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Veo 3.1 vs Seedance 2.0

Veo 3.1 by Google and Seedance 2.0 by ByteDance, side by side: what each does, what a run costs in credits, and when to pick which. Both run on Kinoseed with one plan.

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Veo 3.1 Prompt: Smooth 360 degree orbit around a dancer enveloped in swirling fire and embers. The flames curl around her body but do not consume her. Intense heat, bright highlights, slow motion, anamorphic.
Seedance 2.0 Prompt: Drone pull-out rising from a lone figure walking a knife-edge dune ridge, tilting up to reveal an endless desert sea. Epic scale, cinematic aerial, golden hour.

Side by side

FeatureVeo 3.1Seedance 2.0
Made byGoogleByteDance
What it doestext or image to video, 4, 6 or 8 second clips, up to 4Ktext or image to video, 5, 8 or 10 second clips, up to 4K
Text to videoYesYes
Start imageYesYes
End imageNoYes, optional
Clip length4, 6 or 8 seconds5, 8 or 10 seconds
Resolution720p, 1080p or 4K480p, 720p, 1080p or 4K
SoundOptional, costs extraIncluded in the price
Price for the benchmark clip220 credits (6 seconds at 720p)280 credits (5 seconds at 720p)
Cheapest run150 credits for a 4-second clip at 720p130 credits for a 5-second clip at 480p

Prices are the credits a run spends, from the same rates the studio and the API charge.

Which to pick

  • Veo 3.1 costs less per clip: 220 credits for 6 seconds at 720p, against 280 for 5 seconds at 720p on Seedance 2.0.
  • Seedance 2.0 takes an end image too, so you can fix the first and the last shot.
  • Seedance 2.0 makes the longer clips, up to 10 seconds.
  • Seedance 2.0 includes sound in every price; on Veo 3.1 it is an extra.

About Veo 3.1

Veo 3.1 is Google's video model, developed by Google DeepMind as an update to Veo 3. It takes a text prompt or a start image and can generate sound together with the picture.

Clips are 4, 6 or 8 seconds long in 16:9 or 9:16, at 720p, 1080p or 4K. Sound is optional and roughly doubles the price of a clip, so leave it off when you plan to add your own music in an editor.

Veo 3.1: prices and examples

About Seedance 2.0

Seedance 2.0 is the second generation of Seedance, the video model from ByteDance's Seed team. In Kinoseed it works from a text prompt alone, from a start frame, from a start and an end frame together, or from up to 9 reference images in a dedicated reference mode.

It renders at 480p, 720p, 1080p or 4K, in 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1, with clips of 5, 8 or 10 seconds. Sound is generated with the picture and is part of the price, so there is no separate audio charge and no reason to switch it off.

Seedance 2.0: prices and examples

Questions

What is the difference between Veo 3.1 and Seedance 2.0?
Veo 3.1 is Google's video model, developed by Google DeepMind as an update to Veo 3. It takes a text prompt or a start image and can generate sound together with the picture. Seedance 2.0 is the second generation of Seedance, the video model from ByteDance's Seed team. In Kinoseed it works from a text prompt alone, from a start frame, from a start and an end frame together, or from up to 9 reference images in a dedicated reference mode.
Which is cheaper, Veo 3.1 or Seedance 2.0?
Veo 3.1 starts at 150 credits for a 4-second clip at 720p; Seedance 2.0 at 130 credits for a 5-second clip at 480p. Runs spend credits from a plan.
Should I use Veo 3.1 or Seedance 2.0?
Veo 3.1 costs less per clip: 220 credits for 6 seconds at 720p, against 280 for 5 seconds at 720p on Seedance 2.0. Seedance 2.0 takes an end image too, so you can fix the first and the last shot. Seedance 2.0 makes the longer clips, up to 10 seconds. Seedance 2.0 includes sound in every price; on Veo 3.1 it is an extra.

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