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Seedance 3.0 Free Online: Release Status and Seedance 2.5 Today

ByteDance has not released Seedance 3.0, so you cannot generate with it anywhere yet. This page tracks what is confirmed, and the composer below runs Seedance 2.5, the newest Seedance you can use, with clips up to 30 seconds and sound. Every demo here is Seedance 2.5. Make a Seedance 2.5 video while you wait.

Seedance 2.5 is live

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

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No Seedance 3.0 Footage Exists Yet. Here Is Seedance 2.5.

One-light monologueSeedance 2.5 · emotional close-up
Corner bakerySeedance 2.5 · two characters
Quiet window seatSeedance 2.5 · natural backlight
Panda cubSeedance 2.5 · fur and motion
Peking operaSeedance 2.5 · circling single take
Create a Seedance 2.5 video

Seedance 3.0 at a Glance: What Is Known and What You Can Use Now

Is Seedance 3.0 Released? Not Yet

Every Seedance version ByteDance has shipped got a page on seed.bytedance.com and a model ID in its API catalogues. Seedance 3.0 has neither, and no launch post either. Spec sheets, sample reels and launch dates on other sites do not trace back to any of those sources.

We re-check the sources below and change this table when something moves. Until then, Seedance 2.5 is the newest Seedance you can actually use, and it is the model behind the composer on this page.

StatusNot announced, not released
Release dateNone givenNo window, waitlist or teaser from ByteDance.
Specs and pricingNot publishedLength, resolution, audio, references and price stay unknown until a model card exists.
API modelNone listedBytePlus ModelArk and Volcano Engine Ark both stop at Seedance 2.5.
Newest Seedance todaySeedance 2.5Released 31 July 2026; it runs in the composer at the top of this page.
Last checked20 October 2026ByteDance Seed’s models page and blog, the BytePlus ModelArk model list and Volcano Engine Ark pricing.

What ByteDance Has Said About the Next Step

The closest thing to an official hint is the closing section of ByteDance Seed’s Seedance 2.5 announcement. The team lists two problems it has not solved yet and three directions it plans to work on.

It does not say which model will carry that work or when, so read this as a direction, not a Seedance 3.0 feature list.

Weak spot: motionPhysical plausibility of complex movementNamed by the Seed team as room for improvement in Seedance 2.5.
Weak spot: interactionStable scenes when several subjects interact
Next: storytellingMore coherent narratives
Next: workflowA more intuitive generate-and-edit experience
Next: physicsA deeper grasp of real-world physics

Seedance Release History, and Why No One Can Date 3.0

Seedance has moved quickly: from the first model in June 2025 to Seedance 2.5 at the end of July 2026, with anywhere from about two to about six months between releases. That spread is why the history cannot pin down a Seedance 3.0 date, and ByteDance has not given one.

A specific day attached to Seedance 3.0 is a guess. A real date will arrive the way the others did, with a launch post on seed.bytedance.com.

Seedance 1.0June 2025Announced 11 June 2025; the first Seedance model.
Seedance 1.5 ProDecember 2025The first Seedance to generate sound and picture together.
Seedance 2.0February 2026Launch post dated 12 February 2026; text, image, audio and video as inputs.
Seedance 2.531 July 202630-second takes, up to 30 images, 10 videos and 10 audio clips as references, and editing.
Seedance 3.0Not announced

Seedance 2.5 Today: One Take Up to 30 Seconds

The big step from Seedance 2.0 to 2.5 was length: 30 seconds in a single generation instead of 15, with room for several connected shots inside one take. ByteDance’s barbershop demo below runs six beats, from the first push-in to the barber locking up, with nothing stitched together afterwards.

On Yovid the duration slider goes from 4 to 30 seconds. Test a scene at 5 seconds, then spend on the long version once the idea works.

Seedance 2.5 Today: One Take Up to 30 Seconds – Seedance 2.5
Seedance 2.5 logoSeedance 2.5
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 2.5 · 16:9 · 28s)

Seedance 2.5 Today: Dialogue and Sound in the Same Pass

Seedance 2.5 builds the soundtrack together with the picture, so lines match the lips and footsteps land with the action. Sound is on by default; switch it off when you plan to add your own score.

Put the lines you want spoken in quotes and name the language. In the demo, a pharmacist and an exhausted mother talk in French on a rainy night.

Seedance 2.5 Today: Dialogue and Sound in the Same Pass – Seedance 2.5
Seedance 2.5 logoSeedance 2.5
Prompt (abridged): A wet Paris street late at night, a green pharmacy cross flashing in the rain. A mother carrying a feverish child hurries in. Dialogue in French: "Quel âge ?" "Deux ans." "Il a mangé ?" "Un peu, dans le taxi." Restrained, documentary tone. (Seedance 2.5 · 16:9 · 30s)

Seedance 2.5 Today: 30 Images and 10 Clips as References

Seedance 2.5 takes far more reference material than earlier Seedance models: Yovid’s composer accepts up to 30 images and 10 video clips at once, against 9 and 3 for Seedance 2.0. Audio references, up to 10 per request, are available through the Yovid API.

