# Bad Influence story: ByteDance releases Seedance 2.5 Flash, a faster, cheaper video generation model

Active · 2 articles · 2 sources · First reported 11-12 03:39. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/c66a56a9-a93a-48a8-8c55-4fd42810253d

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Latest update (11-12 07:12): Higgsfield offers Seedance 2.5 Flash on its platform

Overview: ByteDance's cloud unit Volcano Engine releases Seedance 2.5 Flash, a lighter version of its Seedance 2.5 video model, on November 12. The company says it generates video twice as fast at about 34% lower price. For text-to-video and image-to-video at 720p, the price is about 0.99 yuan per second of generated video, with clips up to 30 seconds.

The model rolls out from November 12 on ByteDance's Jimeng creative platform and on third-party tools including LibTV, Updream, Creao AI and TapNow. Higgsfield says on X that users can also try it on its platform, without giving pricing or availability details. API access on Volcano Ark is scheduled for November 15.

Coverage timeline (newest first):
1. 11-12 07:12 · Higgsfield AI · [Higgsfield offers Seedance 2.5 Flash on its platform](https://badinfluence.news/items/g7bk0znxja0izsbmsbbck8jnb)
2. 11-12 03:39 · Pandaily · [ByteDance releases Seedance 2.5 Flash, a faster video model priced about 34% lower](https://badinfluence.news/items/eurwrue7kb9rdmkcm70gayxqq)
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