Seedance (ByteDance) API pricing
38 Seedance (ByteDance) variants on one pay-as-you-go balance, from $0.014 per second to $1.46 per second. No subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices as of October 2026, taken live from our billing table.
What a typical job costs
Worked out on the cheapest variant, bytedance/seedance-v1-lite, image-to-video, 480p. Higher resolutions and quality tiers cost more; see the full table below.
Price by resolution
The cheapest Seedance (ByteDance) variant at each output resolution.
| Resolution | From | Unit | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | $0.014 | per second | bytedance/seedance-v1-lite, image-to-video, 480p |
| 720p | $0.0315 | per second | bytedance/seedance-v1-lite, image-to-video, 720p |
| 1080p | $0.07 | per second | bytedance/seedance-v1-lite, image-to-video, 1080p |
| 4K | $0.896 | per second | bytedance/seedance-2, 4K with video input |
Price by mode
| Mode | From | Unit | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|
| image-to-video | $0.014 | per second | bytedance/seedance-v1-lite, image-to-video, 480p |
| text-to-video | $0.014 | per second | bytedance/seedance-v1-lite, text-to-video, 480p |
What $10 buys
| Variant | Price | Per $10 |
|---|---|---|
| bytedance/seedance-v1-lite, image-to-video, 480p | $0.014 / second | 714 s |
| bytedance/seedance-v1-lite, text-to-video, 480p | $0.014 / second | 714 s |
| bytedance/seedance-2-mini, 480P with video | $0.0168 / second | 595 s |
| bytedance/seedance-v1-pro, image-to-video, 480p | $0.0196 / second | 510 s |
| bytedance/seedance-v1-pro, text-to-video, 480p | $0.0196 / second | 510 s |
| bytedance/seedance-2-mini, 480P no video | $0.0266 / second | 375 s |
Full Seedance (ByteDance) price list
All 38 generation variants, cheapest first. 1 credit = $0.007 at the Starter top-up.
Volume pricing
Applied automatically to API calls, based on what you spent in the last 30 days. Nothing to negotiate or sign.
FAQ
How much does the Seedance (ByteDance) API cost?
On AI Generate, Seedance (ByteDance) starts at $0.014 per second (bytedance/seedance-v1-lite, image-to-video, 480p) and goes up to $1.46 per second for bytedance/seedance-2, 4K no video input. There are 38 generation variants; the price depends on the mode and the output resolution.
How much is a 10-second Seedance (ByteDance) video?
With the cheapest variant (bytedance/seedance-v1-lite, image-to-video, 480p) a 10-second clip costs $0.14. The price is per second of output, so a 5-second clip costs half of that.
Is there a subscription or a free tier?
No subscription and no free credits. You top up from $10 (1,430 credits) and every call is deducted from that balance at the price in the table. Credits never expire.
Do prices go down at higher volume?
Yes, automatically for API calls. When your spend over the last 30 days passes $50, $200, $1,000 or $5,000, the per-call price drops by 7%, 13%, 18%, 21% against the list price.
Is this the official ByteDance API?
No. AI Generate is an API aggregator: requests go to ByteDance's model through our upstream providers, and you pay one balance for Seedance (ByteDance) and the other models in the catalog with one API key.