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Seedance 2.0 Spicy vs Seedance 2.5 Spicy

At with audio · 720p, Seedance 2.0 Spicy costs 47% less than Seedance 2.5 Spicy. Tier prices, request fields and limits side by side.

Seedance 2.0 Spicy

Seedance 2.0 Spicy is ByteDance's uncensored image-to-video model, animating a still you supply as the first frame, with sound in the same pass. Clips run 4 to 15 seconds at 480p, 720p, 1080p or 4K; only the image is required.

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Seedance 2.5 Spicy

Seedance 2.5 Spicy is ByteDance's uncensored image-to-video model, animating a still you supply as the first frame, with sound in the same pass. Clips run 4 to 30 seconds at 480p, 720p or 1080p native, plus an upscaled 4K tier.

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The short answer

Start with the input you have, the result you want and your budget. These are the differences that affect that choice.

  • Seedance 2.0 Spicy is 47% cheaper at with audio · 720p, the closest like-for-like setting the two publish.
  • Seedance 2.5 Spicy runs to 30 seconds in one request; Seedance 2.0 Spicy stops at 15, so anything longer has to be stitched together.
  • Both are listed as Uncensored. Compare the examples and content-test details on each model page for the scenes you want to create.

Compare the published examples, then try the same input on both models with matching settings.

Test scores side by side

The Spicy Index and Freedom Score for both models, from the same daily calculation as the leaderboards.

Test scores side by side
MeasureSeedance 2.0 SpicySeedance 2.5 Spicy
Spicy Index69.967.2
Freedom Score93.396.7
EvidenceTested 6 of 6 probe types · 19 runsTested 6 of 6 probe types · 19 runs
Range if the rest pass93.3–93.396.7–96.7
Price$1.14 per 5-second clip$2.16 per 5-second clip
ReviewsRead the Seedance 2.0 Spicy reviewRead the Seedance 2.5 Spicy review

Preliminary · limited independent quality evidence

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Current price

Price at the same setting

A start price answers a different question than the one you have. These are the tiers both models publish, matched setting for setting, in US dollars per billed unit with no conversion step in between.

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Price at the same setting
TierSeedance 2.0 SpicySeedance 2.5 SpicyDifference
no audio · 480p$0.114 / output seconds$0.216 / output secondsSeedance 2.0 Spicy −47%
with audio · 480p$0.114 / output seconds$0.216 / output secondsSeedance 2.0 Spicy −47%
no audio · 720p$0.228 / output seconds$0.432 / output secondsSeedance 2.0 Spicy −47%
with audio · 720p$0.228 / output seconds$0.432 / output secondsSeedance 2.0 Spicy −47%
no audio · 1080p$0.57 / output seconds$1.08 / output secondsSeedance 2.0 Spicy −47%
with audio · 1080p$0.57 / output seconds$1.08 / output secondsSeedance 2.0 Spicy −47%
no audio · 4K$1.14 / output seconds$2.16 / output secondsSeedance 2.0 Spicy −47%
with audio · 4K$1.14 / output seconds$2.16 / output secondsSeedance 2.0 Spicy −47%

What one ordinary job costs

  • Seedance 2.0 Spicy: $1.14 for a five-second clip at with audio · 720p.
  • Seedance 2.5 Spicy: $2.16 for a five-second clip at with audio · 720p.

Arithmetic on the published rates at each model's own default setting, not a quote. The console prices your actual settings before a request is accepted.

About this comparison

Controls and limits

Every row here is read from the JSON Schema the endpoint validates against, so it matches what the API will really accept rather than a feature list written by hand.

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Seedance 2.0 Spicy vs Seedance 2.5 Spicy
Controls and limitsSeedance 2.0 SpicySeedance 2.5 Spicy
Supported tasksimage-to-videoimage-to-video
Clip length4–15 seconds4–30 seconds
Resolution tiers480p · 720p · 1080p · 4K480p · 720p · 1080p · 4K
Aspect ratios16:9 · 9:16 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 1:1 · 21:9 · adaptiveNot offered
Audio outputYesYes
High-resolution tierYesYes
SeedYesYes
ExecutionSubmit, then poll or take the callbackSubmit, then poll or take the callback
Request timeout60 minutes120 minutes
AvailabilityLiveLive

Do low-filter models allow every request?

Content policy, side by side

Two separate facts sit behind these labels. The first is what we do, which is nothing: no platform content filter, and no maturity flag to set on a request. The second is what each model does on its own, and that is the only part that varies between these two.

Seedance 2.0 Spicy

Uncensored

This model declares no content filter. SpicyAPI forwards the request without adding a platform content scan; legal and consent duties remain with the customer.

Usage note Use consenting adults and properly licensed media. Minors, non-consensual intimate imagery, and deceptive real-person impersonation are prohibited.

Seedance 2.5 Spicy

Uncensored

This model declares no content filter. SpicyAPI forwards the request without adding a platform content scan; legal and consent duties remain with the customer.

Usage note Use consenting adults and properly licensed media. Minors, non-consensual intimate imagery, and deceptive real-person impersonation are prohibited.

Use these content labels to shortlist models, then open each model page for available examples and content-test details.

The label never changes your obligations. Age, consent, real-person likeness and the law where you operate stay with you, and SpicyAPI does not inspect each request.

Can I swap the model ID without changing the request body?

Request body, field by field

The task lifecycle is shared; the body is not. Each endpoint publishes its own JSON Schema and the API validates against that, so this is the list to reconcile before a switch.

  • 7 fields appear in both request bodies under the same names. duration_seconds, generate_audio, image_url, last_image_url, prompt, resolution, seed
  • Only Seedance 2.0 Spicy accepts: aspect_ratio.
  • Seedance 2.5 Spicy accepts no field the other one lacks.
  • Seedance 2.0 Spicy requires image_url.
  • Seedance 2.5 Spicy requires image_url.
  • Both reject unknown fields outright, so a parameter left over from the other model comes back as a validation error instead of being quietly ignored.

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Moving from one to the other

The model identifiers are bytedance/seedance-2.0-spicy/image-to-video and bytedance/seedance-2.5-spicy/image-to-video, and both go in the same field of the same request.

Both run the same way: submit the task, then poll it or take the callback. Queueing and retry logic carry over unchanged.

Both use the same submit-and-track flow, but their required inputs may differ. Check each model page before switching.

One key, one balance, one set of spend caps. Both bill to the same account in US dollars, and the per-key daily, monthly and lifetime limits apply to whichever one you call.

Questions developers ask

Which is cheaper, Seedance 2.0 Spicy or Seedance 2.5 Spicy?

Which is cheaper, Seedance 2.0 Spicy or Seedance 2.5 Spicy?

Seedance 2.0 Spicy is 47% cheaper at with audio · 720p, the closest like-for-like setting the two publish. Prices may change; check the estimate shown for your actual settings before submitting.

How long can a single request run?

Seedance 2.0 Spicy allows 60 minutes per task and Seedance 2.5 Spicy allows 120. Those are ceilings rather than typical times — most requests finish far sooner — but they are what your own client timeout has to survive.