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Seedance 2.0 Mini

bytedance/seedance/2.0/mini/reference-to-video

Seedance 2.0 Mini by Bytedance - animate still images into dynamic videos with AI. Transform photos into cinematic clips with natural motion, camera movement, and optional audio generation.

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Base price
$0.77USD / run
Execution
async
Model type
video
Input fields
9

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Input
The text prompt used to generate the video.

PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF · 20 MiB maximum each

Reference images to guide video generation. Refer to them in the prompt as @Image1, @Image2, etc. Supported formats: JPEG, PNG, WebP. Max 30 MB per image. Up to 9 images. Total files across all modalities must not exceed 12.
Reference videos to guide video generation. Refer to them in the prompt as @Video1, @Video2, etc. Supported formats: MP4, MOV. Up to 3 videos, combined duration must be between 2 and 15 seconds, total size under 50 MB. Each video must be between ~480p (640x640) and ~720p (834x1112) in resolution.
Video resolution - 480p for faster generation, 720p for balance. Allowed values: 480p, 720p.
Duration of the video in seconds. Supports 4 to 15 seconds, or auto to let the model decide based on the prompt. Allowed values: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
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.
The unique user ID of the end user.
Reference audio to guide video generation. Refer to them in the prompt as @Audio1, @Audio2, etc. Supported formats: MP3, WAV. Up to 3 files, combined duration must not exceed 15 seconds. Max 15 MB per file.If audio is provided, at least one reference image or video is required.
The aspect ratio of the generated image. Allowed values: 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16.
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Pricing

Base price
$0.77 / run
Billing formula
(usage.total_seconds ?? ((params.duration ?? "auto") == "auto" ? 5 : params.duration)) * ((params.resolution ?? "720p") == "720p" ? 0.1547 : 0.0721) + (usage.input_video_seconds ?? 0) * ((params.resolution ?? "720p") == "720p" ? 0.1547 : 0.0721) * 0.6

Context & modalities

Input
Schema-defined
Output
video

Capabilities

Chat
Not supported
Vision
Not supported
Reasoning
Not supported
Structured output
Not supported
Function calling
Not supported
Audio input
Not supported

Access

Provider
Bytedance
Model ID
bytedance/seedance/2.0/mini/reference-to-video
Execution
async
API
Unified Run API
Endpoint
/v1/run

API README

PRICED DRAFT — MANUAL REVIEW REQUIRED exact_model_mode: bytedance/seedance-2.0/mini/reference-to-video original_unit: $0.007/1000 tokens; approx $0.0721/s 480p or $0.1547/s 720p; input video billed at 0.6x method: token price converted to published output-second tiers plus metered aggregate input-video duration at 0.6x result_base_price: 0.7735 result_price_formula: (usage.total_seconds ?? ((params.duration ?? "auto") == "auto" ? 5 : params.duration)) * ((params.resolution ?? "720p") == "720p" ? 0.1547 : 0.0721) + (usage.input_video_seconds ?? 0) * ((params.resolution ?? "720p") == "720p" ? 0.1547 : 0.0721) * 0.6 review_status: pending; model remains disabled checked_at: 2026-08-16

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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

Production API
Unified Run API endpoint
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run
Model ID
bytedance/seedance/2.0/mini/reference-to-video
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "model": "bytedance/seedance/2.0/mini/reference-to-video",
  "images": [
    "https://v3b.fal.media/files/b/0a8eba37/Cqg-4Uwzyz4DELfceT1CF_a17e588773ec45b1a9e6f100a787b80b.jpg"
  ],
  "prompt": "An octopus finds a football in the ocean and excitedly calls its octopus friends to come and play. Cut scene to an octopus football game under the sea.",
  "duration": "auto",
  "resolution": "720p",
  "generate_audio": true
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
  status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
  case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
  sleep 2
  result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
    "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"

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