ByteDanceSeedance 2.5 Pricing
Seedance 2.5 costs $0.0877–$0.4665 per second of generated video, depending on resolution. That's up to 18% below ByteDance's official list price. No subscription; failed generations are free.
- Per second from
- $0.0877
- 480p
- 5 s at 720p
- $0.94
- official $1.16
- 1 minute at 480p
- $5.26
- official $6.45
- Below official
- up to 18%
Price list
Seedance 2.5 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 | $0.0877/s | −18% | $0.44 | $1.31 | 22 | |
720p 16:9 · 24 fps | $0.1885/s | −18% | $0.94 | $2.83 | 10 | |
1080p 16:9 · 24 fps | $0.4665/s | −18% | $2.33 | $7.00 | 4 |
- Official price: BytePlus ModelArk official price ($10.7 / 1M tokens at 480p–720p, $11.7 at 1080p; with video input $6.4 / $7). 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.
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 | $0.0643/s | $0.0526/s | $0.53 |
| 720p | $0.1382/s | $0.1131/s | $1.13 |
| 1080p | $0.3402/s | $0.2787/s | $2.79 |
By task
Seedance 2.5 pricing by endpoint
Each Seedance 2.5 endpoint is billed on the same per-second rates. Starting price per endpoint:
Input: A prompt · bytedance/seedance-2.5/text-to-video
Input: A first frame (+ prompt) · bytedance/seedance-2.5/image-to-video
Input: Reference media (+ prompt) · bytedance/seedance-2.5/reference-to-video
Cost examples
What Seedance 2.5 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 | $0.43 | $0.35 | $0.079 |
| Social clip | 1 × 5 s | 720p | $1.16 | $0.94 | $0.21 |
| Longest single clip | 1 × 15 s | 1080p | $8.53 | $7.00 | $1.53 |
| Prototype batch | 50 × 5 s | 480p | $26.87 | $21.92 | $4.95 |
| Monthly production | 1,000 × 5 s | 720p | $1,156 | $942.50 | $213.10 |
Estimate your monthly Seedance 2.5 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 2.5 at 720p: 1,000 minutes of video per month costs $13,867 at the official list price and $11,310 on Cheaper Gen. — you save $2,557 a month.
Billing
How Seedance 2.5 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 ($10.7 / 1M tokens at 480p–720p, $11.7 at 1080p; with video input $6.4 / $7), 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-2.5/text-to-videoreturns the price, the official price and your discount for any input — free.