Veo vs Seedance
Veo and Seedance are both cinematic, audio-capable models, which makes this the closest comparison in our registry. The differences that matter in practice are reference support, resolution ceiling, plan access and price. All of them are in the live table below; the router's tendencies follow.
Last reviewed September 20, 2026
Creation controls and inputs
Both accept a prompt and a start image with optional last frame and generate with native audio. Seedance adds multiple reference images, a reference video and a reference audio track. Veo offers the highest resolution ceiling in our registry. Both are pinnable in the composer.
At a glance, from our registry
Live values. If a cell says unavailable, the model is currently disabled in our registry.
| Veo 3.1 | Seedance 2.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Text-to-video | Yes | Yes |
| Image and reference input | Yes / refs 2 | Yes / refs 9 |
| Multi-shot | No | No |
| Native audio | Yes | Yes |
| Durations | 4, 6, 8 s | 5, 10, 15 s |
| Resolutions | 720p, 1080p, 4k | 480p, 720p, 1080p, 4k |
| Aspect ratios | 9:16, 16:9 | 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9 |
| Cost in VibesAI | 60 credits for 4s at 720p | 48 credits for 5s at 720p |
| Plan access | pro | creator, pro |
| Current status | available | available |
Use case by use case
| Use case | Veo | Seedance |
|---|---|---|
| Cinematic shot on a Creator plan | Not available below Pro | Default Cinematic choice |
| Reference-heavy generation | Image input; fewer reference slots | Multiple reference images plus reference video |
| Maximum resolution | Up to 4K where configured | See table |
| Dialogue with native audio | Strong | Supported; see table |
Router tendencies, not rankings.
Methodology and last checked
Facts about models available in VibesAI come from our live model registry at render time, so durations, resolutions, audio support, reference limits and credit costs on this page are current. Facts about third-party products are limited to their publicly stated product type and positioning as of 2026-09-20; we do not publish pricing, limits or benchmark figures we cannot verify.
We will add measured metrics such as median generation time and success rate per model only once our own aggregate sample is large enough to be meaningful, and we will show the sample size alongside them.
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Frequently asked
- If both do audio, why pay more for Veo?
- Fidelity and resolution ceiling, mainly. Whether that is worth the cost is your call; the quote shows it before you generate.
- Which handles references better?
- Seedance accepts more reference types on the version we expose; the table shows current limits.
- Can I compare them on my own prompt?
- Yes. Generate once with Cinematic and once with Ultra, or pin each model in the advanced options.