Seedance 2.0 Mini video generator

What is Seedance 2.0 Mini?

Seedance 2.0 Mini (Kie model id bytedance/seedance-2-mini) is a smaller serving of the Seedance 2.0 generation launched by ByteDance on 12 February 2026. Kie.ai lists it alongside Seedance 2.0 and Seedance 2.0 Fast as a cheaper and faster option with 480p and 720p output. It accepts a prompt, first and last frames, up to 9 reference images, 3 reference videos and 3 reference audio files, with native audio generation.

On Seedancee, Mini has the lowest credits-per-second rate and the lowest minimum charge of any active model, so it is the default suggestion for social hooks and UGC-style templates and for the first pass of any idea. Seedancee is an independent platform; the model itself is ByteDance's, served by Kie.ai, and every finished video is copied to our storage because provider links expire after 14 days.

Create with Seedance 2.0 Mini

Configuring a Mini generation and seeing its cost is free; generating needs a subscription. Mini is included in both plans (Starter and Pro): Starter, from $4.99 a week, runs it at up to 720p and 10-second clips without reference videos, and Pro unlocks its full 15 seconds and reference videos.

Capabilities: Mini vs 2.0 vs 2.0 Fast

The three 2.0 variants differ mainly in resolution ceiling, speed and price. The table is rendered from the model registry we verify against Kie's documentation; the verification date is in the last row.

When to use Mini

• Vertical social clips where 720p is the delivery resolution anyway.
• Prompt iteration: run three or four Mini variations, then re-run the winner on 2.0 at up to 4K, or on 2.5 for a longer cut.
• Storyboards and animatics for client approval before the expensive pass.
• Volume work such as A/B ad variants where cost per clip matters more than fine detail.

Mini is the wrong choice when the deliverable needs more than 720p, when fine texture matters (jewelry, fabric macro, type on packaging), or when you need a single continuous shot longer than 15 seconds; use Seedance 2.0 or 2.5 for those.

Workflows and audio

Text-to-video, image-to-video (first frame, optional last frame) and reference-to-video are all available. Native audio works the same way as on full 2.0: describe the sound in its own sentence at the end of the prompt. Edit and extend are not exposed for Mini on Kie. Mini does not return the last frame of a generation, so chaining shots by last frame requires 2.0 or 2.5.

Example prompts for Seedance 2.0 Mini

Vertical video. Top-down shot of espresso pouring into a clear glass over ice, crema swirling into the milk, the glass on a pale pink surface in hard morning sunlight. Quick, bright, satisfying. Sound: the pour, ice clinking.

Vertical phone-style video, slightly shaky, natural window light. Hands place a small white smart speaker on a cluttered desk, tap the top, and a soft ring of light glows around the rim. Casual, real, no text. Sound: a tap and a gentle chime.

Starting from the uploaded storyboard sketch, animate the scene: a small paper boat drifts down a rain gutter past a row of houses, camera tracking alongside at street level, loose sketchy line style preserved. Sound: rain and running water.

Seedance 2.0 Mini vs Seedance 2.5

Seedance 2.5 (launched 31 July 2026) is a different generation: up to 30 seconds, 1080p, 30 reference images and editing. Mini is a cheaper serving of the 2.0 generation limited to 15 seconds and 720p. They are not competitors; Mini is where you draft and 2.5 is where you finish long or reference-heavy shots. If cost is the only concern and the clip is short, Mini wins; if you need length or control, 2.5 wins.

Status and timeline

• 12 February 2026: ByteDance launches Seedance 2.0, the generation Mini is based on.
• 29 September 2026: Seedancee verifies Kie.ai's seedance-2-mini and seedance-2-fast endpoints (480p/720p, 4–15s, native audio).