Tag each file in the prompt by its role, for example @image1 for the character and @image3 for the room. The demo below puts a paper puppy drawn in 2D next to a real dog in a real bedroom.

Seedance 2.5 Today: 30 Images and 10 Clips as References – Seedance 2.5
Input
Seedance 2.5 logoSeedance 2.5
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 2.5 · 16:9 · 25s)

Seedance 2.5 Today: Edit an Uploaded Clip in Words

Attach a clip as a reference and write what should change: a new location, a different prop, another outfit. When the prompt uses words like "replace", "remove" or "change the background", Yovid sends it to Seedance 2.5’s edit mode, which holds on to the original camera move and timing.

It saves a reshoot, or a full regeneration, when one detail is wrong in an otherwise good take.

Seedance 2.5 Today: Edit an Uploaded Clip in Words – Seedance 2.5
Input
▶ 1
Seedance 2.5 logoSeedance 2.5
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 2.5 · 16:9 · 20s)

Seedance 2.5 Today: Extend a Shot Where It Ends

Extension picks up where your footage stops instead of starting a new scene, so the people, the room and the props stay where they were. ByteDance presents repeated extensions as the way to grow a story past a single take.

Upload the clip, begin the prompt with "Extend @video1" and describe what happens next.

Seedance 2.5 Today: Extend a Shot Where It Ends – Seedance 2.5
Input
▶ 1
Seedance 2.5 logoSeedance 2.5
Prompt (abridged): Continue from the previous clip; keep the characters, kitchen, clothing and prop positions. The mother stops at the kitchen doorway, hair a little messy, and asks softly in Chinese, "Xiao Cheng?" (Seedance 2.5 · 16:9 · 12s)

Who Should Start on Seedance 2.5 Instead of Waiting

Nobody outside ByteDance knows when Seedance 3.0 will ship. If one of these is your job, the current model already covers it:

  • Ad and brand teams: 15- to 30-second spots in one take, with the product held in place by reference images and the voice-over generated alongside.
  • Filmmakers testing scenes: Dialogue blocking, previz and green-screen plates turned into lit, acted shots before anyone books a set.
  • Social creators: Vertical 9:16 clips with spoken lines, and the same reference images to keep a face recognizable from one post to the next.
  • E-commerce and product video: A new background, outfit or prop in an existing clip from an edit prompt, instead of a reshoot.
  • Teams planning ahead: Prompt libraries and reference sets built now; writing in shots and beats is a skill that does not depend on the version number.

Seedance 3.0 Has No Specs Yet: Compare the Models You Can Run

There is no Seedance 3.0 column because ByteDance has published no settings for it. Every cell except the last row is read from what each live model offers in Yovid’s generator today.

Seedance 2.5 compared with Seedance 2.0, Wan 3.0, MiniMax H3 and Kling 3.0 on Yovid
Feature / ModelSeedance 2.5Seedance 2.0Wan 3.0MiniMax H3Kling 3.0
Longest clip30 s12 s30 s15 s15 s
Top resolution1080p1080p1080p2K1080p
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, 3:421:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:1616:9, 9:16, 1:1
Reference images309109—
Reference videos10353—
Edit or extend an uploaded clipYes————
Credits for 5 s at 720p3120122313
Best forThe newest Seedance: 30-second takes, dialogue, heavy references and edits.Lower-cost Seedance shots up to 15 seconds.Long clips with references at a lower credit cost.2K output from a small set of references.Short clips with lively character motion.

Credit figures price a 5-second clip at 720p, or the closest resolution a model offers, at credit-pack base rates. They follow Yovid’s live pricing, and subscribers pay less per second.

Starting on Seedance 2.5 Now: Upsides and Caveats

What you gain by using Seedance 2.5 today instead of waiting for 3.0, and what it will not give you.

Why start now

  • Available today: Released by ByteDance on 31 July 2026 and running in the composer on this page.
  • 30-second takes: Twice the 15-second limit of Seedance 2.0 in one generation.
  • Large reference budget: Up to 30 images and 10 videos per generation in the composer.
  • Edit and extend: Fix or continue an uploaded clip from a plain-language prompt.

Keep in mind

  • It is not 3.0: Whatever Seedance 3.0 brings arrives only when ByteDance releases it.
  • Known weak spots: ByteDance itself names complex motion and multi-subject interaction as areas to improve.
  • 1080p ceiling: No native 2K or 4K; run the result through Yovid’s video upscaler when you need more.
  • Plan access: Not on the free plan. Lite and above or any credit pack unlocks it, and 1080p needs Pro, Premium or a pack.

How to Start on Seedance 2.5 While 3.0 Is Unreleased

  1. Step 1

    Open the composer

    The box at the top of this page already has Seedance 2.5 selected; you can also pick it in the video generator.

  2. Step 2

    Describe the shot, add references

    Write the scene in beats, attach a first frame or up to 30 images and 10 clips, then set length, ratio and resolution.

