Seedance 2.5 vs Wan v3.0 Video Prime
Lowest entry price: Wan v3.0 Video Prime · Highest resolution: Wan v3.0 Video Prime · Newest: Wan v3.0 Video Prime. Not enough arena votes yet for a quality score, so this is a spec comparison.
ByteDance SeedSeedance 2.5
- Arena1,477
- From$0.103/s
- Max length30 s
Alibaba (Qwen)Wan v3.0 Video Prime
- Arena—
- From$0.068/s
- Max length30 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 priceWan v3.0 Video PrimeSeedance 2.5 from $0.103/s (480p) · Wan v3.0 Video Prime from $0.068/s (480p)
- Longest clipsSame maximum lengthSeedance 2.5: 4–30 s · Wan v3.0 Video Prime: 2–30 s
- Highest resolutionWan v3.0 Video PrimeSeedance 2.5: 720p · Wan v3.0 Video Prime: 1080p
- NewestWan v3.0 Video PrimeSeedance 2.5 Jul 31, 2026 · Wan v3.0 Video Prime Aug 28, 2026
- Widest inputsSame inputsSeedance 2.5: Text prompts, Reference images, Audio, Video · Wan v3.0 Video Prime: Text prompts, Reference images, Audio, Video
- Native audioBoth generate soundGenerates an audio track with the video: Seedance 2.5 yes · Wan v3.0 Video Prime yes
- Image to videoBoth animate imagesStarts from an uploaded image: Seedance 2.5 yes · Wan v3.0 Video Prime yes
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs and apps
- Most API hostsSame reachSeedance 2.5: 1 · Wan v3.0 Video Prime: 1
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Seedance 2.5ByteDance Seed | Wan v3.0 Video PrimeAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|
| Quality (blind human votes) | ||
| Text to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | 1,474 ±9#7 of 48 · 8,001 votes | — |
| Image to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | 1,477 ±7#4 of 48 · 15,729 votes | — |
| Price | ||
| Starting price | $0.103/s 480p | $0.068/s 480p (best) |
| Top price | — | $0.28/s 1080p |
| 10-second clip | $1.03at the starting rate | $0.68at the starting rate (best) |
| How it is billed | Billed per video token ($10.70 per million); higher at 720p. | Per second |
| Output | ||
| Produces | Video with sound | Video with sound |
| Resolutions | 480p · 720p | 480p · 720p · 1080p |
| Highest resolution | 720p | 1080p (best) |
| Clip length | 4–30 s | 2–30 s |
| Longest clip | 30 s | 30 s |
| Sound | Optional | Optional |
| Frame control | First and last frame | First frame only |
| Inputs | ||
| Text prompts | Yes | Yes |
| Start image (image to video) | Yes | Yes |
| Video input | Yes | Yes |
| Audio input | Yes | Yes |
| References | Up to 50 image, video and audio assets | — |
| Access | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API hosts | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Jul 31, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
Which should you choose?
Which is better, Seedance 2.5 or Wan v3.0 Video Prime?
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 2.5 costs from $0.103/s (480p); Wan v3.0 Video Prime costs from $0.068/s (480p), up to $0.28/s (1080p). A 10-second clip at the lowest rate: Seedance 2.5 $1.03, Wan v3.0 Video Prime $0.68. Prices are list rates and change often; check the lab before budgeting.
How long can the videos be, and at what resolution?
Seedance 2.5: 4–30 s, 480p / 720p; Wan v3.0 Video Prime: 2–30 s, 480p / 720p / 1080p.
What is the difference between Seedance 2.5 and Wan v3.0 Video Prime?
Seedance 2.5 is a video model from ByteDance Seed (Jul 31, 2026), taking text prompts, reference images, audio and video and producing video with sound. Wan v3.0 Video Prime is a video model from Alibaba (Qwen) (Aug 28, 2026), taking text prompts, reference images, audio and video and producing video with sound.
Which is newer?
Seedance 2.5 Jul 31, 2026; Wan v3.0 Video Prime Aug 28, 2026.
Which generates video with sound?
Generates an audio track with the video: Seedance 2.5 yes; Wan v3.0 Video Prime 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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