A day in the life, eight shots
@airina_xyzOne line of text. The model planned the makeup close-ups, the pink bedroom, the street and the dance floor on its own.
a day in the life of a 80s party girl, 8 different shots, fun and interesting
Seedance 2 Mini AI Video Generator
Seedance 2 Mini turns cartoons, short stories and ads into clips with sound at half the credits of Seedance 2.0, so you keep rolling until the take is worth posting.
Half the price of Seedance 2.0Sound in the same runFailed runs refunded
Seedance 2 Mini AI Video Generator
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Every model below runs on the same credit balance, so the same prompt can go head to head with a rival in two clicks.
Examples
Seedance 2 Mini videos creators posted
Comedy, disaster and claymation straight from creators' feeds: each clip was posted on X by the person who made it, sound left in.
Cartoon comedy that lands
How creators work
Make a Seedance 2 Mini short in four moves
People posting music videos, anime episodes and ads made with this model describe the same four steps.
01
Fix the look with an image
Many creators draw the character or product in an image model first, then attach one or two images so every shot starts from the same design.
02
Write the shots into one prompt
List the beats in order, or just ask for a number of shots. One run can cut between several scenes.
03
Draft cheap at 480p
A 6-second draft is 215 credits, so reroll until the timing and the motion feel right.
04
Finish the keeper, then cut
Re-run the winning prompt at 720p, or on Seedance 2.0 for 1080p, and edit the 4 to 10 second clips into the full piece.
Access
Where to run Seedance 2 Mini in your browser
Seedance 2 Mini, also listed as Seedance 2.0 Mini, is the cheaper tier of ByteDance's Seedance 2.0, and its weights are private, so there is nothing to download. Here it runs in the browser with an email login, whatever country you are in.
Creative engine
Seedance 2 Mini on Kavel
720p
Top resolution
4–10s
Clip length
With audio
Every run
Text or up to two images in
Describe the scene, or attach one or two images, such as your character or the front and back of a T-shirt, then pick 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1.
A clip with sound out
Every run comes back with its audio track, and the credit price is the same as a silent one.
The price before you press
The credit estimate updates as you change length and resolution; the number you see is the number you pay.
What people post about
Three things Seedance 2 Mini does best, according to its users
Seedance 2 Mini for cartoons and animated shorts
Animation is where fans rave loudest: on Reddit one creator calls it a favourite for cartoon work, praising the simple character designs, creative camera and output "sharper than even standard and fast models". This fox-and-runaway-sack chase is one run.
- Name the style up front: 2D cartoon, claymation, storybook 3D
- Keep character designs simple and describe them once
- Frame closer for the crispest faces and props
A whole story from one prompt
Creators post full ads and short stories from a single prompt, one character carried through outfit changes and scene cuts. This pet-shop story runs from closing time to a walk home in eight seconds.
- Write the story as beats: setup, turn, payoff
- Or simply ask for a number of shots, as in "8 different shots"
- Attach an image of the main character to hold the face
Test every wild idea for less
It is the model people reach for to draft: a 6-second clip starts at 215 credits, so a stunt like this mid-air ball collision can be tried over and over before the best version goes out.
- Draft at 480p and keep the prompt that works
- Change one thing per reroll: camera, action or sound
- Move the winner to 720p or to Seedance 2.0 for 1080p
Prompts
Seedance 2 Mini prompts you can copy
Copy the exact prompts behind two shared clips and run one now: a single line of text, and one written like a film scene.
A horse archer on the steppe
@Ankit_patel211A full action scene written as prose: the land, the rider, the tactic, the sword cut, then the camera pulling wide.
Endless golden grassland, low sun, wind rippling the grass like water. A Mongol woman rides a compact steppe pony at a controlled canter, bow drawn. She's harassing a Jin cavalry patrol — feigned retreat, turning in the saddle for the Parthian shot, arrow after arrow finding gaps in lamellar armor. The horsemanship is the star: no hands on reins, controlling the horse with legs and weight, the pony reading her body. When one pursuer closes, she drops the bow to a saddle loop, draws a curved saber, and executes a single passing cut. The pursuit becomes a wide sweeping shot — dozens of riders spread across the plain, dust trails behind each one.
What people say
What people said about Seedance 2 Mini clips
A cartoon favourite, and for one user simply the best model for them. Replies from public Reddit threads, quoted as written; each name links to the comment.
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I love SD 2.0 Mini for cartoon stuff, it does a really good job with the the simplistic character designs etc and its very creative in camera work etc.
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Compared
Seedance 2 Mini vs Seedance 2.0, Fast, 2.5 and Kling 3.0 Turbo
The models people weigh it against in the threads, and where Mini comes out ahead.
Mini vs Seedance 2.0
At the same length and resolution Mini costs half as much, so a storyboard gets twice the drafts. In July, Design Arena's blind Video Arena voting put it second overall. Take a finished shot to the full model when the final cut calls for 1080p or a set end frame.
See Seedance 2.0Mini vs Seedance 2 Fast
Both offer 480p or 720p and 4 to 10 seconds here, both with sound. Mini does it for under two thirds of Fast's credits, the pick when you are rolling many takes.
See Seedance 2 FastMini vs Seedance 2.5
Seedance 2.5 holds one take for up to 30 seconds at up to 1080p. A 6-second 720p clip on Mini costs about a third as much, so short shots and drafts go further.
See Seedance 2.5Mini vs Kling 3.0 Turbo
Reddit's cat-eating-a-banana matchup set the two budget models side by side. Turbo starts at 720p; Mini also drafts at 480p, where a clip costs about half the cheapest Turbo run.
Try the idea on Kling 3.0 TurboFAQ
Seedance 2 Mini FAQ
The questions people ask most in threads about the model.
You can start free: log in and Kavel adds free credits with no card, enough to test an idea on Kavel's own video engine. This model runs on any paid plan or credit pack, with the cost shown before you generate.
A 6-second clip is 215 credits at 480p and 465 at 720p, sound included. The cheapest run, 4 seconds at 480p, is 145 credits, and a 10-second 720p clip is 770.
Right here in your browser. Log in with email, pick it in the video generator and type a prompt or attach an image. There is no app to find in your region and nothing to install.
On Kavel both run 480p or 720p for 4 to 10 seconds with sound. Mini costs under two thirds as much per clip, and animation fans on Reddit single it out for cartoon work.
Yes. Every run comes back with an audio track, ambience, effects and the lines you write in quotes, and the credit price is the same as it would be without sound.
Each clip runs 4, 6, 8 or 10 seconds. For music videos and longer stories, generate shot by shot and cut the clips together, the way creators build full episodes with it.
Name the language in the prompt next to each quoted line and describe who is speaking. Creators who share this tip repeat the language for every speaker, not only once at the top.
No. A failed run puts its credits back in your balance automatically, unless the prompt broke the content policy.
Make your first Seedance 2 Mini clip
Paste a proven prompt or write your own story, draft it at 480p from 145 credits, and see the exact cost before you press generate. A run that fails on our side is refunded.