Seedance 2.5 API

Seedance 2.5 is a text to video, image to video and reference to video model by ByteDance Seed, available on the Venice API as seedance-2-5-text-to-video-basic. Requests are anonymized, so the provider never sees your identity.

Seedance 2.5 API pricing

Model ID	Variant	Privacy	Price
`seedance-2-5-text-to-video-basic`	Text to video	Anonymized	from $0.17 per second
`seedance-2-5-image-to-video-basic`	Image to video	Anonymized	from $0.13 per second
`seedance-2-5-reference-to-video-basic`	Reference to video	Anonymized	from $0.17 per second

Clip prices for seedance-2-5-text-to-video-basic, silent:

Duration	480p	720p	1080p
4s	$0.67	$1.16	$2.86
5s	$0.84	$1.45	$3.58
6s	$1.01	$1.74	$4.29
7s	$1.18	$2.03	$5.01
8s	$1.35	$2.32	$5.72
9s	$1.52	$2.61	$6.44
10s	$1.69	$2.90	$7.15
11s	$1.85	$3.19	$7.87
12s	$2.02	$3.48	$8.58
13s	$2.19	$3.77	$9.30
14s	$2.36	$4.06	$10.01
15s	$2.53	$4.35	$10.73
16s	$2.70	$4.64	$11.45
17s	$2.86	$4.94	$12.16
18s	$3.03	$5.23	$12.88
19s	$3.20	$5.52	$13.59
20s	$3.37	$5.81	$14.31
21s	$3.54	$6.10	$15.02
22s	$3.71	$6.39	$15.74
23s	$3.88	$6.68	$16.45
24s	$4.04	$6.97	$17.17
25s	$4.21	$7.26	$17.88
26s	$4.38	$7.55	$18.60
27s	$4.55	$7.84	$19.31
28s	$4.72	$8.13	$20.03
29s	$4.89	$8.42	$20.74
30s	$5.06	$8.71	$21.46

Seedance 2.5 specifications

Spec	Value
Provider	ByteDance Seed
Released	Aug 7, 2026
Privacy	Anonymized
Modes	text to video, image to video and reference to video
Resolutions	1080p, 720p, 480p
Durations	4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s, 11s, 12s, 13s, 14s, 15s, 16s, 17s, 18s, 19s, 20s, 21s, 22s, 23s, 24s, 25s, 26s, 27s, 28s, 29s, 30s
Aspect ratios	21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16
Audio	Optional

How to use the Seedance 2.5 API

Send requests to POST https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/video/queue with "model": "seedance-2-5-text-to-video-basic" and your API key.

# 1. Queue the job (returns a queue_id)
curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/video/queue \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "seedance-2-5-text-to-video-basic",
    "prompt": "Slow aerial drone shot over a misty mountain valley at golden hour",
    "duration": "5s",
    "resolution": "720p",
    "aspect_ratio": "21:9",
    "audio": true
  }'

# 2. Poll until the MP4 is ready
curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/video/retrieve \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "model": "seedance-2-5-text-to-video-basic", "queue_id": "<queue_id>" }' --output video.mp4

Seedance 2.5 API FAQ

How much does the Seedance 2.5 API cost?

From

0.13 to

0.72 per second of video, depending on resolution, duration and audio. A 5-second 720p clip costs $1.45. Call POST /video/quote for the exact price before queueing. Prices are in USD and can be paid in DIEM at parity.

What is the Seedance 2.5 model ID?

Use seedance-2-5-text-to-video-basic as the model parameter. Other variants: seedance-2-5-image-to-video-basic (Image to video), seedance-2-5-reference-to-video-basic (Reference to video).

Is the Seedance 2.5 API private?

Seedance 2.5 is anonymized: Venice forwards requests to the provider without your identity, but the provider may retain prompt data, so use a private model for sensitive work.

What resolutions and durations does Seedance 2.5 support?

Resolutions: 1080p, 720p, 480p. Durations: 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s, 11s, 12s, 13s, 14s, 15s, 16s, 17s, 18s, 19s, 20s, 21s, 22s, 23s, 24s, 25s, 26s, 27s, 28s, 29s, 30s. Aspect ratios: 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16. Audio: optional, with "audio": true.

Which endpoint does the Seedance 2.5 API use?

Queue a job with POST /video/queue, then poll /video/retrieve for the result.

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