ByteDance's Seedance 2.0: multimodal video model at $0.60 per clip

ByteDance launched Seedance 2.0, a video model that accepts up to 12 reference files at once and generates video with synchronized native audio in a single pass. It costs about $0.60 per 10-second clip versus $1.00 on Sora 2 and $2.50 on Veo 3.1. After viral clips spread, Disney and Paramount sent cease-and-desist letters, US senators demanded a shutdown, and Japan opened a copyright probe.

• Accepts up to 12 references: photos, video, audio for character consistency
• Dialogue, sound effects and music generated in one pass with video
• $0.60 per 10 seconds vs $1.00 on Sora 2 and $2.50 on Veo 3.1
• Generation takes 3–5 minutes, resolution up to 2K, strict face filters