The cheapest Seedance 2.5 provider we could confirm is Invideo, at about $0.15 a second of 720p video on its Ultra annual plan, then Krea at about $0.18 on Pro annual. Third-party BytePlus API pricing is about $0.23, Vidwip is $0.277 to $0.35, Runway's API is $0.30, Magnific is $0.44 and fal is about $0.47. A 30-second clip runs from about $4.50 to $13.90.
The cheapest Seedance 2.5 provider depends on whether you buy a subscription or call an API. We priced Seedance 2.5 on nine platforms in November 2026 and converted each to dollars per second of 720p video with sound.
It’s for creators and developers who plan to make a lot of clips and want the lowest bill. For quality and specs first, read our Seedance 2.5 review.
TL;DR: cheapest Seedance 2.5 provider
Invideo’s Ultra annual plan is the cheapest Seedance 2.5 we could confirm, at about $0.15 a second. Krea’s Pro annual plan is next at about $0.18, and the dearest platform, fal’s API, is about $0.47, over three times more.
| Rank | Platform | Best price per second | 30-second clip at that price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Invideo (Ultra, annual) | about $0.149 | about $4.48 |
| 2 | Krea (Pro, annual) | about $0.180 | about $5.39 |
| 3 | Higgsfield | $0.214 (listed Oct 30, not re-confirmed) | about $6.42 |
| 4 | BytePlus API (third-party read) | about $0.231 | about $6.93 |
| 5 | Vidwip (Pro annual) | $0.277 | $8.30 |
| 6 | Runway API | $0.30 | $9.00 |
| 7 | Dreamina (US Basic, renewal) | about $0.352 | about $10.57 |
| 8 | Magnific | $0.440 | $13.20 |
| 9 | fal API | about $0.473 | $13.87 |
Subscription rows assume you use the whole monthly credit allowance. The best price is the cheapest plan we could find, not the one most people buy.
How we worked out price per second
Every figure is dollars per second of finished 720p video with generated sound, checked November 2026. We used US prices and the vendor’s own page wherever it loaded.
- Subscriptions: plan price divided by monthly credits, times the credits one second costs. We used the cheapest annual plan for “best price” and the monthly plan for “worst price”.
- APIs: the published rate per second, or the token rate times the tokens in a second of 720p 16:9 video.
- Clip cost: per-second price times 30. Some platforms round credits up per clip, so very short clips cost slightly more per second.
Two warnings. Annual plans are billed up front, and subscription credits don’t roll over, so an unused month raises your real price per second.
1. Invideo: cheapest at about $0.15 a second
Invideo is the cheapest option we confirmed, but only on its higher plans. Its pricing table lists Seedance 2.5 at about 56 credits for a 5-second 720p clip, which is about 11.2 credits a second.
Pro is 1,000 credits a month, $15 a seat billed annually or $30 monthly. Ultra is 3,000 credits, $40 annually or $80 monthly. Basic has no Seedance 2.5 access.
That gives:
- Ultra annual: about $0.149 a second
- Pro annual: about $0.168 a second
- Ultra monthly: about $0.299 a second
- Pro monthly: about $0.336 a second
Invideo’s table prices 5-second clips, and we found no stated maximum length, so we extrapolated its 30-second cost. Its page counts about 17 Seedance 2.5 clips of that size on Pro and 53 on Ultra each month, so the discount comes with a hard cap.
2. Krea: about $0.18 on Pro annual
Krea sells compute units. Its pricing table counts about 23 Seedance 2.5 videos of 5 seconds at 720p on Pro, and Krea’s own pricing guide puts a second at about 171 units, 856 for a 5-second clip.
Pro is 20,000 units a month, $35 monthly or $21 billed yearly. That works out to about $0.30 a second monthly and about $0.18 annually.
Krea’s pricing page, November 2026
Krea’s plan cards say Pro makes about 65 Seedance 2.5 videos, but its comparison table says about 23 for a 5-second 720p clip. We used the table because it names the settings. Krea’s lowest plan may not include Seedance 2.5, so read its plan notes before you subscribe.
3. Higgsfield: $0.21 to $0.34, depending on plan
Higgsfield lists Seedance 2.5 from $0.214 to $0.338 a second in our 2026-10-30 reading. We couldn’t re-load its pricing page, so treat that range as not re-confirmed.
What we could confirm: Higgsfield’s own pricing post, dated October 20, 2026, prices an 8-second 720p clip at 56 credits, or $2.74 on its $49 Plus plan. That is 7 credits a second and about $0.34 on that plan. Its Ultra tier is $129 for 3,000 credits in the same post.
The unlimited offers we found were tied to a deadline of August 9, so we don’t count them. The 7-days-unlimited-with-Pro-or-Max deal that listed on October 30 isn’t confirmed, so check Higgsfield’s page for current terms.
4. BytePlus ModelArk: about $0.23 a second
BytePlus is ByteDance’s own developer cloud, and it is the cheapest API price we found. BytePlus’s own price page didn’t load for us, so this is a third-party read.
CometAPI reports $10.70 per million tokens at 480p and 720p without a video input. A 720p 16:9 second is about 21,600 tokens, so that is about $0.231 a second and $6.93 for 30 seconds. Other aggregators quote different token rates, so check the BytePlus pricing page before you budget.
OpenRouter says it starts at $0.1028 a second, which is the 480p draft rate and not 720p. It is a fair price for storyboard drafts.
