ByteDance · video
Seedance 2.5
ByteDance's newest video model: up to 30 seconds with native audio, frames and up to 16 reference images.
- Length
- 4 to 30 s
- Resolution
- 480p, 720p, 1080p
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9
- References
- Up to 16 image files
About Seedance 2.5
Seedance 2.5 is ByteDance's newest video model, priced at $0.56 per second. It runs as text to video, image to video, start and end frame and references to video, with native audio, and takes up to 16 reference images. Output is 480p, 720p and 1080p, in 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4 and 21:9.
Its length dial reaches 30 seconds, against 15 seconds on Seedance 2.0. The price is per second and rises with resolution; the audio setting does not change it. A typical generation takes about 4 min.
Good for
- Long single takes, up to 30 seconds
- Holding a subject across a long shot, from up to 16 reference images
Getting good results
- Sound costs nothing extra here, so leave audio on unless you want a silent clip.
- When you start from a frame, the frame's own shape sets the video's; the aspect ratio menu applies to text and references.
- Iterate at 480p, then make the final cut at 1080p: $2.76 against $14.55 for the same length.
Seedance 2.5 questions
How long can a Seedance 2.5 clip be?
From 4 seconds to 30 seconds in one generation; $35.48 at the full length and the default resolution.
How does it compare to Seedance 2.0?
Seedance 2.5 goes up to 30 seconds and takes up to 16 reference images; Seedance 2.0 goes up to 15 seconds and takes up to 9. Both have native audio.
What does Seedance 2.5 cost?
From $0.56 per second, rising with the resolution; turning audio off does not change it.