Seedance 2.5 is the same ByteDance model on every platform that hosts it, but a 5-second 16:9 clip at 720p costs between about $1.16 and $2.37 depending on the host, read from each vendor's own pricing page on 2026-10-18: BytePlus ModelArk $1.156, Replicate $1.156, Segmind $1.19, Pika $1.36 in plan credits, 8frame 157 credits (about $1.57 at pack rate), fal roughly $2.37. At 480p the spread runs from $0.51 to about $1.10, and 8frame is 70 credits. That order holds only for a text or image prompt at 480p or 720p; attach a video, or pick a 1080p tier where one exists, and it changes, which is why the table shows every tier rather than one headline rate.
Four things "per second" means here
A minimum length. Replicate, fal, Segmind and 8frame all run Seedance 2.5 for 4 to 30 whole seconds (Replicate: "Set duration anywhere from 4 to 30 seconds"; fal: "Duration accepts any whole second from 4 to 30"; Segmind: "4-30 seconds"). A 2-second shot is billed as 4 seconds on each of them. Pika sells generations, not seconds: 122 credits per 720p, 5-second generation.
Tokens, not seconds. BytePlus, Segmind and fal bill tokens with the same formula: tokens = output height × output width × seconds × 24 / 1024, so a 16:9 clip at 720p is 1280 × 720 × 5 × 24 / 1024 = 108,000 tokens for 5 seconds. Their per-second figures are approximations for 16:9; fal says "the token formula is authoritative" and that "wider aspect ratios have larger frame areas and cost more per second". On Replicate and on 8frame the rate is fixed per second of output video by resolution, and the aspect ratio does not change it.
A video input. This tier reorders the table. Replicate's 720p rate goes from $0.2312 to $0.9676 per second when the request includes a video, and 8frame follows it, from 157 to 654 credits for 5 seconds. fal does the opposite: "If any video references are provided, the price is multiplied by 0.6", but the input video's seconds join the token count. BytePlus charges a lower token rate with video input ($6.40 instead of $10.70 per million), also counts the input video, and applies a minimum token consumption, so its own 5-second 720p example runs from $1.244 to $4.838 by input length.
Audio costs nothing extra anywhere. Sound is on by default on every host in the table and none prices it separately; Segmind: "enabling audio generation does not affect pricing; there is no audio term in the rate matrix". On 8frame the price is the same with or without it.
The price table
USD from each vendor's own page, checked 2026-10-18, 16:9, text or image input unless stated. Per-clip totals for per-second hosts are rate × 5, for example Replicate at 720p: 5 × $0.2312 = $1.156; for token-billed hosts they are the vendors' own examples. We have not compared outputs across hosts; this page compares prices and published limits only.
| Host | Published unit price | 480p, 5 s | 720p, 5 s | 720p, 5 s, video input |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BytePlus ModelArk (dreamina-seedance-2-5-260628) | $10.70 per million tokens (480p, 720p), $11.70 (1080p); video input $6.40 / $7.00 | $0.514 | $1.156 | $1.244 to $4.838 by input length |
| Replicate (bytedance/seedance-2.5) | $0.1028/s (480p), $0.2312/s (720p); video input $0.4304/s, $0.9676/s | $0.514 | $1.156 | $4.838 |
| Segmind | $10.9675 per million tokens (480p, 720p), $11.9925 (1080p); video input $6.56 / $7.175 | $0.53 | $1.19 | no total given; reference seconds billed on top |
| Pika (plan credits) | 122 credits per 720p 5 s generation; $10 for 900 credits, $35 for 3,150, $95 for 8,550 | not listed | $1.36 (122 × $10 / 900) | not listed |
| fal | $0.0214 per 1,000 tokens (480p, 720p), about $0.2205/s and $0.4730/s; 1080p about $1.164/s on US-hosted endpoints; × 0.6 with video references | about $1.10 | about $2.37 | about $1.42 plus the input video's seconds |
| 8frame (via Replicate) | 70 / 157 credits per 5 s (480p / 720p); a credit is about $0.01 at pack rate | 70 credits (about $0.70) | 157 credits (about $1.57) | 654 credits (about $6.54) |
Two readings. BytePlus and Replicate land on the same number for a plain clip: Replicate's 720p rate and the BytePlus token rate for a 16:9 frame match to a tenth of a cent. Pika's $1.36 is the same on every plan, since 122 credits at $10 / 900, $35 / 3,150 or $95 / 8,550 comes to about $0.0111 per credit each time, and its plan credits "refresh each billing period and do not roll over".
