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Seedance
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by ByteDance
CLOSEDHOSTEDCINEMATIC VIDEOCONSISTENT CHARACTERSHIGH QUALITY VIDEO
RANKED #13 OF 22 VIDEO · OVERALL #92 OF 6,548 · VIBE SCORE 6.3 · 644 VOICES
A premium video generator by ByteDance designed for creating high-quality cinematic clips.
HAPPY8.8
168 mentions
SAD6.2
56 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 765 voices
HONEYMOON FADING
Early praise is cooling off in recent weeks.
HOW TO USE IT
Closed model. ByteDance hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.
PREFER OPEN SOURCE? THE CROWD HAS PICKS
Seedance is closed, so you rent it. These open-weight models can genuinely stand in for it. Download once, own forever.
LTX 2.3WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
While Seedance delivers great-looking, high-quality videos that users feel are worth the money, it is quite expensive. Some creators suggest cheaper alternatives like Wan 3.0, and others warn that the tool now rejects real human faces due to strict policy restrictions.
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PEOPLE LOVE
- People feel it is worth the money (4 mentions)
- Results look great (4 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- People find it expensive (2 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- PriceMOSTLY POSITIVE
4 thumbs up · 2 thumbs down
- How results lookPEOPLE LOVE THIS
4 thumbs up · 0 thumbs down
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
- FROM X >
“@JSFILMZ0412 Wan 3.0 is better than minimax H3 so I'd say if you want close to seedance quality for cheaper use Wan 3.0,.”
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Sora 2> SOURCES (12)
- REDDIT · 2026-06-24 · 2583 UPVOTESJapanese animator using Seedance to render anime from simple 3D models
Japanese animator using Seedance to render anime from simple 3D models
- REDDIT · 2026-03-24 · 426 UPVOTESThe goal post moving by anti-AI people is getting ridiculous.
The goal post moving by anti-AI people is getting ridiculous.
- REDDIT · 2025-07-14 · 321 UPVOTESComparison of the 9 leading AI Video Models
Comparison of the 9 leading AI Video Models
- REDDIT · 2026-08-08 · 313 UPVOTESNight Shift Seedance comedy short film
Night Shift Seedance comedy short film
- REDDIT · 2026-08-07 · 285 UPVOTESSeedance can generate pretty crazy fight scenes
Seedance can generate pretty crazy fight scenes
- X · 2026-08-17 · 259 UPVOTES"I don't even see the content anymore. All I see is Seedance, Omni, FLUX, H3..."
"I don't even see the content anymore. All I see is Seedance, Omni, FLUX, H3..."
- REDDIT · 2026-08-05 · 224 UPVOTESMiniMax H3 just came out—used Velorn to make a Music Video
MiniMax H3 just came out—used Velorn to make a Music Video
- X · 2026-08-22 · 218 UPVOTESTwo nations. One battlefield. And a battle that gets way more serious than expected. ⚔️🔥 Made with Seedance 2.5 on @ren
Two nations. One battlefield. And a battle that gets way more serious than expected. ⚔️🔥 Made with Seedance 2.5 on @ren
- REDDIT · 2026-08-03 · 211 UPVOTESIn your fucking face, Seedance!
In your fucking face, Seedance!
- REDDIT · 2026-08-20 · 210 UPVOTESCrazy Seedance Ad! by The Dor Brothers
Crazy Seedance Ad! by The Dor Brothers
- REDDIT · 2026-08-08 · 174 UPVOTESDark Fantasy Battle Scene - New Seedance Model
Dark Fantasy Battle Scene - New Seedance Model
- REDDIT · 2026-03-25 · 151 UPVOTESRIP Sora, here are the best alternative models in 2026
RIP Sora, here are the best alternative models in 2026