Seedance 2 vs Seadance Video: know the price before you sign up
Seedance 2 team · Updated
Seedance 2 publishes the credit price of every Seedance 2.5 setting before you sign up — a 5-second clip is 28 credits at 480p, 60 credits at 720p, 148 credits at 1080p — and new accounts get 12 free credits with no card. Seadance Video's pricing page says video cost varies by model, resolution and duration without a per-clip table, and free trial credits are not enabled by default.
Seedance 2.5, 5 seconds, on Seedance 2
Every length from 4 to 30 seconds is priced in https://www.seedance2.net/pricing.md.
| Resolution | Credits |
|---|---|
| 480p | 28 credits |
| 720p | 60 credits |
| 1080p | 148 credits |
Before you pay
| Seedance 2 | Seadance Video | |
|---|---|---|
| Per-clip credit prices on the public pricing page | Yes, every model and setting | No: "video cost varies by model, resolution and duration" |
| Free credits on sign-up | 12, no card | Not by default |
Every Seedance model on one Seedance 2 balance
The same credits pay for Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast and Seedance 2 Mini, in text to video, image to video and reference to video, plus the other video and image models on the site. Draft cheaply on Seedance 2 Mini, then render the take you keep on Seedance 2.5.
Seedance 2.5 runs up to 30 seconds in one take at up to 1080p. A failed generation is refunded automatically.
| Model | Length | Resolutions | Credits per clip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2 Mini | 4–15 s | 480p, 720p | 3–27 |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | 4–15 s | 480p, 720p | 6–49 |
| Seedance 2.0 | 4–15 s | 480p, 720p, 1080p | 15–304 |
| Seedance 2.5 | 4–30 s | 480p, 720p, 1080p | 22–885 |
How to check a price yourself
- Open https://www.seedance2.net/pricing.md, or the generator on https://www.seedance2.net, and pick the model, length and resolution.
- Read the credit price shown for those settings before you generate.
- Compare it with the plan rates on https://www.seedance2.net/pricing to get a dollar figure.
Connect Seedance 2 to Claude
- In Claude, open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, name it Seedance 2 and paste https://www.seedance2.net/mcp.
- Click Connect and sign in with your Seedance 2 account.
- Ask for a video and name the model, for example "Use Seedance 2 to make a 5-second Seedance 2.5 clip at 720p of …".
Questions
- Where do the Seadance Video facts come from?
- seadance.video/pricing, checked 2026-11-11. Its plans and terms can change.
- Is Seedance 2 the official Seedance site?
- No. Seedance is ByteDance's video model family; Seedance 2 is an independent site that runs the Seedance models and bills them in its own credits.
- How much is a Seedance 2.5 clip on Seedance 2?
- A 5-second clip is 28 credits at 480p, 60 credits at 720p, 148 credits at 1080p. Longer clips cost more, up to 885 credits for the longest clip at the top resolution.
- What happens if a video fails?
- On Seedance 2, the credits of a failed generation are refunded automatically.
- Can I try Seedance 2 for free?
- New accounts get 12 free credits with no card, enough for a few Seedance 2 Mini drafts. Videos are watermarked until you are on a paid plan.