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Seedance 1.0 Lite AI Video Generator

Seedance 1.0 Lite adds a lower-cost Seedance 1.0 option beside Pro and Pro Fast. You can start from text or from one uploaded source image, optionally add a second end-frame image in image-to-video mode, and keep the public camera lock, seed, and safety-check controls in a familiar video project.

Input
Prompt + optional images
Output
AI Video Generator
Credits
From 16 credits per generation
Best for
Lower-cost storyboard tests
Quanzhou heritage event teaser video preview with warm old-street details and editable event title space.

Example output

A cinematic Quanzhou heritage teaser moves through old streets and cultural details before landing on a clean invitation frame.

Text to Video ยท Image to Video

Online trial

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Results

Seedance 1.0 Lite

ByteDanceText to Video

Seedance 1.0 Lite adds a lower-cost Seedance 1.0 option beside Pro and Pro Fast. You can start from text or from one uploaded source image, optionally add a second end-frame image in image-to-video mode, and keep the public camera lock, seed, and safety-check controls in a familiar video project.

Seedance 1.0 Lite

No result yet. Submit a prompt to start a run.

Text to VideoImage to Video

Prompt starters

Start Seedance 1.0 Lite with a proven prompt

Use a template already mapped to Seedance 1.0 Lite when you want a stronger first run than a blank prompt.

Model proof

What Seedance 1.0 Lite output looks like

Use the online trial above, then compare these example results to judge finish, rhythm, and task fit before you spend more credits in Studio.

Quanzhou heritage event teaser video preview with warm old-street details and editable event title space.

Lead sample

A cinematic Quanzhou heritage teaser moves through old streets and cultural details before landing on a clean invitation frame.

Quanzhou heritage event teaser video preview with warm old-street details and editable event title space.

Input

Prompt + optional images

What to notice

Quanzhou heritage event teaser video preview with warm old-street details and editable event title space.

Credits per use

From 16 credits per generation

Why this model works

Why this model works

Supports both text-to-video and image-to-video

Lower pricing than Seedance 1.0 Pro

Optional second image as an end frame in image-to-video mode

Best-fit tasks

Best-fit tasks

Lower-cost storyboard testsSimple image-to-video motion passesFaster creative iteration than ProComparing Seedance 1.0 tiers

Model proof

Video preview of a backstage countdown with hands adjusting a costume detail, spotlight spill, and a performer moving toward the stage entrance.

Preview clip for a backstage stage-entrance countdown, focused on practical light, camera rhythm, continuity, and the final reveal.

Video preview of a backstage countdown with hands adjusting a costume detail, spotlight spill, and a performer moving toward the stage entrance.

Founder keynote stage video preview with a speaker entering a lit stage and ending beside editable presentation space.

A founder enters the stage, delivers a measured gesture, and ends in a clean wide keynote frame with generic audience silhouettes.

Founder keynote stage video preview with a speaker entering a lit stage and ending beside editable presentation space.

Floral pet garden portrait video preview with a subject surrounded by three cats, flowers, and soft bokeh light.

Preview clip for a floral pet garden portrait, focused on floral depth, gentle pet movement, and a polished portrait ending.

Floral pet garden portrait video preview with a subject surrounded by three cats, flowers, and soft bokeh light.

Seaside amusement park video preview with a friendly oversized cartoon mascot near kiosks, a promenade, and a ferris wheel.

Preview clip for Seaside Giant Mascot Park Stroll, focused on friendly scale play, coastal park geography, and family-safe motion.

Seaside amusement park video preview with a friendly oversized cartoon mascot near kiosks, a promenade, and a ferris wheel.

Heritage mural video preview with a painted performer emerging into 3D space and silk ribbons moving through warm gallery light.

Preview for a heritage mural ribbon video brief, focused on mural texture, gentle 3D emergence, and believable silk ribbon motion.

Heritage mural video preview with a painted performer emerging into 3D space and silk ribbons moving through warm gallery light.

Video preview of a backstage countdown with hands adjusting a costume detail, spotlight spill, and a performer moving toward the stage entrance.

Preview clip for a backstage stage-entrance countdown, focused on practical light, camera rhythm, continuity, and the final reveal.

Video preview of a backstage countdown with hands adjusting a costume detail, spotlight spill, and a performer moving toward the stage entrance.

Founder keynote stage video preview with a speaker entering a lit stage and ending beside editable presentation space.

A founder enters the stage, delivers a measured gesture, and ends in a clean wide keynote frame with generic audience silhouettes.

Founder keynote stage video preview with a speaker entering a lit stage and ending beside editable presentation space.

Floral pet garden portrait video preview with a subject surrounded by three cats, flowers, and soft bokeh light.

Preview clip for a floral pet garden portrait, focused on floral depth, gentle pet movement, and a polished portrait ending.

Floral pet garden portrait video preview with a subject surrounded by three cats, flowers, and soft bokeh light.

Seaside amusement park video preview with a friendly oversized cartoon mascot near kiosks, a promenade, and a ferris wheel.

Preview clip for Seaside Giant Mascot Park Stroll, focused on friendly scale play, coastal park geography, and family-safe motion.

Seaside amusement park video preview with a friendly oversized cartoon mascot near kiosks, a promenade, and a ferris wheel.

Heritage mural video preview with a painted performer emerging into 3D space and silk ribbons moving through warm gallery light.

Preview for a heritage mural ribbon video brief, focused on mural texture, gentle 3D emergence, and believable silk ribbon motion.

Heritage mural video preview with a painted performer emerging into 3D space and silk ribbons moving through warm gallery light.

Decision fit

When this model is the right choice

Decision fit

Fit signals

Supports both text-to-video and image-to-video
Lower pricing than Seedance 1.0 Pro
Optional second image as an end frame in image-to-video mode
480p, 720p, and 1080p output tiers
Camera lock, seed, and safety-check controls

Best-fit tasks

Use it when the task looks like this

Lower-cost storyboard testsSimple image-to-video motion passesFaster creative iteration than ProComparing Seedance 1.0 tiersShort promo and social motion concepts

Quiet facts

Inputs, output, and credits to confirm

Provider

ByteDance

Category

Video

Capabilities

Text to Video ยท Image to Video

Credit model

From 16 credits per generation

Input path

Prompt + optional images

Prompt setup

Up to 10,000 chars

Developer access

Partly available via API

Seedance 1.0 Lite has callable Public API modes, but reference-media modes still need Files API upload support. Check the model reference before submitting.

FAQ

Seedance 1.0 Lite FAQ

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