Seedance via Dreamina Pricing 2026: Cost per 10 Seconds, Free Plan and Watermark

ByteDance's Seedance video models through Dreamina, with credit-based subscriptions and a separate BytePlus ModelArk API.

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Key facts

Cost per 10 seconds$3.52 (provisional) on Basic (monthly renewal) (Dreamina Seedance 2.5, 720p, with audio) [Dreamina Pricing: Plans, Credits & Costs Explained] [Seedance Pricing - 720p Credit Rates, Renewal Price and Introductory Offers]
Cheapest paid plan$15.00/month (Basic, monthly)
Free planUS free accounts receive 120 credits daily for available models, including Seedance 2.0. Other regions vary; account eligibility and balance require login. [Dreamina Free AI Video Credits - US Daily Allowance]
WatermarkFree: Yes · Paid: No

Every paid plan card lists “Remove the Dreamina watermark in downloads” as a benefit, so free downloads carry the Dreamina watermark. [Dreamina Pricing: Plans, Credits & Costs Explained] [Seedance Pricing - 720p Credit Rates, Renewal Price and Introductory Offers]

Commercial useFree: Unclear · Paid: Unclear

US terms grant ownership of compliant inputs and outputs but do not expressly grant a commercial-use license by plan; additional model and asset conditions may apply. [Dreamina Terms of Service - All United States Users] [Dreamina Pricing: Plans, Credits & Costs Explained]

Max clip length30 seconds
Max resolution4K
Native audioYes

Dreamina advertises Seedance 2.5 clips up to 30 seconds with audio and 4K output; the 180-second beta extension is separate. ModelArk does not support 4K for 2.5; native versus enhanced Web 4K and US availability remain unclear.

[Official Seedance 2.5: 4K & 30s AI Video Generator with Audio] [How to Access Seedance 2.5 in Dreamina | Official Guide] [Pricing - BytePlus ModelArk Documentation]
ModelsDreamina Seedance 2.5, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, Dreamina Seedance 2.0 Fast, Dreamina Seedance 2.0 Mini, Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast (ModelArk API)
APIYes, from $0.010 per second

BytePlus ModelArk Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast, silent 480p 16:9: 48,600 output tokens x $1 per million = $0.0486 per 5-second clip, shown as approximately $0.05, or $0.01/s. Seedance 2.5 720p is approximately $0.231/s. USD ap-southeast-1 rates; reference videos affect token usage. Offline and promotional discounts are excluded. [Pricing - BytePlus ModelArk Documentation]

Seedance via Dreamina plans and prices

PlanMonthlyBilled annually (per month)Credits per monthNotes
Basic$15.00$14.001,575$15 monthly renewal or $167.99 yearly; annual monthly equivalent rounded. The $0.29 first-month offer ends October 30, 2026. [Dreamina Pricing: Plans, Credits & Costs Explained]
Standard$36.00$34.173,885$36 monthly renewal or $409.99 yearly; annual monthly equivalent rounded. Introductory discounts are excluded. [Dreamina Pricing: Plans, Credits & Costs Explained]
Advanced (17.6K selection)$159.00$152.0817,600Default 17,600-credit selection. $159 monthly renewal or $1,825 yearly; annual monthly equivalent rounded. Introductory discounts are excluded. [Dreamina Pricing: Plans, Credits & Costs Explained]
Ultra$520.00$499.9259,000$520 monthly renewal or $5,999 yearly; annual monthly equivalent rounded. Introductory discounts are excluded. [Dreamina Pricing: Plans, Credits & Costs Explained]

Is Seedance via Dreamina free?

Yes, Seedance via Dreamina has a free option: US free accounts receive 120 credits daily for available models, including Seedance 2.0. Other regions vary; account eligibility and balance require login. Free videos carry a watermark.

How we got the cost per 10 seconds

$15 / 1,575 credits = $0.009524 per credit; Seedance 2.5 at 720p costs 37 credits/s × 10 s = 370 credits × ($15 / 1,575) = $3.52

Uses the regular $15 Basic monthly renewal and its 1,575 monthly credits, and the 37 credits per second that Dreamina lists for Seedance 2.5 at 720p. The $0.29 first-month offer is excluded. The credit charge is listed on Dreamina's Seedance pricing guide; we have not reproduced it in the generator, so treat the figure as provisional. [Dreamina Pricing: Plans, Credits & Costs Explained] [Seedance Pricing - 720p Credit Rates, Renewal Price and Introductory Offers] Our reference clip is 10 seconds at 720p of the tool's default model, priced from the cheapest monthly plan that can use it; see the methodology.

Seedance via Dreamina compared

Seedance via Dreamina alternatives

Every other tool we track, cheapest per 10 seconds first. Use the filters to narrow the list.

ToolCost per 10 sCheapest paid planFree planFree watermarkCommercial useAudioMax lengthAPI per second
Pollo AIPollo AI$0.38Pollo 2.5, 720p$15.00/moLite, monthlyYesUnclearFree: Unclear
Paid: Unclear
Yes——
HeyGenHeyGen · avatar videos$0.39Avatar V, Video Look, 720p$29.00/moCreator, monthlyYesYesFree: No
Paid: Yes
Yes—$0.010
PixVerseAIVORA PTE. LTD. / PixVerse$0.83 *PixVerse V6, 720p$10.00/moStandard, monthlyYesYesFree: Unclear
Paid: Unclear
Yes15 s$0.022
Luma Dream Machine / Luma AppLuma AI, Inc.$0.90Ray3.2, 720p$30.00/moPlus, monthlyYesUnclearFree: No
Paid: Yes
No20 s$0.030
Google VeoGoogle$1.00Veo 3.1 Fast, 720p$7.99/moGoogle AI Plus, monthlyYesUnclearFree: Unclear
Paid: Unclear
Yes8 s—
Hailuo AIMiniMax$1.05 *MiniMax H3, 768p$14.99/moStandard, monthlyYesYesFree: Unclear
Paid: Yes
Yes15 s$0.015
Kling AIKuaishou / Kling AI Pte. Ltd.$1.20Kling VIDEO 3.0, 720p$8.80/moStandard, monthlyYesYesFree: No
Paid: Yes
Yes30 s$0.042
PikaMellis, Inc. (Pika)$2.71Seedance 2.5 (hosted by Pika), 720p$10.00/moStarter, monthlyNoNo free planFree: No free plan
Paid: Yes
Yes30 s$0.040
RunwayRunway AI, Inc.$2.88Gen-4.5, 720p$15.00/moStandard, monthlyYesYesFree: Yes
Paid: Yes
Unclear10 s$0.050
InVideo AIInvideo Inc.$3.00Seedance 2.0 Fast, 720p$20.00/moStarter, monthlyYesUnclearFree: Yes
Paid: Yes
Yes——
HiggsfieldHiggsfield Inc.$3.44Seedance 2.5, 720p$19.00/moStarter, monthlyUnclearYesFree: Unclear
Paid: Yes
Yes—$0.042
OpenArtOpenArt$4.55Seedance 2.5, 720p$14.00/moStarter, monthlyYesUnclearFree: No
Paid: Unclear
Yes—No API
Grok ImaginexAINot published$8.00/moThe X Subscription Plus, monthlyUnclearYesFree: Unclear
Paid: Unclear
Yes15 s$0.020
ViduShengshu TechnologyNot published$10.00/moStandard, monthlyYesYesFree: No
Paid: Yes
Yes16 s$0.012

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