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How to Use Seedream in ChatGPT

Seedream isn’t built into ChatGPT. Here’s how to add ByteDance’s Seedream 5 Lite to ChatGPT in a few minutes and generate 2K and 3K images right in the chat.

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How to Use Seedream in ChatGPT

If you searched “Seedream in ChatGPT”, here’s the short answer: ChatGPT doesn’t include ByteDance’s Seedream models. Its built-in images come from OpenAI’s own model. You can still use Seedream 5 Lite inside ChatGPT by adding AiWings as a plugin. It takes about two minutes, and after that you just ask for Seedream by name.

What you need

  • A ChatGPT account on a plan that lets you add custom MCP plugins.
  • An AiWings account (sign in with Google). Usage comes from your AiWings credits.
  • About two minutes.

Step 1: Add AiWings to ChatGPT

You only do this once. After that, Seedream is available in every new ChatGPT chat.

  1. 1In ChatGPT, open Plugins in the sidebar and click Add.
  2. 2Choose Add custom MCP server and name it AiWings.
  3. 3Paste the server URL below and keep Authentication set to OAuth.
  4. 4Tick the confirmation box and click Create as a plugin.
  5. 5Sign in to AiWings when the window opens and allow access.
https://aiwings.io/api/mcp

See everything AiWings adds to ChatGPT

Step 2: Ask ChatGPT for a Seedream image

Start a new chat and name the model in your request. ChatGPT calls the AiWings image tool, runs Seedream, and shows the result right in the conversation.

Use Seedream to make a 16:9 photoreal interior of a bright sunroom with a rattan armchair, hanging plants and a stone coffee table, at 3K.

Seedream is known for photographic interiors, editorial layouts and very wide shapes. Here are real, unedited results at 2K and 3K:

A sunlit Japandi living room with an oak sofa, curved travertine table and a tall arched window with linen curtains
Interiors that look photographedSeedream 5 Lite · 3K
A fictional design magazine called ATLAS lying flat on pale concrete, with a white spiral staircase on the cover and three cover lines
Editorial layouts with textSeedream 5 Lite · 2K
A layered paper-cut diorama of a mountain village at dusk lit from behind, inside a shadow box
Illustration with real textureSeedream 5 Lite · 2K
A mirror-like salt flat at blue hour reflecting the Milky Way, with distant rock monoliths on the horizon
Ultra-wide scenes at 21:9Seedream 5 Lite · 3K

Step 3: Put your product in a new scene

Seedream takes up to 14 reference images, so it’s a strong choice for product photos. Ask ChatGPT to open the AiWings upload widget, drop in your product, and describe the new scene.

Open the AiWings upload widget. Then use Seedream to put my coffee bag on a sunlit oak kitchen counter next to a pour-over setup. Keep the label exactly the same.

The original bag on the left, and the Seedream version on the right: same product, new kitchen.

A kraft-paper specialty coffee bag labeled KHAMSIN on a travertine pedestal with scattered beans and a ceramic cup in soft window light
The original product shotNano Banana Pro · 1K
The same kraft coffee bag from the reference image placed on a sunlit oak kitchen counter next to a pour-over setup
Placed in a new scene with SeedreamSeedream 5 Lite · 2K

Seedream 5 Lite at a glance

Seedream is ByteDance’s image model. AiWings offers Seedream 5 Lite, which works the same way everywhere you add it:

ModelSizesReference imagesCost per imageBest for
Seedream 5 Lite2K, 3KUp to 145 credits ($0.05)Interiors, editorial layouts, wide scenes

Prices are at the top-up rate of $0.01 per credit, and plans include more credits per dollar. You get 3K for the same price as 2K (5 credits ($0.05)). To stop naming the model every time, say “make Seedream 5 Lite at 3K my default”.

See Seedream 5 Lite samples and pricing

Tips for ChatGPT and Seedream

  • Ask for 3K when detail matters: it costs the same as 2K.
  • Use 21:9 for banners and cinematic shots, a shape most models don’t offer.
  • Put any words that should appear in quotes and say where they go, such as a cover headline.
  • Say what to keep when you edit: keep the label exactly the same, change only the background.
  • Iterate in the same chat: “same scene, warmer light” edits the last result instead of starting over.

If something doesn’t work

  • ChatGPT made the image itself or said it can't: start the request with “Use Seedream” or “Use the AiWings plugin”.
  • The plugin isn’t listed: check that it’s turned on for the chat, or remove it and add it again with the same URL.
  • Sign-in loops: allow pop-ups for chatgpt.com and finish the AiWings sign-in in the same browser.
  • Out of credits: top up from your AiWings dashboard, then ask ChatGPT to try again.

Bottom line

Seedream isn’t a setting you can switch on in ChatGPT, but with AiWings added as a plugin it’s one sentence away. The same plugin also gives ChatGPT Nano Banana, GPT Image, Imagen and Seedance video, all from one balance.

Add Seedream to ChatGPT

FAQ

Can ChatGPT use Seedream natively?

No. ChatGPT doesn’t include ByteDance’s Seedream models. You add them with AiWings, then ask for Seedream by name.

What sizes does Seedream 5 Lite make?

2K and 3K, in 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 3:2, 2:3, 21:9. Both sizes cost 5 credits ($0.05), so there’s no reason to pick the smaller one.

Can Seedream edit my own images?

Yes. It takes up to 14 reference images, so you can keep a product exactly as it is and change the scene around it.

Which ChatGPT plans can add the plugin?

Any plan where ChatGPT lets you add a custom MCP server as a plugin. Availability depends on your plan and workspace settings, so check the Plugins page in ChatGPT.