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
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
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
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.