How should I compare Seedance 2.5 costs?

Request quotes for the same task, duration, resolution and audio setting when comparing available operations. Raywake uses per generation; a subscription to another service is a separate offer. Review your actual output against the brief before deciding whether a run was worth its cost.

Seedance 2.5: text to video

Move from a written scene to a video. Set the subject, action and mood in your prompt.

Text to video

Starting price $1.77 / run

Input

Fields marked * are required. Review the price before generating.

Prompt *

The text prompt used to generate the video

Resolution

Video resolution - 480p for faster generation, 720p for balance, 1080p for high quality.

Duration

Duration of the video in seconds. Supports 4 to 30 seconds, or auto to let the model decide based on the prompt.

Aspect Ratio

Tips and requirements

The aspect ratio of the generated video. Use 16:9 for landscape, 9:16 for portrait/vertical, 1:1 for square, 21:9 for ultrawide cinematic, or auto to let the model decide.

Additional settings

Generate Audio

Tips and requirements

Whether to generate synchronized audio for the video, including sound effects, ambient sounds, and lip-synced speech. The cost of video generation is the same regardless of whether audio is generated or not.

End User Id

The unique user ID of the end user.

Starting price$1.77 / run

You sign up first. Your settings are kept.

API code for this input

Uses your current form values and requests a new quote. Running the generation step uses your balance. Get an API key

# 1. Price the exact input (quotes are valid for up to 10 minutes)
curl -s https://api.raywake.com/v1/quotes \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAYWAKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "bytedance/seedance-2.5/us/text-to-video",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A luminous jellyfish drifts slowly through deep blue water. Its tentacles move gently as the camera follows at a calm, constant distance.",
    "resolution": "720p",
    "duration": "5",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "generate_audio": true,
    "bitrate_mode": "standard",
    "codec": "auto"
  }
}'

# 2. Start the generation with the quote_id from step 1
curl -s https://api.raywake.com/v1/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAYWAKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{"model": "bytedance/seedance-2.5/us/text-to-video", "quote_id": "QUOTE_ID", "input": {"prompt":"A luminous jellyfish drifts slowly through deep blue water. Its tentacles move gently as the camera follows at a calm, constant distance.","resolution":"720p","duration":"5","aspect_ratio":"16:9","generate_audio":true,"bitrate_mode":"standard","codec":"auto"}}'

# 3. Poll until the status is terminal
curl -s https://api.raywake.com/v1/jobs/JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAYWAKE_API_KEY"

Set RAYWAKE_API_KEY before running. Replace QUOTE_ID and JOB_ID in cURL with the returned values. File links can expire; refresh them if you run the code later.

More runnable examples on GitHub

About this model

Overview

Seedance 2.5 creates video with sound from a written scene: sound effects, ambience and lip-synced speech come out together with the picture. A clip lasts 4 to 30 seconds, at 480p, 720p or 1080p.

Besides text, it can start from an opening image or follow reference images for a character, a product or a style. Six aspect ratios cover everything from a 21:9 cinema frame to 9:16 phone video.

What you can build

Short scenes with dialogue and matching lip movement
Atmospheric clips with ambient sound for intros and backgrounds
Clips of up to 30 seconds without stitching shorter ones together
A product or character that stays the same across shots, from reference images
Vertical and square versions of one idea for social media

How to use

Build a short atmospheric video around a simple action. The jellyfish example uses one subject and a restrained background to make movement easy to read.

Example prompt

A luminous jellyfish drifts slowly through deep blue water. Its tentacles move gently as the camera follows at a calm, constant distance.

What to check

Look for smooth movement, consistent shapes and a useful opening and ending frame. Trim the result in an editor if you need a seamless loop.

Settings

The featured text-to-video endpoint starts with a text prompt. Use an image-to-video endpoint when the opening frame must come from your photo.

Describe one action and camera movement, then choose duration, resolution and aspect_ratio from the current studio options. A longer clip needs a movement that can remain coherent throughout.

Decide whether to include sound using generate_audio where available. Review the clip with sound enabled, and quote the selected settings before submitting.

Questions

How should I compare Seedance 2.5 costs?: Request quotes for the same task, duration, resolution and audio setting when comparing available operations. Raywake uses per generation; a subscription to another service is a separate offer. Review your actual output against the brief before deciding whether a run was worth its cost.

Inputs

Prompt (required): The text prompt used to generate the video.
Resolution (optional): Video resolution - 480p for faster generation, 720p for balance, 1080p for high quality. Options: 480p, 720p, 1080p.
Duration (optional): Duration of the video in seconds. Supports 4 to 30 seconds, or auto to let the model decide based on the prompt. Options: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
Aspect Ratio (optional): The aspect ratio of the generated video. Use 16:9 for landscape, 9:16 for portrait/vertical, 1:1 for square, 21:9 for ultrawide cinematic, or auto to let the model decide. Options: 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16.
Generate Audio (optional): Whether to generate synchronized audio for the video, including sound effects, ambient sounds, and lip-synced speech. The cost of video generation is the same regardless of whether audio is generated or not.
End User Id (optional): The unique user ID of the end user.

Output and limits

Length: 4 seconds to 30 seconds.
Resolutions: 480p, 720p, 1080p.
Aspect ratios: 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16.
Sound can be generated together with the video.
Readable text inside the video, especially small text, is unreliable.
Scenes with several interacting characters can lose consistency.
Longer clips can show more motion drift or scene changes.
Low-quality inputs cause glitches: heavy compression, collages, screenshots and text overlays.
Some prompts or outputs can be refused by safety checks.

API quick start

The first request: price the input, start the generation with that quote, then check the job. Set RAYWAKE_API_KEY first.

cURL

# 1. Price the exact input (quotes are valid for up to 10 minutes)
curl -s https://api.raywake.com/v1/quotes \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAYWAKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "bytedance/seedance-2.5/us/text-to-video",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A red ceramic cup on a wooden table, soft morning light"
  }
}'

# 2. Start the generation with the quote_id from step 1
curl -s https://api.raywake.com/v1/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAYWAKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{"model": "bytedance/seedance-2.5/us/text-to-video", "quote_id": "QUOTE_ID", "input": {"prompt":"A red ceramic cup on a wooden table, soft morning light"}}'

# 3. Poll until the status is terminal
curl -s https://api.raywake.com/v1/jobs/JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAYWAKE_API_KEY"

Every field, the output and other languages in the API tab