Which is cheaper, Seedance 2.0 or Veo 3.1?

The cheapest Seedance 2.0 run is $0.38995 (a 5-second 480p clip), and the cheapest Veo 3.1 run is $0.88 (a 4-second clip without sound). You see the exact price before you press go, and a run that fails costs nothing.

Can I try both for free?

Yes. Sign up with a Gmail, Outlook or work address and you start with $2 of free credit, no card needed. The credit works on every model, so you can give both the same prompt and keep the one you like. After that you pay per run, in dollars, with no subscription.

Do I need two accounts?

No. One Leap account runs Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1 and every other model, in the studio and through the API, from one balance in dollars.

Seedance 2.0 vs Veo 3.1AI video generators compared

Seedance 2.0 is a video model from ByteDance, and Veo 3.1 is one from Google. Both run in one studio on Leap, so you can give them the same prompt and keep the one you like.

Try Seedance 2.0 Try Veo 3.1

Seedance 2.0A bride at the demolition derby
Veo 3.1“Static camera, then a very slow push-in. The seated older man looks up at his brother and says in a low, rough voice with a Puerto Rican New York accent: "Nine years, Tito. And you walk in here like it's Sunday." The standing man swallows, rain dripping off his coat, and answers quietly: "I'm not asking for nothing. Just let me sit down." The seated man holds his gaze for a long moment, then slowly slides over on the red vinyl bench to make room. Sound: rain on the window, a refrigerator hum, a train rumbling past outside, a spoon clinking. No music.”

Side by side

Seedance 2.0 vs Veo 3.1, spec by spec

Spec	Seedance 2.0	Veo 3.1
Best for	ByteDance's reliable all-rounder: lifelike motion with sound, from text or a first frame with no real person in it.	Google's highest-quality video model, with sound.
Made by	ByteDance	Google
Makes	Video with sound	Video with sound
Starts from	Words, a first frame or a last frame	Words or a first frame
Length	5 or 10 seconds	4, 6 or 8 seconds
Resolution	480p, 720p or 1080p	720p or 1080p
Shapes	16:9, 9:16	16:9, 9:16
Sound	Yes, on by default	Yes, on by default
Prompt	Up to 4,000 characters	Up to 4,000 characters
Price per run	$0.38995 to $4.1822	$0.88 to $3.52
Run time	–	About 80 seconds

Pick the right one

Where they differ

Seedance 2.0 costs less to start: its cheapest run is $0.38995 (a 5-second 480p clip), against $0.88 (a 4-second clip without sound) for Veo 3.1.
Seedance 2.0 makes longer clips: up to 10 seconds, against 8 for Veo 3.1.
Only Seedance 2.0 can start from a last frame.

Questions

Seedance 2.0 vs Veo 3.1, answered

Which is cheaper, Seedance 2.0 or Veo 3.1?: The cheapest Seedance 2.0 run is $0.38995 (a 5-second 480p clip), and the cheapest Veo 3.1 run is $0.88 (a 4-second clip without sound). You see the exact price before you press go, and a run that fails costs nothing.
Can I try both for free?: Yes. Sign up with a Gmail, Outlook or work address and you start with $2 of free credit, no card needed. The credit works on every model, so you can give both the same prompt and keep the one you like. After that you pay per run, in dollars, with no subscription.
Do I need two accounts?: No. One Leap account runs Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1 and every other model, in the studio and through the API, from one balance in dollars.