If you searched "Seedance 5.5" this week, you probably mean Seedream 5.5. We found no ByteDance model called Seedance 5.5 (checked 2026-11-11).
| Name | What it is | Latest official version |
|---|---|---|
| Seedance | ByteDance Seed's video generation line | Seedance 2.5, announced July 31, 2026 |
| Seedream | ByteDance Seed's image generation and editing line | Seedream 5.5, announced November 9, 2026 |
| MiniMax-H3-Image | MiniMax's open-weights image model | Released November 10, 2026 |
ByteDance's Seed models page lists Seedance 2.5 and Seedream 5.5 as separate products.
Which one do you need?
| If you need… | Look at | Why (sourced) |
|---|---|---|
| Still images, posters, product shots; open weights; native ~16 MP | MiniMax-H3-Image | Open-weight image model, text-to-image and edits, up to 16 references |
| Still images with many rounds of retouching, or transparent (RGBA) assets | Seedream 5.5 | ByteDance claims 100-round editing and native RGBA; no open weights mentioned |
| Video clips with sound | Seedance 2.5 | ByteDance says up to 30 seconds per pass and up to 30 images, 10 video clips and 10 audio clips as references |
The image-to-image comparison is on MiniMax H3 Image vs Seedream 5.5. A still image and a video clip are different jobs, so we do not rank H3-Image against Seedance.
FAQ
Did ByteDance release Seedance 5.5?
We found no announcement or model page for it. The latest Seedance on ByteDance Seed's site is 2.5.
Is Seedream the same as Seedance?
No. Seedream makes images; Seedance makes video.
Is MiniMax H3 Image a video model?
No. MiniMax-H3-Image makes still images. MiniMax's video models are the separate MiniMax-H3 family.