HopBase
The short answer: Seedance bills by video token. Through HopBase, Seedance 2.0 Standard (480p/720p) runs $6.30 per million tokens — using ByteDance's own benchmark of ~309k tokens for a 15-second standard clip, that is about $1.95 per clip (~$0.13/second). Fast tier lands near $0.10/second and Mini near $0.065/second. Here is how the billing works, the full rate card, and how to choose tiers.
The billing model: tokens, not clips
Your bill is usage.completion_tokens: higher resolution, higher frame rate, and longer duration all mean more tokens. Any "per second" number is an approximation anchored to a specific tier — real cost = token count × tier rate.
Rate card (via HopBase, USD per 1M video tokens)
| Tier | Resolution | No video input | With video input |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.5 | 480p / 720p | $10.70 | $6.40 |
| 2.0 Standard | 480p / 720p | $6.30 | $3.87 |
| 2.0 Standard | 1080p | $6.93 | $4.23 |
| 2.0 Standard | 4K | $3.60 | $2.16 |
| 2.0 Fast | 480p / 720p | $5.04 | $2.97 |
| 2.0 Mini | 480p / 720p | $3.15 | $1.89 |
Two counter-intuitive points: 4K has a lower unit rate because it consumes far more tokens per second — lower rate does not mean lower total; and video-input generation is cheaper, so extensions and edits should always use that column. Live rates are on the pricing page.
What a clip actually costs
Using the official ~309k tokens per 15-second standard clip (480p/720p; 1080p/4K consume more tokens per second):
| Tier | 15s clip | Per second |
|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.5 | ≈ $3.31 | ≈ $0.22 |
| 2.0 Standard | ≈ $1.95 | ≈ $0.13 |
| 2.0 Fast | ≈ $1.56 | ≈ $0.10 |
| 2.0 Mini | ≈ $0.97 | ≈ $0.065 |
For international teams, this also simplifies access: no separate cloud-platform onboarding — one API key, USD-denominated billing, and the same endpoint alongside Kling, Claude, and GPT.
Beyond the unit rate
Result-link lifetime: HopBase relay URLs stay valid for 30 days (the upstream source URL expires in 24 hours) and support direct browser playback with range seeking. One key for everything: no separate accounts per model vendor. Credits never expire and are shared across all models.
Picking tiers by job
Prompt testing → Mini ($0.065/s, verify composition and motion). Ad-variant batches → Fast (a 9-second variant costs roughly $0.94). Final delivery → Standard. Newest quality → 2.5. Route extensions and edits through the video-input column — nearly 40% cheaper. And do not over-provision resolution: 720p vs 1080p is barely visible in feeds but very visible on the bill.
FAQ
How do I start? Register and create a key in the console; task submission and polling examples are in the video docs.
Volume pricing? At hundreds of clips per day, talk to an advisor about enterprise rates.
Will prices change? They track upstream adjustments; figures here are the August 2026 snapshot — check the pricing page before committing.