# Seedance 2.0 > Seedance 2.0 is ByteDance's audio-video model, released in February 2026, that makes 4–15 second clips with sound from text, a start image, or a mix of up to 9 images, 3 video clips and 3 audio clips. On Kenerate AI it runs as Seedance 2.0 (72 credits a second at 720p), Seedance 2 Fast (60) and Seedance 2.0 Mini (36), from 480p to 4K, so a 5-second 720p clip costs 360, 300 or 180 credits. Sound on or off costs the same. URL: https://kenerateai.com/models/bytedance/seedance-2-0 Publisher: Kenerate AI (https://kenerateai.com) Last updated: 18 October 2026 ## Key facts - Official name: Seedance 2.0 - Model ID: bytedance/seedance-2.0 · -fast · -mini - Maker: ByteDance Seed - Released: February 2026 - Clip length: 4–15 s - Resolution on Kenerate: 480p · 720p · 1080p · 4K - Aspect ratios: 16:9 · 9:16 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 1:1 · 21:9 - References: 9 images · 3 clips · 3 audio - Sound: Native, toggle — same price - Billing: Per second, no subscription ## Steps 1. Open the video studio — Go to /app/video and pick Seedance 2.0 (the button on this page selects it), or Seedance 2 Fast or 2.0 Mini. Video needs any one-time credit pack. 2. Add references (optional) — Upload a start image, or up to 9 images, 3 short clips and 3 audio files to lock a character, a move or a voice. Leave them empty for text to video. 3. Describe the shot — Write subject, action, camera move, mood and sound. Put spoken lines in quotes and say who speaks. 4. Pick length, resolution and ratio — Choose 4–15 seconds, 480p to 4K and one of six aspect ratios, and switch sound on or off. The credit cost shows before you generate. ## In depth ### Which Seedance 2.0 version to use Seedance 2.0, 2 Fast and 2.0 Mini share inputs, lengths, resolutions and reference limits; they differ in quality and price [1]. Prices below are per 5-second clip on Kenerate, sound included. - Seedance 2.0 Mini — 90 credits at 480p, 180 at 720p. Drafts, social clips, testing a prompt. - Seedance 2 Fast — 150 at 480p, 300 at 720p. Faster turnaround at a small discount. - Seedance 2.0 — 360 at 720p, 900 at 1080p, 1,800 at 4K. Final renders and client work. ### Prompting Seedance 2.0 with references Seedance 2.0 reads text, images, video and audio together [1]. Say in the prompt what each reference does — "use image 1 for the character's face, copy the camera move from clip 1, use audio 1 as the voice". Keep reference clips short: their seconds are billed on top of the output seconds at the reference rate. For a single product or face, image to video from one start frame is the cheapest way to keep it exact. ### Seedance 2.0 on Kenerate vs ByteDance's apps ByteDance launched Seedance 2.0 in its own Chinese apps first, and it drew wide attention — and copyright complaints from film studios — within days [2][3]. Kenerate runs the model through an API alongside Seedance 2.5, Kling, Veo and Wan on one credit balance, with one-time packs instead of a subscription. Don't use real people's likenesses or copyrighted characters without permission. References: [1] Seedance 2.0: Advancing Video Generation for World Complexity — ByteDance Seed: https://seed.bytedance.com/zh/public_papers/seedance-2-0-advancing-video-generation-for-world-complexity [2] ByteDance launches Seedance 2.0 AI video model — eWeek: https://www.eweek.com/news/bytedance-seedance-2-ai-video-race/ [3] ByteDance releases Seedance 2.0 video model — Let's Data Science: https://letsdatascience.com/news/bytedance-releases-seedance-20-video-model-8e309a07 ## FAQ Q: What is Seedance 2.0? A: Seedance 2.0 is ByteDance's AI video model, built by its Seed team and released in early February 2026. It generates video and sound together from text, images, audio and video, making 4–15 second