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ByteDance · Seedance 2.0

Seedance 2.0, free to start.

ByteDance's references-to-video model, running in the NinjaChat Studio. Describe a shot, add a reference image, clip or audio file if you want to lock a character or a sound, and get 1080p footage with optional native audio.

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Real generationGenerated with Seedance 2.0 in NinjaChat Studio

Made with Seedance 2.0 on NinjaChat

Every clip came out of the Studio with the prompt under it. Click a prompt to copy it, then make it yours.

Batch pipelines“A row of tiny robots on an assembly line, each painting one frame of a film strip; the strip runs off the line…”
Stills brought to life“The wind-up fox toy comes to life: gears whir, it blinks, stretches, and trots forward across the workbench, w…”
One character, many scenes“The same emerald wind-up fox toy walks carefully along a moonlit bookshelf, past leaning books, tail swaying w…”
Built for the API“Glowing data streams flow between dark server racks and weave themselves into a strip of moving film frames, a…”

Which Seedance?

One family, five models. The Studio runs the two you reach for by hand; the API adds the fast and small ones for pipelines.

VersionWhere it runsReach for it when
Seedance 2.0Studio and API (seedance-2)The shot needs references: a character from an image, motion from a clip, a soundtrack from an audio file. 1080p with optional audio.
Seedance 2.0 FastAPI (seedance-2.0-fast)The same family with a quicker turnaround and a lower price, for iterating on a prompt or rendering a batch.
Seedance 2.0 MiniAPI (seedance-2-mini)The smallest 2.0. Previews, storyboards, and high-volume jobs where cost per clip matters more than polish.
Seedance (1 Lite / 1 Pro)Studio and APIThe image-to-video specialist: bring one still to life. Pro adds an end frame so you can control where the motion lands.
Seedance 2.5Not on NinjaChat yetReleased July 31, 2026 through BytePlus: 30-second clips, up to 50 references, and local edits to a finished shot. We add versions as providers open them.

Three steps to a clip

  1. Sign up free

    One account for the Studio and every model in it. No card to try.

  2. Open Studio, choose Seedance 2.0

    Or type in the box above: it opens the Studio in video mode with Seedance 2.0 selected and your prompt waiting.

  3. Prompt, add references, generate

    Describe the shot, drop in an image, clip or audio file if you have one, and generate. Download the 1080p result or keep iterating.

How to prompt Seedance 2.0

It rewards direction the way a camera operator would: one shot, one subject, one move, and a note on sound.

Write the shot, not the story

Seedance renders one continuous shot. Give it a subject, an action, a camera move and a light, and leave the plot for the edit. Short, concrete sentences beat adjectives.

TryA barista pours latte art in a sunlit cafe, slow tilt down from her face to the cup, steam catching the light

Lock a character with a reference image

Add a still of the character or product and Seedance keeps its look across the clip. Use the same reference for a second shot and you get the same character in a new scene, which is what most short-form work actually needs.

TryThe same emerald wind-up fox toy walks along a moonlit bookshelf, tail swaying with each mechanical step

Steer motion with a reference video

A short clip of the movement you want, a turntable spin or a walk cycle, tells the model how things should move better than any adjective. Describe what changes; the reference carries the rhythm.

TryReference: a slow product turntable. Prompt: a ceramic mug in the same spin, colorway cutting from sage to rust to cream

Direct the sound

With audio on, say what the scene sounds like: ambience, one or two effects, whether anyone speaks. Or hand it a reference audio clip and let the visuals follow the track. Silence is a choice too, if you plan to score it later.

TryNight market at closing time, shutters rolling down, distant scooter, a vendor calling out once, rain starting

Seedance 2.0 next to Veo 3.1 and Kling

All three run in the Studio. Pick by what the shot needs, not by the name.

Seedance 2.0Veo 3.1Kling 2.6 Pro
SoundOptional native audio, or follow a reference clipNative audio with dialogue and effectsNative audio
ReferencesImages, a video and an audio clipUp to three reference imagesAn image reference
Signature strengthKeeping a character or product consistent across shotsPhotoreal cinematic footage with speechBig, fluid motion for spec ads and social clips
Reach for it whenYou have an asset to build the shot aroundYou want the most film-like single shotEnergy and motion matter more than exact likeness

Questions, answered.

Build with Seedance 2.0 via APILive pricing, providers and a playground for seedance-2, Fast and Mini.API pricing & docs →

Seedance 2.0, and every other video model.

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