ByteDanceSeedance 2.0 Pricing
Seedance 2.0 costs $0.0569–$0.6218 per second of generated video, depending on resolution. That's up to 20% below ByteDance's official list price. No subscription; failed generations are free.
- Per second from
- $0.0569
- 480p
- 5 s at 720p
- $0.61
- official $0.76
- 1 minute at 480p
- $3.41
- official $4.22
- Below official
- up to 20%
Price list
Seedance 2.0 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 | $0.0569/s | −19% | $0.28 | $0.85 | 35 | |
720p 16:9 · 24 fps | $0.1223/s | −19% | $0.61 | $1.83 | 16 | |
1080p 16:9 · 24 fps | $0.3049/s | −19% | $1.52 | $4.57 | 6 | |
4K 16:9 · 24 fps | $0.6218/s | −20% | $3.11 | $9.33 | 3 |
- Official price: BytePlus ModelArk official price ($7 / 1M tokens at 480p–720p, $7.7 at 1080p, $4 at 4K; with video input $4.3 / $4.7 / $2.4). Verified October 16, 2026.
- Billed by video tokens; 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 token rate.
- Aspect ratio changes the price by less than 3%.
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 | $0.0432/s | $0.0346/s | $0.35 |
| 720p | $0.0929/s | $0.0744/s | $0.74 |
| 1080p | $0.2284/s | $0.1854/s | $1.85 |
| 4K | $0.4666/s | $0.3827/s | $3.83 |
By task
Seedance 2.0 pricing by endpoint
Each Seedance 2.0 endpoint is billed on the same per-second rates. Starting price per endpoint:
Input: A prompt · bytedance/seedance-2.0/text-to-video
Input: A first frame (+ prompt) · bytedance/seedance-2.0/image-to-video
Input: Reference media (+ prompt) · bytedance/seedance-2.0/reference-to-video
Cost examples
What Seedance 2.0 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 | $0.28 | $0.23 | $0.054 |
| Social clip | 1 × 5 s | 720p | $0.76 | $0.61 | $0.14 |
| Longest single clip | 1 × 15 s | 4K | $11.66 | $9.33 | $2.34 |
| Prototype batch | 50 × 5 s | 480p | $17.58 | $14.22 | $3.36 |
| Monthly production | 1,000 × 5 s | 720p | $756.00 | $611.30 | $144.70 |
Estimate your monthly Seedance 2.0 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 at 4K: 1,000 minutes of video per month costs $46,656 at the official list price and $37,310 on Cheaper Gen. — you save $9,346 a month.
Billing
How Seedance 2.0 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. Billed by video tokens; per-second figures assume 16:9 and no input video.
- Audio. Included at no extra cost.
- Official reference. BytePlus ModelArk official price ($7 / 1M tokens at 480p–720p, $7.7 at 1080p, $4 at 4K; with video input $4.3 / $4.7 / $2.4), 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/text-to-videoreturns the price, the official price and your discount for any input — free.