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Seedance 2 vs Seedance 2 Mini
Seedance 2 and Seedance 2 Mini are both AI video models that run on one varg API key. This page puts what the varg catalog states about each side by side: the price, how it is billed, the limits of the input, what it takes and the typical time. It ranks neither on quality.
- Seedance 2
- From $0.23 per run from $0.0563/s
- Seedance 2 Mini
- From $0.15 per run from $0.0352/s
Every model is billed at its provider's price with no markup, from one credit balance: 1 credit is $0.01.
Seedance 2 vs Seedance 2 Mini: side by side
Every row is read from the varg catalog and each model's input schema. A "from" price is the cheapest request the catalog states for that model, at its own cheapest settings. For the exact price of a request, send its body to POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/estimate.
| Fact | Seedance 2 | Seedance 2 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | ByteDance | ByteDance |
| Takes and makes | Text to video, Image to video, Video to video | Text to video, Image to video, Video to video |
| Price | From $0.23 per run | From $0.15 per run |
| Rates on the cheapest route | Resolution 480p: $0.0563/s; Other: $0.1218/s; Minimum charge: $0.23 | Resolution 480p: $0.0352/s; Other: $0.0761/s; Minimum charge: $0.15 |
| Billed | per second | per second |
| Clip length | 4 to 15 s | 4 to 15 s |
| Resolutions you can set | 480p, 720p, 1080p, 4k | 480p, 720p |
| Audio switch | Yes: "audio": true asks for a native audio track | Yes: "audio": true asks for a native audio track |
| Typical time | ~2 min | ~2 min |
| Routes | 13 on piapi, byteplus and fal | 3 on piapi and byteplus |
| Model id | seedance_2 | seedance_2_mini |
Which to pick
Each line is a difference between two rows of the table. None of it says which model's output looks better: that depends on the prompt.
Pick Seedance 2 when
- you need 1080p and 4k: the tiers Seedance 2 Mini's input lists stop at 720p.
Pick Seedance 2 Mini when
- you want the lower starting price: from $0.15 per run, against from $0.23 per run, each at the model's own cheapest settings.
- you want the lower starting rate: from $0.0352/s, against from $0.0563/s; the table gives each model's rate by setting.
- your request sets resolution 480p: its cheapest route charges $0.0352/s there, against $0.0563/s.
Call Seedance 2 and Seedance 2 Mini
One endpoint and one API key for both: POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call with Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY. It answers 202 with a job right away; poll GET /v2/jobs/{id} until its status is completed.
Seedance 2
curl -X POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "seedance_2",
"prompt": "a cat jumping over a fence, cinematic",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"duration": 5
}'vargai call_tool --tool video '{"model":"seedance_2","prompt":"a cat jumping over a fence, cinematic","aspect_ratio":"16:9","duration":5}'Seedance 2 Mini
curl -X POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "seedance_2_mini",
"prompt": "a cat jumping over a fence, cinematic",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"duration": 5
}'vargai call_tool --tool video '{"model":"seedance_2_mini","prompt":"a cat jumping over a fence, cinematic","aspect_ratio":"16:9","duration":5}'How billing works
Every model is billed at its provider's price with no markup, from one credit balance: 1 credit is $0.01. varg's fee is on the top-up, not on the run: 5.5% of the credits you buy ($0.80 at the least), or 8% for a team workspace. Pricing
Seedance 2 vs Seedance 2 Mini: questions
- Which is cheaper, Seedance 2 or Seedance 2 Mini?
- Seedance 2 Mini starts lower: from $0.15 per run, against from $0.23 per run for Seedance 2. By starting rate, Seedance 2 Mini is lower: Seedance 2 from $0.0563/s, Seedance 2 Mini from $0.0352/s. Those are each model's cheapest settings, and the price of a request depends on what it asks for: the table lists each model's rates. With resolution 480p, Seedance 2 Mini is lower: Seedance 2 $0.0563/s, Seedance 2 Mini $0.0352/s, each on its cheapest route. For the exact price of a request before you run it, send the same body to POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/estimate.
- Which makes longer clips, Seedance 2 or Seedance 2 Mini?
- Both take up to 15 seconds in one request, by their input schemas.
- Which resolutions can I set on Seedance 2 and Seedance 2 Mini?
- Seedance 2: 480p, 720p, 1080p, 4k. Seedance 2 Mini: 480p, 720p. These are the tiers the "resolution" field of each model's input schema lists; a model can also have a default size that is not one of them.
- Can I use Seedance 2 and Seedance 2 Mini with one API key?
- Yes. Both run on varg behind POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call with one API key and one credit balance: send "model": "seedance_2" or "model": "seedance_2_mini". Every model is billed at its provider's price with no markup, from one credit balance: 1 credit is $0.01.