Morning Edition · Friday, July 10, 2026Published at 1:31 AM EDT · New York
ByteDance Releases Seedream 5.0 Pro, an Image Model That Outputs Editable Layers
The professional model can split a finished poster into more than ten independent layers, inpainting the background behind removed subjects.
ByteDance released Seedream 5.0 Pro, a professional-grade image model aimed at commercial design, product photography, and advertising. The central capability, flagged by the Russian-language channel AI ML Big Data as layer separation, lets…
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