Seedance 2.5 Flash Text-to-Video creates videos from text prompts and optional image, video, and audio references, with 480p or 720p output and optional generated audio. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.
Idle
$0.24per run·~41 / $10
A handsome young man sits alone in a dark cinema holding a large bucket of popcorn. He reaches into the bucket, but a small handful of popcorn suddenly lifts out by itself and disappears toward the empty seat beside him. He slowly turns his head toward the seat. The camera begins in a clean two-seat composition and makes one subtle push toward the empty space. Supernatural comedy, cinematic theater lighting, restrained reaction.
A cinematic daytime scene on a sunlit coastal road. A woman in a cream linen shirt steps out of a vintage convertible, shades her eyes with one hand and looks out over the bright blue sea, then smiles as the wind lifts her hair. 0-2s: slow dolly-in as she closes the car door. 2-5s: the camera arcs around her to reveal the cliffs and the ocean. Golden afternoon sunlight, warm natural color grade, anamorphic lens flare, shallow depth of field. Waves, wind and distant gulls, no music.
Seedance 2.5 Flash Text-to-Video generates cinematic videos from text prompts, with optional reference images, videos and audio. Choose a duration of 4 to 30 seconds, 480p or 720p output, and optional synchronized audio.
Native audio
Enable audio generation for dialogue, sound effects and ambience.
Director-style prompt control
Direct camera movement, lighting, performance, atmosphere and pacing through the prompt.
Up to 30 seconds
Generate clips from 4 to 30 seconds in one request.
480p and 720p output
Choose the resolution that fits the job.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| prompt | Yes | Describe the scene, action, camera movement, lighting and mood. |
| reference_images | No | Up to 10 reference image URLs. |
| reference_videos | No | Up to 5 reference video URLs. Each is counted as at least 2 seconds; each clip and the combined input are capped at 30 seconds. |
| reference_audios | No | Up to 5 reference audio URLs, 30 seconds in total. |
| duration | No | Video length in whole seconds, 4–30. Default: 5. |
| aspect_ratio | No | 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 1:1 or 21:9. Default: 16:9. |
| resolution | No | 480p or 720p. Default: 720p. |
| generate_audio | No | Generate synchronized audio. Default: true. |
4–30 seconds, 480p or 720p.| Resolution | Per second | 5 seconds | 10 seconds | 30 seconds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | $0.12 | $0.60 | $1.20 | $3.60 |
| 720p | $0.24 | $1.20 | $2.40 | $7.20 |
Pricing is based on the selected generation duration, from 4 to 30 whole seconds.
Reference-video duration and the selected generation duration use the same per-second rate:
| Resolution | Per second |
|---|---|
| 480p | $0.075 |
| 720p | $0.15 |
Each reference video is counted as at least 2 seconds, each clip and the combined input are capped at 30 seconds, and the combined input duration is rounded up to a whole second.
Example: 5 seconds of reference input plus a selected generation duration of 5 seconds costs $0.75 at 480p or $1.50 at 720p.
16:9 for widescreen and 9:16 for vertical social content.@Image 1, @Video 1, @Audio 1.Grab a WaveSpeedAI API key, then call POST https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/bytedance/seedance-2.5-flash/text-to-video with your input as JSON. The endpoint returns a prediction id. Start polling the result endpoint around every 2 seconds, increase the interval for long-running tasks, and stop on any terminal status. On completed, read output values from data.outputs. Examples for Seedance 2.5 Flash Text To Video below.
set -euo pipefail
: "${WAVESPEED_API_KEY:?Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY}"
REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<'JSON'
{
"prompt": "A cinematic shot of a city at sunset, soft golden light",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"resolution": "720p",
"duration": 5,
"generate_audio": true
}
JSON
)
