Seedance 2 (Seedance 2.0) is an AI video generator launched by ByteDance that transforms text prompts, images, or a combination of both into cinematic 2K resolution videos through advanced multimodal AI. The official website calls it a multimodal AI video tool; users only need to enter a prompt or upload a reference image, select settings, and can generate high-quality videos within minutes (the specific generation time is not provided).
Main capabilities:
- Multimodal references: Supports up to 12 multimodal references for precise motion replication.
- Multi-shot storytelling: Supports multi-shot video generation, with scenes transitioning naturally without manual editing, maintaining character consistency across multiple shots, and building a complete narrative.
- Character consistency: Ensures consistent character appearance across multi-shot projects through reference images, suitable for storytelling, marketing, and social media content.
- Native audio generation: Generates dialogue, sound effects, and ambient audio synchronized with the visuals, providing a complete cinematic experience.
- Resolution: Supports up to 1080p and 2K resolution (different plans correspond to different upper limits).
- Models: Includes models such as Seedance 1.0 Fast, 1.5 Pro, and Wan 2.5.
- Privacy: Provides private generation.
How to use: Enter a text prompt or upload a reference image, select a model and settings, and generate a video. Supports text-to-video and image-to-video.
Applicable scenarios (listed on the official website): Social media Reels (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts), product marketing, stories and animation, educational content, cinematic landscapes, fashion and lifestyle, travel and adventure, portraits and characters.
Pricing plans (official website information):
- Free tier: Can start for free, no credit card required, includes enough credits to generate the first batch of videos.
- Credit-based billing: Casual creators pay $1.98 per 100 credits; annual plan is $1.66 per 100 credits (annual subscription, automatically renews annually, includes all video features and all AI models, up to 2K resolution, complete native audio, commercial usage rights, priority support); studios and advanced users pay $1.25 per 100 credits (fastest generation speed, highest priority queue, full commercial license, dedicated expert support).
- Different models correspond to different credit consumption.
Limitations and information not provided: The official website does not provide information such as the video duration limit, specific generation time, detailed differences between models, conversion details between credits and video duration, or the refund policy. The FAQ mentions whether it is free, the comparison with Kling AI and Sora, supported resolutions and durations, commercial use, audio generation, and other questions, but the page does not provide corresponding answer content, and specific details are not yet available.
