# Seedance 2.5 price per second: every resolution and mode

Updated 2 Nov 2026

## Short answer

Seedance 2.5 costs $0.088 per second at 480p, $0.21 at 720p and $0.52 at 1080p on the VidLab API. A 10 second clip is $0.88, $2.10 or $5.20. The price depends on the resolution and the length, not on the aspect ratio or on how many reference images you send. A failed generation is not charged.

## Seedance 2.5 price per second by resolution

Seedance 2.5 is billed per second of video you get back. The model page is [Seedance 2.5](/vidlab-api/models/seedance-2.5), and the price is the same whether the clip starts from text, from one image or from several reference images.

| Resolution | Price per second | Per minute |
| - | - | - |
| 480p | $0.088 | $5.28 |
| 720p | $0.21 | $12.60 |
| 1080p | $0.52 | $31.20 |

## What a clip costs

A clip runs 4 to 30 seconds. These are the totals for common lengths.

| Clip length | 480p | 720p | 1080p |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5 seconds | $0.44 | $1.05 | $2.60 |
| 10 seconds | $0.88 | $2.10 | $5.20 |
| 15 seconds | $1.32 | $3.15 | $7.80 |
| 30 seconds | $2.64 | $6.30 | $15.60 |

The price is held on your wallet when the job starts and charged only if the clip is made.

## The modes Seedance 2.5 takes

Every mode below is one call to `POST /v1/generations` with `"model": "seedance-2.5"`, and every one is priced by resolution and seconds as above.

- **Text to video.** Send a `prompt`, a `resolution`, a `duration` and an `aspect_ratio` of 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1.
- **Image to video.** Add a public https URL in `images`. The first image is the first frame.
- **Reference images.** Send up to 30 images in `images` to steer the look of the clip.
- **Controls.** `negative_prompt` says what to avoid, and `seed` repeats a result where the model supports it.

Read the model's `params` with `GET /v1/models/seedance-2.5` and send only the fields it lists.

## What changes the price and what does not

The price of a Seedance 2.5 call is the per-second price for its resolution times the seconds of video you ask for. Two things change it: the resolution and the length. These do not: the aspect ratio, sound, the number of reference images, the seed and the negative prompt. The price is fixed when you create the generation, and it does not change with the route that runs the job.

## A budget example

Twenty clips of 10 seconds at 720p are 200 seconds of video. On VidLab that is $42.00. On Higgsfield it is $68.60. Draft the same twenty at 480p first and the draft costs $17.60, so you pick the keepers before you spend on the larger size.

## Reference video price

A call with a `video` input is priced at the reference-video rate: $0.06 at 480p, $0.15 at 720p and $0.34 at 1080p per second. See [Cheap Seedance 2.5 API with reference video](/blog/cheap-seedance-2-5-api-reference-video) for how the seconds are counted.

## Seedance 2.5 price per second on other platforms

| Seedance 2.5, per second of video | 480p | 720p | 1080p |
| - | - | - | - |
| VidLab | $0.088 | $0.21 | $0.52 |
| Sume | $0.1028 | $0.2312 | $0.5686 |
| Sunra | $0.1028 | $0.231 | n/a |
| Kie | $0.14 | $0.315 | $0.79 |
| Higgsfield | $0.147 | $0.343 | $0.784 |
| Fal | $0.2205 | $0.473 | $1.164 |
| VidLab saves vs the highest | 60% | 55% | 55% |

## Get the exact price

`POST /v1/estimate` returns the price of a call before you make it. It is free and needs no key.

```bash
curl -s -X POST https://vidlab.ai/v1/estimate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"seedance-2.5","input":{"resolution":"1080p","duration":15}}'
```

The answer holds the variant that applies, the unit (`per_second`), the units (15) and `price_usd`. To start the clip, send the same body to `POST /v1/generations` with your key, a `max_price_usd` and an `Idempotency-Key`. The [quickstart](/vidlab-api/docs/quickstart) has the whole loop.

## FAQ

### How much is Seedance 2.5 per second?

$0.088 at 480p, $0.21 at 720p and $0.52 at 1080p on VidLab.

### How much is Seedance 2.5 per minute of video?

$5.28 at 480p, $12.60 at 720p and $31.20 at 1080p. A single clip is at most 30 seconds, so a minute is at least two clips.

### Does sound change the price?

No. The catalogue lists one price per resolution for Seedance 2.5, and the model makes sound in the same pass.

### Does the aspect ratio change the price?

No. 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 cost the same at a given resolution and length.

### What is the shortest clip?

The shortest clip is 4 seconds: $0.352 at 480p, $0.84 at 720p and $2.08 at 1080p.

### Where is the cheapest place to call Seedance 2.5?

See [the cheapest Seedance 2.5 API](/blog/cheapest-seedance-2-5-api) for the comparison, and run the free estimate against the live catalogue before you commit a budget.