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Seedance 2.5 AI Video Generator

Seedance 2.5 is an AI video model from ByteDance's Seed team, released on July 31, 2026, that makes picture and sound together in one take. Turn your prompt, photos, clips and music into full 30-second scenes on Seadanse. Sign up free and get 40 starter credits.

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Flamingo Float AI

Seadanse Flamingo Float AI puts you on the big pink flamingo float in your own clothes with your phone in hand in a rooftop infinity pool high above a city skyline: a hand from behind the camera pushes the float, you slide to the edge, grab it laughing into the camera, and drift away until the float tips forward over the far infinity edge as the video ends. One photo makes a 12-second vertical 9:16 video for TikTok and Reels with the trend's sound laid under. Pick 720p or 1080p, and pay $9.90 for one 720p video with no account needed.

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Closing Door Prank AI

Seadanse Closing Door Prank AI turns your photo into a runner in a 10-second vertical video for TikTok and Reels. Get a 720p video for $9.90 with no sign-up.

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AI Basketball Dunk

Seadanse AI Basketball Dunk puts you on the court in your own clothes: you catch the ball at centre court in a packed NBA-style arena, drive past the referee, throw down a one-hand dunk, land and shout straight into the camera. Turn your photo into a 15-second vertical 9:16 video for TikTok and Reels with the trend's sound laid under. Make a 720p video for $9.90 or choose 1080p, right in your web browser with no account needed.

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First Time in a Fancy Cafe AI

Seadanse First Time in a Fancy Cafe AI puts you perched on top of the tiny steel table on the wall in the minimalist concrete cafe until the one who walks in sits on the bench by the other little table the right way, and you share the glance and quietly climb down. Upload your photo, plus a second photo if you want, to get a 15-second vertical 9:16 video for TikTok and Reels with the trend's sound laid under. Choose 720p or 1080p right in your web browser, with $9.90 making one 720p video, no app to install and no account needed.

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Thriller Dance AI

Seadanse Thriller Dance AI puts you at the front of the zombie crowd on the foggy night street, dancing the zombie dance as the camera pulls back. Add one photo to get a 10-second vertical 9:16 video with the trend's sound laid under, ready for TikTok and Reels. Make a 720p video in your web browser for $9.90 with no account needed.

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Window Dance AI

Seadanse Window Dance AI catches you dancing at night: the camera pushes in from the apartment block across the street to your lit floor-to-ceiling window, you dance next to the party speaker with its glowing ring, stop dead with a stare into the camera, and pull the curtains shut. Add one photo to get a 10-second vertical 9:16 video with the trend's sound laid under, made for TikTok and Reels. Make your 720p video for $9.90 right in your web browser, with no app to install and no account needed.

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58th Floor AI

Seadanse 58th Floor AI puts the two of you at one hanging mic in the teal studio, with photo 1 on the left finishing the hook and photo 2 on the right taking the verse. You add two photos to get a 15-second vertical 9:16 video for TikTok and Reels, with the trend's song section laid under. Pick 720p or 1080p in your web browser, with one 720p video for $9.90 and no account needed. Got two pets? Open 58th Floor AI for Cats, 58th Floor AI for Dogs or 58th Floor AI for Pets for a dog and a cat.

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Dog Bartender AI

Seadanse dog bartender AI puts your pet behind the kitchen counter to make the $1 drink, the $5 drink and the $50 drink. Upload one photo to get a 15-second vertical 9:16 video for TikTok and Reels, complete with the 1$, 5$ and 50$ captions and the trend's original sound. Choose 480p or 720p in your web browser with no app to install, where $9.90 makes two videos with no sign-up. Got a cat? Open Dog Bartender AI for Cats, or try Dog Bartender AI for Pets when a dog and a cat share your home.

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Dame Hombro Baby AI

Seadanse Dame Hombro Baby AI turns one photo of your baby into a 14-second vertical 9:16 video for TikTok and Reels, doing the Dame Hombro shoulder dance to the song "Dame Hombro". Your little one dances in their own clothes and in the room from your photo. Choose 720p or 1080p, with 720p at $9.90, in your web browser with no app and no sign-up.

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Pimp Walk Entrance AI

Seadanse pimp walk entrance puts you in the trend where someone holds the glass door open and you come in with the low pimp walk in the trend's burger-shop doorway at night. Add one or two photos and get a 14-second 3:4 video for TikTok and Reels with the trend's original sound, at 720p for $9.90 with no sign-up and no app to install.

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Bicep Heart Trend AI

Seadanse bicep heart trend turns one photo into you doing the bicep heart yourself, from the shy smile to the flex and the heart. Get a 7-second vertical 9:16 video with the trend's original sound for TikTok and Reels, in 480p, 720p or 1080p, for $9.90 at 720p with no sign-up. It runs right in your web browser with no app to install.

