Seedance 1.0 Pro is ByteDance’s flagship AI video generation model, engineered to deliver professional-grade, high-fidelity video content from both text and image prompts. As a multi-shot, cinematic AI engine, it sets a new standard for narrative continuity, visual realism, and production speed in the generative video landscape.
Overview & Key Features
Seedance 1.0 Pro supports text-to-video and image-to-video workflows, enabling creators to generate up to 1080p, multi-scene videos in under 41 seconds. Its standout capabilities include:
- Multi-shot storytelling: Seedance 1.0 Pro excels in multi-shot storytelling, allowing for coherent video sequences that maintain narrative flow. This feature is particularly beneficial for creating dynamic and engaging content that requires multiple scenes or perspectives.
- Cinematic aesthetics: Rich detail, dynamic framing, and smooth motion synthesis.The model generates high-resolution videos at 1080p and 24 fps, ensuring smooth motion and detailed visuals. It employs advanced techniques to maintain visual consistency and realism across scenes, delivering cinematic-quality content suitable for professional use.
- Prompt precision: Advanced semantic understanding and strict adherence to user instructions .
- Dual Input Modes: Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video,Users can input descriptive text prompts or reference images to create videos, making it versatile for various creative processes. This dual input capability allows for seamless integration into different workflows, whether starting from a conceptual idea or a visual reference.
Technical Architecture
Under the hood, Seedance 1.0 Pro employs a transformer-based backbone optimized for temporal consistency and fluid motion interpolation. The “Pro” iteration builds on the original Seedance 1.0 with:
- Enhanced visual fidelity through refined generative filters
- Improved instruction-following via reinforcement learning fine-tuning
- A dual-encoder mechanism that fuses text and image embeddings for richer context representation .
Inference Efficiency
The model achieves impressive inference speed, capable of generating a 5-second 1080p video in approximately 41.4 seconds on an NVIDIA L20 GPU. This efficiency allows for rapid iteration and experimentation, making it suitable for real-time applications and workflows.
Benchmark Performance
In comparative tests, Seedance 1.0 Pro achieves an ELO score of 1 351, outpacing peers such as Google Veo 3 and MiniMax Hailuo-02 in user-perceived quality and motion consistency . On standard benchmarks, it delivers:
- 30 fps smooth video clips at 1080p resolution
- Generation times of < 41 s per 10 s clip (vs. 1–2 min on average)
- Superior scene coherence and prompt fidelity compared to alternatives.
Limitations
- Audio Generation: Currently, Seedance 1.0 Pro does not support audio generation, limiting its application for projects requiring synchronized sound.
- Input Size Restrictions: For optimal performance, image uploads should be under 5MB. Larger files may affect processing time and output quality.
- Content Restrictions: Users are advised to avoid including sensitive information, inappropriate content, or explicit material in prompts to ensure a safe and efficient experience.
How to call seedance-1-0-pro API from CometAPI
seedance-1-0-pro API Pricing in CometAPI，20% off the official price:
| Price | $2.00000 |
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Required Steps
- Log in to cometapi.com. If you are not our user yet, please register first
- Get the access credential API key of the interface. Click “Add Token” at the API token in the personal center, get the token key: sk-xxxxx and submit.
- Get the url of this site: https://api.cometapi.com/
Use Method
- Select the “
bytedance-seedance-1-0-pro” endpoint to send the API request and set the request body. The request method and request body are obtained from our website API doc. Our website also provides Apifox test for your convenience. - Replace <YOUR_API_KEY> with your actual CometAPI key from your account.
- Insert your question or request into the content field—this is what the model will respond to.
- . Process the API response to get the generated answer.
CometAPI provides a fully compatible REST API—for seamless migration. Key details to API doc:
- Base URL: https://api.cometapi.com/volc/v3/contents/generations/tasks
- Model Names: “
bytedance-seedance-1-0-pro“ - Authentication:
Bearer YOUR_CometAPI_API_KEYheader - Content-Type:
application/json.
API Integration & Examples
Below is a snippet demonstrating how to invoke seedance-1-0-pro via CometAPI’s API. Replace <API_KEY> and <PROMPT> accordingly:
Text video:
curl -X POST https://api.cometapi.com/volc/v3/contents/generations/tasks \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CometAPI_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "bytedance-seedance-1-0-pro",
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "Multiple shots. A detective enters a dimly lit room. He examines a table for clues and picks up an object. The camera pans to show him lost in thought. --ratio 16:9"
}
]
}'See Also Seedance 1.0 Lite API
