Seedance 2.5 AI Video Generator
Flagship cinematic video with lip-synced native audio
Address each upload in your prompt as @Image1, @Image2 … — e.g. “the dancer from @Image1 on the stage from @Image2”.
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Real prompts and reference shots creators used with Seedance 2.5 — click Recreate to load one into the generator.
Seedance 2.5 AI Video Generator – Lip-Synced Dialogue and Cinematic Motion
Seedance 2.5 is ByteDance's flagship video model, and dialogue is its signature: put a spoken line in quotes and the character says it, lip-synced, in the generated audio. TurnVideo runs Seedance 2.5 hosted at 720p on the Plus and Max plans — write a prompt, attach a first frame (optionally with an end frame to lock the final shot), or combine up to 30 reference images addressed as @Image1, @Image2 in the prompt, pick 4, 8, 10, 15, 20 or 30 seconds, and the job runs on our servers. No BytePlus account, no API keys.
Last updated August 12, 2026
Demo footage © ByteDance Seed — official Seedance 2.5 demos, shown to illustrate the model.
What is Seedance 2.5?
Seedance 2.5 is the newest generation of ByteDance's Seedance video model line, released at the end of July 2026 as the successor to Seedance 2.0 — the model that topped video-generation leaderboards through 2026. It generates synchronized audio with the picture and is built for spoken dialogue: quoted lines in the prompt come back lip-synced. It handles multi-subject interactions and first-to-last-frame keyframes, at 480p or 720p, in durations from 4 to 30 seconds. On TurnVideo, Seedance 2.5 runs hosted at 720p on the Plus and Max plans, priced per clip in credits — the same workspace covers text to video and image to video runs.
Core Capabilities of the Seedance 2.5 AI Video Generator
Lip-synced dialogue from quoted text
Spoken lines go in double quotes inside the prompt; the generated character delivers them in sync. This is Seedance 2.5’s documented prompt convention, not a lucky side effect.
Synchronized audio throughout
Beyond dialogue, Seedance 2.5 clips arrive with ambience and effects timed to the cut, so a draft is reviewable as a finished-feeling spot.
Clip lengths from 4 to 30 seconds
Pick 4, 8, 10, 15, 20 or 30 seconds per generation — the full range Seedance 2.5 offers, up to 30 seconds in a single take. Cost scales with length and is shown before you run.
First-frame image-to-video
Attach one image and the clip starts there — image to video is the reliable way to keep a product or character exact. Seedance 2.5 also documents first-to-last-frame keyframe control; that workflow is not exposed on this page yet.
How Creators Use the Seedance 2.5 AI Video Generator
Characters that actually speak their lines
Write the dialogue in quotes and Seedance 2.5 performs it — mouth shapes matched to the words, voice matched to the character. That makes it the model to reach for when the clip is a person talking to camera, not just a scene.
UGC-style ads and spokesperson clips
The talking-head format that dominates social ad feeds is exactly what Seedance 2.5's lip-synced generation is for: script the line, describe the speaker and setting, and iterate on delivery by editing text instead of re-shooting.
Two-shot scenes with interacting subjects
ByteDance builds Seedance 2.5 for multi-subject interaction — two characters exchanging lines, a hand-off, a reaction. Scenes that need more than one actor behaving coherently are where cheaper models usually break.
Seedance 2.5 vs Veo 3.1 vs MiniMax H3
All three run in the same generator, so trying one against the others never means rewriting your prompt. The short version: Seedance 2.5 is the lip-sync and dialogue specialist; Veo 3.1 is the prompt-adherence benchmark; MiniMax H3 gives you the most clip for the credit.
| Seedance 2.5 | Veo 3.1 | MiniMax H3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Talking characters and lip-synced dialogue | Direction-heavy cinematic shots | Long-ish 2K clips with audio, on a budget |
| Credits per 8s clip | 1500 (Plus/Max plans) | 1275 (Plus/Max plans) | 415 |
| Clip lengths here | 4–30s | 8s | 5–15s |
| Resolution here | 720p | 1080p | 2K |
| Audio | Lip-synced dialogue, ambience and effects | Generated audio with the picture | Native stereo — score, dialogue, foley |
| Plans | Plus and Max | Plus and Max | All plans |
Getting Better Results from the Seedance 2.5 AI Video Generator
Script it like a director, quote it like a writer
Describe the speaker, the setting and the camera in plain sentences, then put the exact spoken words in double quotes. Everything in quotes is performed; everything outside is staged — that split is the core of directing Seedance 2.5.
Keep one variable per retake
When a delivery is close but not right, change only the line or only the emotion — "says, warmly:" versus "says, deadpan:". Small prompt edits move the performance; rewrites reset it.
Block at 4 seconds, perform at 30
Check framing and casting on a 4-second run at 750 credits, then give the real take room to breathe at 30 seconds.
Seedance 2.5 AI Video Generator FAQ
Seedance 2.5 is ByteDance’s flagship video generation model, released in late July 2026 as the successor to Seedance 2.0. Its signature capability is lip-synced spoken dialogue generated with the picture, alongside cinematic multi-subject motion.
A single 8-second clip costs 1500 credits — more than the Basic plan's entire monthly allowance, which is why the model is sold on the Plus and Max plans. The composer shows the exact price before you run. The 30-second tier costs 5625 credits, above a Plus month's allowance, so in practice it is a Max-plan length.
4s = 750 credits, 8s = 1500 credits, 10s = 1875 credits, 15s = 2825 credits, 20s = 3750 credits, 30s = 5625 credits, at 720p with audio. The price for your selected duration is always shown next to the Generate button.
Put the line in double quotes inside your prompt — "We open at nine." — and describe the speaker around it. Quoted text is Seedance 2.5’s documented lip-sync convention.
4, 8, 10, 15, 20 or 30 seconds per clip here, rendered at 720p. Text to video and multi-reference runs pick any of 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9; image to video follows your uploaded frame's ratio automatically. Every ratio costs the same credits, and 30 seconds is the model's own ceiling.
No. Credits are consumed when a job succeeds; failed jobs are refunded automatically.
Yes — videos you generate with Seedance 2.5 on TurnVideo can be used commercially under your plan terms.
Yes — Seedance 2.5 is live. ByteDance released it in late July 2026 as the successor to Seedance 2.0, and TurnVideo added hosted access shortly after. You can generate with it on this page today.
Dreamina is ByteDance's own creative app with Seedance built in. TurnVideo is a multi-model workspace: the same Seedance 2.5, hosted, priced per clip in credits alongside Veo, MiniMax H3 and the other models on one subscription — so you can put the same prompt through competing models without juggling accounts.
You do not need one: this Seedance 2.5 AI video generator runs entirely in the browser on phones and desktops, with nothing to install — open this page and generate. Results are saved to your account history and sync across devices.
Reference-to-video is a documented Seedance 2.5 capability — the paper-puppy demo at the top of this page was generated by ByteDance from a character sheet, photos of a real labrador and a child's drawing. On TurnVideo the exposed workflow today is first-frame image to video (attach one image); the full multi-reference workflow is not sold on this page yet.
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