TikTok parent Bytedance launches new AI tool to rival Google’s Nano Banana

ByteDance has launched Seedream 4.0, an image generation tool, claiming it outperforms Google DeepMind's Gemini 2.5 Flash Image in internal evaluations. Seedream 4.0 boasts enhanced image editing and faster inference speeds, available through ByteDance's Jimeng and Doubao AI apps. While Gemini 2.5 Flash Image currently leads in rankings, Seedream 4.0 offers competitive pricing in a rapidly growing Chinese AI market.

TikTok parent Bytedance launches new AI tool to rival Google’s Nano Banana
ByteDance has launched Seedream 4.0, an image generation tool, claiming it outperforms Google DeepMind's Gemini 2.5 Flash Image in internal evaluations. Seedream 4.0 boasts enhanced image editing and faster inference speeds, available through ByteDance's Jimeng and Doubao AI apps. While Gemini 2.5 Flash Image currently leads in rankings, Seedream 4.0 offers competitive pricing in a rapidly growing Chinese AI market.