Seedance 2.0 API pricing: MLMux vs fal vs Replicate vs ByteDance
What one second of Seedance 2.0, 2.0 Fast and 2.0 Mini video costs from four providers, using each one's public price, plus the actual charge for a clip we generated.
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Key points
- At 720p, Seedance 2.0 costs $0.139/s on MLMux, 8% less than the next cheapest option ($0.151/s from ByteDance).
- fal charges twice ByteDance's token price for every Seedance 2.0 model: $14.00 per million tokens for Seedance 2.0, against ByteDance's $7.00.
- Replicate charges a flat price per second, 14% to 24% above ByteDance's list price for the same output.
- All four run the same ByteDance model, so the output does not depend on the provider. The differences are price, limits and billing rules.
Price per second at 720p
US dollars per second of output video at 720p, for text-to-video or image-to-video without a reference video. Lower is better.
| Model | MLMux (official-cheap) | ByteDance (BytePlus) | Replicate | fal | MLMux vs next cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.0 | $0.139/s | $0.151/s | $0.18/s | $0.303/s | −8% |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | $0.111/s | $0.121/s | $0.15/s | $0.242/s | −8% |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | $0.0696/s | $0.0756/s | $0.09/s | $0.155/s | −8% |
Every resolution
The same comparison at each resolution the three models support. Seedance 2.0 Fast and Mini stop at 720p. Some providers do not list a per-second price for every resolution.
| Model | MLMux (official-cheap) | ByteDance (BytePlus) | Replicate | fal | MLMux vs next cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.0 480p | $0.0647/s | $0.0703/s | $0.08/s | Not listed | −8% |
| Seedance 2.0 720p | $0.139/s | $0.151/s | $0.18/s | $0.303/s | −8% |
| Seedance 2.0 1080p | $0.344/s | $0.374/s | $0.45/s | $0.682/s | −8% |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast 480p | $0.0517/s | $0.0562/s | $0.07/s | Not listed | −8% |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast 720p | $0.111/s | $0.121/s | $0.15/s | $0.242/s | −8% |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini 480p | $0.0323/s | $0.0352/s | $0.04/s | $0.0721/s | −8% |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini 720p | $0.0696/s | $0.0756/s | $0.09/s | $0.155/s | −8% |
What 100 five-second clips cost
100 clips of 5 seconds at 720p, a typical first month of testing for a small product, priced from the per-second figures above.
| Model | MLMux (official-cheap) | ByteDance (BytePlus) | Replicate | fal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.0 | $69.55 | $75.60 | $90.00 | $151.70 |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | $55.64 | $60.48 | $75.00 | $120.95 |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | $34.78 | $37.80 | $45.00 | $77.35 |
Why the prices differ
ByteDance bills Seedance by tokens: the width times the height of the video, times 24 frames per second, divided by 1,024. A 720p second is 21,600 tokens. Its list price is $7.00 per million tokens for Seedance 2.0, $5.60 for Fast and $3.50 for Mini.
fal uses the same token formula at twice the rate. Replicate turns it into a flat price per second, rounded to whole cents, which comes out above the list price at every resolution.
MLMux has two routes for every model. The official route charges ByteDance's list price. The default official-cheap route charges 92% of it for the same model and output. Failed tasks are not charged on either route.
Adding a reference video lowers the token price on every provider that supports it: on MLMux, Seedance 2.0 drops to $3.96 per million tokens. The tables above leave reference videos out.
A real clip and its charge
We generated this 5-second 720p clip with Seedance 2.0 on MLMux's default route. The price table predicts $0.701; the actual charge was $0.701. The clip took 339 seconds from request to result.
Prompt A red paper boat floats down a rain-filled street gutter at dusk, the camera tracking alongside it at water level. Raindrops ripple the surface, neon shop signs reflect in the water, and the boat spins gently past a storm drain. Cinematic, shallow depth of field.
Sources and method
MLMux and ByteDance figures come from the price tables behind the MLMux pricing page; MLMux's official route charges exactly the model maker's list price. Other providers' prices were read from their public pages on November 5, 2026 and can change at any time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest Seedance 2.0 API?
Of the four providers compared here, MLMux is the cheapest at every resolution: Seedance 2.0 at 720p costs $0.139/s on its default route, against $0.151/s from ByteDance, $0.18/s on Replicate and $0.303/s on fal (prices checked November 5, 2026).
Is Seedance 2.0 on MLMux the same model as ByteDance's?
Yes. Every provider here runs ByteDance's Seedance 2.0. MLMux's official route charges ByteDance's list price, and the default official-cheap route serves the same model at a lower price.
How is a Seedance clip billed?
By output tokens. A clip uses width × height × (24 × seconds + 1) / 1,024 tokens, so a 5-second 720p clip uses 108,900 tokens. Multiply by the price per million tokens for the model and route.
Am I charged for a failed video?
No. MLMux holds the estimated cost while the task runs, charges the actual amount when it succeeds, and returns the hold if it fails.