Seedance 2 Mini
Seedance 2 Mini is ByteDance's cost-tier Seedance 2, rendered here with synchronized audio including dialogue. It keeps the family's physical motion and direction quality and adds first-and-last-frame control, at a per-second rate that makes it the cheapest Seedance on the platform. Use it for drafts, storyboards and social clips, and move to Seedance 2 when the final needs more sharpness.
At a glance
- Price
- 4 Credits/sec
- Our rating
- Speed
- Average speed
What Seedance 2 Mini is best for
How Seedance 2 Mini performs
Strengths
- lowest-cost Seedance per second
- native audio with dialogue
- first-and-last-frame control
Limitations
- softer detail than Seedance 2
- less detail in busy scenes
How to prompt Seedance 2 Mini
Practical tips to get the most out of Seedance 2 Mini.
- 01write it as a shot list
- 02put spoken lines in double quotes
- 03draft here, then rerun the keeper on Seedance 2.5
Tips are tuned for Seedance 2 Mini specifically.
Made with Seedance 2 Mini
Prompt: A corgi in sunglasses cruising on a skateboard past a taco stand in slow motion, supremely confident, hip-hop beat with a record scratch as it nods at the camera
Alternatives to Seedance 2 Mini
Other models on Upsampler that cover similar ground.
Seedance 2.5
ByteDance's latest Seedance generation, running here at a lighter setting so the flagship model stays affordable per second. It keeps the things Seedance is known for, native synchronized audio, strong physical motion, and dialogue that lands on the beat, and adds first-and-last-frame control for scripted transitions. Reach for it when you want Seedance 2 direction quality on a clip where the extra sharpness of Seedance 2 would not change the edit.
Seedance 2
ByteDance Seedance 2.0 is the next-generation Seedance flagship with native audio and multimodal inputs. Among the leaders on the Artificial Analysis text-to-video arena. Reach for it on hero clips, premium ad creative, and narrative content where the cost per second is justified.
LTX 2.5 Fast
The speed tier of Lightricks' LTX 2.5, generating video with synchronized audio from either a prompt or a still. At three credits per second it is one of the cheapest audio-capable video models on the platform, and it stretches to 20 seconds in a single generation where most models stop at 8 to 12. That combination makes it the natural workhorse for long-form b-roll, social loops, and any storyboard pass where you want to see many variations before spending on a flagship. Note that it only outputs landscape or portrait video: a reference image in any other shape is center-cropped to whichever of the two fits it best.
Wan 2.2 5B
The smaller, faster variant of Alibaba's Wan 2.2 video model. Open-weight, ultra-fast text-to-video and image-to-video for rapid prototyping. Lower fidelity than the 14B variant but practical for ideation, draft renders, and high-volume iteration before committing to a flagship.
Frequently asked questions
What is Seedance 2 Mini?
Seedance 2 Mini is ByteDance's cost-tier Seedance 2, rendered here with synchronized audio including dialogue. It keeps the family's physical motion and direction quality and adds first-and-last-frame control, at a per-second rate that makes it the cheapest Seedance on the platform. Use it for drafts, storyboards and social clips, and move to Seedance 2 when the final needs more sharpness.
How much does Seedance 2 Mini cost on Upsampler?
4 credits per second. No subscription, credits never expire.
What are alternatives to Seedance 2 Mini?
Common alternatives: Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2, LTX 2.5 Fast, Wan 2.2 5B.
Can I try Seedance 2 Mini for free?
You can try a free, no-signup version of our ai video generator. Note that the free version may use a different, lighter model rather than Seedance 2 Mini itself.