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Free Seedance AI Video Generator on Yovid

Make your first video free — no login needed. Create an account later for bonus credits and no-watermark downloads. Every Seedance version in one composer: 2.5 for 30-second takes with sound, 2.0 for 15-second scenes, 2.0 Mini and 1.5 Pro on the free plan. Start with Seedance 2.5, or scroll to compare the versions.

Seedance 2.5 is live

Clips up to 30 seconds with image, video, and audio references.

Kling 3.0

Kling's latest video model, ready in your workspace.

Veo 3.1

Google's video model with native audio.

GPT Image 2.5

GPT Image 2.5

OpenAI's image model for creating and editing images.

AI Image Upscaler

Sharpen and enlarge images for cleaner exports.

AI Canvas

Chain image and video steps on one visual board.

What Can Seedance Do?

Black-box monologueClose-up acting, 14 s
Fire dancerLow-key stage light
Neighborhood bakeryTwo characters, warm daylight
Courtyard fan duelCharacter reference, 8 s
Noodle-shop dateMulti-shot scene, 15 s
Apple pie, first personHands and physics, 14 s
Make a Seedance video

Choose Your Seedance Version

Newest first. Length, resolution and credits are read from the live settings of each model in Yovid’s generator; the plan line says where the model unlocks.

  • Seedance 2.5

    Newest

    Released 31 July 2026. One take up to 30 seconds with dialogue and sound, up to 30 images and 10 clips as references, and edit or extend for a clip you already have.

    • up to 30 s
    • up to 1080p
    • 31 credits / 5 s at 720p
    • sound included
    • Lite and up, or a credit pack
    Seedance 2.5 page

  • Seedance 2.0

    February 2026. Multi-shot scenes up to 15 seconds with stereo sound, steered by up to 9 images and 3 video clips. Costs less per second than 2.5.

    • up to 12 s
    • up to 1080p
    • 20 credits / 5 s at 720p
    • sound included
    • Lite and up, or a credit pack
    Seedance 2.0 page

  • Seedance 2.0 Fast

    The same 15-second Seedance 2.0 generation at a lower credit rate, for variants and quick tests. Opens straight in the generator.

    • up to 15 s
    • up to 1080p
    • 19 credits / 5 s at 720p
    • sound included
    • Lite and up, or a credit pack
    Open in the generator

  • Seedance 2.0 Mini

    Free plan

    The smallest Seedance 2.0: 4–15 second clips with sound at up to 720p, included in the free plan’s credits. The place to learn Seedance prompting.

    • up to 15 s
    • up to 720p
    • 13 credits / 5 s at 720p
    • sound included
    • Free plan
    Seedance 2.0 Mini page

  • Seedance 1.5 Pro

    Free plan

    December 2025, the first Seedance to generate sound with the picture. Up to 12 seconds, on the free plan.

    • up to 12 s
    • up to 1080p
    • 6 credits / 5 s at 720p
    • sound included
    • Free plan
    Open in the generator

  • Seedance 1 Pro Fast

    Free plan

    The original Seedance, silent and cheap: 2–12 second clips at a few credits each, for storyboards and motion tests.

    • up to 12 s
    • up to 1080p
    • 10 credits / 5 s at 720p
    • Free plan
    Open in the generator

  • Seedance 3.0

    Not released

    ByteDance has not announced Seedance 3.0. The page tracks what is confirmed and runs Seedance 2.5 in the meantime.

    Release status

Why Creators Choose Seedance

Up to 30 Seconds in One Take, Sound Included

The family’s ceiling has doubled with each generation: 12 seconds on Seedance 1.5 Pro, 15 on Seedance 2.0, 30 on Seedance 2.5. Because a take is rendered as one piece, faces, light and the set hold from the first frame to the last, and the voice track lands on the lip movement it belongs to.

On Yovid the length is a slider on every Seedance model, so a short version to test the idea and the full take to keep are the same prompt with a different number.

