Seedance 2.5 vs Sora 2
Seedance 2.5 has the higher overall score (9.4/10 vs 9.0/10). But Sora 2 costs 2.3x less: $1.25 per 10-second video, vs $2.90.
| Criterion | Seedance 2.5 | Sora 2 |
|---|---|---|
| TopVideoAI score | 9.4/10better | 9.0/10 |
| Realism | 9.4better | 9.1 |
| Motion | 9.5better | 8.9 |
| Prompt adherence | 9.2 | 9.3better |
| Art direction | 9.3better | 8.8 |
| Price of a 10 s video | $2.90 | $1.25better |
| Published API price | $0.29/s | $1.00 per 8 s |
| Generated audio | Yes | Yes |
| Developer | ByteDance | OpenAI |
| Released | July 2026 | September 2025 |
Provisional scores out of 10. Public API prices checked 08/20/2026.
Choose Seedance 2.5 if…
you care most about multi-shot scenes with consistent characters and native sound, dialogue and lip sync.
- Multi-shot scenes with consistent characters
- Native sound, dialogue and lip sync
- Up to 50 references (images, videos, audio)
- Costs more per second than Kling or Hailuo
- Slow generation (about 2 min 30 s)
Choose Sora 2 if…
you care most about follows the requested staging precisely and sound and dialogue.
- Follows the requested staging precisely
- Sound and dialogue
- Low price for the standard version
- The Pro version costs three times as much
Videos side by side
Examples generated by each model. Click to enlarge.
Seedance 2.5
Sora 2
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Seedance 2.5 and Sora 2?
Seedance 2.5 (ByteDance): ByteDance's video model generates picture and sound in one pass, with multi-shot scenes and consistent characters. Sora 2 (OpenAI): Very strong at telling a short scene: it follows staging and dialogue directions closely.
Seedance 2.5 or Sora 2: which one is better?
Seedance 2.5 has the higher overall score (9.4/10 vs 9.0/10). But Sora 2 costs 2.3x less: $1.25 per 10-second video, vs $2.90.
Which is cheaper, Seedance 2.5 or Sora 2?
Sora 2, at $1.25 per 10-second video through the API ($1.00 per 8 s), vs $2.90 for Seedance 2.5.