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Seedance 2.0 MiniAI video generator
The lowest-priced Seedance 2.0: clips with sound up to 720p, for drafts and volume, from text or a first frame with no real person in it. On Leap, it sits beside 169 other models in one studio.
- Text to video
- Image to video
- Up to 10 s
- Up to 720p
- With sound
- 16:9 and 9:16
- Start free, no card
- Every top model, one account
- Pay per run, priced before it starts
AI video generator
Seedance 2.0 Mini at a glance
Seedance 2.0 Mini is a video model from ByteDance. It makes video with sound from words, a first frame or a last frame, 5 or 10 seconds long, at up to 720p.
- Made by
- ByteDance
- Makes
- Video with sound
- Starts from
- Words, a first frame or a last frame
- Length
- 5 or 10 seconds
- Resolution
- 480p or 720p
- Shapes
- 16:9, 9:16
- Sound
- Yes, on by default
- Prompt
- Up to 4,000 characters
- Price per run
- $0.19525 to $0.8393
- On Leap since
- October 4, 2026
- Updated
- October 4, 2026
- 01Describe it, or start from a photo
- 02See the exact price, then press go
- 03Keep it in your library, or take it further
Pick the right one
Seedance 2.0 Mini and its siblings
| Model | Best for | Length | Resolution | Sound | Price per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.0 Mini (this page) | The lowest-priced Seedance 2.0: clips with sound up to 720p, for drafts and volume, from text or a first frame with no real person in it. | 5 or 10 seconds | Up to 720p | Yes | $0.19525 to $0.8393 |
| Seedance 1.5 Pro | Sharp, steady video at a very low price, with optional sound. | 5 or 10 seconds | Up to 1080p | Optional | $0.06655 to $1.2826 |
| Seedance 2.5 | Lifelike motion with sound made in the same take, from text or a first frame with no real person in it. | 5, 10 or 15 seconds | Up to 1080p | Yes | $0.5962 to $9.53205 |
| Seedance 2.0 | ByteDance's reliable all-rounder: lifelike motion with sound, from text or a first frame with no real person in it. | 5 or 10 seconds | Up to 1080p | Yes | $0.38995 to $4.1822 |
Start with an idea
Three ways to try Seedance 2.0 Mini
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No prompt needed
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Recipes write the prompt for you: add a photo, pick a look, and get a finished result.
Questions
Seedance 2.0 Mini, answered
- What is Seedance 2.0 Mini?
- Seedance 2.0 Mini is a video model from ByteDance. The lowest-priced Seedance 2.0: clips with sound up to 720p, for drafts and volume, from text or a first frame with no real person in it. It is new on Leap and in preview: it works, and it may still change. On Leap it runs in one studio beside every other top model, with one account.
- Can Seedance 2.0 Mini start from a photo?
- Yes. Seedance 2.0 Mini starts from words, a first frame or a last frame. The photo becomes the first frame, cropped to the video's shape.
- How long can the videos be?
- 5 or 10 seconds. You choose the length before you press go, and the price follows it.
- What resolution and sizes does it make?
- Up to 720p, in 16:9 or 9:16.
- Does it make sound?
- Yes. Seedance 2.0 Mini makes the sound with the picture, and it is on by default. Turn it off for a silent clip.
- How is it different from Seedance 1.5 Pro, Seedance 2.5 and Seedance 2.0?
- Seedance 2.0 Mini: The lowest-priced Seedance 2.0: clips with sound up to 720p, for drafts and volume, from text or a first frame with no real person in it. Seedance 1.5 Pro: Sharp, steady video at a very low price, with optional sound. Seedance 2.5: Lifelike motion with sound made in the same take, from text or a first frame with no real person in it. Seedance 2.0: ByteDance's reliable all-rounder: lifelike motion with sound, from text or a first frame with no real person in it. They all run in the same studio, so you can try one prompt on each.
- How much does a run cost?
- A 5-second 720p clip costs $0.41965 at the default settings. By length and resolution, a run costs $0.19525 to $0.8393. You see the exact price before you press go, and a run that fails costs nothing.
- Is Seedance 2.0 Mini free to try?
- Yes. Sign up with a Gmail, Outlook or work address and you start with $2 of free credit, no card needed. The cheapest run is $0.19525 (a 5-second 480p clip), so the credit covers 10 of those. After that you pay per run, in dollars, with no subscription.
- Can I use what I make commercially?
- Yes. You own what you make on Leap, so you can use it commercially, and we never train AI on it. The people and brands shown in a result can still have rights in it; the Terms say more.
- Is there an API?
- Yes. Leap's REST API runs it as bytedance/seedance-2.0-mini, at the same price per run as the studio, and agents can call it through Leap's MCP server. The request is at the bottom of this page.
- Do I need a ByteDance account?
- No. Leap sends your request to ByteDance's model and gives you what it makes. One Leap account runs Seedance 2.0 Mini and every other model, in the studio, through the API and from your agents.
Your idea, Seedance 2.0 Mini.
Start free, no card. Every run shows its price before it starts.
Make it with Seedance 2.0 MiniFor developers
Run Seedance 2.0 Mini from code
- Model ID
- bytedance/seedance-2.0-mini
- Makes
- Video
- Pricing
- Per run, quoted first: POST /v1/quotes
Inputs
What the model takes. Leave out anything with a default.
Promptprompt
Text, up to 4,000 characters, required
First framefirst_frame
An imageAn image the video starts from. It is cropped to the video's shape.
Last framelast_frame
An image
Aspect ratioaspect_ratio
16:9, 9:16. Default: 16:9
Durationduration
5, 10 s. Default: 5 s
Resolutionresolution
480p, 720p. Default: 720p
Soundaudio
On or off. Default: onGenerate dialogue, effects and music with the video.
The request
The same envelope for every model; only the model and its input change. With prefer: wait=60 the answer holds the result when the run finishes within a minute; a longer one is read again by its ID. Agents can call it through the MCP server at app.tryleap.ai/api/mcp.
curl https://api.tryleap.ai/v1/generations \ -H "x-api-key: $LEAP_API_KEY" \ -H "content-type: application/json" \ -H "prefer: wait=60" \ -d '{ "model": "bytedance/seedance-2.0-mini", "input": { "prompt": "A paper boat drifting down a rainy street at dusk" } }' # Video often outlasts the wait and answers "queued" or "running".# Put its "id" in GENERATION_ID and read it again until it is done:# curl https://api.tryleap.ai/v1/generations/$GENERATION_ID -H "x-api-key: $LEAP_API_KEY"