5. Vidwip: $0.277 to $0.35, mid-table
Vidwip’s AI video generator runs Seedance 2.5 at 35 credits a second, 720p with sound, for 4 to 30 seconds. A credit costs $0.0079 on Pro annual ($79 a month for 10,000 credits) and $0.01 on Starter monthly ($25 for 2,500).
That is $0.277 to $0.35 a second, and 1,050 credits ($8.30 to $10.50) for a full 30-second clip. Vidwip is 5th of 9 at its best price, so it is not the cheapest. It beats Runway’s API, Dreamina’s renewal, Magnific and fal at its best plan.
Seedance 2.5 on Vidwip’s model list: 4 to 30 seconds, 720p, with sound
What you get for the money: 16 video models on one balance, so you can test Seedance 2.5 against Kling 3.0 Pro or Veo 3.1 without a second subscription, and every shot lands on an editing timeline. See Vidwip’s plans.
AI video needs a paid plan. Starter’s 2,500 credits cover about 71 seconds of Seedance 2.5.
6. Runway API: $0.30 a second
Runway’s developer API is a flat-rate option. Its pricing page sets a credit at $0.01 and lists Seedance 2.5 at 30 credits a second at 720p, $0.30, with 20 at 480p and 68 at 1080p.
Runway Dev’s API pricing page, November 2026
Reference images and audio are free. A reference video adds 15 credits a second at 720p, and each generation has an 80-credit minimum. A 30-second clip is 900 credits, $9.00.
7. Dreamina: cheap first month, $0.35 after
Dreamina is ByteDance’s consumer app. It meters Seedance 2.5 at 37 credits a second at 720p, against 17 for Seedance 2.0.
Its US Basic plan advertises a $0.29 first month for 1,575 credits, then $15 a month. If the renewal keeps 1,575 credits, that’s about $0.35 a second and $10.57 for 30 seconds.
The first month is about $0.007 a second, but 1,575 credits is only about 42 seconds of video. The page also says the offer isn’t unlimited, and we couldn’t confirm credit allowances for Dreamina’s higher plans.
8. Magnific: $0.44 a second
Magnific, the home of Freepik’s video tools, bills Seedance 2.5 at 1,760 credits for a 4-second 720p clip, or 440 credits a second. At $20 for 20,000 credits, that’s $0.44 a second and $13.20 for 30 seconds.
Magnific’s page showed euro prices to us, so we couldn’t re-confirm the dollar plan price. The $0.44 figure comes from our 2026-10-30 reading, and Higgsfield’s October 20 comparison, which lists an 8-second 720p clip at $3.52, matches it.
9. fal: about $0.47 a second
fal is a developer API with no subscription or cap. Its page lists about $0.473 a second at 720p and about $0.22 at 480p.
Billing is by tokens, $0.0214 per 1,000. Audio doesn’t change the price. A 30-second 720p 16:9 clip works out to $13.87 by fal’s formula, and wider ratios cost more.
Pick fal when you need an API quickly and don’t mind paying about double the cheapest subscriptions. Our Kling 4.0 vs Seedance 2.5 post compares it with Kling 4.0, which is about three times cheaper on fal.
Cost of a 30-second clip
| Platform | Plan or tier | Per second | 30-second clip | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invideo | Ultra annual / Pro monthly | $0.149 / $0.336 | $4.48 / $10.08 | Basic has no access; 30 s extrapolated |
| Krea | Pro annual / monthly | $0.180 / $0.300 | $5.39 / $8.99 | About 23 five-second clips a month |
| Higgsfield | Listed range | $0.214 to $0.338 | $6.42 to $10.14 | Not re-confirmed; Plus is about $0.34 |
| BytePlus | API, third-party read | $0.231 | $6.93 | Token pricing |
| Vidwip | Pro annual / Starter | $0.277 / $0.350 | $8.30 / $10.50 | Paid plans only |
| Runway API | Pay as you go | $0.30 | $9.00 | 80-credit minimum |
| Dreamina | US Basic renewal | about $0.352 | about $10.57 | First month $0.29 |
| Magnific | Premium | $0.440 | $13.20 | Euro prices on page |
| fal | API | about $0.473 | $13.87 | Wider ratios cost more |
Cost per accepted clip matters more than cost per second. If you throw away three takes in ten, multiply every figure by about 1.4, and draft at 480p first where the platform offers it.
How to choose
- Lowest bill, steady volume: Invideo Ultra or Krea Pro, on annual billing, if you’ll use the whole allowance.
- No subscription: BytePlus or Runway’s API, about $0.23 to $0.30 a second.
- Seedance beside other models: Vidwip, to compare it with Kling 3.0 Pro, Veo 3.1 and Hailuo 3 in one project.
- One-off trial: Dreamina’s $0.29 first month.
- Anything over 15 seconds: confirm the platform’s clip cap, since Seedance 2.0 stops at 15. Our cheapest Seedance 2.0 provider guide covers that model.
For rivals instead, see our Seedance alternatives list and Seedance 2.5 vs Veo 3.1. To learn the model first, read how to use Seedance 2.5.
Conclusion
Invideo and Krea are the cheapest Seedance 2.5 providers we could confirm, at about $0.15 to $0.18 a second on annual plans. API users should look at BytePlus or Runway before fal, which is about twice the price.
Vidwip sits mid-table at $0.277 to $0.35. Start on a plan from $25 a month to run Seedance 2.5 next to 15 other models.