Seedance 2.5 vs Wan 2.1 14B

    Comparison

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

    Seedance 2.5

    ByteDance

    $0.51

    Wan 2.1 14B

    Wan Video

    $0.24

    Metric
    Seedance 2.5
    Wan 2.1 14B
    $ / Video
    $0.51
    $0.24
    Text to Video
    N/A
    1.1K
    Image to Video
    N/A
    2.1K
    Text to Video win rate
    N/A
    50%
    Release date
    2026-08-07
    2025-02-25
    License
    Proprietary
    Apache 2.0
    Provider
    ByteDance
    Wan Video

    Seedance 2.5 vs Wan 2.1 14B FAQ

    Which is cheaper, Seedance 2.5 or Wan 2.1 14B?

    Wan 2.1 14B currently shows the lower $ / Video: $0.24 vs $0.51 for Seedance 2.5. That is the public Wan Video video API pricing versus ByteDance video API pricing. Duration, resolution, and voice settings can still flip the invoice.

    Which ranks higher, Seedance 2.5 or Wan 2.1 14B?

    Wan 2.1 14B currently leads on Text to Video: N/A for Seedance 2.5 vs 1.1K for Wan 2.1 14B. 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 2.5 scores N/A and Wan 2.1 14B scores 2.1K on Image to Video. If one side is N/A, that mode is missing from the public feed, not priced at zero.

    Is Seedance 2.5 or Wan 2.1 14B open source?

    Seedance 2.5 is proprietary (Proprietary). Wan 2.1 14B is open source (Apache 2.0). 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 2.5 vs Wan 2.1 14B 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 2.5 vs Wan 2.1 14B?

    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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