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Notes on the Seedance 2.5 API.
Working guides to the Seedance 2.5 API — what it is, how billing works, how to drive it. Facts are labeled expected / pending while the API is pre-release.
How to Use Seedance 2.5: A Step-by-Step Guide (Pre-Release Access)
How to get ready for Seedance 2.5 — first-party apps, the pre-release API route via EvoLink, and prompt techniques that use references properly.
READ →Seedance 2.5 vs 2.0: What Changes to Expect (And Why 2.0 Is the One to Use Today)
A conservative comparison: pre-release Seedance 2.5's expected gains in duration, references and native audio versus Seedance 2.0 — the version you can actually call right now through EvoLink.
READ →Directing 30-Second Single Takes in Seedance 2.5: Beats, Continuity, Second-Level Control
A craft guide to holding a story together across a single continuous shot expected to reach up to 30 seconds in Seedance 2.5 — beat structure, continuity anchors, second-accurate screen control, and when a long take is the wrong tool. Pre-release; verify provider support.
READ →How Seedance 2.5 API Billing Works (and How to Plan Cost Before Public Rates Launch)
Public per-unit rates for the Seedance 2.5 API are not out yet. Here is the verified billing model — per-second video, free native audio, the content-filter surcharge — and how to plan spend before rates go live.
READ →Inside Seedance 2.5's Reference System: How Image, Video and Audio References Actually Work
Seedance 2.5 accepts up to 30 image, 10 video and 10 audio references per request. Here's how references are cited in prompts, how to allocate them between identity, camera and rhythm, and the workflow that keeps a multi-file shot debuggable.
READ →How Seedance 2.5 Prompts Are Structured: 5 Patterns Worth Stealing
A structural breakdown of director-grade prompts for Seedance 2.5. Five repeatable patterns — timestamped beats, style blocks, camera-first grammar — you can copy into your own takes today.
READ →What Is Seedance 2.5? ByteDance's Multimodal Video Model, Explained
Seedance 2.5 aims to generate one continuous video from text, images, video and audio, with native sound in a single pass. Here's what it does, what we know about pricing, and how to use the pre-release API.
READ →Seedance 2.5 API Guide: Generate Video from Code or an AI Agent
An independent developer guide to the pre-release Seedance 2.5 API via EvoLink: authentication, request shape, polling, reference files, cost control, and wiring it into AI agents. Verify provider support before production.
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