Text to VideoMulti-shot
A bookstore sequence with rain outside, a character selecting a book, and a shift from overcast light to sunlight across connected shots.
Illustrative footage · Concept prompt
Try the original Seedance — ByteDance's first AI video model and former VBench #1 champion. Generate cinematic 1080p videos with multi-shot narrative coherence from text or image prompts.
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Use Seedance 2.5Seedance 1.0 was the release that made ByteDance's video AI globally recognizable. At launch it was widely referenced as a benchmark leader, with coverage describing it as ahead of Veo 3, Sora, and Kling 2.0 on prompt adherence, motion quality, and image sharpness.
A bookstore sequence with rain outside, a character selecting a book, and a shift from overcast light to sunlight across connected shots.
These shared clips illustrate possible creative directions for the historical model. They are not verified Seedance 1.0 outputs; prompts and labels are conceptual.
A bookstore sequence with rain outside, a character selecting a book, and a shift from overcast light to sunlight across connected shots.
Illustrative footage · Concept prompt
A plated dessert moves from kitchen to dining room while character, styling, and mood remain coherent across the sequence.
Illustrative footage · Concept prompt
A founder enters an office, places a notebook, and looks out at a brightening skyline in a connected narrative clip.
Illustrative footage · Concept prompt
Sunlit portrait with a subtle push-in, natural blinking, and stable expression.
Illustrative footage · Concept prompt
Premium fragrance product reveal with polished reflections and a slow orbiting camera move.
Illustrative footage · Concept prompt
Vertical latte-art clip with natural hand motion and warm cafe atmosphere.
Illustrative footage · Concept prompt
A fashion character maintains wardrobe, face, and lighting consistency through a short runway-style move.
Illustrative footage · Concept prompt
An artist working beside a loft window with consistent character styling and warm late-afternoon mood.
Illustrative footage · Concept prompt
A neon alley atmosphere shot with cohesive teal-and-magenta grading and polished sci-fi styling.
Illustrative footage · Concept prompt
Animate a still poster image into a subtle cinematic push with preserved composition and controlled motion.
Illustrative footage · Concept prompt
The prompt library below focuses on what made the original model memorable: multi-shot narrative structure, character continuity, and style persistence. If you want the classic Seedance 1.0 behavior, start here instead of treating it like a generic single-shot generator.
The reason to use Seedance 1.0 today is not that it is newer. It is that the original model became famous for handling connected moments in a single prompt more gracefully than many competitors of its era. That is why the multi-shot examples on this page are the most important ones to test first.
A young woman walks into a cozy bookstore on a rainy afternoon. She picks up a leather-bound book, smiles, and turns toward the window. Outside, the rain gradually slows and sunlight breaks through the clouds.
A chef plates a signature dessert in a fine-dining kitchen, carries it through a softly lit doorway, and sets it on a table where the guest leans in with a smile. Keep the plating style, lighting mood, and camera continuity consistent across the sequence.
A fashion designer sketches at a worktable, stands up, walks through a textile studio, and pauses beside a rack of garments. Preserve the same character styling, color palette, and cinematic atmosphere across the connected shots.
A startup founder enters a quiet office at dawn, places a notebook on the desk, then looks out the window as the skyline brightens. Keep the pacing, framing, and character continuity stable through the sequence.
Seedance 1.0 became memorable because it could handle prompts describing multiple connected moments while preserving atmosphere, framing logic, and the identity of the central subject across the sequence.
The original model built authority through benchmark visibility. That does not make it the newest option, but it does mean there is unusually strong public history and documentation around what it was good at.
At 2 credits per second, Seedance 1.0 is the least expensive way to access the Seedance family on DoMax, which makes it attractive for experimentation and budget-focused storytelling.
This page assumes the commonly referenced Pro-style 1080p workflow. That keeps the original model usable for serious visual output even if it lacks the audio and editing upgrades of newer releases.
Seedance 1.0 supports both text-to-video and image-to-video, so creators can either describe a narrative sequence from scratch or animate a still while keeping visual consistency.
