Seedance 2.5 AI Generator
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Seedance 2.5 costs 2.25 credits per second of output at 480p, 5 at 720p, and 12.5 at 1080p. We ran it at its cheapest setting, animating a product still at 480p for 4 seconds, and it charged 9 credits and took about 202 seconds on August 26, 2026. Here is what that clip looked like, what the per-second pricing means for a longer render, and where the two Seedance edit tools take over instead.
The 9 credit test clip
Every example below was produced on PixelDojo. Hover to see the prompt.
Slow cinematic camera orbit around the earbuds case, soft studio lighting shifts, the lid opens gently to reveal the earbuds, product commercial style
Seedance 2.5
What the test showed
What we ran
The same earbuds product photo we used across this batch, sent to Seedance 2.5 as a first_frame_url with the prompt: a slow cinematic camera orbit around the case, soft studio lighting shifts, the lid opening gently to reveal the earbuds, product commercial style. Duration 4 seconds, the tool's minimum, at 480p, its cheapest resolution.
What we saw
A first-frame animation forces the output ratio to match the source image, and our square 1024x1024 still came back as a square 640x640 clip. The camera swings from a high three-quarter view down to a low, nearly frontal angle across the 4 seconds. The case interior and both earbuds hold their shape with no distortion.
Per-second pricing changes the math on longer clips
Seedance 2.5 accepts 4 to 30 second durations. At 480p that is 9 to 67.5 credits depending on length; at 720p, 20 to 150. A 30 second clip at 1080p is 375 credits, the most expensive single render in the video catalog. The floor we tested, 4 seconds at 480p, is the cheapest way to see what the model does before committing to a longer, pricier render.
Native audio in 11 languages
Generate_audio defaults to on and produces a synchronized track alongside the video at no extra credit cost. We judged this run on its visuals only.
It reasons about the prompt if you ask it to
A thinking toggle lets the model reason about a long, multi-beat prompt before generating, at no extra credit charge. It is off by default and we left it off for this test.
One product photo, 4 seconds, 480p: 9 credits, about 202 seconds, on August 26, 2026.
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2.25 credits per second at 480p
5 at 720p, 12.5 at 1080p. Our 4 second 480p clip came to 9 credits total.
About 202 seconds, measured
Timed from submission to finished file on August 26, 2026, for a 4 second 480p first-frame animation.
The camera orbit read correctly
A smooth angle change across the full clip with no shape drift on the product, matching what the prompt asked for.
How It Works
How we ran the test:
Send a first frame instead of a blank prompt
We passed our earbuds photo as first_frame_url. Seedance 2.5 then forces aspect_ratio to adaptive, matching the source image rather than letting us pick a ratio.
Set duration and resolution to their floor
4 seconds and 480p is the cheapest combination the model accepts, and it is what determined our 9 credit charge.
Run it in the app or over the API
Generate from the tool page, or POST to /api/v1/models/seedance-2-5/run. Ours took about 202 seconds.
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Common Questions
Everything you need to know about Seedance 2.5
What does Seedance 2.5 cost per second?
2.25 credits per second at 480p, 5 at 720p, and 12.5 at 1080p. A duration of -1 lets the model choose the length and bills at the 30 second maximum, refunded down once the actual length settles.
How fast is Seedance 2.5?
About 202 seconds in our August 26, 2026 test, for a 4 second 480p clip animated from a still image. Turnaround moves with queue load, so treat this as typical rather than guaranteed.
How does Seedance 2.5 differ from Seedance 2 Mini?
Seedance 2.5 runs 4 to 30 second clips against Mini's 5 to 15, adds native audio in 11 languages, and accepts up to 50 reference assets across images, video, and audio. Mini is cheaper per second at 480p but caps out sooner and takes only a single starting image.
Can Seedance 2.5 edit a video I already have?
Not this tool. Seedance 2.5 generates new clips from a prompt, a first frame, or reference assets. Editing or extending an existing clip is a separate tool, Seedance 2.5 Video Edit, because the two task types are classified from the prompt and mixing them risks a paid job failing after the fact.
How do I call it from the API?
POST to /api/v1/models/seedance-2-5/run with your API key, a prompt, and either first_frame_url for an image start or reference_images and reference_videos for multimodal guidance. Same key, same request shape as the rest of the catalog.
Is Seedance 2.5 better than the older Seedance 2 line?
It runs longer clips in one request, up to 30 seconds against Seedance 2's 15, and adds reference-video and reference-audio inputs the older line does not accept. Seedance 2 Mini and Fast remain cheaper per second at 480p if a short clip is all you need.