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Seedance 2.5

bytedance/seedance-2.5

Scenes that speak, from 230 credits a second

ByteDance's Seedance 2.5 writes the soundtrack with the picture: the line you write is spoken and lip-synced, French included, with ambience and cuts between shots inside one clip. Up to 9 reference images and 3 audio clips keep characters and voices consistent.

Modalities
Price / second
230cr
Rate limit
30 RPM
Released
Aug 7, 2026

What this model does well

  • 🗣️

    Dialogue with lip-sync

    Write the line in quotes; it is spoken and lip-synced

  • 💬

    Speaks French

    Checked on a French line in our own demo

  • 🎬

    Multi-shot

    Several shots and a cut inside one clip

  • 🧩

    Reference inputs

    Up to 9 images and 3 audio clips for consistent characters

  • 🖼️

    First + last frame

    Pin where the shot starts and where it ends

  • 📐

    Wide formats

    Seven formats including 21:9, 4 to 15 seconds

Good to know

  • 720p is the highest resolution; this model has no 1080p.
  • Reference videos are not accepted on Tchavi, because they bill at a far higher rate upstream. Seedance 2.0 takes them.
  • With a first or last frame, the clip follows the image's framing rather than the aspect ratio you send.
  • Clips stop at 15 seconds on Tchavi for now, although Seedance 2.5 can reach 30.

Technical specifications

Author
bytedance
API identifier
seedance-2.5
Category
Video
Rate limit
30 RPM
Billing unit
second

Ideal for

  • Dialogue scenes
  • Short fiction
  • Spokesperson ads
  • Recurring characters
  • Video in French

Ready to try it?

Test this model in the playground, no setup needed.

Frequently asked questions

Can I pay with mobile money, without a bank card?

Yes. Top up your Tchavi account with Orange Money, MTN MoMo, M-Pesa or another mobile money operator. No bank card is needed. Credits land as soon as the payment is confirmed and are deducted as you use them.

Is the API compatible with OpenAI's?

Yes. Keep your current OpenAI SDK, just change the base URL to Tchavi's (shown in the API tab) and use your Tchavi key. The rest of your code stays the same.

API

import Tchavi from '@tchavi/sdk';

const client = new Tchavi({ apiKey: 'API_KEY' });

const job = await client.videos.generations.create({
  "model": "seedance-2.5",
  "prompt": "A cinematic shot of a cat astronaut floating in space",
  "resolution": "480p",
  "duration": 5,
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "generate_audio": true
});

console.log('Job id:', job.id);
console.log('Credits used:', job.tchavi.credits_used);

// Poll for completion
let result = await client.videos.generations.retrieve(job.id);
while (result.status === 'pending' || result.status === 'processing') {
  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 2000));
  result = await client.videos.generations.retrieve(job.id);
}
console.log('Video URL:', result.output?.video_url);

API parameters

Every parameter this model accepts on the API. Check the SDK for full typings.

modelRequired
string

ID of the video model (e.g. `seedance-2.5`).

promptRequired
string

Text description of the video to generate.

Pricing

480p · per second
230 credits
10s video ≈ 2 300 cr
720p · per second
508 credits
10s video ≈ 5 080 cr
Per day
Per week
Per month
A 10 000 F CFA top-up gives you about ~13 videos of 10s. Pay with Orange Money, MTN MoMo or M-Pesa — no Visa card needed.

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