| What it does | ByteDance Seedream AI image and Seedance video generator in one studio
| AI video generator that creates complete videos from prompts, scripts, or images with voice, visuals, captions and music in one pipeline
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| 2025
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| GB
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| Pricing model | Freemium
| Freemium
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| Pricing | Free: 10 credits for new accounts, valid 30 days. Basic: $8.3/month (billed yearly at $100/year, 2,400 credits per 12 months). Pro: $30/month (billed yearly at $360/year, 21,600 credits per 12 months). Business: $49.9/month (billed yearly at $599/year, 48,000 credits per 12 months). One-time Credit
| 7-day free trial with 350 credits. Monthly plans: Lite $9/month (600 credits), Solo $19/month (1,100 credits), Plus $29/month (1,750 credits), Pro $49/month (3,000 credits). Yearly options: Lite $99/year (one month free), Solo $190/year (two months free), Plus $290/year (two months free), Pro $490/y
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| Key features | - Five Seedream versions in one studio: 5.0 Pro, 5.0 Lite, 4.5, 4.0 and 3.0
- Text-to-image generation with prompts up to 5,000 characters
- Image editing with up to 14 reference images
- Layer decomposition to split images into separate elements
- Up to 4K resolution on Basic and higher plans
- Eight aspect ratios including ultrawide 21:9 banners
- Seedance video generation with seven versions and motion generation
- Commercial use support through Business-level access
- Free plan with 10 credits for 30 days, no credit card needed
| - Prompt to Video: generate complete videos from a single text prompt
- Script to Video: create videos from existing scripts with narration and scenes
- AI Talking Avatar: lip-synced AI presenters that speak scripts
- Image to Video: animate still photos into motion clips
- Character Swap: replace people in uploaded videos while keeping performance and audio
- 15 visual styles including cinematic, anime, claymation and more
- Multiple aspect ratios: 9:16, 1:1, and 16:9 for different platforms
- Built-in editor to modify captions, swap voices, and re-render scenes
- Direct posting to 11 social media platforms with scheduling
- Word-by-word captions automatically timed to voiceover
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| What makes it different | - Access to five Seedream versions in one interface without switching platforms
- Up to 14 reference images for image editing, the largest edit input among versions
- Integrated Seedance video studio to turn stills into clips without leaving the platform
- Transparent credit system showing cost before generation with automatic refund on failure
| - Complete video pipeline: combines script writing, voiceover, scene generation, captions and music in one tool instead of chaining separate applications
- No video editing experience required; opinionated output with automatic pacing and structure
- Creator and agent integrations via API, MCP and CLI for automated workflows
- Watermark-free exports on every plan with no separate editor tool required
- Transparent credit-based pricing with exact cost shown before generation
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| Free plan | Not given
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| Open source | Not given
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| Public API | Not given
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 30 ▲ +1 (up) since last check | 19 ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 4 | 5 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 28 | 36 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 122 | 103 |
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