| What it does | ByteDance's multimodal AI video generator for creating cinematic videos from text, images, or references
| A free, open-source Premiere Pro alternative
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| Pricing model | Paid
| Open source
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| Pricing | Basic: $19.50/month or $234/year (400 credits/month). Pro: $39.50/month or $474/year (1,000 credits/month). Max: $74.50/month or $894/year (2,300 credits/month). New accounts receive free credits for available free models. Annual billing offers 50% savings.
| Free forever with no subscription, watermark or export limit.
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| Key features | - Text to video generation from natural language prompts
- First and last frame animation
- Reference image guidance with up to 9 images
- Synchronized audio generation
- Video output from 4 to 15 seconds
- Six aspect ratios including 16:9, 9:16, and 1:1
- Resolution up to 1080p
- Credit cost preview before generation
- Access to multiple Seedance models including Seedance 2 Fast
- Priority queue and dedicated support with paid plans
| - Color grading with curves, wheels, HSL secondaries, LUTs and scopes
- Three-point editing with ripple, roll, slip and slide trims
- Over 90 video effects and about 30 transitions
- Native codecs including H.264, HEVC, ProRes, VP9, AV1, AAC and Opus
- Frame-exact timebase for 23.976 and 29.97 drop-frame accuracy
- Broadcast audio with EBU R128 loudness meters and automation
- Keyframes with value and velocity graphs
- WebAssembly browser-based editing
- Scriptable through CLI, JSON and MCP server
- Export to H.264 MP4, ProRes 422 HQ, PNG and GIF
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| What makes it different | - Reference images actually steer results rather than loosely suggesting them
- Character consistency maintained across multiple shots
- Motion-held video sequences with no retiming needed
- Fast video generation with synchronized audio included
- Credit cost estimation shown before generation submission
| - Completely free with no subscription, watermark or export limits
- Open source under MIT or Apache-2.0 license
- Familiar Premiere Pro-style interface and keyboard shortcuts
- Runs on Mac, Windows, Linux and in web browsers
- Professional color grading tools and native codec support
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 5 ▲ +1 (up) since last check | 1 ▲ +1 (up) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 9 | 0 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 24 | 15 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 42 | 4 |
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Seedance 2.0
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