NEWSeedance 2 — now available in the US & EU#1on LMArena Video · 1,428 Elo4Knative · 60fps · up to 30s clipsAPIgeneral availability — April 21, 2026NEWSeedance 2 — now available in the US & EU#1on LMArena Video · 1,428 Elo4Knative · 60fps · up to 30s clipsAPIgeneral availability — April 21, 2026
Introducing Seedance 2 · shipping April 2026

Meet Seedance 2.
The #1 video model on LMArena.

Seedance 2 is our new flagship video model — and it just took the top spot on LMArena Video with a 1428 Elo, beating the next model by 112 points. Native 4K at 60fps. 30-second continuous shots. Director-grade camera control. Now rolling out to creators, studios, and teams across the US and Europe.

#1LMArena Video · T2V + I2V
4K/60fpsNative resolution · no upscaling
30sContinuous single-shot generation
74%Human preference vs. the field
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Rolling out to the US & Europe
01 · FEATURED · 4K · 24S
“A freight train curving through a Tuscan valley at golden hour, shot on anamorphic lens, dust in the air.”
T2V · 3840×2160
02 · I2V
Animate still → 10s
60fps
03 · CAMERA CTRL
Dolly-in · tracking
6-axis
01 · Performance

The numbers aren't close.

Independent evaluation across 12 third-party benchmarks and 80,000 blind human preference votes on LMArena Video. Updated April 14, 2026.

LMArena Video · Overall
#11428 Elo · +112 vs. #2
Leading both Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video leaderboards since launch day.
VBench 2.0 · Aggregate
92.4/ 100
Best-in-class on motion smoothness, subject consistency, and physical plausibility.
Human pref. vs. field
74%win rate
Preferred over every other model in head-to-head comparisons (n = 42,000).
02 · What's new

Six things nothing else does.

Full model card →
01 / TEMPORAL

30-second continuous shots

Hold a subject, environment, and lighting state across long-form sequences without seams or drift. 3× longer than the previous state of the art.

◆ 720 frames @ 24fps
02 / RESOLUTION

Native 4K at 60fps

No upscaling, no interpolation. Render directly at 3840×2160, 60fps — grade it, edit it, ship it.

◆ 4K · 60fps · ProRes export
03 / CONTROL

Director-grade camera control

Specify lens, aperture, camera path, and timing keyframes. Pan, dolly, crane, and handheld motion all land where you aim them.

◆ 6-axis path · lens library
04 / CHARACTERS

Multi-character consistency

Up to 6 characters, each with locked identity across shots. Upload a reference, get the same face and wardrobe every time.

◆ Identity lock · wardrobe lock
05 / PHYSICS

Physics that hold up

Cloth, hair, water, and rigid-body interactions behave correctly frame-to-frame. Fewer fixes, fewer regens.

◆ 92.4 on VBench motion
06 / DEPLOYMENT

Enterprise-ready from day one

SOC 2 Type II, GDPR-compliant, EU-data-residency regions in Frankfurt and Dublin. SSO, audit logs, custom retention.

◆ SOC 2 · GDPR · EU regions
03 · Capabilities

One model. Every video job.

MODE · T2VText → Video
MODE · I2VImage → Video
MODE · V2VVideo → Video
MODE · EDITInpaint & extend
04 · Pricing

One plan. Pay for what you render.

Seedance 2 · Pro
$29/ month
Flat membership. Unlimited seats on the web studio. Token-metered generation on top — only pay for the video you actually make.
  • Full access to Seedance 2 (T2V · I2V · V2V · Edit)
  • 4K · 60fps · up to 30s clips
  • Character & wardrobe lock
  • API + webhooks · 10k req/min
  • EU data residency · SOC 2 · SSO
  • Priority queue · commercial license
Get started — $29/mo
Token usage · pay as you go
Generation costs
1080p · 24fps
Standard delivery
$0.08/ second
1080p · 60fps
Smooth motion
$0.14/ second
4K · 24fps
Cinema-grade
$0.24/ second
4K · 60fps
Maximum fidelity
$0.38/ second
Inpaint & edit
Per second of affected region
$0.12/ second
FREE TIER$10 in credits every month · no credit card to start
05 · Get in

Your next shot is one prompt away.

Request access today. We're onboarding new US & EU accounts every week — creators, studios, and enterprises get prioritized by use case.