LLM Reference

Seedance Models by ByteDance

ByteDanceProprietaryVideo
4 models2025–2026

Details

ResearcherByteDance
LicenseProprietary
Commercial useCommercial use: conditional
Models4
Released2025–2026

Capabilities

VisionAll models
MultimodalAll models

Links

Website

About

ByteDance Seed's flagship video-generation family, including native joint audio-video models that accept multimodal references and generate synchronized audiovisual content.

Current Variants

Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.

4 in view

Use when the workload needs video generation, multimodal inputs, and audio.

2026-06video generationmultimodal inputsaudio

Use when the workload needs video generation, multimodal inputs, and audio.

2026-02video generationmultimodal inputsaudio

Use when the workload needs video generation, multimodal inputs, and audio.

2026-01video generationmultimodal inputsaudio

Use when the workload needs video generation, multimodal inputs, and audio.

2025-12video generationmultimodal inputsaudio

Release Timeline

4 release groups
2026-06
1 current
Seedance 2.0 Mini
video generationmultimodal inputsaudio
Current
2026-02
1 current
Seedance 2.0
video generationmultimodal inputsaudio
Current
2026-01
1 current
Seedance 2.0 Fast
video generationmultimodal inputsaudio
Current
2025-12
1 current
Seedance 1.5 Pro
video generationmultimodal inputsaudio
Current

Specifications(4 models)

Seedance model specifications comparison
ModelReleasedVisionMultimodal
Seedance 2.0 Mini2026-06YesYes
Seedance 2.02026-02YesYes
Seedance 2.0 Fast2026-01YesYes
Seedance 1.5 Pro2025-12YesYes

Available From(1 provider)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Seedance used for?
Seedance is used for video, video generation, and vision and multimodal work. The family description and listed model capabilities point to those workloads as the best fit.
How does Seedance compare to Seed?
Seedance by ByteDance is strongest where you need video, while Seed by ByteDance is the closest related family to check for coding. Seedance has 4 listed variants, while Seed reaches up to 256k context, so compare the specs and pricing tables before choosing a production model.
Which Seedance model should I use?
If price is the main constraint, use the pricing table first because Seedance does not have complete provider pricing in the local data. For the most capable/latest local choice, evaluate Seedance 2.0 Mini with multimodal inputs.