Name: Seedance 2.0 Mini API
Brand: ByteDance

Overview

What Is Seedance 2.0 Mini?

Seedance 2.0 Mini is a lightweight AI video generation model designed for creators and businesses that need speed, affordability, and reliable output quality. As part of the Seedance 2.0 ecosystem, it focuses on rapid content production while maintaining the core capabilities that make modern AI video generation useful for marketing, social media, and creative experimentation.

Technical Specifications

Output Resolution

Seedance 2.0 Mini supports several commonly used video resolutions, including 480p, 720p, and 1080p. This flexibility allows users to choose the balance between rendering speed and visual quality that best fits their project requirements.

Video Length

The model is optimized for short-form content and typically generates clips ranging from a few seconds up to approximately fifteen seconds. These durations align well with modern platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and digital advertising placements.

Supported Formats

Seedance 2.0 Mini can generate content in multiple aspect ratios, making it suitable for both vertical and horizontal video experiences. This ensures compatibility with a wide range of publishing platforms without requiring extensive post-production adjustments.

API Pricing

no video input: $4.55
with video input: $2.73

Core Features

Text-to-Video Generation

At its core, Seedance 2.0 Mini converts natural language descriptions into animated video sequences. Users can describe scenes, characters, actions, camera movement, lighting conditions, and overall atmosphere. The model then interprets these instructions and produces a corresponding video clip.

This workflow eliminates many traditional production barriers and allows creators to move directly from concept to visual output.

Image-to-Video Support

In addition to text prompts, Seedance 2.0 Mini supports image-driven generation. Users can upload reference images to guide the appearance of subjects, products, environments, or branding elements.

This feature is particularly valuable for maintaining consistency across multiple video assets and marketing campaigns.

Fast Rendering Performance

One of the most attractive aspects of Seedance 2.0 Mini is its generation speed. Instead of waiting for lengthy rendering processes, users can create and evaluate multiple concepts within a short period of time.

For creative teams running A/B tests or performance marketing campaigns, this faster feedback loop can significantly improve productivity.

Use Cases for Seedance 2.0 Mini

Social Media Content Creation

For creators publishing daily content, speed is often more important than cinematic perfection. Seedance 2.0 Mini enables rapid production of engaging short-form videos that can be used across multiple social platforms.

Digital Advertising

Advertising teams frequently need numerous creative variations to identify top-performing campaigns. Seedance 2.0 Mini makes it possible to generate and test multiple concepts without investing significant resources into each version.

Product Marketing

E-commerce brands can use the model to create product showcases, promotional clips, and launch announcements. By combining image references with descriptive prompts, businesses can quickly produce marketing assets that support product visibility and conversion goals.

Concept Development and Storyboarding

Creative professionals often need a quick way to visualize ideas before committing to a full production workflow. Seedance 2.0 Mini serves as an efficient pre-visualization tool, helping teams validate concepts early in the creative process.

Use cases

Use text-to-video to turn prompts into short video clips. Use image-to-video to animate a reference image into video. Use reference video to generate new video guided by an existing video reference. Use reference audio for background music in video generation.

How to use Seedance 2.0 Mini API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to bytedance/seedance-2-0-mini.

import requests, time

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY}
job = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations",
    headers=headers,
    json={
      "model": "bytedance/seedance-2-0-mini",
      "prompt": "A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"
    },
).json()
gid = job["id"]

while True:
    res = requests.get(f"https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id={gid}", headers=headers).json()
    if res.get("status") in ("completed", "error"):
        break
    time.sleep(5)
print(res["video"]["url"])

const headers = {
  Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};
const job = await (await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "bytedance/seedance-2-0-mini",
    "prompt": "A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"
  }),
})).json();

let res;
do {
  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5000));
  res = await (await fetch(`https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id=${job.id}`, { headers })).json();
} while (!["completed", "error"].includes(res.status));
console.log(res.video.url);

# submit the generation — the response contains the job "id"
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"bytedance/seedance-2-0-mini","prompt":"A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"}'

# then poll until status is "completed" — video.url holds the result
curl "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id={id}" -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY"

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.