Up to 30 Seconds in One Take, Sound Included – Seedance
Seedance logoSeedance
Prompt (abridged): A neighborhood barbershop on its last night, in six beats: a slow push-in on the chair, a sideburn trim, the brush-off, a long handshake ("Will you be open tomorrow?" "Not tomorrow. Tonight’s the last night."), the customer leaving into blue dusk, and the barber locking up. (Seedance · 16:9 · 28s)

Steer the Shot with Images, Clips and Audio

Seedance 2.0 introduced reference files as inputs; 2.5 raised the budget to 30 images and 10 video clips in Yovid’s composer, with audio references available through the API. You point at a file in the prompt (“@Image 1 as the character”) and the model treats it as the thing to keep, not just inspiration.

That is what makes a series possible: the same character sheet, product shot or location across every clip you generate.

Steer the Shot with Images, Clips and Audio – Seedance
Input
Seedance logoSeedance
Prompt (abridged): 2D-meets-3D, cinematic and warm. The paper puppy from @image1 is fist-sized and paper-thin, with detachable paper ears and legs and a stop-motion feel; the real yellow puppy from @image2 plays with it around the bedroom from @image3. (Seedance · 16:9 · 25s)

Scenes with Cuts, Not Just One Shot

Multi-shot output is the thing Seedance is known for. Describe the shot list in order, one camera move per shot, and the model plans the cuts itself; the demo here is Seedance 2.0 building a 15-second two-character scene from two portraits and an action clip.

Seedance 2.5 does the same across 30 seconds, which is enough for a setup, a turn and a payoff.

Scenes with Cuts, Not Just One Shot – Seedance
Input
▶ 1
Seedance logoSeedance
Prompt (abridged): K-drama–style lifestyle short film with a warm, natural, lightly sweet tone rooted in everyday realism. The girl from @Image 1 and the boy from @Image 2 sit facing each other, chatting and smiling as steaming noodle bowls fill the foreground with shallow depth of field. In a close-up, the girl lowers her head to eat noodles, use @Video 1 as the action reference, suddenly slurping them enthusiastically—cheeks puffed, broth splashing slightly. She looks up to find the boy watching, freezes, then smiles shyly. He leans in softly to wipe her mouth with a tissue and says, "천천히 먹어. 아무도 안 뺏어." (Seedance · 16:9 · 15s)

Edit or Extend a Clip You Already Have

Seedance 2.5 reads the uploaded clip as the thing to keep and applies the instruction to it: a new background, a different outfit, a product swapped in. Extend continues the shot past its last frame with the same cast and light.

Both are plain-text instructions in Yovid’s composer; there is no separate mode to pick.

Edit or Extend a Clip You Already Have – Seedance
Input
▶ 1
Seedance logoSeedance
Prompt (abridged): Change the background to a vineyard in France, replace the coffee in their hands with red wine glasses, change her outfit to a floral wrap dress with a small shoulder bag. Keep everything else unchanged. (Seedance · 16:9 · 20s)

The Versions at a Glance

Every Seedance model on Yovid shares the same composer, so switching versions is a menu change, not a new workflow. Use the table for the hard limits and the comparison further down for credits.

Seedance 2.54–30 s, up to 1080p, soundLite and up or a credit pack; 30 images + 10 clips as references; edit and extend.
Seedance 2.04–15 s, up to 4K, soundLite and up or a credit pack; 9 images + 3 clips as references. 4K on Premium or a credit pack.
Seedance 2.0 Fast4–15 s, up to 1080p, soundLower credit rate than Seedance 2.0.
Seedance 2.0 Mini4–15 s, up to 720p, soundFree plan.
Seedance 1.5 Pro4–12 s, up to 1080p, soundFree plan; the first Seedance with audio.
Seedance 1 Pro Fast2–12 s, up to 1080p, no soundFree plan; the cheapest per second.

Who Seedance Works Best For

The same family covers a free first test and a 30-second finished spot. These are the jobs it handles best, with the version to start on:

  • Marketers and agencies: Complete 15–30 second spots with the product pinned by reference images and the voice-over generated in the same take, on Seedance 2.5.
  • Filmmakers and previs artists: Shot lists rendered as multi-shot scenes to test blocking and dialogue before a shoot, on Seedance 2.0 or 2.5.
  • E-commerce teams: A product clip re-dressed with a new background or outfit through Seedance 2.5’s edit mode instead of a reshoot.
  • Social and UGC creators: Vertical clips with spoken lines and the same face across a whole series, drafted on 2.0 Mini and finished on 2.5.
  • Anyone trying Seedance for the first time: Seedance 2.0 Mini, 1.5 Pro and 1 Pro Fast run on the free plan’s credits, so the first clips cost nothing.

