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ByteDance vs ByteDance
Seedance 2.0 vs Seedance 2.5
Two models line by line: prices from the official rates this site has confirmed, capabilities from the vendor's own page. Generation quality is not compared — we have no same-prompt samples we can publish, so anything said about it would be a guess.
The short answer
200 seconds of generation a month: 20 videos × 5 seconds each × 2 attempts on average.
- At this volume Seedance 2.0 costs less: ¥198 a month through Volcengine Ark, against ¥302 for Seedance 2.5 through Volcengine Ark.
- Clip length: Seedance 2.0 4–15 seconds, Seedance 2.5 4–30 seconds.
- Highest resolution: Seedance 2.0 4K, Seedance 2.5 1080p — Seedance 2.0 goes higher.
- Channels this site can price: 21 for Seedance 2.0, 16 for Seedance 2.5.
Line by line
| Item | Seedance 2.0ByteDance | Seedance 2.5ByteDance |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Developer | ByteDance | ByteDance |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Last confirmed | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| At your usage | ||
| Cheapest per month | approx.¥198/mo Volcengine Ark · Pay as you go | approx.¥302/mo Volcengine Ark · Pay as you go |
| Pricing | ||
| Lowest subscription cost per second | $0.094/s Luma · 480p | $0.122/s Luma · 480p |
| Lowest API price per second | approx.$0.068/s Volcengine Ark · 480p · Not specified | approx.$0.100/s Volcengine Ark · 480p · Not specified |
| Official specs | ||
| Clip length | 4–15 seconds | 4–30 seconds |
| What it can do | Text to video, Image to video, First/last frame, Reference to video, Edit video, Extend video | Text to video, Image to video, First/last frame, Reference to video, Edit video, Extend video |
| Highest resolution | 4K | 1080p |
| Audio | Generates its own audio | Generates its own audio |
| Specs (from the price lists) | ||
| Resolution | 480p · 720p · 1080p · 4K | 480p · 720p · 1080p |
| Audio | With audio | With audio |
| Billing | Per second | Per second, Per 5s clip |
| Where to buy | ||
| Subscription tools | Luma, InVideo AI, PixVerse | Luma, Runway, InVideo AI, Pika, PixVerse |
| With an exact published rate | Luma | Luma, Pika |
| API | Runway API, fal, Replicate, Volcengine Ark | Runway API, fal, Volcengine Ark |
| Source | ||
| Official page | Official source page | Official source page |
The "at your usage" row uses this site's default volume; with your own numbers the answer can change. Compare at your own usage ↗