The fastest, most affordable Seedance 2.0 tier for short cinematic clips with native audio, camera control, and image or video inputs at 480p and 720p.
ByteDanceVideo GenerationReleased Jun 15, 2026MalaysiaProprietary EndpointNewThe fastest, most affordable Seedance 2.0 tier for short cinematic clips with native audio, camera control, and image or video inputs at 480p and 720p.
Also known as Seedance Mini, ByteDance Seedance 2.0 Mini, Seedance-2.0-Mini, seedance-2-0-mini
seedance-2-0-miniPOST /v1/videos/generationsLive pay-as-you-go rates from the EmpirioLabs catalog. You are billed only for what you use, with no monthly minimum.
Seedance 2.0 Mini runs through POST /v1/videos/generations. The request returns a job_id right away; poll GET /v1/jobs/{job_id} until the job completes and read the output URLs from the result. Get an API key from the EmpirioLabs dashboard.
curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/videos/generations \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "seedance-2-0-mini",
"prompt": "Describe what you want Seedance 2.0 Mini to generate."
}'curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/jobs/JOB_ID \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY"import requests
response = requests.post(
"https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/videos/generations",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY"},
json={
"model": "seedance-2-0-mini",
"prompt": "Describe what you want Seedance 2.0 Mini to generate.",
},
)
job = response.json()
# Generation runs as an async job. Poll until it completes.
import time
while True:
status = requests.get(
f"https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/jobs/{job['job_id']}",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY"},
).json()
if status.get("status") in ("completed", "failed"):
print(status)
break
time.sleep(5)Request parameters supported by the Seedance 2.0 Mini API on EmpirioLabs. Defaults apply when a field is omitted.
| Parameter | Type | Default | Range / values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prompt | string | - | - | Scene description. |
| mode | enum | auto | auto, t2v, i2v_first, i2v_both, reference, edit, extend | auto: detect from inputs. t2v: text-to-video. i2v_first: animate first frame. i2v_both: morph between start (image) and end (image_end). reference: use image as... |
| resolution | enum | 720p | 480p, 720p | Video generation resolution. Options are model-specific and sourced from the catalog. |
| aspect_ratio | enum | adaptive | adaptive, 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9 | Output aspect ratio (1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:2, etc.). |
| custom_duration | boolean | true | - | If false, the model decides clip length. |
| duration | number | 5 | 4 to 15 | Clip length in seconds. Only used when custom_duration=true. |
| generate_audio | boolean | true | - | Generate native audio with the video. |
| image | string | - | - | Reference / first-frame image URL. |
| image_end | string | - | - | End-frame image URL for i2v_both / extend. |
| video | string | - | - | Reference video URL for edit / extend / reference. |
| negative_prompt | string | - | - | What to avoid. |
Lightweight, lowest-cost tier in the Seedance 2.0 family: the fastest and most affordable option, ideal for drafts and high-volume short-form. 480p and 720p only (no 1080p or 4K).
On EmpirioLabs, Seedance 2.0 Mini is billed pay as you go: T2V/I2V 480P $0.070 per second; T2V/I2V 720P $0.150 per second; Video Input 480P $0.167 per second. The live rate card on this page always matches what the API charges.
Seedance 2.0 Mini is served through POST /v1/videos/generations on api.empiriolabs.ai with standard bearer-token authentication.
Yes. The EmpirioLabs playground runs Seedance 2.0 Mini in the browser with the same parameters the API exposes, so you can test prompts before writing code.
Create an EmpirioLabs account, then generate a key under API Keys in the dashboard. Billing is pay-as-you-go credits, so you only pay for the requests you make.
Check out our pricing or reach out if you want your own model deployed on our stack.