Seedance 2.5 vs 2.0 vs 2.0 Fast vs 2.0 Mini vs 1.5 Pro

Every cell except the last row is read from the settings each version exposes in Yovid’s generator today, so you can choose by length, references and price before you spend a credit.

Seedance versions compared on length, resolution, references and credits on Yovid
Feature / ModelSeedance 2.5Seedance 2.0Seedance 2.0 FastSeedance 2.0 MiniSeedance 1.5 Pro
Longest clip30 s12 s15 s15 s12 s
Top resolution1080p1080p1080p720p1080p
Aspect ratios16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:916:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:916:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:916:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:916:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9
Reference images30999—
Reference videos10333—
Edit or extend an uploaded clipYes————
Credits for 5 s at 720p312019136
Best forLong takes, dialogue scenes and reference-heavy work.Multi-shot scenes up to 15 s at a lower rate.Variants and quick tests of a 2.0 prompt.Learning Seedance on the free plan.Free 12-second clips with sound.

Credits are base credit-pack rates for a 5-second clip at 720p and follow Yovid’s live pricing; subscribers pay less per second.

Strengths and Limits of the Seedance Family

Where Seedance beats the other models on Yovid, and where Kling, Veo or MiniMax is the better call.

Strengths

  • Length: 30 seconds per take on Seedance 2.5, the longest on Yovid alongside Wan 3.0.
  • References: Up to 30 images and 10 clips in the composer, the biggest reference budget of any model here.
  • Sound in the same pass: Dialogue, effects and music generated with the picture on every version from 1.5 Pro up.
  • A free way in: Three Seedance models run on the free plan, so the family can be tried before any purchase.

Limits

  • Resolution: Seedance 2.5 tops out at 1080p; 4K is only on Seedance 2.0 (Premium or a credit pack), Kling 3.0 and Veo 3.1, and MiniMax H3 renders at 2K.
  • Plan access: Seedance 2.0 and 2.5 are not on the free plan; Lite and above or a credit pack unlocks them.
  • Prompt discipline: Multi-shot output rewards a numbered shot list; a vague prompt gets a vague scene.
  • Long takes cost more: A 30-second 1080p clip is a real spend, so draft short or at 480p first.

How to Use Seedance on Yovid

  1. Step 1

    Pick a Seedance version

    Open the video generator and choose the version from the model menu; this page preselects Seedance 2.5, and the free plan starts with 2.0 Mini.

  2. Step 2

    Write the shot list, add references

    Describe the shots in order, attach a first frame or reference files, then set length, ratio and resolution.

  3. Step 3

    Generate, then refine

    Review the clip, edit or extend it on Seedance 2.5 if it is close, and download the MP4.

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Seedance Prompts to Start From

Two Seedance 2.5 showcase prompts and two Seedance 2.0 starter prompts, next to the clips they describe. Open one in the generator and change the details to make it yours.

  • Seaside conversation

    Text to video · 25 s

    A 25-second French New Wave summer drama at dusk: natural light, restrained camera, gentle irony. Two young adults sit on a seaside bench after swimming, looking at the sea, not at each other. She says softly, "You always say you like being alone." He shrugs: "I do. Except when someone keeps me company without making noise." Keep only the natural sound of the waves.

    Source: ByteDance Seed · Seedance 2.5

    Try this prompt

  • Peking opera, one take

    Text to video · 20 s

    16:9, ultra-realistic Peking opera stage in one continuous take, shallow depth of field, low-key light. The camera circles Xiang Yu through a beard flick, armor shake and spinning flip, flows to Yu Ji for her water-sleeve turn, then pulls back to a full-stage tableau of all three performers.

    Source: ByteDance Seed · Seedance 2.5

    Try this prompt

  • Golden-hour companion

    Text to video · 12 s

    Golden hour on the African savanna, warm backlight, wind moving through dry grass. Shot 1: a still wide shot of a lone acacia tree on the plain. Shot 2: under the tree, a young woman in linen clothes rests against the trunk with her eyes closed, a lion lying across her lap. Shot 3: close-up of the lion’s face as her hand slowly strokes its mane. Natural ambience only, no music.

