Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Krea 2 Medium Turbo vs Seedream 4.0 benchmark

Name: Krea 2 Medium Turbo vs Seedream 4.0 AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between Krea 2 Medium Turbo and Seedream 4.0. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

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Executive Verdict Summary

Krea 2 Medium Turbo holds empirical advantage (3 of 5 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench

Krea 2 Medium TurboTop code solve rate

ReasoningGPQA / Live

Krea 2 Medium TurboTop logical accuracy

Best Value$/1M Tok

Krea 2 Medium TurboLowest API billing cost

Speed / TokTok/Sec

Krea 2 Medium TurboFastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

5 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Krea 2 Medium Turbo (3)Seedream 4.0 (2)

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

3 of 5 Wins

✓Generation time✓Price per 1k images✓Prompt adherence

Seedream 4.0

2 of 5 Wins

✓Image Elo✓Text rendering

Krea

Leads 3 of 5

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Sub-2 second interactive generation engine delivering ultra-affordable $15/1k image generation.

Turbo / $15/1kImg Elo 1,223$15/1k imgs

ByteDance

Leads 2 of 5

Seedream 4.0

High-value ByteDance image foundation model at $30/1k images.

v4.0Img Elo 1,225$30/1k imgs

Krea 2.0 Lineage & Sibling Variants

2 models

Currently comparing Krea 2 Medium Turbo vs Seedream 4.0. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Krea 2 Large$60/1k

Top Rival Showdowns for Krea 2 Medium Turbo

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs GPT Image 2 (High)vs Reve 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)vs FLUX.2 [max]vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)

Image Quality LeaderSeedream 4.0 Wins

Seedream 4.0

Δ 2 Image Elo pts

Generation Speed LeaderKrea 2 Medium Turbo Wins

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

1.5s per render

Value per Dollar LeaderKrea 2 Medium Turbo Wins

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

$15/1k images

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Krea 2 Medium Turbo (3)vsSeedream 4.0 (2)

Krea 2 Medium Turbo: 3W (60%)Seedream 4.0: 2W (40%)

← Krea 2 Medium TurboSeedream 4.0 →

🏆Seedream 4.0 Leads(2/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Benchmark

Krea 2 Medium TurbovsSeedream 4.0

Image Elo

1,223vs1,225+2

Prompt adherence

89.8%vs89%+0.8%

Text rendering

87.5%vs88%+0.5%

Krea 2 Medium Turbo: 1WSeedream 4.0: 2W

🏆Krea 2 Medium Turbo Leads(1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Benchmark

Krea 2 Medium TurbovsSeedream 4.0

Generation time

1.5svs2.8s+1.3s

Krea 2 Medium Turbo: 1WSeedream 4.0: 0W

🏆Krea 2 Medium Turbo Leads(1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Benchmark

Krea 2 Medium TurbovsSeedream 4.0

Price per 1k images

$15/1kvs$30/1k+$15/1k

Krea 2 Medium Turbo: 1WSeedream 4.0: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Krea 2 Medium TurboSeedream 4.0

Image EloSeedream 4.0 +2

Krea 2 Medium Turbo1,223

Seedream 4.01,225

Generation timeKrea 2 Medium Turbo +1.3s

Krea 2 Medium Turbo1.5s

Seedream 4.02.8s

Price per 1k imagesKrea 2 Medium Turbo +$15/1k

Krea 2 Medium Turbo$15/1k

Seedream 4.0$30/1k

Prompt adherenceKrea 2 Medium Turbo +0.8%

Krea 2 Medium Turbo89.8%

Seedream 4.089%

Text renderingSeedream 4.0 +0.5%

Krea 2 Medium Turbo87.5%

Seedream 4.088%

Benchmark	Krea 2 Medium Turbo	Seedream 4.0	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,223 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1,225 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+2
Generation time	1.5s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	2.8s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+1.3s
Price per 1k images	$15/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$30/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+$15/1k
Prompt adherence	89.8% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	89% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+0.8%
Text rendering	87.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	88% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+0.5%

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save 50% with Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

Krea 2 Medium Turbo$375.00 / mo

Rate: $15/1k

Seedream 4.0$750.00 / mo

Rate: $30/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

Krea 2 Medium Turbo is estimated to save $375.00/month ($4,500/year).

Based on 25k images generated

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

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LIVE BENCHMARK

Krea

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$15/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$15/1k

ByteDance

Seedream 4.0

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$30/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$30/1k

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Krea 2 Medium Turbo or Seedream 4.0?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Krea 2 Medium Turbo or Seedream 4.0?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: List prices are missing for at least one model.
Which is faster, Krea 2 Medium Turbo or Seedream 4.0?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Context window is missing for at least one model.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Krea 2 Medium Turbo and Seedream 4.0 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

All Krea 2 Medium Turbo matchups →|All Seedream 4.0 matchups →

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Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Krea 2 Medium TurboSeedream 4.0

Image EloSeedream 4.0 +2

Krea 2 Medium Turbo1,223

Seedream 4.01,225

Generation timeKrea 2 Medium Turbo +1.3s

Krea 2 Medium Turbo1.5s

Seedream 4.02.8s

Price per 1k imagesKrea 2 Medium Turbo +$15/1k

Krea 2 Medium Turbo$15/1k

Seedream 4.0$30/1k

Prompt adherenceKrea 2 Medium Turbo +0.8%

Krea 2 Medium Turbo89.8%

Seedream 4.089%

Text renderingSeedream 4.0 +0.5%

Krea 2 Medium Turbo87.5%

Seedream 4.088%

Benchmark

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Seedream 4.0

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,223

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1,225

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation time

1.5s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

2.8s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+1.3s

Price per 1k images

$15/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$30/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+$15/1k

Prompt adherence

89.8%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

89%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+0.8%

Text rendering

87.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

88%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+0.5%

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Krea 2 Medium Turbo or Seedream 4.0?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Krea 2 Medium Turbo or Seedream 4.0?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

List prices are missing for at least one model.

Which is faster, Krea 2 Medium Turbo or Seedream 4.0?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Context window is missing for at least one model.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Krea 2 Medium Turbo and Seedream 4.0 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.