Seedance is ByteDance's AI video generation model—and as of February 2026, it's arguably the most capable one available. From silent 5-second clips in its 1.0 debut to full multi-shot narratives with native audio in version 2.0, Seedance has evolved faster than any competitor in the space. This site is your complete resource for mastering every version, feature, and workflow.
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Seedance 2.0 Is Here
Seedance 2.0 launched February 10, 2026, and it changes everything. It generates 2K video with synchronized audio, accepts up to 12 reference files (images, videos, and audio combined), and produces coherent multi-shot stories where characters stay consistent across every scene. It's the only model that accepts text, images, video, and audio as inputs simultaneously.
Early testers report a 90%+ usable output rate on first generation—compared to roughly 20% with previous models. Fight scenes, anime, product commercials, music videos, and UGC content all come through at a quality level that wasn't possible six months ago.
Read the full Seedance 2.0 guide →
The Seedance Timeline
| Version | Released | Key Breakthrough |
|---|---|---|
| Seedance 1.0 (Lite + Pro) | Mid-2025 | First release. Text-to-video and image-to-video. Silent output, up to 10s at 1080p. |
| Seedance 1.5 Pro | Dec 16, 2025 | Industry-first native audio-visual generation. Lip-sync in 8+ languages. MMDiT architecture. |
| Seedance 2.0 | Feb 10, 2026 | 2K resolution, 15s duration, multimodal 12-file references, @ tag system, 90%+ success rate. |
See the complete version history →
Explore Seedance Guides
Each feature gets its own deep-dive with tutorials, parameter recommendations, prompt templates, and real-world examples.
Text-to-Video
Turn a text prompt into a cinematic clip. From simple scene descriptions to complex multi-shot narratives with dialogue, Seedance's text-to-video pipeline handles everything from 3D Pixar animations to photorealistic live-action. The model follows complex sequential instructions—a dragon breathing fire, a princess jumping across debris, a final look-back shot—all in one coherent generation.
Image-to-Video
Animate any still image while preserving its exact style, composition, and color palette. Seedance treats your upload as the ground-truth first frame and adds believable motion—camera pans, character movement, environmental effects—without style drift. Works with photos, illustrations, product renders, and digital art.
Video-to-Video
The newest capability in Seedance 2.0. Upload reference footage and the model extracts camera movement, choreography, or editing rhythm and applies it to new characters and settings. Transfer dance moves, replicate cinematic camera work, or restyle existing footage while keeping the core motion intact.
AI Avatar & Lip Sync
Turn a single photo into a talking, emoting video character with synchronized lip movements across 8+ languages. Powered by Seedance's audio-visual pipeline on Dreamina, the Avatar Maker handles product pitches, course narrators, virtual influencers, and localized marketing—all from one reference image and a script.
Prompt Guide
The difference between a mediocre generation and a cinematic one is the prompt. Our complete guide covers prompt structure, camera movement vocabulary, audio keywords, copy-paste templates for UGC, product ads, cinematic scenes, and talking heads, plus decision rules for re-prompting when things don't land right.
Platform and Access
Dreamina by CapCut
Dreamina is ByteDance's official AI creative platform and the primary gateway to Seedance. Beyond video generation, it offers Seedream 5.0 for AI images, an AI Agent for scene planning, inpainting tools, background removal, and direct export to CapCut for editing. The complete creative pipeline lives in one place.
Pricing & Free Access
Seedance 2.0 offers free daily credits on some platforms, paid memberships from ~$9.60/month, and API access for developers. We break down every pricing tier, compare platform costs, and show you how to maximize free usage across Dreamina, Little Skylark, and third-party providers.
How Seedance Compares
The AI video generation space in 2026 has four major players. Here's where Seedance fits:
| Model | Developer | Best For | Cost/10s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.0 | ByteDance | Creative control, multimodal remixing, action | ~$0.60 |
| Sora 2 | OpenAI | Physics simulation, narrative storytelling | ~$1.00 |
| Kling 3.0 | Kuaishou | Motion quality, budget-friendly production | ~$0.50 |
| Veo 3.1 | Cinematic polish, broadcast quality | ~$2.50 |
Read the full comparisons: Seedance vs Sora | Seedance vs Kling | Seedance vs Runway | Best AI Video Generators 2026
Who Builds Seedance
Seedance comes from ByteDance's Seed research team, a ~1,500-person unit led by Wu Yonghui, formerly Research Vice President at Google DeepMind. The team operates independently within ByteDance, structured around three parallel tracks: long-term AGI research (Edge), cross-departmental model improvement (Focus), and current-generation engineering (Base).
The Seed team also builds Seedream (text-to-image), Doubao (multimodal LLM with 1 trillion parameters), and other foundation models. Their video and image models rank near the top of global benchmarks, and the same infrastructure that powers TikTok and CapCut runs Seedance at scale.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is Seedance?
A: Seedance is ByteDance's AI video generation model. It creates video from text prompts, images, video references, and audio inputs. The latest version (2.0) produces 2K video with native synchronized audio. Full explainer here.
Q: Is Seedance free to use?
A: Partially. Free tiers exist with daily credit limits (approximately 15 seconds of video per day). Full features require paid access starting around $9.60/month. Complete pricing details.
Q: What is Dreamina?
A: Dreamina is CapCut's AI creative platform and the main way to access Seedance. It includes image generation, video generation, avatar creation, and editing tools in one interface.
Q: Is Seedance better than Sora?
A: They excel at different things. Seedance 2.0 leads in multimodal input control, video duration, and action sequences. Sora 2 leads in physics accuracy and emotional storytelling. Read the full comparison.
Q: Can I use Seedance for commercial projects?
A: Yes. Paid-tier outputs come with commercial licensing. Seedance 2.0 generates watermark-free video, unlike some competitors.
Q: What languages does Seedance support for lip sync?
A: English, Chinese (including Cantonese and Sichuan dialect), Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and Indonesian.