Video Models · Reviewed 23 Oct 2026

Seedance

Seedance is a video generation model supporting text and image inputs.

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Seedance at a glance

Overview

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Summary

The useful answer before the supporting detail.

Seedance is a video generation model by ByteDance Seed that creates videos from text and image inputs S5. It is used by creators and developers to produce content ranging from surreal fantasy to professional-grade commercial shorts S5. The model offers wide dynamic range for smooth large-scale movements, and is accessible via API and playground S5.

02

Product identity and positioning

Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.

  • Identity: Seedance is a video generation model by ByteDance Seed S5.
  • Core purpose: It solves the problem of generating videos from text and image prompts S5.
  • Intended users: Creators and developers worldwide S5.
  • Product scope: It is a single model, not a platform, with API and playground access S5.
  • Positioning: Positioned as a new-generation video creation model for 30-second storytelling S12.
  • Claimed distinction: Achieves high scores in prompt adherence, motion quality, and aesthetics S5.
03

Use cases and audiences

Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.

AudiencePractical use case
CreatorsGenerate videos for surreal fantasy and daily life documentaries S5.
DevelopersIntegrate video generation via API S5.
Commercial producersCreate professional-grade commercial shorts S5.

Features

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Features and capabilities

Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.

CapabilityWhat it does
Text-to-video generationGenerates videos from text prompts S5.
Image-to-video generationGenerates videos from image inputs S5.
Multi-shot generationSupports multi-shot video generation S5.
Wide dynamic rangeEnables smooth generation of large-scale movements S5.
Reference controlProvides precise reference control for consistent output S12.
Editing capabilitiesOffers powerful editing capabilities S12.
10

Integrations and ecosystem

Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.

Integration or interfaceTypeWhat it enables
APIAPIEnables programmatic video generation S5.
PlaygroundWeb appAllows trying the model interactively S5.
Compare nowWeb toolAllows comparing models S5.

Pricing

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Pricing and plans

Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.

Plan or offerVerified price and billingIncludedLimits
Dreamina Seedance 2.5$10.70 / $11.7 per 1M tokens, pay as you goInput without videoExample 5 s: $0.103/s at 480p, $0.231/s at 720p, $0.569/s at 1080p; no 4K S1
Dreamina Seedance 2.0$7.0 / $7.7 / $4.0 per 1M tokens, pay as you goInput without videoExample: $0.07/s at 480p to $0.78/s at 4K S1
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 Fast$5.6 per 1M tokens, pay as you goInput without videoExample: $0.06/s at 480p S1
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 Mini$3.5 per 1M tokens, pay as you goInput without videoExample: $0.04/s at 480p S1
Input with video$2.1 to $7.0 per 1M tokens, pay as you goInput with videoLower token rate but minimum token consumption applies S1

Competition

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Competitive landscape

Domains competing for the same organic search demand.

Sampled competitors

CompetitorFirst-page appearancesSampled queriesAverage positionQueries observed
youtube.com323.3bytedance ai, bytedance seedance 2
aitopia.ai215bytedance seedance 2
rundiffusion.com111bytedance ai
wavespeed.ai111bytedance seedance 2
bbc.com112bytedance ai
getimg.ai113bytedance seedance 2
futurepedia.io114bytedance ai
lumenfall.ai115bytedance seedance 2
eachlabs.ai116bytedance ai
meetcody.ai117bytedance ai

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims

No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.

Independent review sources discovered

No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.

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AI visibility

Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.

