1. Rights to your inputs
Use images, video, music, audio, faces, voices, trademarks and other references that you own or are authorized to use.
Commercial use guide + AI video generator
Create Seedance videos for ads, client projects, social content and business workflows. Review important commercial-use considerations, then generate your video directly with AISeedance25.
AISeedance25 provides AI video generation tools. Always review applicable terms and make sure you have the necessary rights for uploaded materials and final use cases.
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Creating for a client, advertisement or monetized channel? Use only inputs you have the right to use and review the applicable terms before publishing the final output.
Commercial-use checklistThere is no single universal answer that applies to every Seedance 2.5 access route and every project. Commercial use depends on the terms that apply to the service used for generation, the rights in your prompts and reference material, and the intended use of the final video.
Before using a Seedance video in paid advertising, client work or monetized content, verify the terms of the exact generation route and make sure you have the necessary rights to any images, video, audio, trademarks, products, faces and voices used in the project.
No watermark does not automatically mean commercial rights are cleared.
Use images, video, music, audio, faces, voices, trademarks and other references that you own or are authorized to use.
Review the terms that apply to the exact product, provider and account used to create the final video. Do not assume that every Seedance access route uses identical terms.
Review the final video for third-party characters, logos, likenesses, trademarks, music, text and inaccurate product details before publication.
Advertising platforms, marketplaces, clients and social networks can impose additional rules for intellectual property, disclosure and synthetic media.
Seedance can be part of an advertising workflow, but generating a video does not automatically clear it for paid media. Before launching a campaign, verify the terms of the generation route, your rights in all source material, the final video's content and the advertising platform's current rules.
Client work requires additional care because the generated output will be delivered to another party. Confirm the applicable generation terms, make sure the client owns or has licensed the source material, and agree on who is responsible for reviewing the final video for intellectual-property, likeness and brand issues.
For professional projects, consider keeping a record of:
Monetization depends on more than the model used to create the video. Review the terms of the generation route, your rights in the source and output material, and the current policies of the platform where the content will be published.
Seedance can be used as part of a product-video workflow, but brands should verify that product images, logos, packaging, models, voices and other reference assets are authorized. Review the generated video for inaccurate product details or claims before publishing it on Amazon, Shopify or advertising platforms.
Calculate production costNo. Watermark status and commercial permission are separate issues. A video without a visible watermark can still contain third-party material or be subject to terms that affect how it can be used commercially.
Read the watermark guideLower-cost production route
Not every commercial project needs Seedance 2.5. If your job fits within a shorter 4–15 second workflow at 480p or 720p, Seedance 2.0 Mini can be evaluated as a lower-cost production route.
Use Seedance 2.5 when its longer 4–30 second range or Seedance 2.5-specific workflow is relevant. Use Mini when the project fits its limits and generation cost is the priority.
Mini 480p
31.3876 credits/s
5 seconds at 480p
≈ 156.938 credits
Mini 720p
67.5 credits/s
Estimate the number of videos and expected retries first, then compare subscription allowances with one-time credit packs. AISeedance25 credits are platform credits and are separate from ByteDance or BytePlus billing.
Commercial use depends on applicable terms, your rights to the materials used, and the intended use of the final video.
Review generation terms, content rights and YouTube policies before monetization.
Confirm applicable terms and make sure source materials are properly authorized.
No. Watermark status and commercial rights are separate issues.
Mini may be useful for lower-cost workflows, but commercial-use requirements still depend on the project and applicable terms.
For longer 4–30 second Seedance workflows.
For lower-cost short generation within the current 4–15 second limits.
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