    Try this prompt

  • Courtyard fan duel

    Text to video · 8 s

    Wuxia style, an old wooden courtyard in daylight. A swordsman in flowing white robes holds a folding fan. Shot 1: wide shot as two masked attackers in black close in from both sides. Shot 2: close-up, he snaps the fan open and raises it to eye level. Shot 3: he turns, deflects both blades with the fan and stands still between them. Crisp fabric and footstep sounds.

    Try this prompt
Read the Seedance 2.5 prompt guide

Other Video Models on Yovid

Kling 3.0Veo 3.1MiniMax H3Wan 3.0Sora 2All models

Guides for Getting More out of Seedance

Prompt formulas, version comparisons, what it costs and the API reference.

Seedance 2.5 prompt guide: 13 prompts to copySeedance 2.5 vs Seedance 2.0: what is newIs Seedance 2.5 free? What it costs to trySeedance 2.5 API guide with code examples
Seedance 2.5 vs Kling 3.0: length, dialogue and costSeedance 2.5 vs Veo 3.1: 30-second takes or 4K shotsAI video models compared: length, resolution and referencesHow to write a text-to-video prompt, shot by shot
Browse all Yovid guides

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Seedance, and who makes it?

Seedance is a family of AI video models from ByteDance’s Seed team. The first model arrived in June 2025; Seedance 1.5 Pro (December 2025) added sound, Seedance 2.0 (February 2026) added image, video and audio references and multi-shot scenes, and Seedance 2.5 (July 2026) stretched a take to 30 seconds with editing and extension. ByteDance publishes the models on seed.bytedance.com and offers them through its own apps and APIs; Yovid is an independent platform that runs them alongside Kling, Veo, Sora, MiniMax and Wan.

Which Seedance version should I use?

Seedance 2.5 for anything longer than 15 seconds, for dialogue, or for a shot steered by many references. Seedance 2.0 for 15-second multi-shot scenes at a lower rate, and 2.0 Fast for variants of a prompt you already like. Seedance 2.0 Mini, 1.5 Pro and 1 Pro Fast for free first tests and storyboards.

Can I use Seedance for free on Yovid?

Yes, three of them. Signing up is free and comes with credits that work on Seedance 2.0 Mini, Seedance 1.5 Pro and Seedance 1 Pro Fast. Seedance 2.0 and 2.5 unlock on the Lite plan and above or with any one-time credit pack.

How long can a Seedance video be?

Up to 30 seconds on Seedance 2.5, 15 seconds on Seedance 2.0, 2.0 Fast and 2.0 Mini, and 12 seconds on 1.5 Pro and 1 Pro Fast. Every version has a length slider in Yovid’s generator, and Seedance 2.5 can extend a finished clip past its last frame.

Does Seedance generate sound and dialogue?

Every version from Seedance 1.5 Pro up renders dialogue, effects and ambience with the picture, and you can turn sound off per generation. Seedance 1 Pro Fast is silent.

What can I upload as a reference?

On Seedance 2.5, up to 30 images and 10 video clips in Yovid’s composer (audio references through the API); on Seedance 2.0, up to 9 images and 3 clips. A first frame works on every version, and a first-and-last-frame pair on the Seedance 2.0 family and 2.5.

How does Seedance compare with Kling, Veo and the other models on Yovid?

Seedance wins on length, references and sound in the same pass. Kling 3.0 and Veo 3.1 go to 4K and are strong on short cinematic motion; MiniMax H3 renders at 2K; Wan 3.0 also reaches 30 seconds at a lower credit rate. All of them run in the same Yovid generator, and the comparison guides linked above test them on the same prompts.

When is Seedance 3.0 coming?

ByteDance has not announced or released Seedance 3.0, and has given no date. The Seedance 3.0 page on Yovid tracks what is confirmed; until then Seedance 2.5 is the newest version you can use.

Is Yovid the official Seedance website?

No. Seedance is ByteDance’s model, and its official pages live on seed.bytedance.com. Yovid is an independent multi-model platform that runs the official Seedance models through ByteDance’s APIs, next to the other leading video and image models, under one credit balance.

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