AI-assistant referral traffic

  • Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 2.4%
MonthSource
—All AI assistants
—All AI assistants
—All AI assistants

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Site-stated AI capabilities

Page typeEvidenceSource
identityJoin ByteDance Seed Team to explore the forefront of AI technology.https://seed.bytedance.com/en/career
otherDiscover AI-powered services and applications built on Seed models across diverse scenarios.https://seed.bytedance.com/en/
otherOne-Stop AI Platform for Enterprise Innovationhttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/
otherFrom inspiration to polished output, Dreamina helps bring creative concepts to life with AI.https://seed.bytedance.com/en/
otherFrom quick thinking to smoother execution, Dola helps make everyday work easier with AI.https://seed.bytedance.com/en/
changesTry DolaTry in Playgroundhttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seed-alignment-preparedness-team-looking-for-global-talents
changesThe opportunity to tackle the hardest problems in frontier AI safetyhttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seed-alignment-preparedness-team-looking-for-global-talents
changesHave a strong sense of purpose about advancing AI and believe in the long-term value of AI safety and alignment.https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seed-alignment-preparedness-team-looking-for-global-talents
changesBring deep curiosity and a passion for AI safety and alignment, and are eager to tackle difficult research problems.https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seed-alignment-preparedness-team-looking-for-global-talents

These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.

15

Marketing opportunities

Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.

OpportunityRecommended actionEvidence
Competitor gap3 first-page appearances across bytedance ai, bytedance seedance 2

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Website evidence gaps

  • features: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • integrations: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.

Trust and proof

16

Customers, proof, and reviews

Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.

Independent reviews

No citation-grounded independent review links were found.

Customer proof

No named customers, testimonials, or customer case studies were found.

External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.

17

Company, security, and trust

Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.

SignalFindingSource
Company and ownershipNot published on the collected pages.—
Contact and supportHow to Contact Ussource
Legal and privacyThis “Privacy Policy” describes the privacy practices of Beijing Chuntian Zhiyun Technology Co., Ltd. and our subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Doubao Team”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) in connection with the websitesource
Security and complianceNot published on the collected pages.—
Uptime and status pageNot published on the collected pages.—

Not found on the collected pages: company and ownership, security and compliance, uptime and status page. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.

18

Documentation and product updates

Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.

Resource or updateTypeWhat is availableDate or freshness
ByteDance SeedProduct updateProduct update is publicly available. (source)Not dated
Seed ResearchProduct updateProduct update is publicly available. (source)Not dated
Tech BlogProduct updateProduct update is publicly available. (source)Not dated
Tech BlogProduct updateProduct update is publicly available. (source)Not dated

Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, changelog or release notes, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.

Technical

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Technical and delivery signals

Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.

SignalFindingSource
Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension)Available via web playground and API S5.S5
Platforms and appsWeb-based access S5.S5
API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins)API available S5.S5
Data ownership and exportNot published on the collected pages.—
Performance and reliability claimsAchieved high scores in internal benchmarks S5.S5
Release activityNot published on the collected pages.—
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Measured infrastructure

Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.

SignalFinding
TLS certificateDigiCert Inc, valid, expires 2027-01-18
Security headersHSTS
Headers not servedCSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy
Server headerTengine

Not measurable: rdap: HTTP 404; wayback: ladder budget spent after 4 probe(s); rdap: exceeded the overall budget; wayback: exceeded the overall budget; tls: exceeded the overall budget; dns: exceeded the overall budget; headers: exceeded the overall budget. A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.

21

Technical site audit

A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.

Scout — Bounded technical crawl

  • Pages crawled: 15 of 15 maximum
  • Technical health: 82/100
  • Critical issues: 0
  • Warnings: 51
  • Notices: 7

