Seedance 2.0

Seedance 2.0 is ByteDance's next-generation AI video model and the first commercial video generator built around unified multimodal audio-video joint generation — the model takes text, image, audio, and video inputs together and produces synchronized output rather than treating audio as a post-processing step. Filling the post-Sora gap, it has gained significant traction in 2026.

The headline capability is phoneme-level lip-sync in 8+ languages: when generating dialogue, mouth movements line up precisely with spoken phonemes, not just rough waveform peaks — making it usable for character-driven content where spoken lines have to look credible. Each generation produces up to 15-second videos at 1080p, and within that window the model can render multiple shots with natural cuts and transitions, so a single output can feel like an edited sequence rather than a single continuous clip.

Seedance 2.0 supports image, audio, and video as references, giving creators control over performance, lighting, shadow, and camera movement. Pricing ranges from a free tier to enterprise plans up to $167/month, and the model is also accessible via the fal.ai API for developers building video pipelines. After OpenAI shut down Sora in March 2026, Seedance 2.0 became one of the most credible options for creators who need synchronized audio-video output with strong narrative consistency.