Seedance (in Dreamina)
ByteDance's video model, top of the image-to-video rankings.
- Best for
- Turning a photo into a scene
- On your PC
- No, online only
- Works on
- Web, iPhone, Android, API
- Made by
- ByteDance
What’s good
- Number 1 for animating a photo on Artificial Analysis
- Clips up to 30 seconds, with sound
- Also offered inside Pika and Runway
Downsides
- Prices are hidden until you sign in
- One of the most expensive models per second
At a glance.
- Best for
- Turning a photo into a scene
- Price
- Paid
- For developers
- About $34 per minute of 1080p video (Artificial Analysis figure)
- Version
- Seedance 2.5Released 2026-07-31
- Works on
- Web, iPhone, Android, API
- Open source
- No
- Made by
- ByteDance
- Website
- dreamina.capcut.com
How it ranks.
- Artificial Analysis Image-to-Video (Seedance 2.5)#1 · 11592026-11-05
- Artificial Analysis Text-to-Video (Seedance 2.5)#5 · 11552026-11-05
- LMArena Text-to-Video (Seedance 2.5, 720p)#7 · 14802026-11-05
Can I run it myself?
No. It only runs online.
Your prompts and files go to the company’s servers. See the local options in this category for a private alternative.
Want it offline? The best local option for video generators is HunyuanVideo.