Veo 3.1 Fast vs Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast
Newest: Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast · Widest inputs: Veo 3.1 Fast · Native audio: Veo 3.1 Fast. Not enough arena votes yet for a quality score, so this is a spec comparison.
Google
Veo 3.1 Fast
- Arena1,385
- From$0.08/s
- Max length8 s
ByteDance Seed
Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast
- Arena—
- From—
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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.
- NewestSeedance v1.0 Pro FastVeo 3.1 Fast Oct 15, 2025 · Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast Oct 24, 2025
- Widest inputsVeo 3.1 FastVeo 3.1 Fast: Text prompts, Reference images, Video · Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast: Text prompts, Reference images
- Native audioVeo 3.1 FastGenerates an audio track with the video: Veo 3.1 Fast yes · Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast no
- Image to videoBoth animate imagesStarts from an uploaded image: Veo 3.1 Fast yes · Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast yes
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs and apps
- Most API hostsVeo 3.1 FastVeo 3.1 Fast: 3 · Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast: 1
Every spec in one table
Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Quality (blind human votes) | ||
| Text to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | 1,362 ±10#14 of 48 · 39,484 votes | — |
| Image to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | 1,385 ±9#15 of 48 · 99,804 votes | — |
| Price | ||
| Starting price | $0.08/s 720p | — |
| Top price | $0.30/s 4K, with audio | — |
| 10-second clip | $0.80at the starting rate | — |
| How it is billed | Per second | — |
| Output | ||
| Produces | Video with sound | Video |
| Resolutions | 720p · 1080p · 4K | — |
| Highest resolution | 4K | — |
| Clip length | 4, 6 or 8 s | — |
| Longest clip | 8 s | — |
| Sound | Optional | — |
| Frame control | 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 | No |
| Audio input | No | No |
| Access | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API hosts | 3 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Oct 15, 2025 | Oct 24, 2025 |
Which should you choose?
Which is better, Veo 3.1 Fast or Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast?
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?
Veo 3.1 Fast costs from $0.08/s (720p), up to $0.30/s (4K, with audio). A 10-second clip at the lowest rate: Veo 3.1 Fast $0.80. Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast has no published per-second price. Prices are list rates and change often; check the lab before budgeting.
How long can the videos be, and at what resolution?
Veo 3.1 Fast: 4, 6 or 8 s, 720p / 1080p / 4K; Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast: length not published.
What is the difference between Veo 3.1 Fast and Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast?
Veo 3.1 Fast is a video model from Google (Oct 15, 2025), taking text prompts, reference images and video and producing video with sound. Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast is a video model from ByteDance Seed (Oct 24, 2025), taking text prompts and reference images and producing video.
Which is newer?
Veo 3.1 Fast Oct 15, 2025; Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast Oct 24, 2025.
Which generates video with sound?
Generates an audio track with the video: Veo 3.1 Fast yes; Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast no.
Can I run any of these on my own hardware?
No open weights. Both are available only through APIs and apps.