ComparisonsWhat Are the Best Seevio Alternatives for Seedance Video in 2026?
Makernice Team · ·
Key takeaways
- Seevio bills Seedance 2.5, 2.0 and 2.0 Fast in credits per second, with a separate, smaller per-second credit rate when a video is supplied as input.
- CDance AI, Hedra, UlazAI, Makernice and China Video AI all carry the same three Seedance models; Hedra and Makernice also expose them as APIs billed in US dollars.
- Seevio's one-time credit packs never expire, while its subscription credits reset at each monthly renewal.
- Stay on Seevio if you feed source video into Seedance, because Makernice's Seedance models don't accept video input.
For the Seedance models Seevio runs, the closest alternatives are CDance AI, Hedra, UlazAI, Makernice and China Video AI. Every one of them lists Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0 and Seedance 2.0 Fast. Where they differ from Seevio is the billing currency, what happens to a failed task, and whether you can send a video as input. Each platform was checked on November 11, 2026.
How does Seevio bill a Seedance clip that uses video input?
Seevio sells one pool of credits for a studio and an API, and states "Credits consumed per second of video generation". Its Seedance table has two rates for each resolution, one without video input and one with it. The worked examples show how that adds up: a 5-second Seedance 2.5 clip at 480p is listed as "5s Example 50 credits" without input, and the same clip with a 3-second input video comes to 48 credits at 6 credits per second, so the input seconds are billed as well.
On the API, a task first holds credits, and Seevio's docs say "credits is the number of credits reserved for this task." The task then moves through the states "reserved, charged, refunded or refund_failed.", so a failed task is meant to be refunded, but the refund step has its own failure state. Seevio says "Credits from one-time credit packs never expire and can be used anytime.", while subscription credits reset when the plan renews. A subscription refund is only considered if usage stays under 20% of its credits.
Where else Seedance 2.5, 2.0 and 2.0 Fast run
CDance AI, Hedra, UlazAI, Makernice and China Video AI each list all three of Seevio's Seedance models. Hedra and Makernice bill in US dollars through an API, and the other three sell credits in a browser studio.
| Platform | Best for | How it bills | Source checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDance AI | Seedance-first creators who want credits that roll over after renewal | Plan credits with per-second member rates by plan, plus one-time starter packs | cdance.ai · 2026-11-11 |
| Hedra | Developers who want Seedance through an API with no minimum | Model API priced per second; separate Play studio credits on a monthly plan | hedra.com · 2026-11-11 |
| UlazAI | Occasional Seedance runs from one credit balance with no plan | Euro credit packs, video billed per second; failed runs refund themselves | ulazai.com · 2026-11-11 |
| Makernice | Code and agents that want a dollar quote before each Seedance job | Prepaid US-dollar balance per output second; no subscription, no expiry | Makernice pricing · live price list |
| China Video AI | Quick image-to-video tests on credit packs or monthly plans | Credits per job for most models, per second for MiniMax H3 | chinavideoai.com · 2026-11-11 |
Seevio's Seedance rates converted from credits, next to Makernice's per-second prices for the same model and resolution, are on the Seevio alternative page.
Which Seevio alternative suits your Seedance workload?
The right Seevio alternative depends on how you pay and what you feed in. CDance AI suits plan credits that roll over, Hedra and Makernice suit code that pays in US dollars, UlazAI suits occasional runs from a euro balance, and China Video AI suits quick image-to-video tests.
CDance AI is built around Seedance and prices it per second, starting "From 41 credits/sec" on its plan table, with the exact rate depending on which plan you hold. Its plans promise "Cancel anytime • Unused credits roll over", with rollover after each successful renewal; monthly credits stay valid 30 days and yearly ones 365. A sign-up reward of 150 credits lets you test first. If a paid generation fails or returns nothing usable because of a platform issue, CDance asks you to contact support.
Hedra is the developer option. Its Model API publishes per-second prices for Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0 and MiniMax H3, and "Model API usage has no subscription, seat fee or minimum." An estimate endpoint returns a price without creating a job, requests authenticate with an API key, and Hedra's MCP can bill either the API balance or the Play balance. The Play studio is a separate monthly plan whose credits reset each cycle, and most Play features stop after cancelling.
UlazAI has public Seedance 2.5 and Seedance 2 pages with per-second credit costs, and runs everything from "One credit balance. Every UlazAI model." Credits come in euro packs with "No subscription and no separate model plans." UlazAI promises that "A failed generation refunds itself", and checkout runs through Stripe. Once a generation completes, refunds are not possible.
Makernice bills each Seedance job per output second in US dollars from a prepaid balance with no subscription, no free credits and no expiry, across 19 video and image models. Instead of reserving credits, it prices the job first: a REST quote stays fixed for 12 minutes, and over MCP generate refuses anything above your max_cost_usd. Failed, timed-out and input-rejected jobs aren't charged; an output blocked by output moderation still is. The main gap for Seevio users is input: Makernice's Seedance models take text and images but don't accept a video input. Results arrive by polling, a callback_url per job or an account webhook.
China Video AI describes itself as a place to "Start with credits for quick image-to-video tests", with monthly and annual plans for ongoing work. It publishes the credits each model costs on each plan, mostly per job, with MiniMax H3 charged per second. Its failure rule is hedged: credits may be consumed on submit, and "failed jobs may be refunded according to the product logic configured for the service." One-time credit packs need no subscription, and unused pack credits can be reported for a refund within 7 days.
Reserving credits, quoting dollars and refunding failures
Seevio reserves credits when a task starts and moves a failed task to refunded. Hedra and Makernice price a job before it runs (Makernice charges an output blocked by output moderation like any finished one), UlazAI does not charge a failed run, and China Video AI and CDance AI handle failures case by case.
- Before the run: Seevio reserves credits per task; Hedra has an estimate endpoint; CDance AI and UlazAI show a cost to review; Makernice locks a REST quote for 12 minutes or caps the MCP price with
max_cost_usd. - Failed tasks: Seevio moves the task to refunded, or to refund_failed if the refund does not go through; UlazAI and Makernice don't charge (Makernice still charges an output blocked by output moderation); China Video AI may refund; CDance AI handles it through support.
- Leftover credits: Seevio packs never expire and plan credits reset; CDance AI credits roll over after renewal; the Makernice balance doesn't expire. UlazAI says to review credit validity before buying.
- Currency: Seevio, CDance AI and China Video AI use credits; UlazAI sells credits in euros; Hedra's API and Makernice price in US dollars.
When should you stay on Seevio instead of switching?
Seevio prices Seedance with a video input, and Makernice's Seedance models don't take one, so a video-to-video workflow belongs on Seevio. Stay too if you buy credits in packs and like that they never expire, or if you use Seevio's studio in the browser, since Makernice has no editor. To compare the same text-to-video clip on both sides, the Seevio alternative page does the conversion.