What makes Seedance 2.5 different from Seedance 2.0?

It goes long-form and reference-dense: up to 50 multimodal references, native clips up to 30 seconds, and video editing and extension built into the model. Seedance 2.0 stays in the family as the 1080p/4K option; 2.5 is built for reference-heavy, long-form production.

How many references can I use?

Up to 50 assets per case — 30 images, 10 videos and 10 audio tracks. Enough to fix your character, product, location, style and motion at the same time.

How long can a clip be?

From 4 to 30 seconds, natively, at any whole second. Smart Duration can pick the length for you.

Can I edit and extend videos?

Yes. Editing and extension are core to the model. Return Last Frame lets you chain one clip straight into the next.

Does it come with sound?

Yes — native sound effects and background music, plus multi-language lip-sync.

Seedance 2.5 generates at 480p/720p. Inside Magnific you finish in 4K with the upscaler — the same place you built the references and edited the cut.

Can I run it through the API or MCP?

Yes. Run Seedance from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or your own apps through Magnific's MCP and API, on the same credits.

Coming soon

Seedance 2.5. Direct the whole production, not just the clip.

Up to 50 references locked into one scene. Thirty seconds of native footage. Editing, extension and multi-shot direction built into the model — and the full Magnific stack around it to take each generation further.

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References

Fifty references. One consistent world.

Feed Seedance up to 50 assets in a single case — 30 images, 10 videos, 10 audio tracks. Lock your character, your product, your location, your style and your motion at once. Most models give you a handful. This gives you a whole reference library, and holds it together shot after shot.

Duration

Thirty seconds. Generated in one take.

No stitching, no seams. Seedance 2.5 generates from 4 to 30 seconds natively — the longest native clip among comparable models. Let Smart Duration find the right length, or set the exact second you need. The story starts long.

Editing

Generate. Edit. Extend. Same model.

Bring in a clip and restyle it, fix it, or push it further — the editing lives inside the model, not in a separate tool. Chain shots with Return Last Frame, so one clip flows straight into the next. Export to .mov when the color has to hold up in post.

Direction

Direct it like a set, not a prompt.

Call the lens, the zoom, the focal length, the depth of field. Break a sequence into shots and direct each one — camera move, starting frame, all of it. Add multi-language lip-sync and native sound. Cinematic intent, one generation at a time.

The model runs anywhere. The production only runs here.

Seedance 2.5 runs in more than one place. What doesn't, is everything around it.

References, in-suite

Generate your references with Seedream 5.0 Pro, Character Sheet, Brand Kit and Library — on-brand, reusable, ready to feed.

Reproducible workflow

Spaces and Flows package the whole refs → generate → edit → extend → upscale loop as one App.

Finish in 4K

The upscaler and Video Combiner chain 30-second generations into long-form and take them to 4K — the resolution you pick up here.

Run it anywhere

MCP and the API run Seedance from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or your own apps, on the same credits.

From a product shot to a finished spot.

Advertising

A 30-second spot in a single generation, product and brand style locked across every shot.

E-commerce

Product hero videos with a consistent angle — then extend the winners into variants.

Social

Multi-shot reels with native sound. Restyle an existing clip to refresh it fast.

Film & Originals

Cinematic scenes with 50 references holding character, location and mood. Extend the take.

Studios & agencies

One reproducible Spaces workflow, packaged as an App, for output your whole team can repeat.

Frequently asked questions

It goes long-form and reference-dense: up to 50 multimodal references, native clips up to 30 seconds, and video editing and extension built into the model. Seedance 2.0 stays in the family as the 1080p/4K option; 2.5 is built for reference-heavy, long-form production.
Up to 50 assets per case — 30 images, 10 videos and 10 audio tracks. Enough to fix your character, product, location, style and motion at the same time.
From 4 to 30 seconds, natively, at any whole second. Smart Duration can pick the length for you.
Yes. Editing and extension are core to the model. Return Last Frame lets you chain one clip straight into the next.
Yes — native sound effects and background music, plus multi-language lip-sync.
Seedance 2.5 generates at 480p/720p. Inside Magnific you finish in 4K with the upscaler — the same place you built the references and edited the cut.
Yes. Run Seedance from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or your own apps through Magnific's MCP and API, on the same credits.