Seedance 2.0 Minifor drafts and volume

Draft first, render many variants, keep the best. Mini is the economical tuning of Seedance 2.0, made for tests, batch drafts and UGC-style clips.

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From 8 cr · Mini · 480p · 4 s · no video input

Quoted before you render
Refunded on failure
Commercial use on paid renders

720p · 5 s clip21 cr≈ $0.21

480p · 5 s clip10 cr≈ $0.10

API · 720p$0.042/s480p · $0.020/s

Budget≈ 238 sper $10 through the API at 720p

Audio on or off: same price. A reference video bills its input seconds plus the output seconds.

Compare Seedance 2.0 Mini with fal, Replicate and WaveSpeed

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FIRST FRAME

Prompt: Creator holds the bottle to camera and explains one benefit, handheld, natural room light.

Seedance 2.0 Mini
16:9
10 s
720p
Audio on

Quote42 cr

≈ $0.42 · Refunded if it fails

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Stock photo · Mini · 720p · 10 s · 42 cr

Draft on Minirender the keepers on Fast

Spend little while the idea is still moving, then pay for quality only on the shots you keep.

01
Draft 5 variants
Mini at 480p, 5 seconds each. Change one line per variant.
5 × 10 cr = 50 cr
02
Keep the best 2
Watch them side by side and pick the ones that work.
0 cr
03
Render them again on Fast
Same prompt, a new take at 720p on Fast. Motion and framing can change.
2 × 34 cr = 68 cr

118 cr for 5 drafts and 2 new takes on Fast, against 170 cr for 5 shots on Fast straight away.

Exampleseach with its receipt

Every example lists its source, spec and cost. The frames are stock photos, not renders.

CUT 05

UGC take

Creator holds the bottle to camera and explains one benefit, handheld, natural room light.

Source: Stock photo
Spec: Mini · 720p · 10 s
Cost: 42 cr ≈ $0.42

CUT 04

Liquid splash

Serum bottle on wet stone, a splash rises in slow motion, cool rim light.

Source: Stock photo
Spec: Mini · 720p · 5 s
Cost: 21 cr ≈ $0.21

CUT 07

City B-roll

Rainy avenue at blue hour, traffic lights reflect on the road, static wide shot.

Source: Stock photo
Spec: Mini · 480p · 5 s
Cost: 10 cr ≈ $0.10

Mini or Fastside by side

Same model family, two tunings. Prices are for 5-second clips without video input.

Seedance 2.0 Mini and Fast compared
Feature	Seedance 2.0 MiniThis page	Seedance 2.0 Fast
Role	Drafts, tests, volume	Final delivery
480p · 5 s	10 cr≈ $0.10	16 cr≈ $0.16
720p · 5 s	21 cr≈ $0.21	34 cr≈ $0.34
API · 720p	$0.042/s	$0.067/s
Resolution	480p · 720p	480p · 720p
Duration	4 s – 15 s	4 s – 15 s
Audio	Native, same price	Native, same price
References	Up to 9 images	Up to 9 images
Best for	Testing ideas, batch drafts, UGC variants	Ads, product films, drama shots

Draft at 480p on Mini, then make new 720p takes of the keepers on Fast. Full comparison

What itdoes well

Seedance 2.0 reads a prompt like a shot list. These are the parts worth writing for.

More than one shot per clip

Ask for a wide and then a close-up in one render, and describe each in order. Subject and light carry across the cut.

Camera language

Name the move: push-in, dolly left, orbit, handheld. Shot size and lens words steer the framing.

Native audio

Ambient sound and effects are generated with the picture. Switch audio off for silent clips; the price does not change.

Reference images

Guide a shot with up to 9 images for product, character or style.

How to writea prompt that lands

Write it the way a director briefs a crew: what is in frame, how the camera moves, how it is lit.

Three layers

Perfume bottle on black glass, mist bursts from the nozzle, slow push-in, shallow focus, hard side light, black background, film grain.

Subject and action · what is in frame and what it does.
Camera · the move, shot size and focus.
Light and style · light direction, palette, texture.

Give it a timeline

For multi-beat clips, mark the beats in seconds.

0–2 s: wide of the street. 2–5 s: close-up on her hands as she opens the box.

Point at your images

Refer to uploaded images by number so the model knows which does what.

Use @image1 as the first frame. Keep the label from @image2.

Say what to avoid

One short line of exclusions beats a long list.

Avoid: text overlays, extra hands, a changed logo.

Weak versus strong

WeakA cool perfume ad.

StrongPerfume bottle on black glass, mist bursts from the nozzle in hard side light. Slow push-in, shallow focus, black background, film grain.

