Model family · by ByteDance

Seedance on DER: pricing, API and every version

Seedance is ByteDance’s family of AI models for video. DER runs 5 versions side by side: text to video, image to video, start and end frames to video, and reference to video. The versions differ in clip length, resolution and price, so the table below puts them next to each other.

Try Seedance 2.5 Compare versions

Sample · Seedance 2.5

Versions

Seedance versions compared

Seedance versions: what each makes, length, resolution, sound, starting price and tier
Version	What it makes	Length	Resolution	Sound	Starting price	Tier
Seedance 2.5	Text to video · Image to video · Start & end frames · References	4–30 s	Up to 1080p	Native audio	78 credits / 4 s (≈ $0.78)	Free
Seedance 2.0	Text to video · Image to video · Start & end frames · References	4–15 s	Up to 4K	Native audio	54 credits / 4 s (≈ $0.54)	Free
Seedance 2.0 Fast	Text to video · Image to video · Start & end frames · References	4–15 s	Up to 720p	Native audio	42 credits / 4 s (≈ $0.42)	Free
Seedance 2.0 Mini	Text to video · Image to video · Start & end frames · References	4–15 s	Up to 720p	Native audio	30 credits / 4 s (≈ $0.30)	Free
Seedance 1.5 Pro	Text to video · Image to video · Start & end frames	5 or 10 s	Up to 720p	Native audio	60 credits / 5 s (≈ $0.60)	Free

Each starting price is the lowest whole order the catalog lists for that version. Other settings change the price — the studio shows it before you generate.

Seedance pricing

How pricing works

Video versions are priced by the second, so a longer clip costs more credits.

Seedance 2.0 Mini starts at 30 credits for a 4-second clip (≈ $0.30).

With Seedance 2.5, 5 s ≈ 98 credits (≈ $0.98).

There is no subscription: top up credits when you need them and spend them on any version.

Which Seedance version to pick

Lowest starting price for video: Seedance 2.0 MiniFrom 30 credits / 4 s (≈ $0.30)
Longest clips: Seedance 2.5Up to 30 s
Highest resolution: Seedance 2.0Up to 4K

API

Seedance API

Every Seedance version on DER works over the REST API and the MCP server, with the same credits and limits as the studio. The example calls Seedance 2.5.

Model ids

Seedance 2.5seedance
Seedance 2.0seedance
Seedance 2.0 Fastseedance
Seedance 2.0 Miniseedance
Seedance 1.5 Proseedance-1.5-pro

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REST · POST /v1/jobs

curl -X POST "https://api.der.run/v1/jobs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "seedance",
    "params": {
      "model_version": "2.5",
      "mode": "text-to-video",
      "duration": 5,
      "prompt": "…"
    }
  }'

# then poll every 20 s until it’s finished
curl "https://api.der.run/v1/jobs/{id}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DER_API_KEY"

FAQ

Seedance FAQ

All questions

How much does Seedance cost on DER?

Seedance 2.0 Mini starts at 30 credits for a 4-second clip (≈ $0.30). Each version has its own price, and the studio shows the exact price before you generate. See how pricing works.

Is there a Seedance API?

Yes. Every Seedance version on DER works over the REST API and the MCP server, with the same credits as the studio. See the API docs.

Which Seedance version is the cheapest?

Seedance 2.0 Mini has the lowest starting price: 30 credits for a 4-second clip (≈ $0.30). Seedance 2.5 makes the longest clips, up to 30 seconds. Seedance 2.0 goes up to 4K.

Do I need a subscription?

No. DER is pay as you go: top up credits when you need them and spend them on any Seedance version, or on any other model in the studio.

All questions

Make your next clip

Seedance 2.5 · From 78 credits / 4 s

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