Video model · by ByteDance

Seedance 2.0 Mini,AI video on a budget

The default video model in Shorz and the cheapest per second. Generate as many takes as the edit needs — 4 to 15 seconds each, at 480p or 720p.

Default · Cheapest
From 5 credits per second
Length · 4–15s
Resolution · 480p–720p

Download for freeWindows 10/11 (64-bit)

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Also available for Mac (Apple Silicon)

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Made with Seedance 2.0 Mini in Shorz

Real clips generated in Shorz, unedited, shown with the exact prompt that made them.

Seedance 2.0 Mini example: A cute orange cat in a tiny astronaut suit floats inside a cozy spaceship cabin, paws batting at a floating fish snack, playful 3D animated film style. — 4s · 720p · 1:1
“A cute orange cat in a tiny astronaut suit floats inside a cozy spaceship cabin, paws batting at a floating fish snack, playful 3D animated film style.”

Seedance 2.0 Mini at a glance

Seedance 2.0 Mini is the budget tier of ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 family and the model Shorz selects by default for generated video. Video is the most expensive thing you can generate, so the default is the model that lets you iterate freely — step up to Fast, 2.0 or 2.5 only for the shots that need it.

Specs in Shorz

Made by: ByteDance
Modes: Text-to-video, image-to-video, reference-to-video
Clip length: 4–15 seconds
Resolution: 480p or 720p (720p default)
Aspect ratios: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9
Reference inputs: Up to 9 images, 3 videos and 3 audio files
Default for: Text-to-Video and AI B-roll video
Failed generations: Never billed

Price in Shorz credits

5–9credits per second

480p · per second5 cr
720p · per second9 cr

1 credit = €0.01. Prepaid packs, no subscription, credits never expire. Prices are read from the same live catalog the app uses. See packs

Why pick Seedance 2.0 Mini in Shorz

Lowest price per second

The cheapest video model in the picker, so AI B-roll across a whole video stays affordable.

Already selected

It's the default for Text-to-Video and AI B-roll video — no settings to change before your first generation.

Full 2.0 aspect ratio set

16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4 and 21:9, matching every native project ratio.

Room to iterate

Generate several takes of a shot and keep the best one — the habit that actually produces good AI video.

Best for

AI B-roll at scale
Music videos
First drafts
Vertical shorts
Testing prompts

Where Seedance 2.0 Mini works in Shorz

Same model, no separate account: it runs on your Shorz credits wherever the app offers it.

Faceless & Script to Video

Pick it as the scene video model and every scene of your script is generated as a moving shot instead of a still.

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AI B-roll

Generated cutaways dropped over your narration or talking head at the moments the transcript calls for them.

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AI Video Generator

Generate a single clip from a prompt in Your Library → Videos → Generate and use it anywhere in the edit.

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How to use Seedance 2.0 Mini in Shorz

Shorz is a desktop app for Windows and Mac. Download it, sign in, and Seedance 2.0 Mini is already in the model picker — no API key, no waitlist, no second subscription.

Or ask your AI agent

“Fill my project's B-roll gaps with Seedance 2.0 Mini clips at 720p.”

Shorz MCP server

1Download Shorz for Windows or Mac and sign in.
2Start a Faceless or Script to Video project, open AI B-roll, or go to Your Library → Videos → Generate.
3Pick the Seedance model in the video model dropdown.
4Choose the aspect ratio, resolution and clip length.
5Generate — the clip lands in your library and timeline, ready to caption, score and export.

Seedance 2.0 Mini vs other video models

All video models in Shorz, with live credit prices.

Model	Best at	Length	Resolution	Credits
Seedance 2.5	ByteDance's flagship: up to 30 seconds in one coherent generation, with 50 reference assets.	4–30s	480p–720p	12–27 per second
Seedance 2.0	The full Seedance 2.0 model — the only Seedance tier that renders 1080p and 4K.	4–15s	480p–4K	9–90 per second
Seedance 2.0 Fast	The middle Seedance 2.0 tier: quicker and cheaper than 2.0, at 480p or 720p.	4–15s	480p–720p	7–14 per second
Seedance 2.0 Mini	The default and cheapest video model in Shorz — 4–15s at 480p or 720p.	4–15s	480p–720p	5–9 per second
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash	Google's video model with reference-to-video — the engine behind Shorz Advertisement projects.	3–10s	720p	12 per second
Kling Video v3	Kling AI's v3 Standard model for motion-heavy shots, 3–15s at 720p.	3–15s	720p	26 per second

Every model, one app

Shorz isn't a model playground. The models generate the parts; the editor around them turns those parts into a finished, captioned, published video.

Every model on one prepaid balance — no per-provider subscriptions
No watermark on anything you generate or export
Full commercial rights on what you create
No API keys to manage: the models run on your Shorz account
New model versions appear in the picker without an app update
Drivable from Claude, Cursor, Codex or Gemini over MCP

Seedance 2.0 Mini questions

Is Seedance 2.0 Mini the default video model?

Yes. It's preselected for Text-to-Video and AI B-roll video generation because it's the cheapest per second. You can switch to any other model in the dropdown per project.

What can Seedance 2.0 Mini generate?

4–15 second clips at 480p or 720p, from a text prompt, a still image or reference assets, in 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4 or 21:9.

What does a clip cost?

It's billed per second by resolution; the live per-second price is on this page (1 credit = €0.01). As a real example, a 24-second music video rendered on Mini cost 254 credits end to end.

When should I pick a different model?

Seedance 2.0 for 1080p or 4K, Seedance 2.5 for clips longer than 15 seconds, Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash when the shot must feature a real product or person from reference photos.

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