[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":376},["ShallowReactive",2],{"vs-/vs/seedance-vs-sora":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":367,"extension":368,"meta":369,"navigation":371,"path":372,"seo":373,"stem":374,"__hash__":375},"content/en/vs/seedance-vs-sora.md","Seedance 2.0 vs Sora: AI Video API Comparison",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":351},"minimark",[9,14,18,23,111,115,120,123,127,140,144,147,151,158,162,176,180,285,289,295,311,317,325,329],[10,11,13],"h1",{"id":12},"seedance-20-vs-sora","Seedance 2.0 vs Sora",[15,16,17],"p",{},"Compare Seedance 2.0 (via Seedance2API) with OpenAI Sora as AI video generation APIs.",[19,20,22],"h2",{"id":21},"at-a-glance","At a Glance",[24,25,26,41],"table",{},[27,28,29],"thead",{},[30,31,32,35,38],"tr",{},[33,34],"th",{},[33,36,37],{},"Seedance 2.0 (Seedance2API)",[33,39,40],{},"Sora",[42,43,44,56,67,78,89,100],"tbody",{},[30,45,46,50,53],{},[47,48,49],"td",{},"Provider",[47,51,52],{},"ByteDance (via Seedance2API)",[47,54,55],{},"OpenAI",[30,57,58,61,64],{},[47,59,60],{},"API availability",[47,62,63],{},"Rolling out",[47,65,66],{},"Limited access",[30,68,69,72,75],{},[47,70,71],{},"Max resolution",[47,73,74],{},"720p",[47,76,77],{},"1080p",[30,79,80,83,86],{},[47,81,82],{},"Duration range",[47,84,85],{},"4–15s",[47,87,88],{},"Usually ≤ 20s",[30,90,91,94,97],{},[47,92,93],{},"Billing model",[47,95,96],{},"Per-second",[47,98,99],{},"Per-generation / per-duration",[30,101,102,105,108],{},[47,103,104],{},"Multimodal references",[47,106,107],{},"✅ 9 images + 3 videos + 3 audio",[47,109,110],{},"❌",[19,112,114],{"id":113},"key-differences","Key Differences",[116,117,119],"h3",{"id":118},"availability","Availability",[15,121,122],{},"Seedance 2.0 via Seedance2API offers open REST API access with immediate onboarding — sign up and start generating. Sora's API is still on waitlist / approval in some regions.",[116,124,126],{"id":125},"billing","Billing",[15,128,129,130,134,135,139],{},"Seedance 2.0 bills ",[131,132,133],"strong",{},"per second"," (",[136,137,138],"code",{},"billing_rule: \"per_second\"","), giving you precise cost estimation per clip. Sora's pricing is typically higher — see OpenAI for current rates.",[116,141,143],{"id":142},"resolution","Resolution",[15,145,146],{},"Sora supports up to 1080p; the Seedance 2.0 API currently exposes only 480p and 720p. If you specifically need 1080p output, Sora is the right pick. For most web, social media, and ad display scenarios, 720p is sufficient.",[116,148,150],{"id":149},"multimodal-references-seedance-exclusive","Multimodal References (Seedance exclusive)",[15,152,153,154,157],{},"The ",[136,155,156],{},"reference-to-video"," model accepts up to 9 images + 3 videos + 3 audio clips in a single request. Sora and other competitors don't offer this — perfect for ads, music videos, and brand creative that require complex asset composition.",[116,159,161],{"id":160},"fast-variants","Fast Variants",[15,163,164,165,168,169,168,172,175],{},"Seedance 2.0 ships three Fast variants (",[136,166,167],{},"fast-text-to-video",", ",[136,170,171],{},"fast-image-to-video",[136,173,174],{},"fast-reference-to-video",") that are faster and cheaper at the same parameters. Ideal for A/B iteration.",[19,177,179],{"id":178},"feature-comparison","Feature Comparison",[24,181,182,194],{},[27,183,184],{},[30,185,186,189,192],{},[33,187,188],{},"Feature",[33,190,191],{},"Seedance 2.0",[33,193,40],{},[42,195,196,206,215,225,234,243,252,262,275],{},[30,197,198,201,204],{},[47,199,200],{},"Text-to-video",[47,202,203],{},"✅",[47,205,203],{},[30,207,208,211,213],{},[47,209,210],{},"Image-to-video (1-image first frame)",[47,212,203],{},[47,214,203],{},[30,216,217,220,222],{},[47,218,219],{},"First-last-frame transition (2 images)",[47,221,203],{},[47,223,224],{},"Limited",[30,226,227,230,232],{},[47,228,229],{},"Multimodal references (image + video + audio)",[47,231,203],{},[47,233,110],{},[30,235,236,239,241],{},[47,237,238],{},"Native synchronized audio",[47,240,203],{},[47,242,203],{},[30,244,245,248,250],{},[47,246,247],{},"Webhook callbacks",[47,249,203],{},[47,251,203],{},[30,253,254,257,260],{},[47,255,256],{},"Fast low-cost variants",[47,258,259],{},"✅ 3 models",[47,261,110],{},[30,263,264,270,273],{},[47,265,266,269],{},[136,267,268],{},"web_search"," internet augmentation",[47,271,272],{},"✅ text-to-video exclusive",[47,274,110],{},[30,276,277,280,282],{},[47,278,279],{},"Immediate access (no waitlist)",[47,281,203],{},[47,283,284],{},"Regional waitlist",[19,286,288],{"id":287},"recommendations","Recommendations",[15,290,291,294],{},[131,292,293],{},"Pick Seedance 2.0 (via Seedance2API)"," if you need:",[296,297,298,302,305,308],"ul",{},[299,300,301],"li",{},"Immediate API access",[299,303,304],{},"Predictable per-second billing",[299,306,307],{},"Multimodal reference capability (style transfer, camera replication, audio-driven pacing)",[299,309,310],{},"Fast variants for rapid iteration",[15,312,313,316],{},[131,314,315],{},"Pick Sora"," if you specifically need:",[296,318,319,322],{},[299,320,321],{},"1080p resolution",[299,323,324],{},"Longer durations (> 15 seconds)",[19,326,328],{"id":327},"related","Related",[296,330,331,338,345],{},[299,332,333],{},[334,335,337],"a",{"href":336},"/docs/getting-started","Quick Start",[299,339,340,344],{},[334,341,343],{"href":342},"/docs/reference-to-video","Reference-to-Video API"," — Seedance 2.0's core differentiator",[299,346,347],{},[334,348,350],{"href":349},"/pricing","Pricing",{"title":352,"searchDepth":353,"depth":353,"links":354},"",2,[355,356,364,365,366],{"id":21,"depth":353,"text":22},{"id":113,"depth":353,"text":114,"children":357},[358,360,361,362,363],{"id":118,"depth":359,"text":119},3,{"id":125,"depth":359,"text":126},{"id":142,"depth":359,"text":143},{"id":149,"depth":359,"text":150},{"id":160,"depth":359,"text":161},{"id":178,"depth":353,"text":179},{"id":287,"depth":353,"text":288},{"id":327,"depth":353,"text":328},"Compare Seedance 2.0 API with OpenAI Sora for video generation. 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