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Google vs ByteDance
Veo 3.1 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 Veo 3.1 costs less: $40 a month through fal, against ¥302 for Seedance 2.5 through Volcengine Ark.
- Clip length: Veo 3.1 4 / 6 / 8 seconds, Seedance 2.5 4–30 seconds.
- Highest resolution: Veo 3.1 4K, Seedance 2.5 1080p — Veo 3.1 goes higher.
- Seedance 2.5 can also do: Edit video.
- Channels this site can price: 17 for Veo 3.1, 16 for Seedance 2.5.
Line by line
| Item | Veo 3.1Google | Seedance 2.5ByteDance |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Developer | ByteDance | |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Last confirmed | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| At your usage | ||
| Cheapest per month | $40/mo fal · Pay as you go | approx.¥302/mo Volcengine Ark · Pay as you go |
| Pricing | ||
| Lowest subscription cost per second | $0.280/s Luma · 720p | $0.122/s Luma · 480p |
| Lowest API price per second | $0.200/s Runway API · Not split by resolution · No audio | approx.$0.100/s Volcengine Ark · 480p · Not specified |
| Official specs | ||
| Clip length | 4 / 6 / 8 seconds | 4–30 seconds |
| What it can do | Text to video, Image to video, First/last frame, Reference to 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 | 720p · 1080p · 4K | 480p · 720p · 1080p |
| Audio | With or without audio | With audio |
| Billing | Per second | Per second, Per 5s clip |
| Where to buy | ||
| Subscription tools | Luma | Luma, Runway, InVideo AI, Pika, PixVerse |
| With an exact published rate | Luma | Luma, Pika |
| API | Gemini API, Runway API, fal, Replicate | 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 ↗