Seedance 2.5 vs WAN Video 2.6

    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 Video 2.6

    Wan Video

    $0.36

    Metric
    Seedance 2.5
    WAN Video 2.6
    $ / Video
    $0.51
    $0.36
    Text to Video
    N/A
    568
    Image to Video
    N/A
    N/A
    Text to Video win rate
    N/A
    36%
    Release date
    2026-08-07
    2026-01-01
    License
    Proprietary
    Apache 2.0
    Provider
    ByteDance
    Wan Video

    Seedance 2.5 vs WAN Video 2.6 FAQ

    Which is cheaper, Seedance 2.5 or WAN Video 2.6?

    WAN Video 2.6 currently shows the lower $ / Video: $0.36 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 Video 2.6?

    WAN Video 2.6 currently leads on Text to Video: N/A for Seedance 2.5 vs 568 for WAN Video 2.6. 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 Video 2.6 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 2.5 or WAN Video 2.6 open source?

    Seedance 2.5 is proprietary (Proprietary). WAN Video 2.6 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 Video 2.6 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 Video 2.6?

    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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