ByteDanceSeedance 2.0 Mini Pricing
Seedance 2.0 Mini costs $0.02–$0.0429 per second of generated video, depending on resolution. That's up to 43% below ByteDance's official list price. No subscription; failed generations are free.
- Per second from
- $0.02
- 480p
- 5 s at 720p
- $0.21
- official $0.38
- 1 minute at 480p
- $1.20
- official $2.11
- Below official
- up to 43%
Price list
Seedance 2.0 Mini price per second
Every tier with ByteDance's official list price, our price and what common clip lengths cost.
| Tier | Official | Cheaper Gen. | Save | 5 s clip | 15 s clip | 5 s clips / $10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
480p 16:9 · 24 fps | $0.02/s | −43% | $0.10 | $0.30 | 100 | |
720p 16:9 · 24 fps | $0.0429/s | −43% | $0.21 | $0.64 | 46 |
- Official price: BytePlus ModelArk official price ($3.5 / 1M tokens; $2.1 with video input). Verified October 16, 2026.
- Per-second figures assume 16:9 and no input video.
- With reference videos, (reference video seconds + output seconds) are billed at the lower with-video rate.
Reference-to-video
Pricing with a reference video
When you pass reference videos, their seconds are billed together with the output. Example: a 5-second reference and 5 seconds of output, priced per billed second.
| Tier | Official | Cheaper Gen. | 5 s + 5 s request |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | $0.0211/s | $0.0122/s | $0.12 |
| 720p | $0.0454/s | $0.0261/s | $0.26 |
By task
Seedance 2.0 Mini pricing by endpoint
Each Seedance 2.0 Mini endpoint is billed on the same per-second rates. Starting price per endpoint:
Input: A prompt · bytedance/seedance-2.0-mini/text-to-video
Input: A first frame (+ prompt) · bytedance/seedance-2.0-mini/image-to-video
Input: Reference media (+ prompt) · bytedance/seedance-2.0-mini/reference-to-video
Cost examples
What Seedance 2.0 Mini videos cost
Worked examples at today's prices, against the official list price.
| Use case | Request | Tier | Official | Cheaper Gen. | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test clip | 1 × 4 s | 480p | $0.14 | $0.08 | $0.061 |
| Social clip | 1 × 5 s | 720p | $0.38 | $0.21 | $0.16 |
| Longest single clip | 1 × 15 s | 720p | $1.13 | $0.64 | $0.49 |
| Prototype batch | 50 × 5 s | 480p | $8.79 | $5.00 | $3.79 |
| Monthly production | 1,000 × 5 s | 720p | $378.00 | $214.70 | $163.30 |
Estimate your monthly Seedance 2.0 Mini bill
Pick a tier and your monthly volume. Switch models to compare — same live prices as the tables above.
Drag the slider — or pick a model — to try your own numbers.
Seedance 2.0 Mini at 720p: 1,000 minutes of video per month costs $4,536 at the official list price and $2,576 on Cheaper Gen. — you save $1,960 a month.
Billing
How Seedance 2.0 Mini billing works
The same rules apply in the API, the Playground and the Studio. Full details in the billing docs.
- Unit. Per second of video, for any length in 4–15 s. Per-second figures assume 16:9 and no input video.
- Audio. Included at no extra cost.
- Official reference. BytePlus ModelArk official price ($3.5 / 1M tokens; $2.1 with video input), verified October 16, 2026.
- Hold, then settle. The quoted price is held from your prepaid balance when you submit and becomes the final charge on success. The exact cost is returned with every generation.
- Failed = free. Failed generations, and jobs you cancel while queued, are refunded in full automatically.
- Price before you run.
POST /v1/quote/bytedance/seedance-2.0-mini/text-to-videoreturns the price, the official price and your discount for any input — free.