How do I use Seedance 2.0 in Claude?
Seedance 2 team · Updated
Claude cannot render video on its own. Connect the Seedance 2 MCP server (https://www.seedance2.net/mcp) as a custom connector, sign in with your Seedance 2 account, and Claude can generate Seedance 2.0 clips of up to 15 seconds at up to 1080p and return them in the chat.
Connect Seedance 2 to Claude
- In Claude (web, desktop or mobile), open Settings → Connectors and choose Add custom connector.
- Name it Seedance 2 and paste the server URL: https://www.seedance2.net/mcp
- Click Connect, sign in with your Seedance 2 account and approve the connection. New accounts get free credits, no card needed.
- Start a new chat and ask for a video, naming the model, for example "Use Seedance 2 to make a 5-second Seedance 2.5 clip of…".
What Seedance 2.0 can do from Claude
Text to video, image to video (a first frame and an optional last frame) and reference to video with up to 9 reference images, 3 videos and 3 audio files. Audio is optional and generated with the clip.
Lengths from 4 to 15 seconds; resolutions 480p, 720p, 1080p.
Prompts to try
- Use Seedance 2 with Seedance 2.0 to make a 5-second product video: a matte black water bottle on wet stone, slow push-in, soft studio light, 16:9.
- Animate this photo with Seedance 2.0: keep the face and outfit, she turns toward the camera and smiles, handheld camera, 9:16, 8 seconds.
- Make a 10-second Seedance 2.0 clip, tracking shot of a cyclist through a neon city at night, rain, rack focus to the rider, with ambient sound.
What happens when you ask
- The assistant calls list_models and tells you the credit price of the settings it picked.
- It calls generate_video, which returns a task id right away.
- It polls get_task until the video is done, usually one to several minutes, and gives you the file.
- If a generation fails, its credits are refunded automatically.
What it costs
Seedance 2.0 costs 19 credits for a 5-second 480p clip at its default settings; longer and higher-resolution clips cost more. Seedance 2.5 costs 28 credits for a 5-second 480p clip. Full tables: https://www.seedance2.net/pricing.md.
| Model | Length | Resolutions | Credits at default | Credits range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2 Mini | 4–15 s | 480p, 720p | 3 (4 s, 480p) | 3–27 |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | 4–15 s | 480p, 720p | 8 (5 s, 480p) | 6–49 |
| Seedance 2.0 | 4–15 s | 480p, 720p, 1080p | 19 (5 s, 480p) | 15–304 |
| Seedance 2.5 | 4–30 s | 480p, 720p, 1080p | 28 (5 s, 480p) | 22–885 |
Questions
- Do I need a Claude paid plan?
- You need a Claude plan that lets you add a custom connector (MCP server). Generations are paid with Seedance 2 credits, not by Claude.
- Do I need a ByteDance or BytePlus API key?
- No. Seedance 2 runs the model; you only sign in with a Seedance 2 account.
- Can Claude use my own images as references?
- Yes. Images, video and audio at public https links work directly; clients that can send local files (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) upload them with the upload_media tool.