China Seedream 4.0 vs Google Nano Banana AI 

Seedream 4.0 vs Nano Banana

Seedream Launched by ByteDance on September 9, 2025

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Seedream Delivers stunning 4K images with dramatically faster inference

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ByteDance claims Seedream 4.0 beat Gemini 2.5 Flash Image on internal evaluation

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Google recently unveiled Nano Banana, its quirky but powerful rival in the AI image race.

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Seedream 4.0 isn’t just an update. It’s a global play to challenge the dominance of U.S.

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