ByteDance's Volcano Engine Releases Seedance 2.5 flash Video Model: Twice the Generation Speed, Lower Creation Costs

November 12: ByteDance's Volcano Engine announced the launch of the Seedance 2.5 flash video model. According to the company, it is currently the model whose results are closest to Seedance 2.5, with generation speed doubled and a lower price. Taking text-to-video and image-to-video at 720P resolution as an example, Seedance 2.5 flash generates at about 0.99 yuan per second, roughly 34% lower than Seedance 2.5.

Seedance 2.5 flash supports generating a single video of up to 30 seconds, with up to 10 images, 5 videos and 5 audio clips per input, and offers two resolution tiers: 480P and 720P. The model's overall performance is better than the previous-generation flagship model Seedance 2.0, maintaining a high standard in instruction following, physical motion and audio performance, and it also has video editing capabilities. Starting today, Seedance 2.5 flash will successively arrive on platforms including Dreamina (即梦), LibTV and Updream, and the API will go live on Volcano Ark (火山方舟) on November 15.