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Seedance 2.5: Pricing, Performance & Examples
Seedance 2.5 is a video generation model from Bytedance, released in July 2026, with a 4K-token context window.
ByteDance's next-generation Seedance audio-video joint generation model. Generates 4–30s single-pass clips (duration 4–30 or auto/-1) at 480p or 720p with native synchronized audio, stronger multimodal referencing, and more precise editing
Seedance 2.5 examples
Recent arena outputs from Seedance 2.5, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.
Seedance 2.5 API
Image-to-video start frame.
Run a request to see the response
Use it in your code
OpenAI-compatible endpoint through the LLM Stats gateway.
import requests
# Create the generation. wait="auto" long-polls (up to 60s) so most short
# jobs return as "completed" in a single round-trip.
res = requests.post(
"https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
json={
"model": "seedance-2.5",
"input": {"prompt": "A timelapse of clouds moving across the sky"},
"wait": "auto",
},
)
job = res.json()
# If it didn't finish inside the wait window, poll the same resource.
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
res = requests.get(
f"https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations/{job['id']}",
params={"wait": 60},
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
job = res.json()
if job["status"] == "completed":
print("video:", job["output"]["media"][0]["url"])
else:
print("Failed:", job["error"]["message"])Need an API key? Create one above in the playground, or read the API documentation.
Seedance 2.5 pricing
Providers
Seedance 2.5 starts at $0.473 per second of 720p video via Fal.
| Provider | 720p $/s | 1080p $/s | Latency s | Modalities in / out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.473 | $1.14 | 0.00 | / |
Seedance 2.5 latency
Seedance 2.5 time to first token, sustained output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic over the trailing 7 days.
Provider operational metrics
Time to first token, output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic
Seedance 2.5 benchmarks
Capability tiers
Standing within each category, adjusted for leaderboard depth.
Performance by category and language
Where Seedance 2.5 is strongest across prompt themes and languages. Conservative TrueSkill score (μ − 3σ), only axes with 3+ votes.
Quality Tracker
Similar Models
How Seedance 2.5 compares to its closest neighbors on each video arena it competes in.
Seedance 2.5 license
Seedance 2.5 is a proprietary model available under its provider's product and API terms.
- License
- Proprietary
- Hosted access
Proprietary license - usage restrictions apply
Seedance 2.5 resources
Official sources for Seedance 2.5: api documentation, official playground, official launch post.
Models like Seedance 2.5
Other video models ranked closest to Seedance 2.5.
FAQ
Common questions about Seedance 2.5.