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Seedance API providers, per 5 s clip

Seedance API providers compared: what one 5-second clip costs

KreatorFlow, fal.ai, WaveSpeedAI, Higgsfield API, Replicate, Kie.ai, EvoLink, Atlas Cloud, Runware, Segmind, PiAPI and Sume all sell ByteDance's Seedance by the second. A 5-second Seedance 2.0 clip at 720p costs $0.55 on the KreatorFlow API and $0.76 on Segmind, the next lowest price listed. Every provider price was read on its own pricing or model page and is dated.

  • REST /v1 endpoints
  • 1 token = $0.05
  • Signed webhooks
  • 11 providers compared
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Seedance 2.0, 720p · $0.110/s · $0.55 per 5 s clip

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  1. Lowest listed price per setting
  2. Price per setting
  3. How we compare
  4. Check a KreatorFlow price yourself
  5. What the KreatorFlow API includes
  6. Questions other Seedance API comparisons skip
  7. FAQ
  8. Related

Lowest listed price per setting

One line per setting: the KreatorFlow API price for a 5-second clip against the lowest price listed for it below.

SettingKreatorFlow APIDifference
Seedance 2.0, 480pEvoLink $0.47$0.4013% cheaper
Seedance 2.0, 720pSegmind $0.76$0.5527% cheaper
Seedance 2.0, 1080pSegmind $1.88$1.2036% cheaper
Seedance 2.0, 4KSegmind $3.92$2.9026% cheaper
Seedance 2.0 Fast, 480pReplicate $0.35$0.3014% cheaper
Seedance 2.0 Fast, 720pPiAPI $0.48$0.456% cheaper
Seedance 2.5, 480pWaveSpeedAI $0.90$0.7516% cheaper
Seedance 2.5, 720pRunware $1.15$1.058% cheaper
Seedance 2.5, 1080pSume $2.84$2.2520% cheaper

Price per setting

Price per 5-second clip and per second of video, 16:9, no video input. KreatorFlow rounds each job to the next whole token, so the per-clip price is what you are charged. Under it, every provider that publishes the same setting at a higher price, lowest first.

Seedance API prices at volume

The prices above are our list prices. With $5,000 or more in paid top-ups over 30 days (Enterprise), Seedance video costs up to 10% less, applied automatically. Here is one clip at that price, next to the same rival price as above.

SettingKreatorFlow listKreatorFlow at volumeNext-lowest listed APIAt volume
Seedance 2.0, 720p$0.55$0.50Segmind · $0.7633% less
Seedance 2.0, 1080p$1.20$1.10Segmind · $1.8841% less
Seedance 2.0, 4K$2.90$2.65Segmind · $3.9232% less
Seedance 2.5, 480p$0.75$0.70WaveSpeedAI · $0.9022% less
Seedance 2.5, 720p$1.05$0.95Runware · $1.1517% less
Seedance 2.5, 1080p$2.25$2.05Sume · $2.8427% less

Enterprise, $5,000+ top-ups in 30 days. Rival prices are each provider's published rate on the date shown; some offer their own volume or account deals. A setting is shown at volume only where the full tier discount applies.

How we compare

  • Same model, resolution and clip length on both sides: 16:9 output with no video input, at each provider's published pay-as-you-go price per second, before tax. Some providers bill input video seconds on top.
  • Provider prices come only from the provider's own pricing or model page, never from blogs or resellers, and each is dated below. We re-read them at least every 90 days.
  • A provider is listed at a setting only where it publishes a price for it and KreatorFlow costs less. Settings without such a provider are not shown.
  • KreatorFlow is priced in prepaid API tokens at their published value, rounded to the next whole token per job. Both sides are compared at list price, before any volume discount, and promotions are left out except where noted.
  • fal.ai: the published rates include generated audio.

Sources, as checked:

Prices change; check each provider's page on the day you decide.

One provider at a time: fal.ai · WaveSpeedAI · Higgsfield API · Replicate · Kie.ai · EvoLink · Atlas Cloud · Runware · Segmind · PiAPI · Sume

Comparing with Higgsfield only? See KreatorFlow API vs Higgsfield API

Every provider at 720p, 1080p and 4K, per second, every month: Seedance API pricing. Code and how to start: Seedance API docs and quickstart.

Check a KreatorFlow price yourself

Three screens of the developer console, as a signed-out visitor sees them.

  1. 1

    Find the model and its rate

    The Models page of the developer console lists every Seedance model with its price per second, resolutions, clip lengths and the model id you send. You can open it without an account.

