Seedream 3.0
ByteDanceProprietary
Seedream 3.0 is an AI image model from ByteDance. On LMArena’s Text-to-image leaderboard it ranks 60 of 82 with 1082±5 from 36,895 votes. It is not on LMArena’s Image editing leaderboard yet. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- ByteDance
- License
- Proprietary
Not yet available: Released (per AA), LMArena · Image editing, AA Elo
Who it is for (from the data)
- When quality is not the top priority: #60 of 82 on Text-to-image, in the bottom half; if quality matters most, check higher-ranked models first.
- Mainly text-to-image: no image-edit results yet.
- Use via ByteDance's service or API: LMArena lists it as proprietary.
- Existing ByteDance users: this vendor has 8 models on Text-to-image.
Neighbours on Text-to-image
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 |  Recraft V4.1 Flash Recraft | 1098 | 3,486 | 949 | Proprietary | +16 |
| 58 |  MAI-Image-1 Microsoft AI | 1092 | 98,374 | – | Proprietary | +10 |
| 59 |  Z-Image-Turbo Alibaba | 1082 | 24,963 | 936 | Apache 2.0 | +0 |
| 60 | Seedream 3.0 ByteDance | 1082 | 36,895 | – | Proprietary | |
| 61 |  FLUX.1 Kontext [max] Black Forest Labs | 1075 | 65,501 | 929 | Proprietary | -7 |
| 62 | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B Black Forest Labs | 1070 | 150,695 | 929 | flux-non-commercial-license | -12 |
| 63 | Qwen-Image (Prompt Extend) Alibaba | 1061 | 716,671 | – | Apache 2.0 | -21 |
Alternatives · More from ByteDance
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Seedream 5.0 Pro ByteDance | 1250 | 105,824 | 1100 | Proprietary |
| 35 | Seedream 4.5 ByteDance | 1149 | 318,120 | 1026 | Proprietary |
| 39 | Seedream 5.0 Lite ByteDance | 1140 | 141,120 | 1017 | Proprietary |
| 40 | Seedream 4.0 (2K) ByteDance | 1139 | 12,563 | – | Proprietary |
| 47 | Seedream 4.0 (fal) ByteDance | 1116 | 11,841 | – | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Qwen-Image-2.1 Alibaba | 1225 | 19,604 | 1042 | qwen-research |
| 20 |  Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) Ideogram | 1200 | 72,865 | 1026 | Ideogram Open Model |
| 27 |  Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (Agentic) NVIDIA | 1164 | 10,803 | 993 | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| 33 |  HunyuanImage 3.0 Tencent | 1151 | 180,498 | 932 | tencent-hunyuan-community |
| 34 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image NVIDIA | 1151 | 18,480 | 985 | OpenMDW-1.1 |
How to read the scores
- LMArena score: people blind-pick the better of two anonymous images for the same prompt, and the votes are fitted into an Elo-style rating; "±" is the 95% confidence interval.
- Text-to-image and image edit are separate boards, so scores are not comparable across them; AA Elo comes from Artificial Analysis on a different scale.
- If the gap between two models is smaller than their combined intervals, the order is not statistically reliable; treat them as the same tier. More votes mean narrower intervals.
FAQ
Where does Seedream 3.0 rank among AI image models?
Text-to-image rank 60 (1082) (LMArena, data as of Oct 27, 2026).
Is Seedream 3.0 open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through ByteDance’s products or API.
Can Seedream 3.0 edit images?
The LMArena image-edit board has no result for Seedream 3.0 yet, so we cannot confirm its editing ability from the data.
Who makes Seedream 3.0?
According to LMArena, Seedream 3.0 is made by ByteDance.
How reliable is Seedream 3.0's score?
The scores are based on 36,895 votes on Text-to-image (95% CI ±5). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Seedream 3.0 from #1 on Text-to-image?
#1 on Text-to-image is GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst (1427); Seedream 3.0 scores 1082, 345 points behind.
Sources
LMArena Text-to-image data published on Oct 26, 2026.
LMArena Image editing data published on Oct 26, 2026.
17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Oct 27, 2026.
Price, resolution and speed have no reliable public data yet and are omitted; all values come from the snapshot, blanks show –.