Seedance (ByteDance) pricing by channel
Seedance is ByteDance’s video model family. The official API path is BytePlus ModelArk, which bills by token usage and publishes per-second estimates; Dreamina is the consumer app. fal.ai, Replicate and Runway’s API also host the family, so the same generation can cost meaningfully different amounts per second depending on the channel. The table and chart below track each channel’s dated list price and its changes.
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Seedance · prices by channel
| Channel | 480p | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| BytePlus ModelArk | $0.024 | 2026-09-30 | Source |
Per-output-second list price trend · 480p · per-output-second channels only; other billing units stay in the table
- BytePlus ModelArk
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2025-12-15 · BytePlus ModelArk
Seedance 1.5 Pro (retired generation)
480p $0.024/s · BytePlus ModelArk pricing
$0.12 per 5-second 480p clip with audio — the same rate as 1.0 but audio generation included; silent video dropped to $0.06 per clip ($0.012/s). Model ID seedance-1-5-pro-251215; ARK launch reported December 16, 2025. seedance-1-5-pro is retired from BytePlus. Later generations (2.0, 2.5) are tracked under their own series.
2025-05-28 · BytePlus ModelArk
Seedance 1.0 Pro (retired generation)
480p $0.024/s · BytePlus ModelArk pricing
$0.12 per 5-second 480p clip. The official model ID seedance-1-0-pro-250528 carries the build date; general availability followed in June 2025. Silent video only — this generation has no audio output. Legacy archive: 1.0/1.5 rows no longer appear on the pricing doc as of the Oct 1, 2026 re-read.
Seedance 2.0 · prices by channel
Per-output-second list price trend · 480p · per-output-second channels only; other billing units stay in the table
- BytePlus ModelArk
- Runway API (marketplace)
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2026-10-02 · Runway API (marketplace)
Runway API resale price (seedance2 endpoints)
480p $0.36/s · 720p $0.36/s · 1080p $0.4/s · 4k $1.5/s · Runway API pricing
Runway still resells the generation: seedance2 bills 36/36/40/150 credits per second at 480p/720p/1080p/4K; seedance2_fast 29 credits at 480p/720p; seedance2_mini 16 credits (64-credit minimum). Credits at $0.01 each. First tracked baseline for this channel.
2026-01-28 · BytePlus ModelArk
Seedance 2.0 launch pricing (Dreamina line)
480p $0.07/s · 720p $0.15/s · 4k $0.78/s · BytePlus ModelArk pricing
$0.35 per 5-second 480p clip; 720p $0.15/s and up to 4K $0.78/s. Model ID dreamina-seedance-2-0-260128. Fast and Mini variants opened lower ($0.06/s and $0.04/s at 480p). The Oct 1, 2026 re-read no longer shows Seedance 2.0 rows in the pricing doc, so these launch rates are archived as of the Sep 30, 2026 read.
Seedance 2.5 · prices by channel
Per-output-second list price trend · 480p · per-output-second channels only; other billing units stay in the table
- BytePlus ModelArk
- Replicate
- Runway API (marketplace)
- fal.ai
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2026-10-02 · Replicate
Replicate per-output-second list price
480p $0.103/s · 720p $0.231/s · Replicate Seedance 2.5
bytedance/seedance-2.5 bills $0.1028/s at 480p and $0.2312/s at 720p — marginally above BytePlus's own $0.103/$0.231 estimates. First tracked baseline for this channel.
2026-10-02 · Runway API (marketplace)
Runway API resale price (seedance2_5 endpoint)
480p $0.2/s · 720p $0.3/s · 1080p $0.68/s · Runway API pricing
seedance2_5 bills 20/30/68 credits per output second at 480p/720p/1080p, credits at $0.01 each; input/reference video adds the same rate again (capped 30s) and each generation has an 80-credit minimum. Runs roughly 2–3× BytePlus's own rates. First tracked baseline for this channel.
2026-10-02 · fal.ai
fal.ai list price by resolution
480p $0.221/s · 720p $0.473/s · 1080p $1.164/s · fal.ai Seedance 2.5
$0.2205/s at 480p, $0.4730 at 720p, $1.164 at 1080p — roughly double BytePlus's own list, while Replicate sits at near-parity ($0.1028/$0.2312). First tracked baseline for this channel.
2026-06-28 · BytePlus ModelArk
Seedance 2.5 launch pricing (Dreamina)
480p $0.103/s · 720p $0.231/s · 1080p $0.569/s · BytePlus ModelArk pricing
$0.514 per 5-second 480p clip; 720p $0.231/s, 1080p $0.569/s. Model ID dreamina-seedance-2-5-260628; announced June 23, 2026 at the Volcano Engine conference, Dreamina GA July 31, 2026. Re-read at the same rates on Sep 19 and Oct 1, 2026 — recorded as verified-unchanged, not new events.