Cuts that run on Mini

Liquid splash UGC take City B-roll

Parametersand limits

Model ID (API): seedance-2.0-mini
Version: dreamina-seedance-2-0-mini-260615
Frame size: 480p · 864×496 · 496×864 · 640×640720p · 1280×720 · 720×1280 · 960×96016:9 · 9:16 · 1:1
Duration: 4 to 15 seconds, whole seconds
Frame rate: 24 fps
Inputs: Text, a first frame, and up to 9 reference images.
Audio: Native audio, on or off, same price
Higher resolution: No native 1080p. The Enhance tool upscales a finished video with AI to 1080p, 2K or 4K. The result is labeled AI Enhanced, never passed off as native.

Billingin detail

Clip prices at each length, without video input. Every render is quoted before it runs.

Seedance 2.0 Mini price by resolution and duration
Resolution	5 s	10 s	15 s
480pNo video input	10 cr≈ $0.10	20 cr≈ $0.20	30 cr≈ $0.30
720pNo video input	21 cr≈ $0.21	42 cr≈ $0.42	63 cr≈ $0.63

With a reference video: Input and output seconds are both billed at the lower video-input rate: input 3 s + output 5 s = billed 8 s, 23 cr at 720p.
Rounding: Each clip rounds up to a whole credit, once.
Minimum charge: Jobs with video input are billed a minimum number of tokens. Live quotes include it.
Failed or rejected: The held credits are refunded and the receipt shows why. You pay nothing.
Audio: Same price on or off.
Membership: Priority queue: Pro and up. Renders at once: 5 on Pro, 10 on Studio. The price per shot is the same on every plan.

How we compute this

APIquick start

Async jobs, one key for both engines, and a price cap on every request.

Request API access in the studio; once it is open, create a key. It is shown once.
POST the shot with an Idempotency-Key and a max_credits cap (or a quote_id).
Get 202 and a job id straight away; the hold is placed.
Poll the job, or pass webhook_url and wait for job.succeeded.

Docs API overview llms.txt

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Request

curl https://api.pershot.app/v1/videos/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "seedance-2.0-mini",
    "prompt": "Creator holds the bottle to camera and explains one benefit, handheld, natural room light.",
    "duration": 10,
    "resolution": "720p",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "generate_audio": true,
    "max_credits": 42
  }'

Response

{
  "id": "job_01J9ZK4T8W",
  "object": "job",
  "kind": "video",
  "status": "queued",
  "money_status": "reserved",
  "queue_position": 2,
  "requested_model": "seedance-2.0-mini",
  "credits_quoted": 42,
  "credits_charged": null
}

Live channelsas measured

One model can run on more than one supplier. Each row is one channel: its state right now, and its success rate and median render time over the last 24 hours. Refreshed every minute.

Live channels for Seedance 2.0 Mini
Channel	Status	Success rate, 24 h	Median time, 24 h
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Your price is the same on every channel. We switch to the backup only when the primary is unavailable or your API routing preference says so.

Measured from finished jobs in the last 24 hours. Failures caused by the request itself (a refused prompt, invalid settings, a cancellation) do not count against a channel. A channel shows numbers once it has 20 runs; until then it says not enough data yet. Time runs from the first submit to a successful result. In the API, set routing_preference to stability (the default) or speed. Platform status

Questionsanswered

How much does one Seedance 2.0 Mini clip cost?

21 credits (≈ $0.21) for 5 seconds at 720p without video input, or 10 credits at 480p. Through the API it is $0.042 per second at 720p.

How long does a render take?

It depends on length, resolution and the queue. The studio shows queue position and progress, and every receipt records the actual render time.

Can I use the clips commercially?

Yes, paid renders can be used commercially under our Terms and the models' own terms. Commercial use, in plain words

Can I use real people or brands?

Only with permission. You must hold the rights to any likeness, voice, brand or character you upload or describe. Risky inputs get a warning before you submit, and a rejected render is not charged.

What happens if a render fails?

The credits held for it are refunded automatically, and the receipt says why. That covers renders that make no video and results a safety check blocks; a video that is made is charged, even if you don't like it.

Does audio cost extra?

No. Native audio on or off is the same price.

How many references can I use?

Up to 9 reference images per shot, for product, character or style.

Should I pick Mini or Fast?

Mini for drafts, tests and volume; Fast for anything that ships. A good flow is 480p drafts on Mini, then new 720p takes of the keepers on Fast.

Draft 5 variants

Keep the best 2

Render them again on Fast

UGC take

Liquid splash

City B-roll

More than one shot per clip

Camera language

Native audio

Reference images

Give it a timeline

Point at your images

Say what to avoid

Weak versus strong