Video generation

Seedance 2.0 Mini

by ByteDance

ByteDance's lightweight Seedance 2.0.
Fast‑tier quality, faster and cheaper.

Seedance 2.0 Mini

Key features

A red fox trotting through snowy woods at dawnStart creating

Technical specifications

Multimodal

Text prompt plus image, video, and audio references

Up to 1080p

Generates from 720p up to 1080p

5-12s

Clip length from 5 to 12 seconds

2x faster

About twice the speed of Seedance 2.0 Fast

~50% less

About half of Seedance 2.0's list price

Like 2.0 Fast

Output comparable to Seedance 2.0 Fast

Use cases

High-volume social shorts

Generate many short clips for Reels, Shorts, and TikTok without burning through a credit budget on a single pass.

Campaign iteration

Spin up multiple motion directions for an ad or promo, compare them side by side, and keep only the cut that lands.

Prompt and concept testing

Cheap, fast generations make it practical to test many prompt variants before committing to a final creative path.

Multi-shot storytelling

Carry the same character across a sequence of shots, so a short story or ad holds together scene to scene.

Explainer clips

Produce short visual explainers in volume, where clarity and turnaround matter more than maximum resolution.

Everyday content production

A practical default for routine, repeatable video work where speed and cost per clip add up over time.

Prompt examples

Cinematic chase

Cinematic chase

Foot chase down rain-slicked streets, sodium-lamp glow, tracking camera

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Product reveal

Product reveal

A crystal perfume flacon on black stone and still water, a single raking light

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Wildlife at dawn

Wildlife at dawn

A tiger emerging from golden grass at dawn, breath fogging, slow push-in

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Fashion editorial

Fashion editorial

A model in a crimson gown spinning on a windswept cliff at dusk

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Sci-fi atmosphere

Sci-fi atmosphere

Astronaut in a derelict hangar, dust-filled light shafts, anamorphic flares

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Surreal scale

Surreal scale

A whale drifting over a sunlit desert canyon, sweeping crane shot

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Overview

Seedance 2.0 Mini is a lightweight tier of ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 video line. It generates video from a text prompt plus image, video, and audio references, at up to 1080p in 5 to 12 second clips, for about half the price of Seedance 2.0 and roughly twice the speed of Seedance 2.0 Fast.

What Seedance 2.0 Mini does differently

Mini keeps the multimodal, multi-shot approach of the Seedance 2.0 line, consistent characters across scenes and AI camera control like zooms, pans, and tracking, but optimizes for volume. The goal is more clips, more variants, and more iterations on the same budget, without a visible drop in quality.

Where Seedance 2.0 Mini fits

Mini sits below Seedance 2.0 on cost and is aimed at creators, marketers, and teams who iterate constantly. When the job is to test many directions, produce social content and ad variations in volume, or draft a multi-shot sequence before a higher-fidelity pass, the speed and lower cost per clip add up quickly.

Simple pricing

Get started for free today, with the option to upgrade or cancel anytime.

Basic

$9/ month
billed as $0 per year

1100 monthly credits

1 user only

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Standard

$24/ month
billed as $0 per year

3625 monthly credits

1 user only

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Pro

$45/ month
billed as $0 per year

6350 shared monthly credits

1 user

+ up to 4 more at extra cost

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Pro Max

$170/ month
billed as $0 per year

24650 shared monthly credits

1 user

+ up to 9 more at extra cost

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Enterprise

For higher limits

Custom

pricing and billing terms

High-volume credits
Custom seat limits
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Pricing Gradient

Free

For playing around

$0

forever free

Up to 20 credits
1 user only
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FAQs

What is Seedance 2.0 Mini?
Seedance 2.0 Mini is a lightweight tier of ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 video line. It creates video from image, video, and audio references with a text prompt, runs about 2x faster than Seedance 2.0 Fast, and costs about half the price of Seedance 2.0, with output comparable to Seedance 2.0 Fast.
How is Seedance 2.0 Mini different from Seedance 2.0?
Seedance 2.0 Mini is the lighter, lower-cost member of the same family, built for fast, high-volume iteration. It generates from 720p up to 1080p in 5 to 12 second clips and costs about half the price of Seedance 2.0, while keeping quality close to Seedance 2.0 Fast.
How does Seedance 2.0 Mini compare to Seedance 2.0 Fast?
Seedance 2.0 Mini is positioned to deliver output comparable to Seedance 2.0 Fast while running about 2x faster and at a lower cost. It is aimed at workflows that need many generations quickly rather than a single peak-fidelity render.
What inputs does Seedance 2.0 Mini accept?
Seedance 2.0 Mini accepts a text prompt plus multimodal references: images, video clips, and audio. It can hold consistent characters across a multi-shot sequence and supports AI camera moves like zooms, pans, and tracking shots.
What resolution does Seedance 2.0 Mini generate?
Seedance 2.0 Mini generates from 720p up to 1080p, across landscape and vertical aspect ratios. The lower resolutions keep generation fast and cost low for high-frequency, high-volume video production.
How long are Seedance 2.0 Mini videos?
Clips run from 5 to 12 seconds. The short, fixed lengths suit social posts, ad variations, and multi-shot sequences where you generate and compare many takes.
Is Seedance 2.0 Mini cheaper than Seedance 2.0?
Yes. Seedance 2.0 Mini runs at about half the price of Seedance 2.0, which means the same budget covers more clips and more prompt variations.
What is Seedance 2.0 Mini best for?
It is best suited to high-volume, ROI-driven creation: social shorts, ad variations, multi-shot storytelling, prompt and concept testing, and everyday content production where speed and cost per clip matter most.
Who makes Seedance 2.0 Mini?
Seedance 2.0 Mini comes from ByteDance, the team behind the Seedance family of video models. It is surfaced through ByteDance's Dreamina, CapCut, and BytePlus products.

More about Seedance 2.0 Mini

Seedance 2.0 Mini: complete guide, features, prompts, and fast video

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