Seedance 2.0 Pricing: From Million Tokens to Cost per Second
Seedance 2.0 pricing is easy to misunderstand because the official number is expressed as CNY per million tokens, while product teams usually budget AI video by seconds or clips. Here is the practical conversion.
What the official token pricing means
Official reference: pure generation is 46 CNY per 1,000,000 tokens; video editing is 28 CNY per 1,000,000 tokens. A 15-second Seedance 2.0 video is reported at about 308,880 tokens. That means 20,592 tokens per second. Pure generation: 20,592 / 1,000,000 × 46 = 0.947 CNY per second. Editing: 20,592 / 1,000,000 × 28 = 0.577 CNY per second.
The per-second formula
tokens_per_second = 308,880 / 15 = 20,592
pure_generation_per_second = 20,592 / 1,000,000 × 46 = 0.947 CNY
editing_per_second = 20,592 / 1,000,000 × 28 = 0.577 CNY
Cost table by duration
| Duration | Estimated tokens | Pure generation | Video editing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sec | 20,592 | 0.95 CNY | 0.58 CNY |
| 5 sec | 102,960 | 4.74 CNY | 2.88 CNY |
| 10 sec | 205,920 | 9.47 CNY | 5.77 CNY |
| 15 sec | 308,880 | 14.21 CNY | 8.65 CNY |
| 30 sec | 617,760 | 28.42 CNY | 17.30 CNY |
| 60 sec | 1,235,520 | 56.83 CNY | 34.59 CNY |
Pure generation vs video editing
Pure generation is best for creating a new clip from text, image, or audio references. Editing mode is cheaper because it reuses an existing video reference and changes part of the workflow. If your product supports iteration, editing mode can reduce model cost by about 39%.
How to budget a Seedance 2.0 product
For SaaS pricing, do not charge only the raw model cost. Add retry rate, failed generations, storage, CDN bandwidth, queue priority, payment fees, support cost, and margin. A practical product price is often 1.5x to 3x the raw model cost depending on success rate and customer value.
API availability and caveats
Published pricing is useful for budgeting, but production access can depend on account region, provider availability, enterprise approval, resolution, queue tier, and current API rollout. Always verify the latest provider console before committing customer pricing.
FAQ
How much is Seedance 2.0 per second?
About 0.95 CNY per second for pure generation and 0.58 CNY per second for editing, based on the 15-second token reference.
How many tokens does one second use?
About 20,592 tokens per second.
How much is a 15-second Seedance 2.0 video?
About 14.21 CNY for pure generation or 8.65 CNY for editing.
Is token cost the same as final product cost?
No. Add retries, storage, CDN, queueing, payment fees, and margin.
Is the API generally available?
Check Volcengine availability because public reports note staged access and enterprise availability first.
Bottom line
Seedance 2.0 pure generation is roughly 0.95 CNY per second, while video editing mode is roughly 0.58 CNY per second, based on the public 15-second token reference. For product pricing, use cost per successful usable video, not only token cost.
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