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Seedance

ByteDance

Seedance is a video generation model line from ByteDance. The latest release is Seedance 2.0 (12 Feb 2026). This page tracks all 3 Seedance releases since 1 Jun 2025, with specs, licensing, and how to access each one. Official site →

Seedance 2.0

ClosedFreemiumOfficial APIConsumer app

Unified multimodal audio-video joint generation architecture; inputs: text, image, audio, video; SOTA performance in complex motion; went viral for realistic clips of celebrities and fictional characters

License
Proprietary
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Official API, Consumer app
Max duration
15s

Release date confirmed from ByteDance Seed blog (2026-02-12). Global CapCut rollout began March 26, 2026; US access from April 7, 2026. IP/copyright concerns delayed wider rollout.

Seedance 1.0 Pro

ClosedFreemiumOfficial APIConsumer app

Pro tier of Seedance 1.0; topped the Artificial Analysis video leaderboard at launch

License
Proprietary
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Official API, Consumer app

Date from secondary coverage of the ByteDance/Volcengine launch.

Seedance 1.0

ClosedFreemiumConsumer app

ByteDance's consumer video generation model; high realism for human motion and faces; integrated into Dreamina platform

License
Proprietary
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Consumer app

Date approximate - Wikipedia states 'launched in June 2025'. Exact day not confirmed from primary source.

See Seedance in context on the video model timeline, or browse all model families.