# 1. Submit the prediction.
SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
-X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/bytedance/seedance-2.5-flash/text-to-video" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $WAVESPEED_API_KEY" \
-d "$REQUEST_BODY")
TASK=$(printf '%s' "$SUBMIT_RESPONSE" | jq 'if has("data") then .data else . end')
PREDICTION_ID=$(printf '%s' "$TASK" | jq -r '.id')
if [ -z "$PREDICTION_ID" ] || [ "$PREDICTION_ID" = "null" ]; then
printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id
' >&2
exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/$PREDICTION_ID/result"
# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while true; do
RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body "$RESULT_URL" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $WAVESPEED_API_KEY")
RESULT=$(printf '%s' "$RESPONSE" | jq 'if has("data") then .data else . end')
STATUS=$(printf '%s' "$RESULT" | jq -r '.status')
case "$STATUS" in
completed) printf '%s\n' "$RESULT" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
failed|cancelled|timeout|deleted) printf '%s\n' "$RESULT" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
*) sleep 2 ;;
esac
doneconst submitUrl = "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/bytedance/seedance-2.5-flash/text-to-video";
const apiKey = process.env.WAVESPEED_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error('Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY');
async function requestJson(url, options = {}) {
const response = await fetch(url, options);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(await response.text());
return response.json();
}
// 1. Submit the prediction.
const body = await requestJson(submitUrl, {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"prompt": "A cinematic shot of a city at sunset, soft golden light",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"resolution": "720p",
"duration": 5,
"generate_audio": true
}),
});
const task = body.data ?? body;
if (!task.id) throw new Error("Submission response did not contain a prediction id");
const resultUrl = `https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${task.id}/result`;
// 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while (true) {
const resultBody = await requestJson(resultUrl, {
headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}` },
});
const result = resultBody.data ?? resultBody;
if (result.status === "completed") {
console.log(result.outputs);
break;
}
if (["failed", "cancelled", "timeout", "deleted"].includes(result.status)) throw new Error(JSON.stringify(result));
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
}import json
import os
import time
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
api_key = os.environ["WAVESPEED_API_KEY"]
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", "Content-Type": "application/json"}
payload = {
"prompt": "A cinematic shot of a city at sunset, soft golden light",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"resolution": "720p",
"duration": 5,
"generate_audio": True
}
def request_json(url, data=None):
request = Request(url, data=data, headers=headers, method="POST" if data else "GET")
with urlopen(request) as response:
return json.load(response)
# 1. Submit the prediction.
body = request_json("https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/bytedance/seedance-2.5-flash/text-to-video", json.dumps(payload).encode())
task = body.get("data", body)
if not task.get("id"):
raise RuntimeError("Submission response did not contain a prediction id")
result_url = f"https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/{task['id']}/result"
# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while True:
result_body = request_json(result_url)
result = result_body.get("data", result_body)
status = result.get("status")
if status == "completed":
print(result.get("outputs", []))
break
if status in {"failed", "cancelled", "timeout", "deleted"}:
raise RuntimeError(result)
time.sleep(2)Seedance 2.5 Flash Text To Video is a ByteDance model for video generation, exposed as a REST API on WaveSpeedAI. Seedance 2.5 Flash Text-to-Video creates videos from text prompts and optional image, video, and audio references, with 480p or 720p output and optional generated audio. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing. You can call it programmatically or try it from the playground above.
POST your input parameters to the model's REST endpoint (shown in the API tab of this playground) with your WaveSpeedAI API key in the Authorization header. Submission returns a prediction ID. Poll the result endpoint starting around every 2 seconds, increase the interval for long-running tasks, and stop on any terminal status. The playground generates Python, JavaScript, and cURL examples for submitting requests and polling results. Full request/response shape is documented at https://wavespeed.ai/docs/docs-api/bytedance/seedance-2.5-flash/text-to-video.
Seedance 2.5 Flash Text To Video starts at $0.24 per run or per second. That figure is the base price — the final charge scales with the parameters you set in the form (output size, length, count, references, or whatever knobs this model exposes), so a higher-quality or larger output costs more than a minimal one. The exact cost for your current input is shown live next to the Generate button before you submit, and the actual per-call charge is recorded on the prediction afterwards.
Key inputs: `prompt`, `aspect_ratio`, `resolution`, `duration`, `reference_images`, `generate_audio`. The full JSON schema (types, defaults, allowed values) is rendered above the Generate button and mirrored in the API reference at https://wavespeed.ai/docs/docs-api/bytedance/seedance-2.5-flash/text-to-video.
Sign up for a free WaveSpeedAI account to claim starter credits, copy your API key from /accesskey, then call the endpoint shown in the API tab of the playground. The playground also auto-generates a code sample in Python, JavaScript, or cURL for the parameters you've set.
Commercial usage rights depend on the model's license, set by its provider (ByteDance). Check the provider's applicable terms and WaveSpeedAI's Terms of Service before commercial use.