AI video API · ByteDance
Seedance 1 Lite API pricing per second
Generate video with ByteDance's Seedance 1 Lite through the Cut.Pro API. You see the price before you generate and pay only for what you use.
- Pay as you go, no subscription
- 15 free credits on a new account
- Free quote before every call
From$0.026per secondR$0.087 · 2 credits5 seconds at 480p: $0.13Updated November 07, 2026
Pricing
Seedance 1 Lite pricing by mode and resolution
| Mode | Resolution | Price per second | In reais | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text only | 480p | $0.026 | R$0.087 | 2 credits |
| Text only | 720p | $0.0585 | R$0.20 | 4 credits |
| Text only | 1080p | $0.13 | R$0.43 | 8 credits |
| First and last frame | 480p | $0.026 | R$0.087 | 2 credits |
| First and last frame | 720p | $0.0585 | R$0.20 | 4 credits |
| First and last frame | 1080p | $0.13 | R$0.43 | 8 credits |
| From an image | 480p | $0.026 | R$0.087 | 2 credits |
| From an image | 720p | $0.0585 | R$0.20 | 4 credits |
| From an image | 1080p | $0.13 | R$0.43 | 8 credits |
Updated November 07, 2026. Prices use the cheapest credit pack: 1 credit costs $0.0179 (R$0.0599).
Limits
What Seedance 1 Lite accepts in each request
- Modes
- Text only, First and last frame, and From an image
- Duration
- 5 or 10 seconds
- Resolutions
- 480p, 720p, 1080p
- Aspect ratios
- 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16
- Reference images
- up to 2
Code
How to call Seedance 1 Lite free quote, generation and result
BODY='{"model":"bytedance/seedance-1-lite","prompt":"a dog surfing at sunset","seconds":5,"resolution":"720p","aspect_ratio":"9:16"}'
CREDITS=$(curl -s -X POST https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations/quote \
-H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "$BODY" | jq .credits)
curl -X POST "https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations?wait=60" \
-H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
-d "$(jq -c --argjson credits "$CREDITS" '. + {credits: $credits}' <<< "$BODY")"const api = "https://api.cut.pro/api/v1";
const headers = { "X-Api-Key": process.env.CUTPRO_API_KEY, "Content-Type": "application/json" };
const body = {
model: "bytedance/seedance-1-lite",
prompt: "a dog surfing at sunset",
seconds: 5,
resolution: "720p",
aspect_ratio: "9:16",
};
const quote = await fetch(`${api}/generations/quote`, { method: "POST", headers, body: JSON.stringify(body) }).then((res) => res.json());
let generation = await fetch(`${api}/generations?wait=60`, {
method: "POST",
headers: { ...headers, "Idempotency-Key": crypto.randomUUID() },
body: JSON.stringify({ ...body, credits: quote.credits }),
}).then((res) => res.json());
while (generation.status === "processing") {
generation = await fetch(`${api}/generations/${generation.id}?wait=60`, { headers }).then((res) => res.json());
}
console.log(generation.output?.url ?? generation.error_code);import os, uuid, requests
API = "https://api.cut.pro/api/v1"
headers = {"X-Api-Key": os.environ["CUTPRO_API_KEY"]}
body = {
"model": "bytedance/seedance-1-lite",
"prompt": "a dog surfing at sunset",
"seconds": 5,
"resolution": "720p",
"aspect_ratio": "9:16",
}
quote = requests.post(f"{API}/generations/quote", json=body, headers=headers).json()
generation = requests.post(
f"{API}/generations",
params={"wait": 60},
json={**body, "credits": quote["credits"]},
headers={**headers, "Idempotency-Key": str(uuid.uuid4())},
).json()
while generation["status"] == "processing":
generation = requests.get(f"{API}/generations/{generation['id']}", params={"wait": 60}, headers=headers).json()
print(generation["output"]["url"] if generation["status"] == "ready" else generation["error_code"])Read the docsQuestions
API questions before your first call
- At 480p, each second costs $0.026 and a minute comes to $1.56 (R$5.22, 88 credits). Each generation runs 5 or 10 seconds.
- Create an account, make a key and send the request to the quote, which charges nothing. The 15 free credits cover 10 seconds at 480p with Seedance 1 Lite.
- Text only: the prompt describes everything. First and last frame: two images become the start and the end of the video. From an image: the image you send becomes the first frame.
- No. Buy a credit pack by card, or in reais with Pix from Brazil, and spend it on Seedance 1 Lite and every other model with the same key.
- No. The Cut.Pro key calls Seedance 1 Lite without a ByteDance account, with one balance for every model in the catalog.
- Yes. With a CPF or CNPJ and full address in your billing details, the nota fiscal is issued after each payment is confirmed.
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