Seedance2.5ByteDance Seed
Seedance API & Seedream API
Create cinematic video and high-fidelity images with ByteDance models through one LinkModel API.
Provider overview
About ByteDance Seed
ByteDance Seed builds next-generation visual models: Seedance creates controllable audio-video stories up to 30 seconds long, while Seedream generates high-fidelity images with advanced reasoning and precise editing.
Explore ByteDance video and image APIs
Choose Seedance for video generation and Seedream for image creation and editing. The catalog below reflects the models currently listed on LinkModel, with supported tasks, request details, and available pricing.
7 models listed
Seedance video APIs
Generate synchronized audio-video from text, images, video, and audio references. Compare Seedance models for 30-second narrative generation, shorter multimodal workflows, and model-specific editing controls.
Seedance2.5Seedance2.0BytedanceText-to-Video
seedance-2-0
Seedance 2.0 is a multimodal controllable video generation model developed by ByteDance’s Seed Team. Launched in early February 2026, it is now integrated into Doubao, Jimeng AI, and Volcano Engine (Model ID: doubao-seedance-2-0-260128), with an accelerated version—Seedance 2.0 Fast—available for low-latency scenarios.
Starts from$0.06389 / secondTry it
Seedance V1.5 ProBytedanceText-to-Video
seedance-v1.5-pro
ByteDance's native audio-visual joint generation model built on a dual-branch DiT architecture, producing synchronized video and audio in a single pass with multilingual lip-sync, cinematic camera control, and narrative coherence.
Starts from$0.0552 / videoTry it
Seedream image APIs
Create text-rich campaign visuals, product imagery, reference-led compositions, and precise image edits with ByteDance's Seedream family.
Seedream5.0 LiteBytedanceText-to-Image
seedream-5.0-lite
Kling's first unified multimodal video generation model, introducing the "Elements" concept for cross-scene character consistency. The predecessor to V3 Omni.
Starts from$0.0303 / imageTry it
Seedream4.0BytedanceText-to-Image
seedream-4.0
ByteDance's multimodal image creation engine unifying text-to-image generation and editing in one architecture, supporting up to 4K output, 30+ art style switching, and multi-reference batch generation with 10x faster inference.
Starts from$0.0232 / imageTry it
Seedream4.5BytedanceText-to-Image
seedream-4.5
ByteDance's unified image generation and editing model with precise text rendering, native 4K resolution, and multi-image reference editing, supporting professional typography, material fidelity, and brand visual consistency for commercial design.
Starts from$0.029 / imageTry it
Seedream5.0 ProBytedanceText-to-Image
seedream-5.0-pro
A professional image generation and editing model from ByteDance, built for strong prompt following, text rendering, multi-image reference, and high-fidelity visual detail across commercial design and creative production.
Starts from$0.045 / imageTry it
Compare ByteDance models and API pricing
Among the ByteDance models currently available on LinkModel, choose Seedance for video and Seedream for images. Use Seedance 2.5 for 30-second, reference-heavy audio-video creation and precise editing; Seedance 2.0 for workflows up to 15 seconds. Use Seedream 5.0 Pro for text-rich professional visuals, or Seedream 5.0 Lite for reasoning-led image generation.
Seedance video APIs
Best for
Multi-shot storytelling with large reference sets, native audio, and targeted edits within a generated video.
Key capabilities
Up to 30 seconds · native audio · multi-reference inputs · timestamp-level editing
Official source ↗PricingView pricing
Best for
Short audio-video clips combining text instructions with image, video, or audio references.
Key capabilities
Up to 15 seconds · synchronized stereo audio · multimodal references
Official source ↗PricingView pricing
Seedream image APIs
Best for
Information-dense layouts, multilingual typography, commercial design concepts, and precise regional edits.
Key capabilities
Professional text rendering · spatial grounding · pixel-level editing
Official source ↗PricingView pricing
Best for
Image generation that requires visual reasoning across complex subject relationships, reference assets, or external knowledge.
Key capabilities
Visual reasoning · multimodal generation · web-search-assisted creation
Official source ↗PricingView pricing
What can you build with ByteDance APIs on LinkModel?
Move from individual generations to complete visual workflows across video, image, and image-to-video production.
Social and campaign video
Turn campaign concepts, product references, and storyboards into short-form video with Seedance. Use text, images, video, or audio references to control characters, composition, motion, and sound across a generated sequence.
Product and ecommerce visuals
Use Seedream to create product concepts, localized campaign assets, text-rich promotional graphics, and controlled image variations. Keep approved references in the workflow when generating new formats or regional versions.
Storyboards and narrative sequences
Build multi-shot concepts and audio-video stories with Seedance 2.5. Generate sequences up to 30 seconds, work with larger reference sets, and apply targeted edits without recreating the entire concept.
Seedream-to-Seedance workflows
Create the visual direction with Seedream, approve the characters and composition, then animate the result with a supported Seedance image-to-video model. This connects image development and video production in one LinkModel account.
Why run ByteDance models through LinkModel?
Keep model access, credentials, and usage management together while choosing the ByteDance model that fits each production task.
One key for Seedance and Seedream
Use the same LinkModel API key across supported ByteDance video and image models.
One account for usage and billing
Track usage and pay-as-you-go charges without maintaining a separate ByteDance or Volcano Engine account.
Keep the platform layer stable
Explore new models while keeping your LinkModel account, credentials, billing, and task history in one place.
Integrate Seedance and Seedream APIs
Use one LinkModel credential to move from model selection to a completed video or image generation.
Authenticate with one API key
Create a LinkModel API key and use it to authenticate requests across supported Seedance and Seedream models.
Select a model and request schema
Open the model page to confirm its identifier, supported task, and required input parameters before sending a request.
Submit and track the generation
Send the generation request, track its task status, and retrieve the generated video or image when processing completes.
ByteDance model guides
How to Use Seedance 2.5 API on LinkModel
Learn how to use Seedance 2.5 API through LinkModel: submit a video task, poll its status, retrieve the output, and avoid model ID mistakes.
Seedance 2.5 vs 2.0: Which Should You Choose?
Compare Seedance 2.5 and 2.0 on video length, references, resolution, editing and workflow fit. See when upgrading helps—and when 2.0 still wins.
Seedance 2.5 Prompt Guide for 30-Second Videos
Write better Seedance 2.5 prompts with timestamped story beats, explicit reference roles, audio cues and practical fixes for continuity and motion.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Sources and editorial information
Editorial review
Model capabilities and selection guidance are reviewed against the official ByteDance sources listed here.
Editorial content reviewed: August 28, 2026
ByteDance and its model names belong to their respective owners. LinkModel is an independent API aggregation platform and does not imply a formal relationship.