Where you can run Seedance 2.5
As an API: BytePlus ModelArk (token billing, listed as Dreamina Seedance 2.5, with a draft mode billed as a 480p draft plus the final), Replicate (per-second tiers, up to 30 images, 10 video clips and 10 audio files as references), fal (token billing, "up to 50 reference inputs total across images, videos, and audio") and Segmind (token billing, "Failed generations are not billed"). In an app: Pika on credit plans, and ByteDance's own Dreamina, whose launch post says Seedance 2.5 is rolling out to "subscriber accounts belonging to people over 16 years old" in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America and gives no per-clip price. On a canvas: 8frame, where Seedance 2.5 sits next to Kling, Wan, Veo and the image models, paid in credits from one balance.
What it costs on 8frame
The Seedance node opens on Seedance 2.5, 5 seconds, 720p: 157 credits. The price is per second over 4 to 30 seconds, sound included:
| Length | 480p | 720p |
|---|---|---|
| 5 s | 70 | 157 |
| 10 s | 139 | 313 |
| 15 s | 209 | 469 |
| 30 s | 417 | 937 |
Up to 9 reference images do not change the price; one reference video does, to 291 credits at 480p and 654 at 720p for 5 seconds. 8frame runs Seedance 2.5 through Replicate and charges a fixed number of credits per clip. On Starter ($19, 1,000 credits) that is six 5-second clips at 720p or fourteen at 480p a month; on Creator ($49, 3,000 credits) nineteen or forty-two. A failed generation is refunded automatically (do failed AI generations cost credits); the full length table is in Seedance 2.5 pricing explained.
So the API route is cheaper per clip, and the reason to run Seedance on 8frame is the canvas, not the rate: a 480p Seedance draft at 70 credits next to a Kling v3 Standard clip at 86 (720p, with sound) or a base Wan 3.0 clip at 48 (720p), on one board, from one balance. Those side-by-sides are in Kling v3 vs Seedance 2.5 and Wan 3.0 vs Seedance 2.5; every 8frame video rate per second is in AI video generator price per second.
Which host for which job
- Text or image prompts at 480p or 720p, through an API: BytePlus or Replicate, $0.514 and $1.156 per 5 seconds; Segmind a few cents behind.
- A reference video goes in: fal, where the 0.6 multiplier puts 720p output at about $0.2838 per second against Replicate's $0.9676; budget the input video's seconds too.
- 1080p output: BytePlus or Segmind, whose own 5-second examples are $2.843 and $2.94; fal lists it on US-hosted endpoints; Replicate and 8frame stop at 720p, Pika's page lists only 720p, and no video model on 8frame outputs 4K.
- Drafting against other models on one board: 8frame, 70 credits per 480p draft, 157 at 720p.
Whatever the host, resolution saves more than the host choice: 480p costs about 44 to 45 percent of the 720p price on Replicate, BytePlus and 8frame alike, so draft at 480p and pay 720p once.
FAQ
How much does Seedance 2.5 cost per second?
From each vendor's page on 2026-10-18: Replicate $0.1028 per second at 480p and $0.2312 at 720p; BytePlus about $0.103 and $0.231 by its own 16:9 example; Segmind about $0.1065 and $0.2389; fal roughly $0.2205 and $0.4730; 8frame about 13.9 and 31.2 credits per second before rounding up (70 and 157 per 5 seconds).
Seedance 2.5 price comparison: where is it cheapest?
For a text or image prompt at 480p or 720p, BytePlus ModelArk and Replicate tie at $0.514 and $1.156 per 5 seconds. With a video input, fal's 0.6 multiplier makes it the cheapest API host. Pika is $1.36 per 720p clip inside a plan, 8frame 157 credits (about $1.57).