    Developer console Models page with the Seedance 2.5 and Seedance 2.0 cards, their price per second, resolutions, lengths and model ids, under the Seedance price comparison banner
    Screenshot of kreatorflow.ai, 2026-10-25
  2. 2

    Quote the exact clip in the Playground

    Pick Seedance 2.0, 720p and 5 seconds: the Playground shows 11 tokens ($0.55) before anything runs, the same price as the 720p row above.

    Developer console Playground with Seedance 2.0 at 720p and 5 seconds selected, showing the run cost of 11 tokens before anything starts
    Screenshot of kreatorflow.ai, 2026-10-25
  3. 3

    Check what is and is not charged

    The Tokens and billing page of the docs explains the three steps, quote, reserve and settle. A failed, canceled or blocked job is not charged, and a job that takes video in is billed on input plus output seconds at 60% of the per-second rate.

    API docs Tokens and billing section: quote, reserve and settle, failed or blocked jobs not charged, and how video input is billed
    Screenshot of kreatorflow.ai, 2026-10-25

Volume pricing for the Seedance API

The more you top up, the less Seedance video costs. Your tier comes from the token top-ups you paid for in the last 30 days. It lowers the per-second price of Seedance video and raises your video request limit, automatically, with no contract and no sales call. If your top-ups drop, the tier moves back down.

TierPaid top-ups, last 30 daysSeedance video priceVideo requests / minuteReached in one top-up
StandardAnyList price20–
Scale$1,000+up to 5% off60Volume pack ($1,250)
Growth$2,500+up to 7.5% off120Volume+ pack ($2,500)
Enterprise$5,000+up to 10% off300Enterprise pack ($5,000)

Every job's quote shows your price before it runs; a few low-priced settings get a smaller discount. Smaller top-ups add up toward a tier too. Price comparisons on this site use list prices unless a price is marked as at volume. Need more volume? Custom pricing for committed monthly spend: email harry@kreatorflow.ai.

Effective Seedance price per second by tier

What one second of Seedance video costs on each tier, from the same rate card and tier rules the API bills with.

Model, resolutionStandard (list)Scale (5% off)Growth (7.5% off)Enterprise (10% off)
Seedance 2.5, 720p$0.207/s$0.1967/s$0.1915/s$0.1863/s
Seedance 2.5, 1080p$0.444/s$0.4218/s$0.4107/s$0.3996/s
Seedance 2.0, 720p$0.110/s$0.1045/s$0.1018/s$0.099/s
Seedance 2.0, 1080p$0.240/s$0.228/s$0.222/s$0.216/s
Seedance 2 Fast, 720p$0.0844/s$0.0802/s$0.0781/s$0.076/s
Seedance 2 Fast, 1080p$0.183/s$0.1739/s$0.1693/s$0.1647/s
Seedance 2.0 Mini, 720p$0.0674/s$0.0641/s$0.0624/s$0.0607/s
Seedance 2.0 Mini, 1080p$0.135/s$0.1283/s$0.1249/s$0.1215/s

Billed per delivered second; each clip's total is rounded up to a whole token ($0.05). "see quote" means that setting gets a smaller discount on that tier, and the job's quote shows the exact price before it runs.

What the KreatorFlow API includes

  • KreatorFlow is an official partner of BytePlus, a ByteDance company, and the API runs ByteDance's Seedance models through BytePlus.
  • One API key for every model, with scoped permissions.
  • Signed webhooks for job.completed, job.failed, job.canceled and job.blocked, or poll GET /v1/jobs/{job_id}.
  • Idempotency-Key support: a repeated request returns the original job instead of a duplicate.
  • Prepaid tokens from a $20 top-up, no subscription. Tokens reserved for a job that fails are released back to your balance.

Seedance API price per second on KreatorFlow

Seedance 2.0 and 2.5 at 720p and above on the KreatorFlow API: price per second, tokens per 5-second clip, and clips per prepaid top-up.

Model · resolutionTokens5 s clipList rate per second$20 top-up · 400 tokens$50 top-up · 1,000 tokens$100 top-up · 2,000 tokens$250 top-up · 5,000 tokens
Seedance 2.0 · 720p11/5s$0.55$0.110/s3690181454
Seedance 2.0 · 1080p24/5s$1.20$0.240/s164183208
Seedance 2.0 · 4K58/5s$2.90$0.580/s6173486
Seedance 2.5 · 720p21/5s$1.05$0.207/s194795238
Seedance 2.5 · 1080p45/5s$2.25$0.444/s82244111
Seedance 2.5 · 4K100/5s$5.00$0.999/s4102050

Seedance 2.0 and 2.5, 720p and above. List rate per second is the rate card price; a clip is billed at that rate and its total rounded up to whole tokens ($0.05), which is why a 5-second clip can cost a cent or two more than rate x 5. Top-up columns: 5-second clips each top-up covers, without a video input. A 10-second clip uses about twice the tokens.

