Can Claude edit images?
Seedance 2 team · Updated
Partly. Claude can look at an image and, with code execution on, crop, resize, rotate or convert it, because those are scripts, not drawing. It cannot repaint what is in the picture: swap a background, change the light, put a product in a new scene or fix the text. Connect the Seedance 2 MCP server (https://www.seedance2.net/mcp) and Claude edits the photo you share with Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.6 Flare, Seedream 5.0 Pro and more, keeping the rest, from 1 credit an edit on your Seedance 2 account.
What Claude does without a plugin
Claude reads JPEG, PNG, GIF and WebP images on every plan and can describe, critique or compare them. With code execution, it crops, resizes, rotates and converts files by running a script.
Changing what the picture shows needs an image model. Seedance 2 adds 13 image models that edit, through one connector and one credit balance.
Connect Seedance 2 to Claude
- In Claude (web, desktop or mobile), open Settings → Connectors and choose Add custom connector.
- Name it Seedance 2 and paste the server URL: https://www.seedance2.net/mcp
- Click Connect, sign in with your Seedance 2 account and approve the connection. New accounts get free credits, no card needed.
- Share the photo (a public link, or a local file from Claude Code) and say what to change and what must stay.
Edits that keep the rest of the picture
- Keep one approved original and make every edit from it, not from the last edit.
- Name what must not change: "keep the bottle, the label and the colours exactly".
- Ask for one change per edit; chain edits only after checking each result.
- To combine pictures (a product into a scene, a face onto a new outfit), give Nano Banana 2.1 up to 10 images in one request.
Prompts to try
- Use Nano Banana 2.1 to edit this product photo: replace the background with a sunlit marble kitchen counter, keep the bottle, label and shadows exactly, 4:5.
- Edit this portrait: change the light to golden hour from the left, keep her face, hair and clothes unchanged.
- Use GPT Image 2.6 to fix the sign in this photo so it reads OPEN DAILY in the same lettering style, and change nothing else.
Image models that edit
Prices are in Seedance 2 credits, charged per image, not by Claude. Full tables: https://www.seedance2.net/pricing.md.
| Model | Resolutions | Credits per image | Images per request |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nano Banana 2.1 | 1K, 2K, 4K | 1–3 | up to 10 |
| Nano Banana 2 | 1K, 2K, 4K | 2–3 | up to 14 |
| Nano Banana 2 Lite | 1K | 1 | up to 10 |
| GPT Image 2.5 Flare | 1K, 2K, 4K | 1–5 | up to 16 |
| GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst | 1K, 2K, 4K | 1–5 | up to 16 |
| GPT Image 2.6 Flare | 1K, 2K, 4K | 3–8 | up to 16 |
| GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst | 1K, 2K, 4K | 3–8 | up to 16 |
| Nano Banana Pro | 1K, 2K, 4K | 2–4 | up to 5 |
| Nano Banana | 1K | 1 | up to 5 |
| Seedream 5.0 Lite | 2K, 3K | 2–3 | up to 14 |
| Seedream 5.0 Pro | 1K, 2K | 2–6 | up to 10 |
| Seedream 5.0 Pro Layers | 1K, 1.5K, 2K | 6–12 | up to 1 |
| Seedream 4.5 | 2K, 4K | 2 | up to 14 |
From an edited image to video
Ask Claude to animate the approved edit with Seedance 2.5 and it uses the image as the first frame; Seedance 2.5 costs 28 credits for a 5-second 480p clip.
Questions
- Can Claude edit images for free?
- Claude's own crop and convert scripts cost nothing extra. Repainting needs an image model: Seedance 2 gives new accounts free credits with no card, and Nano Banana 2.1 costs 1 credit for a 1K edit.
- Can Claude remove a background?
- Ask for an edit that puts the subject on a plain white or solid-colour background and keeps the subject unchanged. Seedance 2 has no separate one-click background remover.
- Does editing change my original file?
- No. Each edit is a new image saved to your Seedance 2 Library; the photo you shared stays as it was.
- Can Claude Code edit images on my computer?
- Yes. With Seedance 2 added to Claude Code, it uploads local files with the upload_media tool, sends them for editing and saves the results into your project.