# Seedream 5.0 — FAQ

> Accounts, free credits, billing, failed generations and limits.

Human page: https://tryseedream.asia/ · Chinese version: https://tryseedream.asia/zh

## Is Seedream 5.0 free to try?

New accounts get a one-time gift of 20 credits (enough for 2 Normal images), granted after the account email is verified (email + password signups) or immediately when signing up with Google, with no expiry date.

## Do I need an account?

Yes, generating requires signing in. You can use Google or email + password. Email + password accounts must confirm their email address via the link sent at signup before they can sign in.

## How much does it cost?

Monthly plans: Basic $9.90 (500 credits), Pro $29.90 (2,000 credits), Max $79.90 (6,000 credits). Yearly plans are also offered. Details: https://tryseedream.asia/pricing.md

## How many credits does one image or video use?

A Normal image uses 10 credits; other image models 20 credits (40 for 4K on Ultra / NanoBanana 2). Videos: Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast costs 10 credits for 5s at 480p (scales with length and resolution); Seedance 1.5 Pro costs 80 credits.

## What happens if a generation fails?

Credits are reserved when the task starts and automatically restored if it fails or is canceled.

## Do credits expire?

Plan credits expire at the end of the billing period they were granted for. The signup gift currently has no expiry date.

## Can I cancel?

The pricing page states plans can be canceled anytime. Refund rules: https://tryseedream.asia/refund

## Which languages are supported?

The interface is available in English and Simplified Chinese.

## Unknowns

This document does not state output licensing beyond the plan feature lists on the pricing page, provider-side content policies, generation speed guarantees or usage statistics. Check the Terms of Service and live pages.

## Related agent docs

- [Overview](https://tryseedream.asia/index.md): What the site does, tools, models, credits and where to start.
- [Pricing and credits](https://tryseedream.asia/pricing.md): Plans, prices, monthly/yearly credits, the signup gift and per-generation credit costs.
- [Text to image (and image to image)](https://tryseedream.asia/text-to-image.md): Image models, credit cost per image, ratios, resolutions and formats.
- [Image to video (and text to video)](https://tryseedream.asia/image-to-video.md): Seedance video models, durations, resolutions and the credit formula.
- [About](https://tryseedream.asia/about.md): Who the site is for, languages, policies and support contact.
- [llms.txt](https://tryseedream.asia/llms.txt) · [llms-full.txt](https://tryseedream.asia/llms-full.txt)