Runway Adds Seedance 2.0 Mini to API: Lower-Cost Video Generation at 480p/720p
Runway / ByteDance
On June 26, Runway added Seedance 2.0 Mini (model ID: seedance2_mini) to its API. The model supports text, image, and video input with keyframe control, reference images, reference videos, and generated audio, the same feature set as full Seedance 2.0, but at a lower resolution ceiling (480p or 720p) and billed at 16 credits per second, roughly half the cost of the standard tier. Clip duration ranges from 4 to 15 seconds.
Why it matters
Seedance 2.0 Mini makes ByteDance's leading video generation model accessible to a wider developer audience at substantially lower cost. Combined with the 4K tier added on June 24, Runway now offers the full cost/quality spectrum of Seedance 2.0 through a single API.
Importance: 2/5
Extends Seedance 2.0 API to a lower-cost tier, increasing accessibility for video generation developers