Seedance 2.5 vs Veo 3.1: price and capabilities
Seedance 2.5 (bytedance/seedance-2.5) from ByteDance and Veo 3.1 (google/veo-3.1) from Google are both video generation models on the OceanToken API. Seedance 2.5 has the lower starting price: from $0.0977 per second of video against $0.18 for Veo 3.1 (46% less), each at its lowest resolution and mode. Veo 3.1 is 10% off its official price on OceanToken, for every account. Both take text prompts and reference images; only Seedance 2.5 also takes reference video and reference audio.
Side by side
| Spec | Seedance 2.5 −10% | Veo 3.1 −10% |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Seedance 2.5bytedance/ | Veo 3.1google/ |
| Publisher | ByteDance | |
| Kind | Video generation | Video generation |
| Video price | from $0.0977 / second of video | from $0.18 / second of video |
| Discount (vs official, top tier) | −10% | −10% |
| Reference inputs | text, images, audio and video | text and images |
| Outputs | video | video |
About these prices
Which should you choose?
- Choose Seedance 2.5 for the lower starting price: from $0.0977 per second of video against $0.18, 46% less.
- Choose Seedance 2.5 if you need reference video and reference audio: Veo 3.1 does not list them.
- 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.
Get API Key Seedance 2.5 Veo 3.1
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Seedance 2.5 or Veo 3.1?
Seedance 2.5, by starting price. Seedance 2.5 has the lower starting price: from $0.0977 per second of video against $0.18 for Veo 3.1 (46% less), each at its lowest resolution and mode. Veo 3.1 is 10% off its official price on OceanToken, for every account. The OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which takes more kinds of input, Seedance 2.5 or Veo 3.1?
Seedance 2.5. Seedance 2.5 takes text, images, audio and video; Veo 3.1 takes text and images.
Can I call both Seedance 2.5 and Veo 3.1 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 google/veo-3.1.
Models and publishers
Seedance 2.5 · Veo 3.1 · All ByteDance models · All Google models
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