  3. Step 3

    Generate and refine

    Draft at 480p to test cheaply, keep the take that works, then edit or extend it with a new prompt.

Try Seedance 2.5 now

Seedance 2.5 Prompts to Try Today

Trimmed versions of prompts ByteDance published with its Seedance 2.5 showcase, next to the clips they produced. Open one in the composer and rework the details.

  • Dusk by the sea

    Seedance 2.5 · Text to video

    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

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  • Lantern festival

    Seedance 2.5 · Text to video

    A 30-second cinematic film of Lantern Festival night in Southern Song Lin’an: wet bluestone streets, layered wooden pavilions, silk and fish-and-dragon lanterns, fireworks like falling stars. A weary scholar-general searches the crowd alone, then turns and sees a figure far away where the lights fade.

    Source: ByteDance Seed · Seedance 2.5

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  • Black-and-white couture

    Seedance 2.5 · Text to video

    A 16:9 black-and-white haute couture dance film, 24 fps. Three dancers in wide-brim hats, structured coats and platform boots move in sync in a minimalist grey studio, mixing runway, jazz and hat-dance moves. Front-facing camera with slow push-ins, all three always fully in frame.

    Source: ByteDance Seed · Seedance 2.5

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  • Bouldering finish

    Seedance 2.5 · Text to video

    A realistic 11-second sports film in a bright indoor bouldering gym with ambient sound only. A young woman swings from the angled wall to the front wall, grabs the holds precisely, tops out, drops onto the mat, runs toward the camera and freezes on a high-five.

    Source: ByteDance Seed · Seedance 2.5

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  • Felt animals at dawn

    Seedance 2.5 · Text to video

    A 10-second warm stop-motion scene on a handmade miniature meadow in soft morning sun. A felt rabbit and a felt squirrel with visible wool fibers move with a subtle frame-by-frame stutter among tiny wildflowers.

    Source: ByteDance Seed · Seedance 2.5

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Video Models You Can Use on Yovid Today

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Guides for Working with Seedance Now

Prompt structure, model comparisons, image-to-video examples and the API model reference.

The shot-by-shot formula for text-to-video promptsAI video models compared on length, resolution and references
Six image-to-video prompts, explainedYovid API: Seedance models and input limits
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FAQs

Is Seedance 3.0 out yet?

No. As of 20 October 2026, ByteDance has not announced or released a model called Seedance 3.0. There is no model page or launch post on seed.bytedance.com, and no Seedance 3.0 model ID on BytePlus ModelArk or Volcano Engine Ark.

When will Seedance 3.0 be released?

ByteDance has not given a date, a release window or a waitlist. Past Seedance versions arrived roughly two to six months apart, which is too uneven to predict from. Any specific date you see online is a guess until a launch post appears.

Can I use Seedance 3.0 for free online?

Not anywhere, because it has not been released. What you can use on Yovid is Seedance 2.5, the newest Seedance. Signing up is free and comes with credits for the free-plan models; Seedance 2.5 itself unlocks on the Lite plan and above or with any one-time credit pack.

What features will Seedance 3.0 have?

Unknown. ByteDance has published no length, resolution, audio or reference specs for it. The only official signal is the Seedance 2.5 launch post, where the Seed team says it will work on more coherent storytelling, a more intuitive generate-and-edit experience and a better grasp of real-world physics.

How much will Seedance 3.0 cost?

No price exists yet, from ByteDance or from any provider. For reference, Seedance 2.5 on Yovid costs about 6 credits per second at 720p at credit-pack base rates, so a 5-second clip is about 31 credits; subscribers pay less.

Are the Seedance 3.0 videos and specs on other websites real?

None that we have found trace back to ByteDance. A real Seedance release has a page on seed.bytedance.com, a model ID in ByteDance’s API catalogues and a fixed release date. A spec sheet with none of those is marketing, and a "Seedance 3.0" sample video without an official source cannot be verified.

What is the newest Seedance model I can use right now?

Seedance 2.5, released by ByteDance on 31 July 2026. On Yovid it makes 4 to 30 second clips at up to 1080p with sound, takes up to 30 images and 10 videos as references, and can edit or extend a clip you upload.

Is there a Seedance 2.1 between 2.0 and 2.5?

No. BytePlus ModelArk’s model list goes from Seedance 2.0, 2.0 Fast and 2.0 Mini straight to 2.5, with no 2.1. Seedance 2.5 is the current version.

Is the generator on this page Seedance 3.0?

No. The composer runs Seedance 2.5, and every demo clip on this page is Seedance 2.5 output from ByteDance’s showcase. Public Seedance 3.0 footage does not exist.

Will Seedance 3.0 come to Yovid?

If ByteDance releases Seedance 3.0 with API access, we plan to add it. This page will change first, with a link to the official source.

Waiting on Seedance 3.0? Make Something with 2.5 Today

Thirty-second takes, sound in the same pass and up to 40 reference files: the newest Seedance is ready now.

Create with Seedance 2.5