Seedance 2.5 vs Seedance 2.0: price and capabilities
Seedance 2.5 (bytedance/seedance-2.5) and Seedance 2.0 (bytedance/seedance-2.0) are both video generation models from ByteDance on the OceanToken API. Seedance 2.0 has the lower starting price: from $0.0639 per second of video against $0.0977 for Seedance 2.5 (35% less), each at its lowest resolution and mode. Both take text prompts, reference images, reference video and reference audio.
Side by side
| Spec | Seedance 2.5 −10% | Seedance 2.0 −10% |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Seedance 2.5bytedance/ | Seedance 2.0bytedance/ |
| Publisher | ByteDance | ByteDance |
| Kind | Video generation | Video generation |
| Video price | from $0.0977 / second of video | from $0.0639 / second of video |
| Discount (vs official, top tier) | −10% | −10% |
| Reference inputs | text, images, audio and video | text, images, audio and video |
| Outputs | video | video |
About these prices
Which should you choose?
- Choose Seedance 2.0 for the lower starting price: from $0.0639 per second of video against $0.0977, 35% less.
- Both take the same inputs: text prompts, reference images, reference video and reference audio.
- Not sure? Call both with the same OceanToken API key and compare them on your own prompts and references; each request is billed per use from one prepaid balance.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Seedance 2.5 or Seedance 2.0?
Seedance 2.0, by starting price. Seedance 2.0 has the lower starting price: from $0.0639 per second of video against $0.0977 for Seedance 2.5 (35% less), each at its lowest resolution and mode. These are OceanToken starting prices per use; the OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which takes more kinds of input, Seedance 2.5 or Seedance 2.0?
Neither: both take text, images, audio and video.
Can I call both Seedance 2.5 and Seedance 2.0 with one API key?
Yes. Both are on the OceanToken API at https://api.oceantoken.ai/v1: one API key and one prepaid balance call either model. Send the model id bytedance/seedance-2.5 or bytedance/seedance-2.0.
Models and publishers
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