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Seedance · prices by channel
| Channel | 480p | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| BytePlus ModelArk | $0.024 | 2026-09-30 | Source |
Per-output-second list price trend · 480p · per-output-second channels only; other billing units stay in the table
- BytePlus ModelArk
Change archive2
2025-12-15 · BytePlus ModelArk
Seedance 1.5 Pro (retired generation)
480p $0.024/s · BytePlus ModelArk pricing
$0.12 per 5-second 480p clip with audio — the same rate as 1.0 but audio generation included; silent video dropped to $0.06 per clip ($0.012/s). Model ID seedance-1-5-pro-251215; ARK launch reported December 16, 2025. seedance-1-5-pro is retired from BytePlus. Later generations (2.0, 2.5) are tracked under their own series.
2025-05-28 · BytePlus ModelArk
Seedance 1.0 Pro (retired generation)
480p $0.024/s · BytePlus ModelArk pricing
$0.12 per 5-second 480p clip. The official model ID seedance-1-0-pro-250528 carries the build date; general availability followed in June 2025. Silent video only — this generation has no audio output. Legacy archive: 1.0/1.5 rows no longer appear on the pricing doc as of the Oct 1, 2026 re-read.
Seedance 2.0 · prices by channel
Per-output-second list price trend · 480p · per-output-second channels only; other billing units stay in the table
- BytePlus ModelArk
- Runway API (marketplace)
Change archive2
2026-10-02 · Runway API (marketplace)
Runway API resale price (seedance2 endpoints)
480p $0.36/s · 720p $0.36/s · 1080p $0.4/s · 4k $1.5/s · Runway API pricing
Runway still resells the generation: seedance2 bills 36/36/40/150 credits per second at 480p/720p/1080p/4K; seedance2_fast 29 credits at 480p/720p; seedance2_mini 16 credits (64-credit minimum). Credits at $0.01 each. First tracked baseline for this channel.
2026-01-28 · BytePlus ModelArk
Seedance 2.0 launch pricing (Dreamina line)
480p $0.07/s · 720p $0.15/s · 4k $0.78/s · BytePlus ModelArk pricing
$0.35 per 5-second 480p clip; 720p $0.15/s and up to 4K $0.78/s. Model ID dreamina-seedance-2-0-260128. Fast and Mini variants opened lower ($0.06/s and $0.04/s at 480p). The Oct 1, 2026 re-read no longer shows Seedance 2.0 rows in the pricing doc, so these launch rates are archived as of the Sep 30, 2026 read.
Seedance 2.5 · prices by channel
Per-output-second list price trend · 480p · per-output-second channels only; other billing units stay in the table
- BytePlus ModelArk
- Replicate
- Runway API (marketplace)
- fal.ai
Change archive4
2026-10-02 · Replicate
Replicate per-output-second list price
480p $0.103/s · 720p $0.231/s · Replicate Seedance 2.5
bytedance/seedance-2.5 bills $0.1028/s at 480p and $0.2312/s at 720p — marginally above BytePlus's own $0.103/$0.231 estimates. First tracked baseline for this channel.
2026-10-02 · Runway API (marketplace)
Runway API resale price (seedance2_5 endpoint)
480p $0.2/s · 720p $0.3/s · 1080p $0.68/s · Runway API pricing
seedance2_5 bills 20/30/68 credits per output second at 480p/720p/1080p, credits at $0.01 each; input/reference video adds the same rate again (capped 30s) and each generation has an 80-credit minimum. Runs roughly 2–3× BytePlus's own rates. First tracked baseline for this channel.
2026-10-02 · fal.ai
fal.ai list price by resolution
480p $0.221/s · 720p $0.473/s · 1080p $1.164/s · fal.ai Seedance 2.5
$0.2205/s at 480p, $0.4730 at 720p, $1.164 at 1080p — roughly double BytePlus's own list, while Replicate sits at near-parity ($0.1028/$0.2312). First tracked baseline for this channel.
2026-06-28 · BytePlus ModelArk
Seedance 2.5 launch pricing (Dreamina)
480p $0.103/s · 720p $0.231/s · 1080p $0.569/s · BytePlus ModelArk pricing
$0.514 per 5-second 480p clip; 720p $0.231/s, 1080p $0.569/s. Model ID dreamina-seedance-2-5-260628; announced June 23, 2026 at the Volcano Engine conference, Dreamina GA July 31, 2026. Re-read at the same rates on Sep 19 and Oct 1, 2026 — recorded as verified-unchanged, not new events.