Cheapest Seedance 2.0 API
Ranked by verified cost per second in the comparable ~720p class, July 2026. Every price links to its source; audio and tier caveats are flagged inline.
$0.10/second
#1 (verified) · WaveSpeedAI · standard · 720p · audio included · a 5s clip ≈ $0.50 · checked Jul 30, 2026
Cheapest Seedance 2.0: quick facts
- Cheapest verified rate: $0.10/second on WaveSpeedAI (standard, 720p, audio included) — checked Jul 30, 2026.
- Across 4 providers, Seedance 2.0 runs $0.080–$0.68/second (8.5× spread).
- A 5-second clip costs $0.50 at the cheapest verified rate, up to $3.41 at the priciest tracked tier.
- Production pick (high-trust provider): fal.ai at $0.24/second (fast, 720p).
- Billing schemes differ by provider (per-second, per-clip, per-token); all rates above are normalized to USD per second of output.
Bottom line: For production Seedance 2.0, use fal.ai at $0.24/s (high trust); for budget volume, WaveSpeedAI at $0.10/s is the cheapest verified rate.
The ranking
Comparable ~720p-class records, cheapest first.
| Provider | Trust | Mode | Tier | Res | Audio | $ / second | 5s clip | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WaveSpeedAICHEAPEST VERIFIEDTry → | medium | Text → Video | standard | 720p | ✓ | $0.10 | $0.50 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| WaveSpeedAI | medium | Text → Video | fast | 720p | ✓ | $0.10 | $0.50 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| BytePlus (official) | high | Text → Video | standard | 720p | ✓ | $0.15 | $0.76 | reported Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| Replicate | high | Text → Video | standard | 720p | ✓ | $0.18 | $0.90 | reported Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| fal.ai | high | Text → Video | fast | 720p | ✓ | $0.24 | $1.21 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| fal.ai | high | Image → Video | standard | 720p | ✓ | $0.30 | $1.51 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| fal.ai | high | Text → Video | standard | 720p | ✓ | $0.30 | $1.52 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
How each price was normalized (derivations & sources)
- WaveSpeedAI · standard · 720p: $0.50 per 5s clip divided by 5s = $0.10/s; WaveSpeed pricing page shows $0.10/second for Seedance 2.0 Fast and per-clip tables confirm; full Seedance 2.0 standard starts at $0.50/run source ↗
- WaveSpeedAI · fast · 720p: WaveSpeed pricing page explicitly lists Seedance 2.0 Fast at $0.10/second source ↗
- BytePlus (official) · standard · 720p: Official BytePlus token-billing; at 720p (1280x720), 1s = (1280*720*1*24)/1024 = 21600 tokens; 21600/1000 * $0.014 = $0.3024 — but reapi.ai verified BytePlus at $0.1512/s at 720p (likely different token rate or formula); using verified $0.1512/s source ↗
- Replicate · standard · 720p: Per reapi.ai comparison article verified July 3, 2026 citing Replicate's own pricing; $0.18/s at 720p t2v source ↗
- fal.ai · fast · 720p: Directly published fast-tier per-second rate at 720p; audio included at no extra charge source ↗
- fal.ai · standard · 720p: Published i2v per-second rate at 720p (slightly below t2v at $0.3034); audio included source ↗
- fal.ai · standard · 720p: Directly published per-second rate at 720p with audio included; same price whether audio on or off source ↗
All Seedance 2.0 price points
Including other resolutions and tiers (not directly comparable to the ranking above — a 480p fast tier is not the same product as 1080p standard).
| Provider | Trust | Mode | Tier | Res | Audio | $ / second | 5s clip | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replicate | high | Text → Video | standard | 480p | ? | $0.080 | $0.40 | reported Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| WaveSpeedAI | medium | Text → Video | standard | 720p | ✓ | $0.10 | $0.50 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| WaveSpeedAI | medium | Text → Video | fast | 720p | ✓ | $0.10 | $0.50 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| WaveSpeedAI | medium | Text → Video | standard | 1080p | ✓ | $0.15 | $0.75 | reported Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| BytePlus (official) | high | Text → Video | standard | 720p | ✓ | $0.15 | $0.76 | reported Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| Replicate | high | Text → Video | standard | 720p | ✓ | $0.18 | $0.90 | reported Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| fal.ai | high | Text → Video | fast | 720p | ✓ | $0.24 | $1.21 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| fal.ai | high | Image → Video | standard | 720p | ✓ | $0.30 | $1.51 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| fal.ai | high | Text → Video | standard | 720p | ✓ | $0.30 | $1.52 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| fal.ai | high | Text → Video | standard | 1080p | ✓ | $0.68 | $3.41 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
How each price was normalized (derivations & sources)
- Replicate · standard · 480p: Per reapi.ai comparison article verified July 3, 2026 citing Replicate's own pricing; $0.08/s at 480p source ↗
- WaveSpeedAI · standard · 720p: $0.50 per 5s clip divided by 5s = $0.10/s; WaveSpeed pricing page shows $0.10/second for Seedance 2.0 Fast and per-clip tables confirm; full Seedance 2.0 standard starts at $0.50/run source ↗
- WaveSpeedAI · fast · 720p: WaveSpeed pricing page explicitly lists Seedance 2.0 Fast at $0.10/second source ↗
- WaveSpeedAI · standard · 1080p: $0.75 per 5s clip at 1080p divided by 5s = $0.15/s source ↗
- BytePlus (official) · standard · 720p: Official BytePlus token-billing; at 720p (1280x720), 1s = (1280*720*1*24)/1024 = 21600 tokens; 21600/1000 * $0.014 = $0.3024 — but reapi.ai verified BytePlus at $0.1512/s at 720p (likely different token rate or formula); using verified $0.1512/s source ↗
- Replicate · standard · 720p: Per reapi.ai comparison article verified July 3, 2026 citing Replicate's own pricing; $0.18/s at 720p t2v source ↗
- fal.ai · fast · 720p: Directly published fast-tier per-second rate at 720p; audio included at no extra charge source ↗
- fal.ai · standard · 720p: Published i2v per-second rate at 720p (slightly below t2v at $0.3034); audio included source ↗
- fal.ai · standard · 720p: Directly published per-second rate at 720p with audio included; same price whether audio on or off source ↗
- fal.ai · standard · 1080p: Directly published per-second rate at 1080p with audio included source ↗
Cheapest Seedance 2.0: FAQ
What is the cheapest Seedance 2.0 API right now?
As of Jul 30, 2026, the cheapest verified Seedance 2.0 rate in its comparable ~720p class is $0.10 per second on WaveSpeedAI (standard tier). Runner-up (verified): WaveSpeedAI at $0.10/s.
Is the cheapest Seedance 2.0 provider safe to use?
Cheaper relays and aggregators are usually legitimate but vary in reliability, queue times and support. Rows marked "verified" link to a published price we checked directly; "reported" rows come from secondary sources. For production traffic, weigh provider reputation alongside price — the biggest names are not always the cheapest, and the cheapest is not always the most reliable.
Why do Seedance 2.0 prices differ so much between providers?
Providers negotiate different wholesale terms, run different infrastructure, and choose different margins. Some subsidize prices to win developers. Differences of 2–5× for the same model and resolution are normal in this market, which is exactly why per-second normalization matters.