Burning through your video generation budget on drafts nobody will ever see? Most teams do. You render ten versions to keep one, and nine of those renders cost exactly as much as the keeper.
Seedance 2.0 Mini fixes the math. It is the lowest-priced model in ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 series, and starting today you can call it on DreamAPI. Same endpoint as Seedance 2.0, same text and image inputs, at 15 credits per second for 480p output.
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What Is the Seedance 2.0 Mini API?
Seedance 2.0 Mini is the budget tier of the Seedance 2.0 family. It accepts both text prompts and reference images, so text-to-video and image-to-video both work out of the box. Where the full model chases maximum fidelity, Mini trades peak resolution for speed and cost. On DreamAPI it outputs 480p and 720p.
ByteDance's own launch numbers frame the trade clearly. Announced through CapCut on June 15, Mini runs about 30% cheaper than Seedance 2.0, generates twice as fast as Seedance 2.0 Fast, and matches Fast on output quality.
That trade is deliberate. Storyboard drafts, client previews, prompt iteration, social clips at feed resolution. None of that work needs a flagship render, and paying flagship prices for it is how video budgets quietly disappear.
The integration is asynchronous, which matters at volume. You submit a POST request and get a taskId back immediately. Then you either poll for the finished video or register a callback URL and let DreamAPI notify you when the render completes. No blocked threads while a video generates.
Seedance 2.0 Mini API Pricing on DreamAPI
Pricing follows one formula: credits equal base credits multiplied by duration in seconds.
So a five-second 480p clip costs 75 credits. The same clip at 720p costs 165. No minimums, no subscription tier to unlock the model, no separate contract. If your pipeline already calls Seedance 2.0 on DreamAPI, switching a request to Mini changes one field and cuts the bill.
Seedance 2.0 vs. Seedance 2.0 Mini
Three models, one endpoint. Here is how they split the work.
Seedance 2.0:
Seedance 2.0 Mini
A workflow that actually saves money uses two of them. Iterate on Mini at 480p until the prompt, motion, and composition are right. That might take eight generations. Then render the final once on full Seedance 2.0. You paid the premium rate exactly one time instead of nine.
How to Generate a Video With the Seedance 2.0 Mini API
The whole flow is three steps.
Step 1. Submit a POST Request
Send your request to the Seedance 2.0 endpoint with the Mini model version. Text prompt alone gives you text-to-video. Add an image URL and the model animates it.
curl -X POST https://api.newportai.com/api/async/seedance_2.0 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {{APIKey}}" \
-d '{
"model": "seedance-2.0-mini",
"prompt": "A ceramic mug of coffee on a wooden desk, steam rising, morning light through blinds",
"resolution": "480p",
"duration": 5
}'The response returns a taskId. That five-second request will cost 75 credits.
Step 2. Poll for the Result, or Use a Callback
Pass the taskId to the Polling API to check status, or skip polling entirely by configuring a callback URL in your request. DreamAPI pushes the result to your server the moment the render finishes. For batch jobs, callbacks are the difference between a cron mess and a clean queue.
Step 3. Download Your Video
The completed task returns a video URL. Pull the file, drop it into your review flow, and fire the next iteration while you watch this one.
Where Seedance 2.0 Mini Earns Its Keep
Ad teams testing creative variants feel this first. Testing twelve hook variations for one campaign at full-model rates is a real invoice. At 75 credits per five-second draft, the same test round barely registers, and the two winners get a proper 720p or flagship rerun.
Product teams building video features face a different version of the same problem. Every user who taps generate costs you inference. Routing free-tier users to Mini and paid users to full Seedance 2.0 keeps unit economics sane without shipping a worse product to the people paying for the good one.
And solo creators iterating on prompts know the feeling of watching credits drain while chasing one specific camera move. At 15 credits per second, chase it as long as you want.
Start Building With the Seedance 2.0 Mini API Today
Seedance 2.0 Mini is live on DreamAPI right now. Same endpoint you already know, text and image inputs, 480p and 720p output, from 15 credits per second. Grab your API key and put your next ten drafts on the model built for drafts.
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Seedance 2.0 Mini API FAQ
What is the Seedance 2.0 Mini API?
It is DreamAPI's integration of ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 Mini, the most cost-effective video generation model in the Seedance 2.0 series. It supports text-to-video and image-to-video through an asynchronous REST API and shares its endpoint with Seedance 2.0.
Is this the same model as Dreamina Seedance 2.0 Mini in CapCut?
Same underlying ByteDance model, different way in. CapCut ships it under the Dreamina brand inside the app, with launch access tied to a Pro subscription. DreamAPI exposes the model as a REST API instead: no CapCut subscription, pay per second of generated video, and the output goes straight into your own product or pipeline rather than an editing app.
How much does the Seedance 2.0 Mini API cost?
Pricing is per second of generated video: 15 credits per second at 480p and 33 credits per second at 720p. A five-second 480p video costs 75 credits. There is no subscription requirement.
What resolutions does Seedance 2.0 Mini support?
480p and 720p on DreamAPI. If you need higher resolution for a final render, run the same prompt through the full Seedance 2.0 model on the same endpoint.
How long can a Seedance 2.0 Mini video be?
From 4 to 15 seconds per generation. Pricing scales with duration, so a full 15-second clip costs 225 credits at 480p or 495 credits at 720p, and a short 5-second draft stays at 75.
What is the difference between Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast, and Seedance 2.0 Mini?
Seedance 2.0 is the high-quality tier for professional content. Seedance 2.0 Fast prioritizes turnaround for quick iterations. Seedance 2.0 Mini is the lowest-cost option, tuned for previews, drafts, and budget-conscious production at 480p and 720p.
Does Seedance 2.0 Mini support image-to-video?
Yes. The API accepts both text and image inputs, so you can generate video from a prompt alone or guide the output with up to nine reference image
