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Specifications

Price

$0.15–$0.35 / sec

Resolutions

480p, 720p

Clip length

4–30s

Est. short clip

~$0.77

Benchmarks

How Seedance 2.5 scores on public benchmarks. Each card links to the benchmark explainer and to the original source.

LMArena: Image to VideoDesign & Generation

1477 Elo

720psource date 2026-09-22

Source: lmarena

LMArena: Text to VideoDesign & Generation

1474 Elo

720psource date 2026-09-22

Source: lmarena

Compare against every model in the full benchmark matrix.

Capabilities

Opens on your image

Starts the clip from an image you supply, then moves it as your prompt describes.

Keeps characters consistent

Follows reference images of your characters, products and props, so they stay the same through the clip.

Use Seedance 2.5 through the API

The model id is bytedance/seedance-2.5. Requests bill your GenMagic balance at the price above, and each response reports what it cost.

curl (start the clip, then poll it)

curl https://genmagic.co/api/v1/videos \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GENMAGIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "bytedance/seedance-2.5",
    "prompt": "a paper boat sailing down a rain gutter, cinematic",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "duration": 5,
    "resolution": "720p"
  }'
# -> { "id": "vid_...", "status": "queued" }

curl https://genmagic.co/api/v1/videos/vid_... \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GENMAGIC_API_KEY"
# -> { "status": "completed", "url": "https://.../clip.mp4", "cost_cents": ... }

From an AI agent, call create_video with "model": "bytedance/seedance-2.5" on the GenMagic MCP server. Keys, limits and every endpoint are in the API documentation.

Use Seedance 2.5 in n8n

In n8n, open the nodes panel, search for GenMagic and install it (a verified community node), then add it to your workflow.
Set Resource to Video and Operation to Generate.
In Model Name or ID, pick ByteDance: Seedance 2.5, or enter bytedance/seedance-2.5 as an expression.
Connect your GenMagic API key (get one free). Each run is billed at the price above, and the node returns what it cost.

Ready-to-import workflows that already use the node are on GenMagic for n8n.

Similar-priced video models from other providers

Other video models GenMagic runs at a comparable price, on the same balance and API key.

Model	Provider	Price
ByteDance: Seedance 2.5 (this model)	ByteDance	$0.15–$0.35 per second
Google: Veo 3.1 Fast	Google	$0.15–$0.45 per second
Alibaba: Wan 2.7	Alibaba	$0.15 per second
Kling: Video O1	Kuaishou	$0.17 per second
Runway: Gen-4.5	Runway	$0.18 per second
MiniMax: Hailuo 2.3	MiniMax	$0.12 per second

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Price and listing history

Every change GenMagic has recorded for Seedance 2.5 since it began tracking the model on Oct 29, 2026. Prices are GenMagic's, the same the studio and the API charge.

Date	Change	Before	After
Nov 1, 2026	Price up 15%	$0.13 to $0.30 per sec	$0.15 to $0.35 per sec

In our guides

The guides that discuss Seedance 2.5 or show it in a live table.

Where these figures come from

Price: GenMagic's own price, what the studio and the API charge, recomputed from the provider's price list every few minutes and recorded daily. How pricing works.
Specs and description: as ByteDance publishes them, checked daily.
Benchmarks: 2 scores from LMArena, re-read daily. Each score above links to its source.
Changes: the data on this page last changed on Nov 1, 2026, tracked since Oct 29, 2026. Every model's new listings, price changes and retirements are in the model changes log, and how every figure on GenMagic is sourced is on our sources page.

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