Seedance 2.5 is our best-quality video pick: the newest ByteDance model, from text, a still or a reference set, with native audio up to 1080p.
Seedance 2.5 is the top of ByteDance’s video line and the model Hiroska recommends when quality matters more than price. It generates from a text prompt, animates a still (with an optional end frame for morphs and match cuts), and keeps a character or product consistent across shots from up to four reference images. Native audio is generated with the picture.
A prompt can describe several shots and the model cuts between them, so a short sequence can come out of one generation. Renders land on the timeline next to footage from any other model, ready to trim, grade, caption and export without a watermark.
From 154 tokens ($1.54) per clip; 395 tokens ($3.95) at the default settings.
| Settings | Tokens | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 4 s · 480p | 154 | $1.54 |
| 4 s · 720p | 319 | $3.19 |
| 4 s · 1080p | 764 | $7.64 |
| 5 s · 480p | 191 | $1.91 |
| 5 s · 720p | 395 | $3.95 |
| 5 s · 1080p | 950 | $9.50 |
| 10 s · 480p | 369 | $3.69 |
| 10 s · 720p | 775 | $7.75 |
| 10 s · 1080p | 1,882 | $18.82 |
| 15 s · 480p | 547 | $5.47 |
| 15 s · 720p | 1,154 | $11.54 |
| 15 s · 1080p | 2,814 | $28.14 |
Prices come from the live catalog at $0.0100 per token, the pay-as-you-go rate; subscriptions include tokens at a lower rate. The exact price is shown before you generate, and a failed generation is refunded.