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Damon Salvatore AI

Seadanse Damon Salvatore AI puts you in Damon Salvatore's church entrance from one photo, walking in as people turn to look and ending on a smirk into the camera. You get a 13-second vertical 9:16 video with the trend's original sound for TikTok and Reels. Pick 480p, 720p or 1080p in your browser for $9.90 at 720p, with no app to install and no sign-up.

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Neymar AI Dance

Seadanse Neymar AI dance puts you in front doing the Calcanhar 2 step from one photo. Get a 13-second vertical video for TikTok and Reels with the trend's original sound at 720p for $9.90, with no sign-up and no app to install. If you know the trend as the Calcanhar 2 Dance, make your video on that page.

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Chipmunks Dance Trend

Seadanse chipmunks dance trend generator turns one to three photos into a 15-second vertical video for TikTok and Reels. Dance the full trio routine in a cosy living room to the trend's sped-up "You Spin Me Round" sound, even solo with two made-up dancers. Get your 720p video for $9.90 with no sign-up and no app to install.

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Goodbye 2026 Welcome 2027

Seadanse goodbye 2026 welcome 2027 turns one photo into a New Year video where you climb onto the giant 2027 on a mountain peak at sunrise and throw your arms wide as the camera flies back. Get your 10-second vertical video with music, ready for TikTok and Reels, at 480p or 720p. One 720p video is $9.90 with no sign-up and no app to install.

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Giant Ramp Climbing AI

Seadanse giant ramp climbing AI trend puts you in the stunt where you sprint straight up a giant dam wall, backflip off the top and slide back down in a fan of spray. Add one photo to get a 15-second vertical 9:16 video with live crowd sound, made for TikTok and Reels. Choose 480p, 720p or 1080p, with 720p priced at $9.90 in your web browser with no app and no sign-up.

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Hop Hop Hop Dance

Seadanse hop hop hop dance puts you in the viral gag where one of you points back, the other hops far behind and gets pressed flat, then a hard cut swaps you. Add one or two photos to get an 8-second vertical video with the trend's original sound, ready for TikTok and Reels. Choose 480p, 720p or 1080p, with one 720p video for $9.90 in your web browser with no sign-up and no app to install.

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Elf Dance AI

Seadanse elf dance AI sends a swirl of gold sparkles to put the elf suit on you, and you dance by the lit Christmas tree. Upload 1 photo to get a 10-second vertical video with a jingle-bell tune for TikTok and Reels. Choose 480p, 720p or 1080p and get your 720p video for $9.90, with no sign-up and no app to install.

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AI Cupid Trend

Seadanse AI Cupid trend turns one photo into a 15-second vertical video for TikTok and Reels where Cupid dives off a cathedral ledge and you knock him out of the air with a handbag, or you can add a photo of your own bag and swing that bag at Cupid. Every video comes with sound in 480p, 720p or 1080p. Get one 720p video for $9.90 in your browser, with no sign-up and no app.

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Zombie Cat

You want your own vertical 9:16 video for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts without writing a prompt. Upload two photos to create a 20-second clip with our zombie cat effect, or try our AI zombie dog video generator to star your dog. Use Zombie Pet for two pets.

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Make Story-Driven Videos With Seedance 2.5

Direct Multi-Shot Scenes in One 30-Second Take

Direct an opening, a turn and an ending inside one video of up to 30 seconds by adding time ranges like 0-5s to your prompt. Seedance 2.5 keeps the looks and voices of several characters steady across every connected shot.

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Guide Motion and Style With 50 References

Assign roles to 30 images, 10 video clips and 10 audio clips by tagging them as @Image 1, @Video 1 or @Audio 1 to steer camera moves and clay render lighting. Seedance 2.5 keeps characters and products looking the exact same way throughout your video.

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Generate Matched Audio and Dialogue in 11 Languages

Create spoken lines, sound effects and background music right alongside the visual action in 11 languages like English, Spanish and Japanese. ByteDance Seedance 2.5 even lets a single song or voice clip guide the entire video from start to finish.

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Edit Exact Frames or Extend Your Story

Edit Exact Frames or Extend Your Story

Select a time range to redraw the frame, swap objects, or remove background music while keeping your original length and aspect ratio intact. Seedance 2.5 also lets you extend your video forward or backward again and again to build a longer narrative.

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Export High-Definition MP4 Videos for Every Screen

Output crisp 24 fps MP4 files with sound in 480p, 720p or 1080p across formats like 16:9, 9:16 and 21:9. Seedance 2.5 on Seadanse gives you ready-to-share video tailored for any feed or display.

