ByteDance Seedance · budget draft tier 
Seedance 2 Mini Lowest-cost Seedance drafts you can re-run
Same multimodal inputs as Fast/full — priced for volume first takes, not hero fidelity.
Run Seedance 2 Mini when you need many short trials. Always-on audio, text/frames/refs, and the lowest Seedance per-second rates on site. Cap is 480p–720p. Promote winners to Fast or full when a draft earns a better finish.
- Lowest Seedance per-second rates on site
- Text, frames, or multimodal refs — same input set as Fast/full
- Always-on audio (not a mute toggle)
- 480p and 720p only — no 1080p or 4K on Mini
- Promote winners to Fast or full when a draft wins
Seedance 2 Mini: budget drafts with the full input set
Cheapest Seedance rung — not the fastest clock, just the lowest rate.
Text and image paths bill about 15 credits/s at 480p and 30 at 720p. Video-reference paths can go lower. Audio is always on. Catalog speed matches Fast, so pick Mini for cost and volume, not for a speed myth.
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Budget tier · full input set
Volume drafting without dropping the Seedance input set
Four reasons to stay on Mini while you explore — and one clear exit when a take earns a step-up.
Hear the take on every Mini pass
Mini always ships sound with the picture — there is no silent-draft switch. You judge timing, ambience, and motion together on the cheap tier instead of scoring later. If you need optional mute or a different family's audio policy, leave Mini; if you want Seedance drafts that always return with audio, stay here.
Keep Mini for scouts; promote only winners
Mini is for try-first motion drafts: many short reads of camera, light, and performance at the lowest Seedance rates. When a draft wins but needs more polish, switch the same brief to Seedance 2 Fast (still 720p ceiling, higher quality grade). When you need 1080p or 4K, leave for full Seedance 2 — Mini cannot open those resolutions.
Words, frames, or refs — nothing stripped for the budget model
Text-to-video builds from a prompt (with web search forced on that path). Image-to-video animates a required start frame and optional end frame. Reference-to-video accepts image, video, and audio refs so character, look, or sound can carry — same multimodal set as Fast and full, not a cut-down starter mode.
Spend seconds on trials, not hero rates on misses
Video bills per second × resolution. Mini’s rates are the Seedance floor: t2v/i2v at 15 credits/s (480p) or 30 (720p); with a video reference on v2v, 10/s at 480p or 20/s at 720p. Probe at four seconds and 480p, then lengthen or climb resolution only after the motion works. Failed runs refund credits so volume scouting costs the takes you keep.
Try-first workflow
Cheap first takes from words, frames, or refs
Lock the brief, pick a short cheap probe, run Mini, then promote only what survives.
1
Choose the input you already have
Write a one-beat prompt, drop a start frame (and end frame if the finish is fixed), or attach image, video, and audio refs when continuity matters. Mini accepts the same three paths as the higher Seedance tiers.
2
Bias early runs to 480p and short length
Duration is 4–15 seconds; default is 5s at 16:9 and 720p. For scouting, drop to 480p and the shortest useful length so each miss stays cheap. The generator shows the credit total before you queue.
3
Run Mini and review picture plus sound
Queue the budget model. Audio is always on — no mute control. Watch motion, camera, and sync together; re-run with a tighter prompt when the idea is close but the take is not.
4
Keep, re-probe, or step up the tier
Save winners in your library. Stay on Mini while you still need volume. Move a winner to Seedance 2 Fast for more polish at the same 720p ceiling, or to full Seedance 2 when you need 1080p or 4K.
Same family · different spend
When Mini is enough and when to leave it
Mini, Fast, and full Seedance 2 share inputs; they split on price, quality grade, and max resolution.
| Seedance 2 Fast Higher quality grade · still 720p max | Seedance 2 Top fidelity · 1080p / 4K | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Best when you need | Many short disposable trials | Better polish without leaving 720p | Hero fidelity or 1080p / 4K |
| Quality grade on this site | 3 — draft | 4 — higher | Top of family |
| Max resolution here | 720p | 720p | 1080p / 4K |
| Relative credit cost | Lowest Seedance rates | Above Mini | Highest |
| Speed grade | 4 (same ballpark as Fast) | 4 (not slower than Mini) | Slower premium pass |
| Inputs on SupaImagine | t2v · i2v · multimodal refs | t2v · i2v · multimodal refs | t2v · i2v · multimodal refs |
| Audio | Always on | Always on | Always on |
High-trial briefs
Drafting jobs that burn many short trials
Reach for Mini when the work is volume of first takes, not one finished delivery.
Previz and board-to-motion
Block a sequence shot by shot at the Seedance floor — camera, timing, rough sound — then promote only the boards that earn Fast or full.
Motion A/B without hero spend
Try five push-ins or five performance beats on short 480p probes. Decide from watchable Mini takes instead of one expensive guess.
Pitch rounds with sound
Spin several direction options for a client review with always-on audio, then re-render only the approved path on a higher tier.
Vertical social scouting
Batch 9:16 probes from stills or prompts when you need many short candidates before picking a post that deserves more credits.
Still-to-clip exploration
Animate a locked first frame (optional last frame) cheaply until the motion language works, then step up resolution or tier on the winner.
Reference continuity drills
Feed image, video, or audio refs on Mini to check whether identity and sound carry before you pay Fast or full rates on a longer or sharper pass.
Explore other video models
One plan, every video model — pick a better fit for motion, length, or style.
Veo 3.1
Text or first/last frames — not reference stacks, not flexible duration. Sound rides with the picture by default; lock 720p, 1080p, or 4K before credits move.
Gemini Omni Flash
Text, a still, or a source video — 3–10 seconds, 16:9 or 9:16, 30 credits per second.
Seedance 2
The only Seedance tier with 1080p and 4K — always-on synced audio, 4–15s from text, frames, or refs.
HappyHorse 1.1
Joint audio and mouth motion in 7 languages — text, a first frame, or up to 9 reference images.
Seedance 2 Mini questions before you generate
Does Seedance 2 Mini go above 720p?
No. Mini is 480p and 720p only. Move to full Seedance 2 when you need 1080p or native 4K.
How do Mini credits scale by second and path?
Text-to-video and image-to-video bill about 15 credits per second at 480p and 30 at 720p. Reference-to-video with a video reference can drop lower (about 10/s at 480p with a video ref). Always confirm the live estimate in the generator.
Why pick Mini if Fast feels just as quick?
Catalog speed is the same grade on Mini and Fast. Mini exists for the lowest rates and draft-grade fidelity so you can afford more tries before you promote a winner.
Can I turn audio off on Mini?
No. Audio is always-on across Seedance 2 Mini, Fast, and full. Plan for sound on every export.
How long is a Mini take, and what are the defaults?
Four to fifteen seconds. Defaults sit in a short mid range so you can change duration before spend. Hunt at 480p when you only need layout and motion read.
Are Mini inputs stripped versus Fast or full?
No. You still get text, frames, and multimodal references within the same family limits — Mini changes price and polish, not the basic input menu.
When should a Mini winner move to Fast or full?
Stay on Mini while you still need volume of short trials. Move to Fast when polish matters more than pure cost, and to full Seedance 2 when you need 1080p/4K delivery.
Are paid-plan Mini clips cleared for commercial work?
Yes under a paid SupaImagine plan and the Terms. Clear third-party rights in prompts and references yourself.
After the scout
Tools after a Mini draft survives
Still boards first, sibling video models, or post tools once motion is worth keeping.
Ready for another low-cost Seedance scout?
Open Mini, feed words, frames, or refs, keep probes short, and promote only the takes that survive.