Seedance 1.0 Lite API

ByteDance has officially rolled out Seedance 1.0 Lite, a streamlined edition of its flagship video‐generation framework. this new model balances speed, cost-efficiency, and quality—making advanced AI‐powered video creation accessible to a broader audience.

AnnaAI model and API research team

Updated Sep 3, 2026 5 min read

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Make the first API call.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="YOUR_COMETAPI_KEY",
    base_url="https://api.cometapi.com/v1",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-5-mini",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Build this workflow."}],
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

ByteDance has officially rolled out Seedance 1.0 Lite, a streamlined edition of its flagship video‐generation framework. this new model balances speed, cost-efficiency, and quality—making advanced AI‐powered video creation accessible to a broader audience.

Introduction to Seedance 1.0 Lite

is a Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video model optimized for , , and workflows. Built by ByteDance—the team behind TikTok and CapCut—it inherits core breakthroughs in and from the full Seedance 1.0 framework while operating at a fraction of the compute cost.

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Published on Aug 4, 2025

Last updated Sep 3, 2026

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Model	Price
Text video: `bytedance-seedance-1-0-lite-t2v-250428`	Price: $1.44000
Photo video: `bytedance-seedance-1-0-lite-i2v-250428`	Price: $1.44000

curl -X POST https://api.cometapi.com/volc/v3/contents/generations/tasks\
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ARK_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "bytedance-seedance-1-0-lite-t2v-250428",
"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"
}
]
}'

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Seedance 1.0 Lite API

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