Seedream Prompting Guide & Examples (2026): Text, Layers, Refs

Prompting Seedream 5.0 Pro

Seedream 5.0 Pro rewards structured prompts — especially for its strengths: multilingual text, dense layouts, and layer-separated editing. This guide covers how to write them, with examples you can paste into the API. General model overview: Seedream 5.0 Pro API guide.

A Prompt Structure That Works

Order your prompt as: subject → composition/layout → style → text (quoted) → resolution.

Product poster of a matte-black headphone on a stone plinth,
centered composition with generous negative space,
minimalist editorial style, cool grey palette,
headline text "PURE SOUND" top-center and "2026 EDITION" bottom-right,
2K, sharp studio lighting

Getting Text Right (Seedream's Superpower)

• Quote the exact text in the prompt, in quotes.
• Name the language/script for non-Latin text ("headline in Japanese: …") — Seedream renders 14 languages natively.
• State placement ("top-center", "bottom banner") for dense layouts.
• Always eyeball non-Latin glyphs; even top models occasionally slip on rare characters.

Using References (up to 10)

Seedream accepts multiple reference images for style/subject fusion. Describe how to use them ("match the color palette of the reference; keep the product shape"). Great for brand-consistent series.

Editing With Layers

For iteration, generate once, then edit one element instead of regenerating — Seedream's region-precise, layer-separated editing keeps everything else intact:

curl -X POST https://api.linkmodel.ai/api/v1/image-generation \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LINKMODEL_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "model": "seedream-5.0-pro", "prompt": "Change the headline to deep red and swap the background to warm beige, keep the product and layout unchanged", "image_url": "https://your-cdn.com/poster.jpg" }'

Full Generation Call

curl -X POST https://api.linkmodel.ai/api/v1/image-generation \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LINKMODEL_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "model": "seedream-5.0-pro", "prompt": "<your structured prompt>", "size": "2K" }'

Submit, get a task_id and price, poll for the image. Confirm parameters in the docs.

Quick Tips

• Draft cheap, finish on Pro — iterate concepts on Seedream Lite, finalize on Pro.
• Be specific about composition — negative space, camera angle, palette.
• One clear subject per image; use references for consistency across a set.
• Compare against Google's model in Seedream vs Nano Banana Pro.

Bottom Line

Structure prompts (subject → layout → style → quoted text → resolution), lean on Seedream's multilingual text and layer editing, and iterate with edits instead of regenerating. More models in best AI image generation APIs.

Start free with a $1 credit and test your prompts.