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Dreamina

ByteDance's all-in-one AI suite for image and video generation.

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Proprietary
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Self-contained (on-device)
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Jun 14, 2026

Dreamina is ByteDance's creative platform for turning text and reference images into images and video, powered by its Seedream image models and Seedance video models. It offers text-to-image, image-to-image, and a multi-layer canvas with inpainting, expansion, and removal, plus text- and image-to-video — and integrates with the CapCut video editor. Use cases span character design, product photography, marketing assets, and social content.

Pros & cons

  • Seedream 4.0 ranks among top image models
  • Image + video in one canvas
  • Inpainting, expand, remove tools
  • Free tier to start
  • CapCut editing integration
  • Video rollout limited by region
  • Copyright controversy around outputs
  • Tied to ByteDance/CapCut ecosystem

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