Seedance 2.5 free-tier data

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What is in it

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Fields

FieldMeaning
modelthe model the figure applies to
channelthe product, platform or API the figure was observed on
metricwhat is being measured
valuethe figure, quoted as observed — ranges and hedges are kept, not flattened
observedthe date the figure was read or recorded
source_typevendor = stated by the vendor · report = reported by a user · single-source = one uncorroborated account
notecaveats, conflicts and what is known to be missing

Reading it correctly

Two things will trip you up if you skim it.

Some rows contradict each other on purpose. Where two observations disagree — the daily credit figure in July versus August, the vendor saying the API is "coming soon" while a developer reports it opened two weeks earlier — both rows are kept. Neither was averaged into a number nobody published.

Free-tier numbers move without announcement. A row is a record of what was true on its date, not a promise about today. Check the observed column before quoting anything as current.

Preview

channelmetricvalueobservedsource
Jimengdaily free credits60-1002026-07-04report
Jimengdaily free credits882026-08-11report
Doubaodaily generations (free tier)52026-08-11report
Mina Labssign-up bonus20 credits2026-08-11report
Lovartannual plan bonusup to 20 generations2026-08-11report
Doubao Worklaunch giveaway30 days Standard membership (list CNY 68)2026-08-25report
ByteDance (official)max clip length30 seconds, single pass2026-07-31vendor
ByteDance (official)extension ceilingmulti-minute, no round limit stated2026-07-31vendor
Jimeng (reported)extension ceiling3 minutes, Jimeng-only2026-07-08report
ByteDance (official)output resolutionnot stated2026-07-31vendor
most hosting platformsoutput resolution1080p2026-07 to 2026-08vendor
one hosting platformoutput resolution claim4K2026vendor
one pre-launch testeroutput resolution4K + 10-bit2026-07-04single-source
Doubaowatermark, free tierwatermarked2026-08-27report
Doubaowatermark, paid tierremoval off by default, manual toggle2026-08-27report
Doubaowatermark, after the factnot retroactive2026-08-27report
BytePlus ModelArkAPI availabilitycoming soon2026-07-31vendor
developer reportAPI availabilityopened 2026-07-162026-07-15report
API (in practice)error codes seen429, 400, 4022026-08-04report
API (in practice)error strings seenapi error: 529 overloaded; connection lost mid-response2026-08-25report
API (in practice)billing on failuremoderation/platform failures not charged; dissatisfaction charged2026-08-04report
one host, 5 test groupsfirst-attempt usable rate~30% to >60%2026-08-12report

Cite it

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Corrections

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