Seedance 2.5 🧠 Model Paid

What it is

Seedance is the video model family from ByteDance's Seed team. Seedance 2.0 arrived in February 2026. Seedance 2.5, released in July 2026, doubles the single-generation length to 30 seconds and generates audio and video together. ByteDance ships it in Jimeng AI, Doubao and Dreamina, and the CapCut family of apps uses Seedance too.

Key features

• Up to 30 seconds in one pass, with multi-round extension. A beta long-video mode is reported at up to 3 minutes
• Up to 30 images, 10 videos and 10 audio clips as references in one request
• Timestamp-level editing: fix one detail without regenerating the whole clip
• Green-screen background replacement and camera-angle changes
• Seedance 2.0 lip-syncs in 8+ languages (per Freepik)

Where you can use it

ByteDance's apps: Jimeng AI, Doubao Pro and Dreamina, plus CapCut (Dreamina Seedance 2.0). Seedance 2.0 or 2.5 is documented in Higgsfield, Krea, Freepik, Leonardo.Ai, Runway (Seedance 2.0 Pro and Fast), Luma's app, invideo AI and ComfyUI partner nodes. ByteDance says API access to 2.5 is coming via BytePlus ModelArk.

Pricing and rights

Seedance is sold through app credits, not a standalone subscription. Prices depend on the app (CapCut, Dreamina, Higgsfield and others), so price_from is left empty. ByteDance's launch post does not cover resolution tiers, watermarking or rules on real-person likeness. Check the terms of the app you use, especially for ads.

Who it is for

Short-drama and ad creators who need longer single takes, consistent characters and many references. CapCut users who want generation inside their editor.

Verdict

Seedance 2.5 leads on clip length and reference control, and it is spreading fast through creator apps. Official specs and API pricing for 2.5 were still thin at launch. Access depends on which ByteDance or partner app you use.