagine Image Quality spec sheet →
xAI Grok Imagine Image (Quality tier) text-to-image. Quality-optimized generation up to 2K resolution with a wide range of aspect ratios.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, ByteDance Seedream 4 or Grok Imagine Image Quality?+
ByteDance Seedream 4 is cheaper per job: 3 credits against 4 credits for Grok Imagine Image Quality.
What can ByteDance Seedream 4 do that Grok Imagine Image Quality can't, or vice versa?+
Only ByteDance Seedream 4 lists creative, advanced, artistic. Only Grok Imagine Image Quality lists quality, 2k, xai. Both list text to image.
How do ByteDance Seedream 4 and Grok Imagine Image Quality bill?+
ByteDance Seedream 4 bills a flat rate per generation. Grok Imagine Image Quality bills a flat rate per generation. Both are charged in Versely credits.
Which has higher output resolution, ByteDance Seedream 4 or Grok Imagine Image Quality?+
ByteDance Seedream 4 supports higher output (4K against 2K).
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