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Seedance 2.0

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ByteDance's next-generation video model with a unified multimodal architecture. Generates high-quality video with synchronized audio from text, images, video clips, and audio inputs. Supports multimodal references (up to 9 images, 3 videos, 3 audio files), native audio generation, video editing, video extension, intelligent duration, and adaptive aspect ratio.

MODALITIES
video
PER SECOND
$0.150
RELEASED
2026-05-22

Seedance 2.0 (bytedance/seedance-2.0) is a video model from ByteDance, released 2026-05-22. Pricing via AIgateway: $0.070–$0.780 per second by resolution. Call it via https://api.aigateway.sh/v1/videos/generations — set model="bytedance/seedance-2.0".

model · bytedance/seedance-2.0

Use this model

model: bytedance/seedance-2.0
curl https://api.aigateway.sh/v1/videos/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIGATEWAY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"bytedance/seedance-2.0","prompt":"a slow drone shot over a mountain lake","duration":5,"resolution":"480p"}'

Capabilities

Text to video

Pricing

Per video second — 480p$0.070
Per video second — 720p$0.150
Per video second — 1080p$0.370
Per video second — 4k$0.780
You pay pass-through pricing.
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API schema

Call Seedance 2.0 from any OpenAI SDK

POST https://api.aigateway.sh/v1/videos/generations·Content-Type: application/json·Auth: Bearer sk-aig-...

Request body

json
{
  "model": "bytedance/seedance-2.0",
  "prompt": "A drone shot of a mountain lake at golden hour",
  "duration": 5,  // seconds
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "resolution": "480p"  // 480p $0.07/s, 720p $0.15/s, 1080p $0.37/s, 4k $0.78/s
}
// optional "image_url" to animate a seed image

// Response is an async job — poll /v1/jobs/<id> until status === "completed".

Response

json
{
  "id": "job_abc123",
  "status": "queued",        // queued | processing | completed | failed
  "model": "bytedance/seedance-2.0",
  "created": 1776947082
}

// After completion:
{
  "id": "job_abc123",
  "status": "completed",
  "result": {
    "url": "https://media.aigateway.sh/video/abc123.mp4",
    "duration": 5,
    "resolution": "1920x1080"
  }
}

Quickstart

# See docs at https://aigateway.sh/docs

Errors

401authentication_errorInvalid or missing API key
402insufficient_creditsWallet empty (PAYG only)
404not_foundUnknown model or endpoint
429rate_limit_errorOver per-minute limit — see Retry-After header
500server_errorUpstream provider failed (retryable)
503service_unavailableUpstream saturated (retryable)
Full docs →API reference →OpenAPI spec →llms.txt →

Frequently asked questions

What is Seedance 2.0?
ByteDance's next-generation video model with a unified multimodal architecture. Generates high-quality video with synchronized audio from text, images, video clips, and audio inputs. Supports multimodal references (up to 9 images, 3 videos, 3 audio files), native audio generation, video editing, video extension, intelligent duration, and adaptive aspect ratio. It is a video model from ByteDance, accessible via AIgateway's OpenAI-compatible API at slug bytedance/seedance-2.0.
How much does Seedance 2.0 cost via AIgateway?
Pass-through pricing. See the pricing panel on this page for exact rates.
How do I call Seedance 2.0 from my code?
Point the OpenAI SDK at https://api.aigateway.sh/v1 with your AIgateway key and set model to "bytedance/seedance-2.0". The request and response shapes match OpenAI exactly.
Does Seedance 2.0 support streaming, tool calling, vision, and JSON mode?
Streaming — no. Tool calling — no. Vision — no. JSON mode — no. Prompt caching — no.
Can I bring my own ByteDance API key (BYOK)?
Yes. Attach a ByteDance key in your AIgateway dashboard and this model flips to pass-through — you pay ByteDance directly and AIgateway adds no platform fee on those calls.