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Use Seedance 2.5 to Create Complete Videos

Make polished 30-second videos with sound for ads, social media, films, and music releases.

Brand Marketers

Turn Product Photos into Complete Ads

Bring your product photos to generate a 30-second ad in one take, with an opening shot, close-up, and ending sound ready for 9:16 or 16:9 feeds. Use our AI video agent for ads to turn your one-line idea into a full storyboard and video.

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Short-Form Creators

Create Realistic Vertical Social Clips

Bring a prompt and get a 9:16 video with matching sound that looks filmed on a phone. Post fresh clips to your social feeds in minutes to grow your audience.

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AI Filmmakers

Direct Dialogue Scenes in One Take

Bring your script and character images to produce a 30-second scene where characters speak with steady looks and voices as the camera moves. Use Script to video AI to turn your dialogue into a finished scene without stitching short clips together.

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Musicians

Build Music Videos from Your Tracks

Bring an audio track and let the song guide the cuts, rhythm, and visuals across your video. Get a complete music video ready to publish and promote your new release.

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3D Artists

Turn Clay Renders into Finished Shots

Bring your Blender clay render image or clip to lock in camera moves and layout, then get back a lit shot with rich textures. Connect the Seedance 2.5 Blender add-on to speed up previsualization and concept reviews.

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How to Make Videos with Seedance 2.5

Step 1

Enter Your Prompt and References

Write your prompt with the subject, action, scene, style, camera move, and sound, and add your reference images, clips, or audio.

Step 2

Pick Your Video Settings

Choose your video length up to 30 seconds, select your aspect ratio, and set your resolution to 480p, 720p, or 1080p.

Step 3

Download Your Finished Video

Generate your clip and download your finished MP4 video with sound.

Seedance 2.5 vs Seedance 2.0: What Actually Changed

Seedance 2.0 went viral in February 2026; on July 31 the 2.5 model replaced it with a longer single pass, over four times the reference inputs, and sound generated with the picture. Here is the delta, dimension by dimension.

What changedSeedance 2.0Seedance 2.5Why it matters
Single-pass length4-15s30s nativeLonger takes hold the same cast, lighting, and pacing with no stitch points. The model's long-video beta stretches to 180s.
Reference inputs12 inputs50 multimodal inputsThe 2.5 model accepts 30 images, 10 video clips, and 10 audio tracks per brief; here today you attach 2 reference files per render.
Prompt adherencebaseline+20%By ByteDance's own measure, complex briefs — camera moves, blocking, timing — land as written more often, with fewer re-rolls.
Soundaudio as a separate trackaudio in the same latent spaceFoley, ambience, and music are generated with the picture, so sound lands on the action instead of being scored after it.
Fixing one shotre-render the whole clipregion-level text editsDescribe the change and the 2.5 model reshapes just that part of the frame; 2.0 sent you back for a full re-roll.

See Why Creators Call Seedance 2.5 'One of the Biggest Jumps' in AI Video

These are real posts from AI reviewers, film educators, and 3D artists who tested Seedance, and the blind-test numbers back them up.

single-pass generation — Seedance 2.5 model capability
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single-pass generation — Seedance 2.5 model capability
cinematic output resolution
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cinematic output resolution
references per render on the Seedance 2.5 model: up to 30 images, 10 videos and 10 audio clips
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references per render on the Seedance 2.5 model: up to 30 images, 10 videos and 10 audio clips
average in a 12-editor blind test of 4 frontier video models
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average in a 12-editor blind test of 4 frontier video models

Chubby

@kimmonismus

Seedance 2.5 released. It looks insane! Still trying to figure out where Veo 4 is and why nothing comes close to Seedance

nachos2d

@NACHOS2D_

ByteDance just raised the bar again. Seedance 2.5 is officially here, and this could be one of the biggest jumps we've seen in AI video so far. Longer generations, native 4K support, massive multi-reference control, stronger consistency…

Higgsfield AI

@higgsfield_ai

Next-level AI VFX. Seedance 2.5 is a game-changer.
Official

Wes Roth

@WesRoth

…supports cinematic 4K output, videos lasting up to 30 seconds in standard mode and generations reaching 180 seconds through a beta long-video mode. Creators can combine as many as 50 inputs…

Dreamina AI

@dreamina_ai

🎬 Global Launch: Dreamina Seedance 2.5 is now live! … Native 30s videos in a single generation · reshape any part of the frame · Long video mode: up to 3 minutes…
Official

ben

@contraben

We tested 4 frontier AI video models w/ >12 professional editors, >40 clips all judged blind… Seedance took the top average score.
Blind test

t0xic

@amit0xic

Seedance is insane… the pace of improvement in AI video generation has become unreal

Dinda Prasetyo

@heydin_ai

FIRST TEST… Dynamic motion feels fluid, prompt adherence is solid, and the efficiency really stood out, very little iteration needed.

