Seedance 2.5 AI Video Generator

Describe one continuous shot. Name the subject, the action, the setting, the camera move and the sound: "a hiker reaches a ridge at sunrise, drone shot rising behind her to reveal a sea of clouds, wind and distant birds". Concrete nouns and verbs give the model something to render; vague words like "epic" or "beautiful" give it nothing to hold on to.

If you need several shots, write a separate prompt for each and generate them one by one. Join them in the AI video editor, or let the video agent plan the sequence and generate every shot for you.

Because the prompt can be long, it is tempting to stack many ideas into one clip. Resist it: one subject and one main action per clip gives the most reliable result, and the extra room is best used for detail about that one action.

A first frame fixes how the clip opens: the subject, the framing and the colours come from your image. Adding a last frame fixes where it ends, and Seedance 2.5 fills in the motion between the two. This is the most dependable way to get a product, a logo or a character exactly right.

Use images of the same size and shape, keep the subject in a similar place, and use the prompt to describe the movement rather than the picture. Clean up or resize the images first with the free image tools if they need it.

The audio is generated from the same prompt as the picture, so describe it in the same sentence as the action it belongs to. "Waves break against the rocks" gives the model both the image and the sound; a separate list of sounds at the end of the prompt is easier for it to ignore.

Keep the sound simple: one or two clear sources and a general ambience. If the clip will carry a voice-over or a licensed song, plan to replace the generated track in the AI video editor rather than trying to describe the final mix in the prompt.

The price is a per-second rate set by the resolution, times the duration. 480p is the cheapest and good for testing prompts; 720p is the default and fits most social video; 1080p is the sharpest and the most expensive. Draft at a low resolution and a short length, then render the keeper at full quality.

Pick the shortest length that holds the action. A longer clip costs more and gives the model more time to wander from the prompt.

Because six aspect ratios are available, a single concept can become a vertical Reel, a square feed post and a widescreen YouTube shot. Generate each format separately instead of cropping one clip, so the subject stays framed properly in every version.

Write the prompt once, then adjust only the camera description for each ratio: a vertical frame suits a closer shot and upward movement, a wide frame suits a lateral pan. Keeping everything else identical makes the versions look like one campaign.

On AgentReel a clip costs 35 to 593 credits, depending on resolution and duration. The full table is on this page, the Generate button always shows the exact price, and a failed clip is refunded automatically.

Credits come from a plan or credit pack. Free credits cover Z-Image, video templates and Code to Video only, so this model needs paid credits. See the credits and pricing guide for how credits work.

Both take the same inputs: the same ratios, resolutions, durations, frames and prompt length, and both generate sound. Seedance 2.0 costs fewer credits at every resolution, which makes it a sensible choice for drafts and volume work. Version 2.5 is the newer model of the family, so try it for the clips that matter most and compare the two on your own prompt.

Other options in the same generator: Veo 3.1 goes up to 4K, Kling 3.0 has a sound switch and the widest choice of clip lengths, Wan 3.0 costs less than either Seedance model and MiniMax H3 renders up to 2K. The model overview lists them all.