First pick · ByteDance
Jimeng
Generate images directly in the mainland, then continue into CapCut. Seedream 5.5 was connected on 9 November.
How to finish this job in mainland China
Where to open it. Jimeng sits on the CapCut domain jimeng.jianying.com. A product for China. https://jimeng.jianying.com/
What it is good for. Generate images directly in the mainland, then continue into CapCut. Seedream 5.5 was connected on 9 November.
What it is not. Not the layout tool when a poster still needs typesetting. That job is Xingliu or Meitu DesignKit. It is also not the first pick in the video scene.
Jimeng’s site also offers video generation, but this list ranks it under images. Video shots are compared among Kling, Vidu, and Hailuo. Image and video are not one rank. Kling, Vidu, and Hailuo for video in mainland China (2026): close, no score
Note
Jimeng is a creation product from the CapCut team. The official site shows text-to-image, video generation, and a pricing entrance. For an everyday image that works in a Chinese scene, open it first. If a poster still needs layout, Xingliu and Meitu DesignKit are a different path. Midjourney’s look is still different, but the mainland usually cannot reach it directly, so it is not the first pick. This week’s change is Seedream 5.5: the release page says the Jimeng web app can select that model.
Price
The official homepage has a pricing entrance. Plan amounts change, and this list does not copy them.
Chinese
Chinese interface. Chinese prompts can be used directly.
In mainland China
Jimeng sits on the CapCut domain jimeng.jianying.com. A product for China.
Change this week
On 2026-11-09, ByteDance Seed released Seedream 5.5. The release page says that model can be selected while creating on the Jimeng web app. Page checked: https://seed.bytedance.com/seedream5_5
Official site
Other tools in this scene
- WanxiangAlibaba’s image and video model. Image output is enough. For a finished video, still compare it with Kling.
- XingliuCloser to a design assistant: finish a poster you can use, not only generate one image.
- Meitu DesignKitPosters, product images, and PPT are finished in one editor. Generation is only one step.
- LiblibAIMany models, for people willing to choose one themselves. If you only want a usable image, go to Jimeng first.
- MidjourneyThe visual approach is still different, but the mainland usually cannot reach it directly. Use Jimeng for everyday images.