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On June 15th, ByteDance’s Volcano Engine announced the launch of a new video generation model called Seedance 2.0 Mini, through their Volcano Ark Experience Center. The company also revealed plans to open up API services for the model soon.
This latest model is designed to be highly cost-effective, targeting broad markets centered around large-scale video creation and production. According to ByteDance, Seedance 2.0 Mini produces videos at twice the speed of the previous Seedance 2.0 Fast model, while maintaining comparable output quality.
In terms of pricing, the model charges approximately $0.023 per 1,000 tokens for text-to-video generation, and $0.014 per 1,000 tokens for video-to-video output. For 720p resolution videos, this roughly translates to a generation cost of about $0.50 per second—a significant reduction of around 50% compared to the standard version.
Designed to blend quality with practicality, Seedance 2.0 Mini aims to serve high-frequency, large-scale applications such as e-commerce content, marketing materials, user-generated content, and special effects creation. The model’s affordability and efficiency make it a compelling tool for enterprises and creators seeking rapid content production at lower costs.


