Seedance 2.5 Flash costs $7.00 per million tokens on BytePlus ModelArk, ByteDance's developer API: about 34% less than Seedance 2.5 and exactly the same as Seedance 2.0. BytePlus added it to its price list on November 12, 2026, though the API doesn't accept Flash calls yet. Here is what every Seedance edition costs per clip, on ByteDance's own API and on Lumeta, and a calculator to price your own videos.
The cheapest place to run Seedance 2.5 is Lumeta. A 5-second 720p clip with sound costs $0.73 on Lumeta Max, less than on Higgsfield, Runway, Krea, OpenArt, Magnific, Artlist, Dreamina, fal, Replicate and WaveSpeed (prices checked November 9, 2026). Every plan we compare: lumeta.ai/pricing#seedance.
Seedance price per clip
One 5-second clip with sound. "API list price" is what BytePlus ModelArk charges per token at list price; "Lumeta" is the price on Lumeta Max (yearly).
| Model | Resolution | API list price | Lumeta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.5 | 480p | $0.52 | $0.34 |
| Seedance 2.5 | 720p | $1.17 | $0.73 |
| Seedance 2.5 | 1080p | $2.87 | $1.80 |
| Seedance 2.0 | 480p | $0.34 | $0.24 |
| Seedance 2.0 | 720p | $0.76 | $0.49 |
| Seedance 2.0 | 1080p | $1.72 | $1.21 |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | 720p | $0.61 | Available |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | 720p | $0.38 | Available |
| Seedance 2.5 Flash | 480p | $0.34 | About $0.24 (estimate) |
| Seedance 2.5 Flash | 720p | $0.76 | About $0.49 (estimate) |
API prices are our arithmetic from BytePlus's per-token list prices (Seedance 2.5 Flash: $7.00 per million tokens; Seedance 2.5: $10.70 up to 720p, $11.70 at 1080p; Seedance 2.0: $7.00; 2.0 Fast: $5.60; 2.0 Mini: $3.50). A clip's tokens are about its width times height times frames, divided by 1,024: roughly 48,000 for 5 seconds at 480p, 109,000 at 720p and 245,000 at 1080p. BytePlus's own Flash examples come to the same $0.34 and $0.76.
Seedance 2.5 Flash price, confirmed
BytePlus prices Flash per token, like every Seedance model: $7.00 per million tokens when you start from text or images, and $4.30 when your request includes a video, both at 480p and 720p. That is exactly what full Seedance 2.0 costs, so Flash gets you the newer model for the older one's price. It costs more than Seedance 2.0 Fast ($5.60) and Mini ($3.50). Lumeta hasn't set its Flash price yet. Our estimate is about $0.49 for a 5-second 720p clip, what Seedance 2.0 costs on Lumeta today, since BytePlus charges Lumeta the same for both.
Seedance cost calculator
Is Seedance 2.5 Flash free?
Dreamina's Flash page invites people to explore more takes for free, so expect some free tries in ByteDance's own app. BytePlus's price list shows no free tier for Flash on the API. For Seedance 2.5 today, Lumeta's paid plans are the cheapest place we've found to run it.
Pay less for every Seedance clip
Seedance 2.5 for $0.73 a 5-second 720p clip on Lumeta Max, and Flash on launch day.
Pricing questions
How much does Seedance 2.5 Flash cost?
$7.00 per million tokens on BytePlus ModelArk, or $4.30 when the request includes a video. That is about $0.76 for a 5-second 720p clip with sound and $0.34 at 480p, at list price: about 34% less than Seedance 2.5. Lumeta hasn't set its Flash price yet; our estimate is about $0.49 for the 720p clip.
How much does Seedance 2.5 cost per video?
A 5-second clip with sound costs $0.52 at 480p, $1.17 at 720p and $2.87 at 1080p at BytePlus API list prices. On Lumeta Max it is $0.34, $0.73 and $1.80.
Is Seedance 2.5 Flash cheaper than Seedance 2.0?
It costs the same: BytePlus lists both at $7.00 per million tokens at 480p and 720p, so a 5-second 720p clip is $0.76 on either, while Flash is built on the newer Seedance 2.5 model. Seedance 2.0 Fast and Mini cost less.
Where is Seedance cheapest?
On Lumeta. A 5-second 720p Seedance 2.5 clip costs $0.73 on Lumeta Max, less than on Higgsfield, Runway, Krea, OpenArt, Magnific, Artlist, Dreamina, fal, Replicate and WaveSpeed (checked November 9, 2026). Details at lumeta.ai/pricing#seedance.
Sources: BytePlus ModelArk's Flash model page, BytePlus ModelArk list prices per token (Flash added November 12, 2026), Dreamina's Seedance 2.5 Flash page, Lumeta's Seedance price comparison. Per-clip API prices are our own arithmetic; Flash on Lumeta is our estimate.