Curious Refuge

@CuriousRefuge

Verdict 🏆: Seedance excels at prompt adherence, even without an end frame
Blind test

Stefan 3D AI

@Stefan_3D_AI

#Seedance might be the biggest breakthrough for the 3D community right now.

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Seedance 2.5 FAQs

What is Seedance 2.5, and who made it?

Seedance 2.5 is an AI video model from ByteDance's Seed team, the company behind TikTok and CapCut. ByteDance announced it on July 31, 2026, in ByteDance's launch post. The model makes video and sound together in one take of up to 30 seconds with up to 50 references. Read our guide on What is Seedance 2.5 and make your first clip right here on Seadanse today.

Is Seedance 2.5 out, and can I use it in the US?

Yes. ByteDance launched Seedance 2.5 on July 31, 2026, and you can use it on Seadanse in the US today. Read our guide on Where Seedance 2.5 is available to learn more, or start creating your first video right now.

Can I use Seedance 2.5 for free?

You get 40 starter credits when you sign up for free, which gives you a first 5-second 480p video with Seedance 2.0 Mini in the same tool. Seedance 2.5 videos run on credits from a plan or a credit pack, and the cost shows before you generate. Visit our Seadanse pricing page to pick your plan and start making videos today.

How much does Seedance 2.5 cost?

A Seedance 2.5 video costs credits for each second at the resolution you pick, and the cost shows before you generate. Visit our Seadanse pricing page to choose from plans and credit packs, and use our Seedance 2.5 cost calculator to see the exact credits for the clip you plan.

Why is Seedance 2.5 so expensive?

One render creates up to 30 seconds of video, dialogue, sound effects and music together in a single take. You can steer the scene with up to 50 references, so an entire ad or music video comes out at once instead of in small pieces. Calculate your project with our Seedance 2.5 cost calculator and try it free with your 40 starter credits.

How long can Seedance 2.5 videos be?

Up to 30 seconds in one take. You can also extend your video forward or backward multiple times to tell an even bigger story. Start your first scene and watch your story unfold.

What resolution does Seedance 2.5 make, and is it 4K?

Seedance 2.5 generates videos in 480p, 720p and 1080p, all at 24 fps, and 1080p is the top setting. Check our Seedance 2.5 resolution guide to pick the best setting for your project and start rendering in sharp 1080p.

What's new in Seedance 2.5 compared with Seedance 2.0?

Seedance 2.5 generates takes up to 30 seconds instead of 15 seconds, and supports up to 50 references instead of 15. A single song or voice clip on its own can direct a full video, and the model speaks 11 dialogue languages instead of two. Visit our Seedance 2.0 image to video AI page to see the difference and test the newest model today.

Can Seedance 2.5 keep the same character and product in every shot?

Yes. You can add up to 30 reference photos, and up to 50 references in total with clips and audio. Tag each reference as @Image 1 or @Image 2 with its role, and the model holds the exact look and voice of multiple characters across the whole video.

How do I write a good Seedance 2.5 prompt?

Write your prompt like a shot list: subject, action, scene, style, camera move and sound. Tag each reference asset as @Image 1, @Video 1 or @Audio 1, set time ranges like 0-5s, and put dialogue in {}, music in () and sound effects in <>. Review the official Seedance 2.5 prompt guide for the 1,000-word limit advice, read our Seedance 2.5 prompt guide, or pick ready-made ideas from our Seedance prompt library.

What is the Seedance 2.5 skill?

The Seedance 2.5 skill is sd25-pe, ByteDance's official prompt tool. Add it to an AI chat assistant like Claude with one command from the official Seedance 2.5 docs. Type /sd25-pe with your concept to format your prompt perfectly, then paste it straight into Seadanse to create your clip.

Is Seedance 2.5 open source, and can I run it locally?

No. Seedance 2.5 is a closed ByteDance model with no public weights to download. It runs in the cloud, so read Is Seedance 2.5 open source and Can you run Seedance 2.5 locally for the details, and make your clips directly on Seadanse.

Is Seedance 2.5 better than Kling, Veo3 or MiniMax H3?

Seedance 2.5 is the top choice when you need a single 30-second take with sound, dialogue, and up to 50 references that keep people and products steady. Explore our pages for Kling O3 AI video maker, Veo3 image to video AI, and MiniMax H3 Max AI video maker to compare models and pick the right one for your video.

Seedance 2.5 Guides

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