Runnable examples and an honest price dataset for ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 and Seedance 2.5 video models, run through useapi.net. One useapi.net token drives Seedance on four platforms — PixVerse, Runway, Dreamina, and MiniMax — each with a different strength.
Full write-up with the pricing math and sources: Seedance 2.0 and 2.5 API Pricing: Every Route, Compared
| Route / provider | Cost | Note |
|---|---|---|
| useapi.net · PixVerse | $1.44 yearly · $1.80 monthly | cheapest verified 1080p, and the cheapest 4K ($3.20 yearly) |
| useapi.net · Runway | $1.60 yearly · $2.00 monthly | Max plan; real faces, lighter moderation |
| useapi.net · Dreamina | ~$1.66 yearly | Canada accounts only at 1080p; approximate |
| useapi.net · MiniMax | $1.70 yearly · $2.00–2.12 monthly | 4K plus a rich reference-image workflow |
| Segmind | $1.70 | the only reseller below official |
| Official ByteDance | $1.87 | the yardstick |
| Replicate | $2.25 | official model badge |
| fal.ai | $3.41 | the market default — and still the most expensive |
In July the PixVerse route was $1.20 a clip. PixVerse has since repriced Seedance and ended its Pro/Premium discount, so it is now $1.80 on a monthly plan and $1.44 billed yearly. Yearly prices assume you use the plan's credits, and useapi.net's flat $15/month comes on top.
Through useapi.net you can run Seedance 2.5 on real people and on long clips, which ByteDance's official API restricts. Its own Seedance 2.5 guide says: "Seedance 2.5 does not support directly uploading reference images or videos containing real human faces". It also stops at 30 seconds a clip. Our Dreamina route takes a real photo as a reference or first frame, and its long video mode runs 31 to 180 seconds in one job. The Runway route also accepts real faces on Seedance.
At 1080p, a 5-second Seedance 2.5 clip costs less on our PixVerse and Runway routes than on the official API (October 2026):
| Route / provider | 1080p, 5 s |
|---|---|
| useapi.net · PixVerse (Premium, billed yearly) | $2.72 + $15/month useapi.net |
| useapi.net · Runway (Max, billed yearly) | $2.72 + $15/month useapi.net |
| Official ByteDance | $2.84 |
Yearly prices assume you use the plan's credits.
Run node pricing/price.mjs 1080p 5 (or add --model 2.5) to reproduce these numbers at any resolution and duration.
| Example | What it does | Docs |
|---|---|---|
compare/ |
Send one prompt to all four Seedance 2.0 routes, poll, download, and print cost + generation time per route | PixVerse · Runway · Dreamina · MiniMax |
pricing/ |
A sourced Seedance 2.0 + 2.5 price dataset (pricing.json) + a CLI cost calculator (price.mjs) across every route and vendor |
pricing article |
You need Node.js v21 or newer (no dependencies to install) and a useapi.net API token. The calculator needs nothing else:
git clone https://github.com/useapi/seedance-2-api.git
cd seedance-2-api
node pricing/price.mjs 1080p 5 # Seedance 2.0 — no account needed
node pricing/price.mjs 1080p 5 --model 2.5 # Seedance 2.5To generate real clips across all four routes, connect PixVerse, Runway, Dreamina, and MiniMax accounts (one $15/month subscription covers every useapi.net service):
cd compare
node compare.mjs <API_TOKEN> 720p 5Edit compare/prompts.json to change the prompt. Results land in compare/output/. Use 720p while testing — it works on every route and, on a grandfathered Runway Explore-mode account, generates without spending credits. To try Seedance 2.5, set model to seedance-2.5 on PixVerse or Dreamina, or seedance-2-5 on Runway (see each endpoint's docs).
useapi.net is an experimental REST API for AI services. These routes drive your own PixVerse, Runway, Dreamina, and MiniMax accounts, so you spend those platforms' consumer credits instead of metered developer-API pricing. On Seedance 2.0 that lands below the official rate. On Seedance 2.5 our routes take real human faces and clips up to 180 seconds, and PixVerse billed yearly is cheaper at 1080p. See the model matrix and the pricing article.
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Prices in this repo were verified 2026-10-05 (first published 2026-07-21) and this market moves monthly — re-check the source before relying on any figure.
The example code in this repository is released under the MIT License. It covers the example scripts only, not the useapi.net service or API.