
Seedance 2 Prompt Guide: Shots, References, and Targeted Repairs
Turn a scene idea into a usable Seedance prompt: give each reference a job, write shots for your version, place the sound, and fix one problem at a time.

Turn a scene idea into a usable Seedance prompt: give each reference a job, write shots for your version, place the sound, and fix one problem at a time.

Try Kling 4.0 first for keyframed action, camera moves and text, Seedance 2.5 for acting and product shots. On the official APIs Seedance costs 1.5–2.4× more.

Flow gives every account 50 credits a day: five Veo 3.1 Lite clips, ten on Ultra. The Gemini app now uses Omni and a 5-hour/weekly limit with no video count.

As of September 2026, creator plans run about $5–$35 a month and APIs charge $0.04–$0.25 per second at 720p. Sora is gone, and retries set the real cost.

Veo 3.1 costs $0.05 to $0.60 per second with audio, sold on Google Cloud since the Gemini API Veo models shut down. Flow gives every account 50 credits a day.

As of October 10, 2026, Google Flow, PixVerse, Firefly and Canva still give free image-to-video that resets. Runway is a one-time trial; Pika is packs only.

Sora is shut down with no official successor. Make clips free in Google Vids or Flow; for API work, Google recommends Omni Flash at about $0.10 a second.

As of November 4, 2026, Google Flow's 50 free daily credits make five 8-second 720p clips with no visible watermark, except in India, South Korea and Vietnam.

Paid Kling plans get bonus credits at your first login each day, gone at 24:00 local time. 7-Day Trial and Pass users don't, and Kling publishes no amount.

Give the clip one job and name what must not carry over. Keep to 3 clips and 15 s in total; a tested camera-only 4 s request at 768P cost $0.55.

Meta has no Muse Video API as of November 2, 2026. Code can drive your own Muse account via useapi.net or pay per 720p clip, from $0.30 (10 s) to $1.55 (60 s).

Use your picture as a first frame, first + last frame, or reference. Keep sides 300–6000 px and ratio 0.4–2.5, and set duration so 2.5 doesn't pick 30 s.

Free Hailuo AI accounts no longer get daily credits. New sign-ups get one pack (150 credits on November 2, 2026) that expires in 3 days, then it's paid.

A current answer to whether Grok AI makes videos, with the official workflow map and a safe app, API, or wrapper route for a first clip.

Grok animates a photo into a 6–15 s clip on Premium ($30) and up, not on Free or the $8 Plus. Start at 480p, 6 s; the API costs from $0.12 a clip.

Seedance 2.5 keeps the 2.0 ban on real-face references. Retrying won't help: swap the image, reuse a trusted output, or use a preset or authorized asset ID.

Cancel and ask for a refund where you were billed: Dreamina, Apple, Google Play, or an independent Seedance site. Dreamina US refunds need 14 days and zero use.

Use one shot when two characters trade short lines that fit one clip. Cut to separate shots for three or more speakers, long scenes, or lines you will rewrite.

Logo warped in an AI product video? Regenerate if the product drifts too, try an AI edit for a short flaw, or composite the real logo when it must match.

AI clip flickering in Premiere? Brightness pumping needs a deflicker pass, detail shimmer needs frame averaging, and redrawn shapes need a new take.

Seedance 2.0 pricing: Dreamina Basic is $15/month, $1.50 the first month by card or PayPal until October 23, 2026. Free trials exist; student discounts don't.

Seedance 2.5 costs about $0.103/s at 480p, $0.231/s at 720p, and $0.569/s at 1080p on BytePlus; OpenRouter and Replicate charge the same at 480p and 720p.

Both Wan 2.7 and Seedance 2.0 now generate video. Start with Wan for a short 720p or 1080p job with a matching operation; choose Seedance 2.0 standard for native 4K or its omni-reference workflow for richer media guidance. The right comparison includes input eligibility and the cost of accepted clips.

As of October 10, 2026, a free AI kissing video means sign-up credits or a daily clip, usually watermarked. Use only photos of you and a partner who agreed.