Seedance 2.0 Text to Video
bytedance/seedance/2.0/text-to-videoByteDance's most advanced text-to-video model delivering cinematic output, native audio, multi-shot editing, and director-level camera control for professional-grade video creation.
- Base price
- $0.96
$1.20USD / run - Execution
- async
- Model type
- video
- Input fields
- 6
Try the model
Playground
Your output will appear here
Complete the inputs, then click Run.
Model card
Specifications
Pricing
- Base price
- $0.96 / run
Context & modalities
- Input
- Schema-defined
- Output
- video
Capabilities
- Chat
- Not supported
- Vision
- Not supported
- Reasoning
- Not supported
- Structured output
- Not supported
- Function calling
- Not supported
- Audio input
- Not supported
Access
- Provider
- ByteDance
- Model ID
- bytedance/seedance/2.0/text-to-video
- Execution
- async
- Base URL
- https://api.sandbase.ai
- API
- Unified Run API
- Endpoint
- /v1/run
Human preference
Arena
Elo ratings from blind side-by-side votes, compared with other image and video models.
Rankings sourced from Artificial Analysis Arena
- Leaderboard
- Text to Video
- Rank
- #8 of 33
- Elo
- 1082 ±17
- Gap to #1
- −61
Text-to-video arena (silent): people pick the better of two clips from the same prompt, without seeing the model names; audio is not judged.
- #3FLUX 3 Max1138±19
- #4Wan 3.01133±17
- #5MiniMax H3 (768p)1120±17
- #6Dreamina Seedance 2.51104±17
- #7FLUX 31091±17
- #8Dreamina Seedance 2.01082±17
- #9Gemini Omni Flash 1.11067±17
- #10Agnes-Video-2.51054±17
- #11Grok Imagine Video 1.51034±17
- #12HappyHorse-1.01032±17
API README
Seedance 2.0 Text to Video
Seedance 2.0 text-to-video, ByteDance's flagship video model with native audio, multi-shot storytelling, and precise camera control. Write the scene, including dialogue and sound, and get back a 4–15 second clip.
Fields
| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string, required | — | Up to 50,000 characters. |
duration | auto / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 | 5 | Output length in seconds (4–15), or auto to let the model choose. |
aspect_ratio | 16:9 / 9:16 / 1:1 / 4:3 / 3:4 / 21:9 | 16:9 | Output frame shape. |
resolution | 480p / 720p / 1080p / 4k | 720p | Sets the per-second rate. |
generate_audio | boolean | true | Native dialogue, music, and effects. Same price on or off. |
seed | integer -1–4294967295 | random | Fix it to compare prompt changes; -1 is random. |
Billing
You pay for output seconds: $0.12 at 480p, $0.24 at 720p, $0.60 at 1080p, $1.20 at 4k. Audio is included. With duration: "auto" the quote assumes 15 seconds and the final charge uses the generated length.
| Output | 480p | 720p | 1080p | 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4s | $0.48 | $0.96 | $2.40 | $4.80 |
| 5s (default) | $0.60 | $1.20 | $3.00 | $6.00 |
| 10s | $1.20 | $2.40 | $6.00 | $12.00 |
| 15s | $1.80 | $3.60 | $9.00 | $18.00 |
Failed runs are not charged.
Prompting
- Describe subject, action, camera move, and light in order; add the sound last.
- Quote dialogue and name the speaker.
- For several shots, number them and give each a camera direction.
Limits
- Clips are 4–15 seconds.
Also on SandBase
Other Seedance 2.0 endpoints and tiers: bytedance/seedance/2.0/image-to-video, bytedance/seedance/2.0/reference-to-video, bytedance/seedance/2.5/text-to-video, bytedance/seedance/2.0/fast/text-to-video, bytedance/seedance/2.0/mini/text-to-video.
Start building
Send your first request
OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"model": "bytedance/seedance/2.0/text-to-video",
"prompt": "Photorealistic style: Under a clear blue sky, a vast expanse of white daisy fields stretches out. The camera gradually zooms in and finally fixates on a close-up of a single daisy, with several glistening dewdrops resting on its petals.",
"duration": 5,
"resolution": "720p",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"generate_audio": true
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
sleep 2
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
"https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"Choose your model
Compare models
| Model | Type | Default price | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
Seedance 2.0 Text to VideoThis model ByteDance | Video | $1.20 / run | Apr 1, 2026 |
ByteDance | Video | $0.53 / run | Oct 15, 2026 |
ByteDance | Video | $1.80 / run | Jul 1, 2026 |
ByteDance | Video | $1.80 / run | Jul 1, 2026 |
ByteDance | Video | $1.80 / run | Jul 1, 2026 |
ByteDance | Video | $0.60 / run | Jun 24, 2026 |
Questions
FAQ
How do I call ByteDance Seedance 2.0 Text to Video through SandBase?
Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "bytedance/seedance/2.0/text-to-video" to Unified Run API (/v1/run) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.
Do I need a separate ByteDance account?
No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to ByteDance Seedance 2.0 Text to Video and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with ByteDance separately.
