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Start with a $9.90 one-time pack, or subscribe for regular use. A five-second Seedance 2.5 task at 480p uses 30 credits. Check your configuration cost before choosing a purchase.
Product credits for one task. Purchases are whole credit packs; retries use additional credits.
| Duration | 480p | 720p | 1080p |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 seconds | 30 credits | 60 credits | 150 credits |
| 10 seconds | 60 credits | 120 credits | 300 credits |
Enter how many videos you need and the settings. You get the credits required and the smallest single purchase that covers them. The dollar cost per video is an allocation of the plan price, not an individual video purchase.
Credits depend on model, resolution, duration and audio settings.
150 credits needed5 × 30
Smallest single purchase that covers it: Starter (one-time) at $9.90 for 150 credits.
Starter (one-time) at $9.90 for 150 credits: about $1.98 per video, up to 5 complete videos at these settings. The selected plan covers it with 0 credits left.
Credit validity: 365 days. Credits for confirmed failed tasks are returned automatically; re-running a successful clip costs credits again, so leave room for retries.
How to buy
Start with a one-time pack, or choose a subscription for regular use. A pack bought within 24 hours counts toward an eligible upgrade or first subscription payment.
Try Seedance 2.5 on five short shots
$9.9 one-time. Counts toward a subscription's first payment for 24 hours
Test a small project before subscribing
$29.9 one-time. Counts toward a subscription's first payment for 24 hours
The exact credit cost is shown before submission. Credits are automatically returned only for provider-confirmed failed tasks; payments and refunds follow the terms shown at checkout.
Credit rates
Seedance is billed per output second. The table shows Seedance rates; use the calculator for other supported models and confirm the exact charge before generating.
| Model | 480p per second | 720p per second | 1080p per second | 5-second clip at 480p | 5-second clip at 720p | 5-second clip at 1080p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.5 | 6 credits | 12 credits | 30 credits | 30 credits | 60 credits | 150 credits |
| Seedance 2.0 Standard | 4 credits | 8 credits | — | 20 credits | 40 credits | — |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | 3 credits | 5 credits | — | 15 credits | 25 credits | — |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | 1 credits | 2 credits | — | 5 credits | 10 credits | — |
On SeedanceAI.dev, Seedance 2.5 costs 6 credits per second at 480p and 12 credits per second at 720p and 30 at 1080p.
A 5-second clip uses 30 credits at 480p or 60 at 720p or 150 at 1080p. A 10-second clip uses 60, 120 or 300, and a 30-second clip uses 180, 360 or 900.
At 480p a 5-second Seedance 2.5 clip uses 30 credits. Plus gives 450 credits a month, about 15 clips; Pro gives 1,250, about 41; Max gives 2,600, about 86. The Starter pack covers 5 clips and the Creator pack 20.
The Starter pack: $9.90 one-time for 150 credits, exactly five 5-second 480p Seedance 2.5 clips, with nothing left for re-runs. Pack credits are valid for 365 days. Use the budget calculator for other counts or settings.
They need 600 credits (60 per clip). The Creator pack, $29.90 one-time for 600 credits, covers them exactly; Plus monthly at 450 credits does not. The same ten clips at 480p need 300 credits.
Packs are for trying the models without a commitment. Subscriptions cost less per credit: Plus monthly is about $0.044 a credit against $0.066 for the Starter pack, and yearly plans give 12 months of credits for the price of 10.
Yes. If you subscribe within 24 hours of buying a credit pack, the pack price is taken off your first subscription payment and you keep the pack credits. Within the same 24 hours you can also move from Starter to Creator and pay only the difference.
Pack credits and yearly-plan credits are valid for 365 days. Monthly-plan credits are valid for 30 days and refresh with each payment.
No. Every plan here is credit based. Our Seedance 2.5 unlimited plan comparison lists the platforms that advertise unlimited Seedance 2.5, the upfront price and the limits attached to each offer.
Credits are returned automatically once the provider confirms that the task failed.
The one-time 5-credit allowance for eligible accounts fits Mini / 480p / 5s only. Standard at those settings uses 20 credits and Fast uses 15 credits. Check Seedance 2.0 free credits and eligibility.
