Hailuo 2.3 vs Seedance 2.5

    Comparison

    Compare $ / Video, Text to Video, Image to Video, license, and release date. Search any video generation model with the pickers below.

    Hailuo 2.3

    MiniMax

    $0.77

    Seedance 2.5

    ByteDance

    $0.51

    Metric
    Hailuo 2.3
    Seedance 2.5
    $ / Video
    $0.77
    $0.51
    Text to Video
    299
    N/A
    Image to Video
    2.2K
    N/A
    Text to Video win rate
    21%
    N/A
    Release date
    2025-01-01
    2026-08-07
    License
    Proprietary
    Proprietary
    Provider
    MiniMax
    ByteDance

    Hailuo 2.3 vs Seedance 2.5 FAQ

    Which is cheaper, Hailuo 2.3 or Seedance 2.5?

    Seedance 2.5 currently shows the lower $ / Video: $0.51 vs $0.77 for Hailuo 2.3. That is the public ByteDance video API pricing versus MiniMax video API pricing. Duration, resolution, and voice settings can still flip the invoice.

    Which ranks higher, Hailuo 2.3 or Seedance 2.5?

    Hailuo 2.3 currently leads on Text to Video: 299 for Hailuo 2.3 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 2.3 scores 2.2K 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 2.3 or Seedance 2.5 open source?

    Hailuo 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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.

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