Browse without credits
Read model guides, inspect prompts and view the gallery's in-house motion studies. The gallery clips are illustrations, not verified outputs from a free Seedance generation.
Free access and real costs
Is Seedance Free?
You can explore SeedanceAI's guides and illustrative gallery without generation credits. Creating a new video uses the credits shown before submission. This independent workspace does not promise a fixed free trial or signup allowance.
New videos use credits
A new clip, including a 480p draft, needs enough available credits for the live quote. The cost depends on model, resolution, duration, references and output count.
Signup credits are granted only when the site operator enables a positive grant. No amount or number of free clips is guaranteed. Check your account's available balance and any expiration before creating.
Five-second video credit costs
Each table uses the current quote for one five-second video. The base column uses no media; the audio column uses an image plus one audio reference, with no video reference. These are credit costs, not free allowances.
Seedance 2.5
A 480p draft is available on 2.5. Standard 720p and 1080p generations are separate requests with their own charges.
| Resolution | No video or audio reference | With audio reference |
|---|---|---|
| 480p | 10 | 20 |
| 720p | 20 | 40 |
| 1080p | 45 | 90 |
Seedance 2.0
The standard 2.0 model supports 480p, 720p and 1080p. It does not have the 2.5 draft workflow.
| Resolution | No video or audio reference | With audio reference |
|---|---|---|
| 480p | 10 | 20 |
| 720p | 15 | 30 |
| 1080p | 30 | 60 |
Seedance 2.0 Mini
Mini has lower credit quotes at 480p and 720p. It does not support 1080p here.
| Resolution | No video or audio reference | With audio reference |
|---|---|---|
| 480p | 2 | 4 |
| 720p | 3 | 6 |
An audio or video reference doubles the calculated credit cost once. A video reference also adds its input length to the calculation. Audio references require a supported reference workflow with visual media. Longer clips, batches and editing modes change the quote; the generator shows the actual cost before submission.
A 2.5 draft still costs credits
One five-second 480p draft uses 10 credits without video or audio references. A separate five-second 720p final uses 20 more, for 30 credits across both requests.
A draft is a preview step, not a free render. Check the finalization quote before submitting it.
What can your balance cover?
Enter the credits you actually have to estimate how many identical five-second clips fit. This local calculation does not read or change your account.
This setting costs 10 credits per five-second clip. Enter your balance to estimate a count.
The estimate assumes one output per request and no reference video. When audio is selected, add an image in the generator. Its live quote and your balance determine whether a request can be submitted.
Free access questions
Does every new account receive free credits?
No fixed grant is promised. A signup grant happens only when enabled by the site operator with a positive amount. Your available balance after sign-in is the amount to use for planning.
Is a Seedance 2.5 draft free?
No. A five-second 480p draft without video or audio references costs 10 credits, and a later final render has a separate quote.
What happens if a generation fails?
When a task is confirmed failed, its charged credits are returned. Check a still-processing task before creating another one.