SeeDance 1 Pro 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.

    SeeDance 1 Pro

    ByteDance

    $0.50

    Seedance 2.5

    ByteDance

    $0.51

    Metric
    SeeDance 1 Pro
    Seedance 2.5
    $ / Video
    $0.50
    $0.51
    Text to Video
    323
    N/A
    Image to Video
    2.4K
    N/A
    Text to Video win rate
    18.2%
    N/A
    Release date
    2024-12-01
    2026-08-07
    License
    Proprietary
    Proprietary
    Provider
    ByteDance
    ByteDance

    SeeDance 1 Pro vs Seedance 2.5 FAQ

    Which is cheaper, SeeDance 1 Pro or Seedance 2.5?

    SeeDance 1 Pro currently shows the lower $ / Video: $0.50 vs $0.51 for Seedance 2.5. That is the public ByteDance video API pricing versus ByteDance video API pricing. Duration, resolution, and voice settings can still flip the invoice.

    Which ranks higher, SeeDance 1 Pro or Seedance 2.5?

    SeeDance 1 Pro currently leads on Text to Video: 323 for SeeDance 1 Pro 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. SeeDance 1 Pro scores 2.4K 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 SeeDance 1 Pro or Seedance 2.5 open source?

    SeeDance 1 Pro 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 SeeDance 1 Pro 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 SeeDance 1 Pro 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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