Does audio cost extra on Seedance 2.5?
No. Sound is generated by default and none of the hosts in the table prices it separately; on 8frame the price is identical with or without it.
What does a 30-second Seedance 2.5 clip cost?
On 8frame 417 credits at 480p and 937 at 720p. On Replicate 30 × $0.2312 = $6.936 at 720p; Segmind's own 30-second 720p example is $7.17.
Sources
- Replicate, bytedance/seedance-2.5 model page: billing tiers "$0.1028", "$0.2312", "$0.4304", "$0.9676" per second of output video by model variant (non_video_in, video_in) and target resolution (480p, 720p); "Set duration anywhere from 4 to 30 seconds, or use -1 for intelligent duration"; "up to 30 images, 10 video clips, and 10 audio files in a single generation"; "You can turn audio off if you just want silent video": replicate.com/bytedance/seedance-2.5, checked 2026-10-18
- fal, Seedance 2.5 text-to-video model page: "You are charged $0.0214 per 1000 tokens at both 480p and 720p", "roughly $0.2205 per second" (480p), "roughly $0.4730 per second" (720p), "roughly $1.164 per second" (1080p), "roughly $0.0234 per 1000 tokens for 1080p", the token formula, "The token formula is authoritative", resolution "480p" or "720p", duration "auto" or 4 through 30, generate_audio default true: fal.ai/models/bytedance/seedance-2.5/text-to-video, checked 2026-10-18
- fal, Seedance 2.5 reference-to-video model page: "If any video references are provided, the price is multiplied by 0.6", about $0.2838 per second at 720p with video references, "Up to 50 reference inputs total across images, videos, and audio": fal.ai/models/bytedance/seedance-2.5/reference-to-video, checked 2026-10-18
- fal, "How to access Seedance 2.5 on fal": endpoint ids, "Billing is token-based at $0.0214 per 1,000 tokens", "Duration accepts any whole second from 4 to 30": fal.ai/learn/tools/how-to-access-seedance-2-5-on-fal, checked 2026-10-18
- fal model catalogue, US-hosted Seedance 2.5 endpoints "at 480p, 720p or 1080p": api.fal.ai/v1/models?q=seedance, checked 2026-10-18
- BytePlus ModelArk pricing, dreamina-seedance-2-5-260628: 10.70 and 6.40 USD per million tokens (480p and 720p, without and with video input), 11.70 and 7.00 at 1080p; 5-second 16:9 examples 0.514, 1.156 and 2.843 USD without video input, 1.244 to 4.838 USD at 720p with video input; token formula; minimum token consumption with video input; draft mode billed in two steps: docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/ModelArk/1544106, checked 2026-10-18
- Segmind, Seedance 2.5 pricing: "$10.9675 per million tokens" (480p, 720p), "$11.9925" (1080p), "$6.56" and "$7.175" with video input, per-second figures for 16:9, 5-second examples $0.53, $1.19 and $2.94, 30-second 720p $7.17, "4-30 seconds", "enabling audio generation does not affect pricing; there is no audio term in the rate matrix", "Failed generations are not billed": segmind.com/models/seedance-2.5/pricing, checked 2026-10-18
- Pika pricing: Seedance 2.5 "Video, 720p, 5s" 122 credits per generation; Free plan 0 credits a month, packs only; Starter $10 for 900 credits, Creator $35 for 3,150, Fancy $95 for 8,550; "Plan credits refresh each billing period and do not roll over": pika.art/pricing, checked 2026-10-18
- Dreamina, Seedance 2.5 launch post (July 31, 2026): rollout to "subscriber accounts belonging to people over 16 years old" across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America; "clips up to 30 seconds long"; "up to 50 multimodal references for a single clip"; no per-clip price: dreamina.capcut.com/resource/seedance-2-5-launch, checked 2026-10-18
- 8frame prices, defaults and limits: the 8frame app, checked 2026-10-18
Draft at 480p wherever you run it; the host choice moves the price by cents, the resolution by half.
Try it without signing up: the 8frame canvas opens on a real board. The canvas is free and unlimited; generation is paid from $19/month.