Older models can still be strategically useful when they are well understood. Seedance 1.0 has a large surface area of community knowledge, legacy prompts, and repeatable behaviors.
The benchmark history is the most defensible long-term SEO advantage of this page. Newer Seedance versions can claim newer features. Only Seedance 1.0 can claim the original benchmark-story angle that put ByteDance's video AI on the map.
Released by ByteDance's Seed research team as the first Seedance model.
Widely referenced as a VBench #1 model on prompt accuracy, motion, and sharpness.
Also surfaced in public discussion as a leader on the Artificial Analysis AI video leaderboard.
Seedance 1.5 Pro arrived with native audio and a more production-oriented workflow.
Seedance 2.0 expanded the family with lip-sync, editing, extension, and a newer flagship quality profile.
| Benchmark | Seedance 1.0 | Veo 3 | Sora | Kling 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBench overall | #1 at launch | #2 | #3 | #4 |
| Prompt adherence | Top tier | Strong | Good | Good |
| Motion quality | Top tier | Strong | Strong | Good |
| Image sharpness | Top tier | Strong | Good | Strong |
Describe the scene with enough detail for Seedance 1.0 to understand progression, especially if you want a narrative clip. The model is at its best when you define two or three connected beats rather than only a single frozen moment.
Pick 16:9, 9:16, or 1:1 depending on the destination, then choose 5-second or 10-second duration. This page keeps the workflow aligned with the higher-resolution 1080p interpretation of Seedance 1.0.
Generate the clip and expect a typical short render to land around 40 to 60 seconds. Once the result is ready, download the MP4, compare narrative continuity, and refine the wording if you want another pass.
This comparison is not about forcing every visitor to upgrade immediately. It is about being explicit about where the original model still makes sense and where the newer Seedance pages are simply better tools.
| Category | Seedance 1.0 | Seedance 1.5 Pro | Seedance 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Released | June 2025 | Late 2025 | 2026 |
| Native audio | No | Yes | Yes, plus lip-sync support |
| Video editing | No | No | Yes |
| Video extension | No | No | Yes |
| Multi-shot narrative | Signature strength | Improved | Further improved |
| Max resolution | 1080p | 1080p | 1080p |
| Credit cost on DoMax | Lowest | Mid | Higher |
| Best for | Visual-only narratives and budget work | Audio-visual production | Latest quality and feature depth |
Use Seedance 1.0 when the prompt needs to describe more than one connected moment and narrative coherence matters more than the newest possible feature list.
The original model is still useful for compact visual storytelling, especially when a creator wants consistent tone and character appearance across connected beats.
Translate written scenes into rough but coherent moving boards for directors, marketers, and internal teams before any higher-budget production begins.
Because it is cheaper than the newer Seedance options on DoMax, 1.0 is a practical way to generate visual-first content where audio and lip-sync are not central requirements.
Researchers and hobbyists still search for Seedance 1.0 because it was a benchmark landmark model. This page gives them a usable environment instead of just historical commentary.
If a team already has prompts or internal creative processes built around the original Seedance behavior, staying with 1.0 can be more efficient than forcing an upgrade mid-workflow.
| Pack | Price | Credits | ~Seconds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $15 | 330 | ~165 seconds |
| Plus | $49 | 1,400 | ~700 seconds |
| Ultra | $99 | 3,600 | ~1,800 seconds |
| Business | $299 | 13,000 | ~6,500 seconds |
Find quick answers about availability, capabilities, supported inputs, generation settings, credits, downloads, and commercial use.
Upgrade to 1.5 Pro when you want native audio-visual generation and a more production-stable workflow.
Move to the newest flagship when you need the latest cinematic quality, lip-sync, and editing features.
Use the fast variant when iteration speed and cheaper batch experimentation matter more than maximum final quality.
Compare the full Seedance family in one place and decide whether the original model or a newer variant fits your next project.
Use the original Seedance when you want heritage, multi-shot narrative control, and the lowest-cost entry into the Seedance family on DoMax.