Seedance real faces and the ultra-wide route: what changes

Seedance 2.x now costs 2 credits per output second on the standard route at 480P ($0.02) and 3 credits on the ultra-wide route at the same setting. The route, not the model, decides both the moderation path and the price: at 1080P on Seedance 2.5 it is 21 credits against 45.

People searching for "Seedance real faces" usually want one of two things: whether a photograph of a real person can condition the shot, and what a "wide" or "unrestricted" route costs. Those are different questions, and the answers have moved down sharply.

The two routes, in one table

Both routes need an active Starter subscription or higher — the credit balance alone does not unlock them. Within the generator the route is a field, and the selected route is saved with the job, so a re-run does not silently switch lanes.

The full price list, standard versus ultra-wide

Credits per output second, text-to-video and image-to-video with no reference video:

A reference video adds an input-duration charge on top of the output seconds. The ultra-wide premium on a shared resolution is 1.5× at 480P, 2.0× at 720P and 2.1× at 1080P.

What a second costs in dollars

Credits are the unit; the price of a credit depends on the plan. The settlement value is $0.01, and higher tiers buy credits more cheaply inside the same billing cycle:

Which is where the "$0.08 per second" figure comes from: it is Seedance 2.5 at 720P on the top plan — and, separately, the ultra-wide 480P lane at settlement value (8 credits × $0.01). Neither is the price of a 1080P wide clip, which is $0.45 a second at settlement.

Real faces: what actually works

1. One clean reference per person. A frontal, evenly lit photograph. Two competing photos of the same face average into a third person.
2. Give the reference a job. "The bride from @Image1" beats "use the reference" — it tells the model which decision that image owns.
3. State what must not change, then what should. Identity, wardrobe and framing first; camera, light and environment second.
4. Prefer the route that matches the brief, not the one that sounds permissive. If the reference passes on the standard route, use it — you are not buying safety with the premium, only a different review path.

When ultra-wide is the wrong purchase

• You want a cheaper clip. Standard is cheaper at every shared resolution.
• You want a different model. It is still Seedance; only the moderation path differs.
• You think "wide" means no rules. It is a broader path, not an unlimited one. The same acceptable-use policy applies and a request can still be refused.
• You are still exploring. A five-second 480P test on 2.0 Mini is 10 credits on standard and 15 on ultra-wide; promote to the wide route when the brief needs it.

FAQ

Does the standard route accept real faces? Yes — both routes accept real-face references; ultra-wide adds a broader moderation path.

Can I use either route without a subscription? No. Both Seedance 2.x routes require an active Starter or higher; credit packs add balance but do not unlock the route.

Is 2.5 wide 1080P really 45 credits a second? Yes at settlement that is $0.45/s — the most expensive lane in the table, and the one to avoid for exploration.

Do older Seedance price tables still apply? No. Earlier rates were substantially higher; use the quote in the generator, which is the number charged.

The two routes, their settings and six worked real-face examples are on Callirra's Seedance wide-limit page; you can run either from the video generator, and the current per-second rates are on the credit-cost table. If you have a brief that only passes on one route, the prompt and the route name are what make the comparison useful.