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Seedance (ByteDance, 2.5 / 2.0) Pricing, Normalized
Seedance (ByteDance, 2.5 / 2.0) costs $0.0360-$0.7780/sec depending on tier and resolution. At the default 3.5x retry multiplier, a usable 8-second clip at the cheapest tier (Seedance 2.0 Mini, 5s clip, 480p) runs about $1.01. All figures on this page are normalized so you can compare against the other 10 active tools we track.
Normalized rate card
Based on the cheapest tier: Seedance 2.0 Mini, 5s clip · 480p. Rates checked 2026-10-18.
$ / second
$0.0360
cheapest tier
$ / 8s clip
$0.29
single generation
$ / minute
$2.16
base rate
True cost / usable clip
$1.01
at 3.5x retries
Every tier & resolution
Rates checked 2026-10-18. Per-second tiers are shown at the 8-second default clip length unless the tier names its own length; tiers the vendor prices per clip show the vendor clip price and length.
| Tier | Resolution | Clip | $/sec | $/clip | True cost/clip (3.5x) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.5, 5s clip | 480p | 5s | $0.1028/sec | $0.51 | $1.80 |
| Seedance 2.5, 5s clip | 720p | 5s | $0.2312/sec | $1.16 | $4.05 |
| Seedance 2.5, 5s clip | 1080p | 5s | $0.5686/sec | $2.84 | $9.95 |
| Seedance 2.0, 5s clip | 480p | 5s | $0.0700/sec | $0.35 | $1.23 |
| Seedance 2.0, 5s clip | 720p | 5s | $0.1520/sec | $0.76 | $2.66 |
| Seedance 2.0, 5s clip | 1080p | 5s | $0.3740/sec | $1.87 | $6.55 |
| Seedance 2.0, 5s clip | 4K | 5s | $0.7780/sec | $3.89 | $13.62 |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast, 5s clip | 480p | 5s | $0.0560/sec | $0.28 | $0.98 |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast, 5s clip | 720p | 5s | $0.1200/sec | $0.60 | $2.10 |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini, 5s clip | 480p | 5s | $0.0360/sec | $0.18 | $0.63 |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini, 5s clip | 720p | 5s | $0.0760/sec | $0.38 | $1.33 |
Honest sourcing - what to watch for
Every rate on this page is read from the vendor's own pricing or documentation page (docs.byteplus.com, byteplus.com) and was last checked 2026-10-18. These are list prices; taxes, volume deals and promotions can change what you are billed.
Sold through BytePlus ModelArk and billed per token (USD per million tokens). Per-clip prices are BytePlus's own published examples for a 5-second 16:9 clip with no video input; tokens scale with resolution and output length, so longer clips cost proportionally more (2.0 series: 4 to 15 seconds; 2.5: up to 30 seconds). Inputs that include video are billed at a different token rate and cost more (for example Seedance 2.5 at 720p is listed at $1.244 to $4.838 per 5-second clip depending on input-video length). Seedance 1.5 Pro and 1.0 Pro are also sold and are not listed here.
Audio: Audio is generated as part of the video output. BytePlus lists synchronized audio and video generation for Seedance 2.5 and a generate_audio option for the 2.0 series; the price list has one rate per resolution with no separate audio line.
FAQ
How much does Seedance (ByteDance, 2.5 / 2.0) cost per second?
$0.0360-$0.7780/sec depending on tier and resolution, read from the vendor's own pricing page and last checked 2026-10-18. The cheapest tier is Seedance 2.0 Mini, 5s clip (480p) at $0.0360/sec, which is $0.29 for an 8-second clip and about $1.01 per usable clip at 3.5x retries.
Does Seedance (ByteDance, 2.5 / 2.0) generate audio natively?
Audio is generated as part of the video output. BytePlus lists synchronized audio and video generation for Seedance 2.5 and a generate_audio option for the 2.0 series; the price list has one rate per resolution with no separate audio line.
How does ByteDance bill for Seedance (ByteDance, 2.5 / 2.0)?
Sold through BytePlus ModelArk and billed per token (USD per million tokens). Per-clip prices are BytePlus's own published examples for a 5-second 16:9 clip with no video input; tokens scale with resolution and output length, so longer clips cost proportionally more (2.0 series: 4 to 15 seconds; 2.5: up to 30 seconds). Inputs that include video are billed at a different token rate and cost more (for example Seedance 2.5 at 720p is listed at $1.244 to $4.838 per 5-second clip depending on input-video length). Seedance 1.5 Pro and 1.0 Pro are also sold and are not listed here.
Is the Seedance (ByteDance, 2.5 / 2.0) pricing on this page official?
The rates come from the vendor's own pricing or documentation pages (docs.byteplus.com, byteplus.com), last checked 2026-10-18. They are list prices, not a quote. Every tier shown is verified.
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Rates checked 2026-10-18. List prices from the vendor's own pricing pages, not a vendor quote.