Which is cheaper, Hailuo 02 or Seedance 2.5?
Hailuo 02 currently shows the lower $ / Video: $0.48 vs $0.51 for Seedance 2.5. That is the public MiniMax video API pricing versus ByteDance video API pricing. Duration, resolution, and voice settings can still flip the invoice.
Which ranks higher, Hailuo 02 or Seedance 2.5?
Hailuo 02 currently leads on Text to Video: 429 for Hailuo 02 vs N/A for Seedance 2.5. Rank and price move independently, so the cheaper video generation model is not automatically the weaker one.
Does this comparison include Image to Video?
Yes. Hailuo 02 scores 2.3K and Seedance 2.5 scores N/A on Image to Video. If one side is N/A, that mode is missing from the public feed, not priced at zero.
Is Hailuo 02 or Seedance 2.5 open source?
Hailuo 02 is proprietary (Proprietary). Seedance 2.5 is proprietary (Proprietary). Open-weight models can be self-hosted; proprietary ones are billed only through the provider API on this page.
How do I switch the models in this Hailuo 02 vs Seedance 2.5 comparison?
Use the model pickers at the top of this page. Search any video generation model in the index and the URL updates to a new comparison, the same way LLM comparison pages work. Open either model from the sidebar for the single-model $ / Video page.
What data is used for Hailuo 02 vs Seedance 2.5?
This comparison uses public llm-stats and ZeroEval arena data for video generation models, then normalizes $ / Video, Text to Video, Image to Video, license, and release date inside AnotherWrapper. Treat the numbers as comparable public list rates, not a quote from either vendor.