clips. ByteDance also ships a Fast version for low-latency use; on Kenerate there is a cheaper Seedance 2.0 Mini as well. Q: How much does Seedance 2.0 cost on Kenerate? A: It's billed per second of output. Seedance 2.0 costs 36, 72, 180 or 360 credits a second at 480p, 720p, 1080p or 4K. Seedance 2 Fast is 30 / 60 / 150 / 300 and Seedance 2.0 Mini is 18 / 36 / 90 / 180. A 5-second 720p clip is 360 credits on 2.0, 300 on Fast and 180 on Mini. Credits come in one-time packs from $15 for 1,300. Q: Is Seedance 2.0 free? A: Not on Kenerate's free plan — video needs any one-time credit pack, with no subscription. New accounts get 25 starter credits for images. The cheapest Seedance 2.0 clip is a 4-second Mini clip at 480p for 72 credits. See our Seedance 2.0 free guide for the other routes. Q: Seedance 2.0 vs Seedance 2 Fast vs 2.0 Mini — which should I use? A: All three take the same inputs, lengths, resolutions and references. Seedance 2.0 gives the best motion and detail, Fast is ByteDance's lower-latency version at about 17% less, and Mini costs half of 2.0. Draft prompts on Mini at 480p, then re-run the one you like on Seedance 2.0. Q: How long can Seedance 2.0 videos be? A: 4 to 15 seconds per clip, in whole seconds. To go longer, extend a clip with new seconds in the studio, or switch to Seedance 2.5, which makes up to 30 seconds per clip. Q: What resolution does Seedance 2.0 output? A: ByteDance's paper lists native 480p and 720p output. On Kenerate you can pick 480p, 720p, 1080p or 4K, in 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 1:1 or 21:9. Higher resolutions cost more per second, so test at 480p or 720p first. Q: Does Seedance 2.0 make sound? A: Yes. It generates audio and video together — effects, ambience and spoken lines from your prompt — and you can add up to 3 audio clips as references. On Kenerate, sound is a toggle and the price is the same with it on or off. Q: How do Seedance 2.0 references work? A: You can attach up to 9 images, 3 video clips (15 seconds in total) and 3 audio clips (15 seconds in total) and describe in the prompt what each one is for — a character's face, a camera move, a voice. When clips are attached, you pay for the clip seconds plus the output seconds at the lower reference rate (45 credits a second at 720p on Seedance 2.0). Q: Seedance 2.0 vs Seedance 2.5 — what changed? A: Seedance 2.5 raises the clip limit from 15 to 30 seconds and accepts up to 30 reference images and 10 audio clips. It costs more: 108 credits a second at 720p versus 72 for Seedance 2.0. For short clips and tight budgets, 2.0 or 2.0 Mini is the better buy. Q: What is bytedance/seedance-2.0? A: It's the model ID API platforms use for Seedance 2.0, with -fast and -mini for the other versions and separate endpoints for text, image and reference to video. On Kenerate you don't need an API key — the same model runs in the browser as kenerate/seedance-2.0. ## Related pages - Seedance 2.5 & 2.0: https://kenerateai.com/seedance-2-5 - Is Seedance 2.0 free?: https://kenerateai.com/seedance-2-0-free - Seedance 1.5 Pro: https://kenerateai.com/models/bytedance/seedance-1-5-pro - Kling 3.0: https://kenerateai.com/models/kwaivgi/kling-v3-0 - Image to video AI: https://kenerateai.com/image-to-video-ai - All AI video models: https://kenerateai.com/ai-video-models ## Sources - Seedance 2.0: Advancing Video Generation for World Complexity — ByteDance Seed: https://seed.bytedance.com/zh/public_papers/seedance-2-0-advancing-video-generation-for-world-complexity - ByteDance launches Seedance 2.0 AI video model — eWeek: https://www.eweek.com/news/bytedance-seedance-2-ai-video-race/ - ByteDance releases Seedance 2.0 video model — Let's Data Science: https://letsdatascience.com/news/bytedance-releases-seedance-20-video-model-8e309a07