Issues

SeverityIssueValueAffected URL
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed364https://seed.bytedance.com/en/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://seed.bytedance.com/en/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed364https://seed.bytedance.com/en/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://seed.bytedance.com/en/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed11https://seed.bytedance.com/en/models
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/models
warningPage should have one primary H10https://seed.bytedance.com/en/research
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/research
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seed-edge
warningPage should have one primary H10https://seed.bytedance.com/en/career
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/career
noticeImages are missing alt text1https://seed.bytedance.com/en/career
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed11https://seed.bytedance.com/en/models
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/models
warningPage should have one primary H10https://seed.bytedance.com/en/research
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/research
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seed-edge
warningPage should have one primary H10https://seed.bytedance.com/en/career
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/career
noticeImages are missing alt text1https://seed.bytedance.com/en/career
warningMissing meta description—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seed2_1
warningPage should have one primary H14https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seed2_1
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seed2_1
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seed2-1-officially-released-advancing-ai-productivity
noticeImages are missing alt text14https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seed2-1-officially-released-advancing-ai-productivity
warningPage should have one primary H17https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seed-alignment-preparedness-team-looking-for-global-talents
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seed-alignment-preparedness-team-looking-for-global-talents
warningPage should have one primary H16https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seedrealtime-audio-visual-full-duplex-llm-released-toward-omni-modal-natural-interaction
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seedrealtime-audio-visual-full-duplex-llm-released-toward-omni-modal-natural-interaction
warningPage should have one primary H16https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/one-take-creation-flexible-referencing-introducing-seedance-2-5
warningMissing canonical URL—https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/one-take-creation-flexible-referencing-introducing-seedance-2-5
warningDuplicate title in audit sample3https://seed.bytedance.com/en/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample3https://seed.bytedance.com/en/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample3https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seed2_1
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/models
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/models
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/research
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/research
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seed-edge
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seed-edge
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/career
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/career
warningDuplicate title in audit sample4https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seed2-1-officially-released-advancing-ai-productivity
warningDuplicate title in audit sample4https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seed-alignment-preparedness-team-looking-for-global-talents
warningDuplicate title in audit sample4https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seedrealtime-audio-visual-full-duplex-llm-released-toward-omni-modal-natural-interaction
warningDuplicate title in audit sample4https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/one-take-creation-flexible-referencing-introducing-seedance-2-5
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/models
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/models
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/research
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/research
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seed-edge
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seed-edge
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/career
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://seed.bytedance.com/en/career

Crawled pages

StatusTitleH1sWordsResponseURL
200ByteDance Seed2727455 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/
200ByteDance Seed2727424 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/
200Seed Models1684504 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/models
200Seed Research0442527 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/research
200Seed Edge - ByteDance Seed Team1534608 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/seed-edge
200Careers - ByteDance Seed Team0321845 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/career
200Seed Models1684449 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/models
200Seed Research04421,144 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/research
200Seed Edge - ByteDance Seed Team1534462 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/seed-edge
200Careers - ByteDance Seed Team03211,210 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/career
200ByteDance Seed4786471 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/seed2_1
200Seed News - ByteDance Seed Team12214714 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seed2-1-officially-released-advancing-ai-productivity
200Seed News - ByteDance Seed Team7654749 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seed-alignment-preparedness-team-looking-for-global-talents
200Seed News - ByteDance Seed Team619501,392 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/seedrealtime-audio-visual-full-duplex-llm-released-toward-omni-modal-natural-interaction
200Seed News - ByteDance Seed Team62791432 mshttps://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/one-take-creation-flexible-referencing-introducing-seedance-2-5

This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.

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Search Console and Analytics

First-party search and behavioral data connection state.

Modeled acquisition channels

ChannelEstimated share
direct14.9%
search72.5%
search organic72.3%
search paid0.2%
social1.5%
social organic1.5%
social paid0.0%
referrals8.3%
paid referrals0.2%
mail0.2%
gen ai2.4%
affiliate0.0%
other0.0%

First-party connections

IntegrationStatusData available after connection
Google Search ConsoleNot connectedClicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices
Google AnalyticsNot connectedOrganic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices

No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.

Limits and method

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Limitations and open questions

Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.

The collected pages do not mention any competitors. Evidence gaps include lack of customer testimonials, detailed documentation, and release history. Open questions remain about data retention and export options.

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Sources, method, and limitations

Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.

This report is based on 14 collected pages from seed.bytedance.com, including product pages, pricing documentation, and privacy policy. External proof search was enabled but no verification requests were made. Limitations include incomplete coverage of the site and reliance on first-party sources.

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