Seedance 2.0 vs Veo 3.1
This preserves the original September benchmark for these exact versions. The updated comparison is linked below. Seedance 2.0 and Veo 3.1 are the two flagship video models with audio that people pay top dollar for. We ran both through the same nine clips and priced every one.
Anvisha Pai, Co-founder & CEO, Voyager
Which to use
They split the set. Seedance 2.0 has the more natural talking head and the more filmic market; Veo 3.1 has the better spill, the better woodblock print and the more polished title card. Both typeset the text. Veo costs more, $2.40 a six-second clip against Seedance's $1.52 for five, and Veo cannot make a five-second clip at all. For dialogue and documentary-feeling shots, Seedance. For effects, style and hero shots, Veo, or Veo 3.1 Fast for a quarter of the money.
What others found
Other people who ran both models, quoted and linked. Where our clips agree or disagree, we say so.
Winner: Seedance 2.0. This is where the gap in anatomical fidelity between generations is most apparent.
Vidguru AI Lab, eight-case benchmark, on the hands and cards test, .
Our pour-over clip agrees: Seedance's hand and kettle are the cleaner of the two.
We have reached the point where AI lip-sync is effectively 'solved.' Both models matched phonemes with zero visible lag or distortion.
Vidguru AI Lab, eight-case benchmark, on the lip-sync test, .
Veo 3.1 Lite follows the requested roll, drop, and splash order and produces a clearer discrete splash, but the marble remains visible above the water instead of settling at the bottom.
Unifically Model Research Team, same-prompt API test, Veo 3.1 Lite against Seedance 2.0 Pro, .
That test used the Lite tier; our physics clip has the full Veo 3.1 ahead on the spill too.
Veo 3 is one of the weaker video models, surprisingly! Google and OpenAI are both really far behind the Chinese at this point.
echelon, Hacker News comment, .
Our clips do not support this for 3.1: Veo won the physics and art-style prompts outright.
Side by side, measured
| Seedance 2.0 | Veo 3.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | ByteDance | Google DeepMind |
| Released | 2026-02-12 | 2025-10-15 |
| Price | $0.3034 per second at 720p, 16:9 via fal | $0.40 per second with audio, 720p or 1080p via Gemini API |
| Seconds to make one clip | 88 to 148 | 67 to 108 |
| 9 clips cost | $13.61 | $21.60 |
| Length | 4 to 15 seconds, or let the model choose | 4, 6 or 8 seconds only; our five-second fixture rounds to six |
Seconds and cost are from our own runs of the same 9 prompts through each model.
The same 9 prompts, Seedance 2.0 against Veo 3.1
One try each, nothing re-rolled or retouched, generated by us. Seedance 2.0 is on the left, Veo 3.1 on the right. Every prompt has its own page with the whole roster.
Product turntable
Every model on this prompt →›What we asked for
A matte black ceramic pour-over coffee dripper rotating slowly on a white turntable, soft studio light, seamless white background, product video, no text.
Person speaking
Every model on this prompt →Seedance's woman is the most natural on the roster; Veo's invented a selfie arm.
›What we asked for
A woman in her 40s with short grey hair stands in a bright kitchen, looks at the camera and says 'Good morning, the coffee is ready', natural window light, handheld feel, she smiles at the end.
Animated title card
Every model on this prompt →Both typeset the card. Veo's is on a navy block; Seedance's floats over the crowd with the date beneath.
›What we asked for
A title card reading 'MODA SUMMER SESSIONS' animates in over slow-motion footage of a festival crowd at dusk, then a smaller line 'Friday 12 June' fades in beneath it. Bold condensed type, tangerine on navy.
Camera move
Every model on this prompt →›What we asked for
Drone shot pushing slowly forward over a coastal town at sunrise, terracotta roofs, fishing boats in the harbour, long shadows, cinematic and steady.
Physics
Every model on this prompt →Veo's spill spreads with droplets; Seedance's is clean but the puddle reads as coffee.
›What we asked for
A glass of water tips over on a wooden table and spills in slow motion, water and three ice cubes sliding across the wood, macro lens, morning light.
Hands at work
Every model on this prompt →›What we asked for
Close-up of hands pouring hot water from a gooseneck kettle in slow circles into a pour-over coffee dripper, steam rising, shallow depth of field, warm cafe light.
Busy scene
Every model on this prompt →›What we asked for
A crowded Saturday farmers market seen from slightly above, shoppers with tote bags, a dog on a leash, a busker with a guitar, bunting swaying, late morning light, gentle camera drift.
Specific art style
Every model on this prompt →Veo holds the woodblock print with rain lines; Seedance's print is sparser and stiller.
›What we asked for
A lighthouse on a rocky cliff in a storm, in the style of a Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print, waves crashing in flat colour with visible wood grain, animated like moving paper cutouts.
Image to video
Every model on this prompt →›What we asked for
The coffee dripper slowly fills as coffee drips through it, steam rising, the camera drifting gently around it, the dripper itself unchanged.
Other versions compared
Frequently asked questions
Is Seedance better than Veo 3?
On our clips they split: Seedance 2.0 on talking heads and crowds, Veo 3.1 on physics, art style and polish. Both render text. Veo is dearer per second.
Which is cheaper, Seedance or Veo?
Seedance 2.0 at about $0.30 a second at 720p against Veo 3.1's $0.40 with audio on fal, read on 10 September 2026. Veo 3.1 Fast at $0.15 undercuts both.
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