Hunyuan Video 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.

    Hunyuan Video

    Tencent

    $0.08

    Seedance 2.5

    ByteDance

    $0.51

    Metric
    Hunyuan Video
    Seedance 2.5
    $ / Video
    $0.08
    $0.51
    Text to Video
    601
    N/A
    Image to Video
    1.9K
    N/A
    Text to Video win rate
    0%
    N/A
    Release date
    2024-12-03
    2026-08-07
    License
    Tencent Hunyuan Community License Agreement
    Proprietary
    Provider
    Tencent
    ByteDance

    Hunyuan Video vs Seedance 2.5 FAQ

    Which is cheaper, Hunyuan Video or Seedance 2.5?

    Hunyuan Video currently shows the lower $ / Video: $0.08 vs $0.51 for Seedance 2.5. That is the public Tencent video API pricing versus ByteDance video API pricing. Duration, resolution, and voice settings can still flip the invoice.

    Which ranks higher, Hunyuan Video or Seedance 2.5?

    Hunyuan Video currently leads on Text to Video: 601 for Hunyuan Video 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. Hunyuan Video scores 1.9K 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 Hunyuan Video or Seedance 2.5 open source?

    Hunyuan Video is open source (Tencent Hunyuan Community License Agreement). 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 Hunyuan Video 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 Hunyuan Video 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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