Seedance 2.0 Guide: Settings, Credit Costs and When to Use It

Seedance 2.0 is the lower-cost ByteDance model in the Spicy Studio Video Lab, at 7 or 15 credits a second. Pick it when the clip fits in 15 seconds at 720p, when the camera should stay put, or when a short reference clip should set the motion. ByteDance's Seed team describes it as generating audio and video together from text, image, audio and video inputs (Seedance 2.0 page).

Settings: 5–15 seconds; 480p or 720p; 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9 or adaptive, which matches your input; optional audio, off by default, at no extra cost; and Camera Fixed, which holds the camera still while the subject moves.

Besides the prompt, each run takes one of two kinds of guidance.

Frames fix the composition: the clip opens on your first frame, closes on your last, or both. Use them when a packshot, a storyboard panel or an Image Lab still must start or end the clip. Once a frame is set, reference video and audio become unavailable, and reference images aren't used either.

References say what should appear without fixing the shot: up to 7 images of people, products, outfits or places, each named in the prompt by what it shows (“the woman in the yellow raincoat”); one 2–15 second video whose motion, camera move or pacing you want; and one WAV or MP3 track of up to 15 seconds, which needs a reference image or video beside it.

Rule of thumb: an exact opening or closing picture calls for frames; anything looser, for references.

You pay per second of output: 7 credits at 480p and 15 at 720p, so 35 or 75 for 5 seconds and 105 or 225 for the full 15.

With a reference video, the reference and output seconds are billed together at 4 (480p) or 9 (720p) credits a second, with the reference rounded up to a whole second. A 10-second 720p clip with a 4-second reference costs (10 + 4) × 9 = 126 credits instead of 150. A reference saves credits only while it's shorter than two-thirds of the clip at 720p (three-quarters at 480p), so cut it down to the moment you need.

The 25 free credits on a new account don't cover a clip, but they do buy a first frame: Nano Banana 2.1 makes one for 12 credits at 2K. The €2 Spark top-up (90 credits that never expire) covers two 5-second tests at 480p, and the €10 Spicy Basic plan's 600 monthly credits cover seventeen. See pricing.

1. Open the Video Lab with Seedance 2.0 selected and choose frames or references.

2. Write the action in order: the subject, what happens step by step, then camera, light and, with audio on, sound. For example: “A barista in her 30s slides a latte across a marble counter toward the camera, smiles and steps back. Static camera, soft window light. Sound: milk steamer hiss, quiet café chatter.”

3. Match the switches: Camera Fixed for a tripod-style shot like this one, Generate Audio if you described sound, 9:16 for Reels, TikTok and Shorts, and adaptive with a first frame.

4. Draft 5 seconds at 480p for 35 credits. Check faces, hands and timing, and change one thing per retry.

5. Render the keeper at 720p and full length; a new run won't repeat the draft frame for frame. Video Upscale can then take it to 1080p, 2K or 4K for 16, 28 or 56 credits (upscaling guide).

Playbook workflows built on Seedance include Animate, free with an account, and complex motion control, which copies a reference video's moves and needs Spicy Pro or higher. More prompts: Seedance prompt guide.

Both follow the same frames-or-references rule. Seedance 2.5 is the better pick when: - the clip must run longer than 15 seconds (it makes 4–30) - you need 1080p - you want sound by default (its audio is on unless you switch it off) - you need more references: up to 10 images, 2–30 seconds of reference video and up to 30 seconds of audio

Seedance 2.0 is cheaper, at 7 or 15 credits a second against 10 or 22 for 2.5 at the same resolutions, and only 2.0 has Camera Fixed. Details: Seedance 2.5 guide.

A controlled move from your exact first frame: Kling 3.0 makes 5 or 10 seconds at 720p (Standard) or 1080p (Pro), from 60 credits (Kling 3.0 guide).

Several beats in one clip: Kling Omni O3 chains up to five prompt segments of 3 seconds or more (Kling Omni O3 guide).

4K: Veo 3.1 makes fixed 8-second shots for 80, 110 or 200 credits at 720p, 1080p or 4K (Veo 3.1 guide).

Compare them directly in Seedance 2.0 vs Kling Omni O3 vs Kling 3.0, or across more models in AI video generators compared.