SeedRouter

SeedRouter is a hosted API for teams putting AI inside their product. Instead of opening a vendor account for each model family, you use a single SeedRouter key across text, image and video — audio is not covered. Chat and writing run through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint using GPT-6 or Claude, so existing OpenAI-style code can point at SeedRouter with minimal changes.

Key facts: Product shots and edited images run via Nano Banana or GPT Image, and short video clips run via ByteDance Seedance (version 2.5 edits and extends, up to 1080p and 30 seconds). Image and video jobs run as background tasks: you get a task id and follow progress by polling or webhook, rather than holding a request open.

Plans: SeedRouter is paid only — there are no plans or subscriptions. You prepay a USD balance via Stripe, with a $20 minimum top-up; failed requests cost nothing, the balance never expires, and new accounts start with $0.10. Check the official pricing page before buying, as terms change.

Best for: developers and product teams shipping AI features who would rather manage one key and one balance than four vendor accounts. Watch out: if you need audio models, SeedRouter does not cover them, and video is limited to short clips at up to 1080p and 30 seconds.

Pros

• One SeedRouter key covers text, image and video models, instead of four vendor accounts.
• Chat and writing run through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint using GPT-6 or Claude, so existing OpenAI-style code needs minimal changes.
• Product shots and edited images run via Nano Banana or GPT Image.
• Image and video jobs run as background tasks, followed by polling or webhook with a task id.

Watch out for

• Audio models are not covered.
• Video is limited to short clips at up to 1080p and 30 seconds.
• It is paid only, with a prepay balance model that may not suit teams expecting a subscription.

Best for

Developers and product teams shipping AI features who would rather manage one key and one balance than four vendor accounts. Who should skip it: teams that need audio models.

Pricing

SeedRouter is paid only: there are no plans or subscriptions. You prepay a USD balance via Stripe, with a $20 minimum top-up; failed requests cost nothing, the balance never expires, and new accounts start with $0.10. Check the official pricing page before buying, as terms change.

FAQs

What does one SeedRouter key cover? Text, image and video models, instead of a vendor account for each model family.

Does my OpenAI-style code work with it? Yes, chat and writing run through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint using GPT-6 or Claude, so changes are minimal.

How do image and video jobs run? As background tasks: you get a task id and follow progress by polling or webhook.

What does it not cover? Audio models, and video is limited to short clips at up to 1080p and 30 seconds.