# Seedance 2.5

> Seedance 2.5 is a proprietary video generation model from ByteDance Seed, released on 31 Jul 2026. It accepts text and generates video.

Source page: https://www.aimodel.directory/models/seedance-2-5
Last verified: 21 Oct 2026

## Specifications

- **Developer:** ByteDance Seed
- **Release date:** 31 Jul 2026 (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/bytedance/seedance-2.5.toml)
- **Status:** Generally available (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/bytedance/seedance-2.5.toml)
- **Weights:** Proprietary (API only) (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/bytedance/seedance-2.5.toml)
- **Input:** Text (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/bytedance/seedance-2.5.toml)
- **Output:** Video (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/bytedance/seedance-2.5.toml)
- **Reasoning mode:** No (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/bytedance/seedance-2.5.toml)
- **Tool calling:** No (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/bytedance/seedance-2.5.toml)

## API pricing (USD per 1M tokens)

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel AI Gateway | – | – | – | – |

## FAQ

### Is Seedance 2.5 open source?

No. Seedance 2.5 is a proprietary model; ByteDance Seed has not released its weights. It is available through APIs including Vercel AI Gateway.

### When was Seedance 2.5 released?

ByteDance Seed released Seedance 2.5 on 31 Jul 2026, according to models.dev.

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