Seedance
AI Video GenerationA multimodal video generation AI by ByteDance. Generates realistic videos up to 15 seconds with audio and lip-sync from text, image, audio, and video inputs.
What is Seedance?
Seedance is the latest multimodal video generation AI released by ByteDance in February 2026. With Seedance 2.0, you can simultaneously input up to 9 images, 3 videos, and 3 audio files to generate 15-second high-resolution videos with lip-sync. It supports text-to-video generation as well as image-to-video and video-to-video conversion, excelling particularly in e-commerce promotional videos and short-form social media content. It enables fine-grained control over camera movements, facial lip-sync, and audio synchronization essential for video production, and is drawing attention as a next-generation video generation AI alongside Sora 2 and Runway Gen-4.5. An API is also available for integration into developer automation workflows.
Pricing Plans
Key Features
Pros & Cons
Pros
- ●Industry-leading multimodal support with up to 9 images and 3 videos as simultaneous input
- ●High-quality lip-sync and audio synchronization
- ●Camera movement control available
- ●API provided for automation workflow integration
- ●Optimized for e-commerce and marketing videos
Cons
- ●Global access is limited as of March 2026
- ●Credit-based system charges credits even for failed generations
- ●Dreamina interface is primarily in Chinese
- ●Videos limited to 15 seconds
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Can I use Seedance for free?
A. Free trial credits may be provided through the Dreamina platform, but continued use requires subscribing to a Basic plan ($9.60/month and up).
Q. How does it differ from Sora 2?
A. Seedance is developed by ByteDance and excels in multimodal input (simultaneous image + video + audio input) and lip-sync accuracy. Sora 2 is OpenAI's video generation AI, available through ChatGPT Plus.
Q. Can I use Japanese prompts?
A. English prompts yield the highest accuracy, but Japanese text prompts are also supported. English is recommended for more precise results.
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