Seedream 5.5 beats GPT Image 2.5 on realistic portraits at $0.02/image, a third the price
SimplyAnnisa · x · 2026-11-10
A hands-on test prompting "Beverly Hills Girl" on Seedream 5.5 vs GPT Image 2.5: Seedream delivered effortless old-money minimalism with real skin texture, while GPT went tanning-oil overdrive. Seedream costs $0.02 per image, about a third of GPT's price, and survives 100 revision rounds without degrading. Cheap model beats pricier rival on photorealistic people.
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