Seedance 2.0 vs Veo 3.1 Lite
Lowest entry price: Veo 3.1 Lite · Longest clips: Seedance 2.0 · Highest resolution: Seedance 2.0. Not enough arena votes yet for a quality score, so this is a spec comparison.
ByteDance SeedSeedance 2.0
- Arena1,479
- From$0.067/s
- Max length15 s
GoogleVeo 3.1 Lite
- Arena—
- From$0.03/s
- Max length8 s
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Where they differ
Quality is the arena score from blind, side-by-side human votes. Price, length and resolution come from each lab’s own listings.
- Lowest entry priceVeo 3.1 LiteSeedance 2.0 from $0.067/s (480p) · Veo 3.1 Lite from $0.03/s (720p)
- Longest clipsSeedance 2.0Seedance 2.0: 4–15 s · Veo 3.1 Lite: 4, 6 or 8 s
- Highest resolutionSeedance 2.0Seedance 2.0: 4K · Veo 3.1 Lite: 1080p
- NewestVeo 3.1 LiteSeedance 2.0 Feb 12, 2026 · Veo 3.1 Lite Mar 31, 2026
- Widest inputsSeedance 2.0Seedance 2.0: Text prompts, Reference images, Audio, Video · Veo 3.1 Lite: Text prompts, Reference images, Video
- Native audioBoth generate soundGenerates an audio track with the video: Seedance 2.0 yes · Veo 3.1 Lite yes
- Image to videoBoth animate imagesStarts from an uploaded image: Seedance 2.0 yes · Veo 3.1 Lite yes
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs and apps
- Most API hostsSame reachSeedance 2.0: 2 · Veo 3.1 Lite: 2
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Seedance 2.0ByteDance Seed | Veo 3.1 LiteGoogle |
|---|---|---|
| Quality (blind human votes) | ||
| Text to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | 1,479 ±8#5 of 48 · 56,318 votes | — |
| Image to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | 1,475 ±7#5 of 48 · 121,427 votes | — |
| Price | ||
| Starting price | $0.067/s 480p | $0.03/s 720p (best) |
| Top price | — | $0.08/s 1080p, with audio |
| 10-second clip | $0.673at the starting rate | $0.30at the starting rate (best) |
| How it is billed | Billed per video token; higher at 1080p and 4K. | Per second |
| Output | ||
| Produces | Video with sound | Video with sound |
| Resolutions | 480p · 720p · 1080p · 4K | 720p · 1080p |
| Highest resolution | 4K (best) | 1080p |
| Clip length | 4–15 s | 4, 6 or 8 s |
| Longest clip | 15 s (best) | 8 s |
| Sound | Optional | Optional |
| Frame control | First and last frame | First and last frame |
| Aspect ratios | — | 16:9 · 9:16 |
| Inputs | ||
| Text prompts | Yes | Yes |
| Start image (image to video) | Yes | Yes |
| Video input | Yes | Yes |
| Audio input | Yes | No |
| References | Image, video and audio | — |
| Access | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API hosts | 2 | 2 |
| Released | Feb 12, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Which should you choose?
Which is better, Seedance 2.0 or Veo 3.1 Lite?
Neither model has enough arena votes for a reliable quality score yet, so this page compares specs only. Run the same three or four prompts through each and judge the results.
Which is cheaper?
Seedance 2.0 costs from $0.067/s (480p); Veo 3.1 Lite costs from $0.03/s (720p), up to $0.08/s (1080p, with audio). A 10-second clip at the lowest rate: Seedance 2.0 $0.673, Veo 3.1 Lite $0.30. Prices are list rates and change often; check the lab before budgeting.
How long can the videos be, and at what resolution?
Seedance 2.0: 4–15 s, 480p / 720p / 1080p / 4K; Veo 3.1 Lite: 4, 6 or 8 s, 720p / 1080p.
What is the difference between Seedance 2.0 and Veo 3.1 Lite?
Seedance 2.0 is a video model from ByteDance Seed (Feb 12, 2026), taking text prompts, reference images, audio and video and producing video with sound. Veo 3.1 Lite is a video model from Google (Mar 31, 2026), taking text prompts, reference images and video and producing video with sound.
Which is newer?
Seedance 2.0 Feb 12, 2026; Veo 3.1 Lite Mar 31, 2026.
Which generates video with sound?
Generates an audio track with the video: Seedance 2.0 yes; Veo 3.1 Lite yes.
Can I run any of these on my own hardware?
No open weights. Both are available only through APIs and apps.
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