{"name":"Seedance","tagline":"ByteDance text/image-to-video model family served via Volcano Engine and third-party APIs.","url":"https://www.byteplus.com/en/product/Seedance","category":"video","pricing":"paid","price_note":"Seedance 2.0 ~$0.04–$0.056/s via third-party providers (5s 720p ≈ $0.05); Seedance 2.5 from $0.90/5s at 480p on some providers; no consumer subscription","free_tier":true,"open_source":false,"api":true,"self_host":false,"verdict":"situational","verdict_text":"Seedance 2.0 is dirt-cheap for capable video, with good motion and prompt adherence. For Western users the path in is through resellers: ByteDance doesn't publish clean USD API pricing or a global self-serve console.","limitations":["Pricing is CNY-first; USD rates are reseller conversions.","Closed weights; no self-host fallback.","Western access and documentation are limited.","Seedance 2.5 pricing varies widely by provider and resolution."],"strengths":["Seedance 2.0 delivers capable video at very low cost per second.","Good motion quality and prompt adherence for the price.","Accessible via API for users who can navigate reseller channels."],"use_for":["Budget-conscious video generation where cost per clip matters most.","Teams that can source access through third-party API providers."],"skip_when":["You need transparent USD pricing from ByteDance directly.","Closed weights with no self-host fallback are a dealbreaker.","Western documentation and support channels are required."],"receipts":["https://dynalord.com/blog/seedance-pricing","https://www.atlascloud.ai/providers/bytedance","https://wavespeed.ai/seedance-2-5-api"],"affiliate":"none","evidence_tier":"source-verified","momentum":"blueshift","featured":false,"last_verified":"2026-08-19","observed_by":"whysanesanders","slug":"seedance","canonical_url":"https://noemium.com/tools/seedance/","attribution":"Noemium catalog data is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See https://noemium.com/method/ for how entries are verified."}