Seedance
Seedance handles multi-shot sequences and is priced well below Western video APIs.
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Seedance vs Hailuo
Seedance (ByteDance) and Hailuo (MiniMax) both sit in Video. Seedance is the cheaper entry point at from $0.15/mo. Seedance shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (11 vs 5). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Seedance ByteDance | Hailuo MiniMax |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Video | Video |
| Version | 2.5 | H3 |
| Entry cost | from $0.15/mo | from $4.99/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Jimeng app free · API per 5s clip $0.15 | Free free · Standard $4.99 · Unlimited $24.99 |
| Model stack | Doubao Seedance 2.0 · Doubao Seedance 2.5 · Doubao Seedream 5.0 flash · Doubao Seedream 5.0 pro · Seedance 1.5 | H3 · Hailuo 02.5 · Hailuo Video · M2.5 · M2.7 · M3 · MiniMax H3 · MiniMax M2.5 · MiniMax M2.7 · MiniMax M3 · MiniMax M3.1 Flash · MiniMax Music 3.0 · MiniMax Speech 2.8 · Music 3.0 · Speech 2.8 |
| Context window | n/a | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 11 | 5 |
| Origin | China | China |
| Capabilities | Multi-shot sequences, 1080p, Image to video, Native audio, 视频生成, video-generation, video generation, Video Generation | Subject reference, Director camera controls, 1080p, Fast generation, Video Generation, Text Generation, Speech Synthesis, Music Generation |
Hailuo
MiniMax's video product, popular for stylised short clips and subject reference.
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