Questions other Seedance API comparisons skip

Price per second is only part of the bill. These answers come from each provider's own docs, quoted word for word, and from the KreatorFlow API docs.

Where does another Seedance API cost less than KreatorFlow?

This page follows a cheaper-only rule, so it leaves those prices out: 14 published prices from Replicate, Kie.ai, EvoLink, Runware, Segmind, PiAPI and Sume, all at 480p, where the provider costs the same or less. The monthly AI video API price tracker lists every per-second price we read, those included, ranked from lowest to highest.

Source: AI video API price tracker

Does the per-second price include generated sound?

Check before you compare. The API docs of 9 of the 10 providers we read turn generate_audio on by default, and fal.ai's docs say: "The cost of video generation is the same regardless of whether audio is generated or not". On the KreatorFlow API, generate_audio does not change the price. Where a provider's published rate includes generated audio, the "How we compare" notes on this page say so.

Source: KreatorFlow API docs

How long does each provider keep the finished video?

It varies a lot, so plan to download every result. From the providers' own docs: Kie.ai: "Generated files are kept for 14 days"; Segmind: "Results are retained for 1 hour, then expire"; EvoLink: "Generated video links are valid for 24 hours". On KreatorFlow a finished job reports when the file link expires (providerOutputExpiresAt), and GET /v1/jobs/{id}/output downloads it with your key, so copy it to your own storage before then.

Source: KreatorFlow API docs: jobs and output

Is a failed or refused job charged?

Not on the providers whose docs say so: Atlas Cloud: "Jobs that fail, time out, or are rejected by content moderation are not billed"; EvoLink: "A Seedance 2.0 task that reaches a final failed state is not charged"; Runware: "Failed generations are not charged"; Sume: "Failed and canceled jobs are refunded". On KreatorFlow each job is quoted and its tokens held before it runs; a failed, canceled or blocked job is not charged and the hold is released, including when content screening refuses it.

Source: KreatorFlow API docs: tokens and billing

Does a reference video change the comparison?

Yes. The tables assume no video input. Several providers bill the seconds of a reference video on top of the output. On KreatorFlow, a job that takes video in is billed on input plus output seconds at 60% of the normal per-second rate, and it never costs less than the same job without that video. Image and audio references are free.

Source: KreatorFlow API docs: tokens and billing

Can I send a photo of a real person to the API?

Only one you have permission to use. For a face you reuse, register it once with POST /v1/characters and pass its character_ids. Requests to imitate a celebrity or public figure, or to impersonate anyone, are refused, and reserved tokens are released.

Source: KreatorFlow API docs: errors

FAQ

Which Seedance API costs the least?

KreatorFlow is the cheapest Seedance API at 720p and 1080p for Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0 and Seedance 2.0 Fast. At our list rate, a 5-second Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0 and Seedance 2.0 Fast video at 720p or 1080p costs less on the KreatorFlow API than the regular list price of any of the 12 other API providers we track (each provider's own page, checked 25 October 2026 to 2 November 2026). Seedance 2.0 Mini is not included: another provider lists it for the same or less at 720p. At every setting on this page the KreatorFlow API costs less than each provider listed there. Seedance 2.0 at 720p, for example, is $0.110 per second on KreatorFlow against $0.151 on Segmind: $0.55 against $0.76 for a 5-second clip. A provider that costs less at a setting is not listed for it, so compare the exact setting you need.

Where do the other providers' prices come from?

From each provider's own pricing or model page, read on the date shown next to it. We never use blogs, price trackers or other third-party figures, and we re-read every price at least every 90 days.

Is it the same Seedance model on every API?

Every provider here sells ByteDance's Seedance under that name. KreatorFlow is an official partner of BytePlus, a ByteDance company.

Why are some providers or resolutions missing?

A provider appears at a setting only when it publishes a price for that setting and KreatorFlow costs less there. Settings where no provider meets both conditions are left out.

How does KreatorFlow API billing work?

You buy prepaid tokens (1 token = $0.05, top-ups from $20). A video job costs its per-second rate times the clip length, rounded to the next whole token. Tokens reserved for a failed job are released.

Do audio or a video reference change the price?

The comparison assumes 16:9 output with no video input; some providers bill input video seconds on top. On fal.ai, the published rate includes generated audio.

Is there volume pricing for the Seedance API?

Yes. Once your paid top-ups in the last 30 days reach $1,000, Seedance video costs up to 5% less per second, rising to up to 10% off at $5,000 (Enterprise), and your video request limit goes up with each tier. It applies automatically, with no contract, and each job's quote shows your price before it runs. For more volume than that, email harry@kreatorflow.ai.

Get a KreatorFlow API key

Create a key in the developer console, top up tokens and send your first Seedance job. The docs cover every endpoint.

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