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AI video model comparison

Hailuo 2.3 vs Seedance 2.5

Hailuo 2.3 is 59% cheaper (price per second at 720p: Hailuo 2.3 $0.14/s vs Seedance 2.5 $0.35/s). Hailuo 2.3 has faster renders. Seedance 2.5 has the cheapest clip, longer clips, more reference images and native audio.

Head to head

2 of 4 models · prices from the live catalog,

Hailuo 2.3MiniMaxTry it →
Seedance 2.5ByteDanceflagshipTry it →
Price
Cheapest second$0.14/s (best)$0.16/s
Per second at 480pNot offered$0.16/s
Per second at 720p$0.14/s (best)$0.35/s
Per second at 1080p$0.14/s (best)$0.86/s
Cheapest clip$1.25$0.64 (best)
A 5-second clip at 720pNot offered$1.75
A 10-second clip at 1080p$1.44 (best)$8.58
Speed and length
Render time~1–4 min (best)~3–8 min
Longest clip10s30s (best)
Clip lengths6–10s4–30s
Output
Top resolution1080P1080p
FramesModel default9:16 · 16:9 · 1:1 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 21:9
Sound—Native (best)
Inputs
Takes1Text · 1 image30Text · 30 images · 1 video · audio
Reference imagesUp to 1Up to 30 (best)
NeedsA promptA prompt
What it does
Can doText → videoImage → videoText → videoImage → videoFirst + last frameMulti-referenceVideo → videoAudio-driven
Good forImage to video · Fast drafts · 1080pCinematic scenes · Multi-reference · Product films
Settings you controlLength · ResolutionFrame · Draft preview · Draft to finalize · Length · Mode · Audio · Attachment role · Per-attachment roles · Negative prompt · File format · Resolution · Return last frame · Seed · Watermark

Same prompt, side by side

UGC selfie · the same prompt on every model

“A woman in her late twenties talks straight into her phone camera in a bright kitchen, handheld selfie framing, natural window light, she smiles and gestures mid-sentence, casual creator energy, no on-screen captions”

Hailuo 2.3: not rendered yet

Same prompt
Seedance 2.5

Product shot · the same prompt on every model

“Cinematic product shot: a matte black wireless earbud case turns slowly on a dark reflective surface, a single warm rim light sweeps across it, macro lens, shallow depth of field, slow push-in, plain unbranded case”

Hailuo 2.3: not rendered yet

Same prompt
Seedance 2.5

Story beats · same subject, own prompts

Hailuo 2.3“Two people sit across a small table in a warm room, one talking and one listening, and the listener's face changes as the story lands, a smile arriving just before she answers, 85mm, shallow focus, no on-screen text”
Seedance 2.5“0–2s: close-up of a barista's hands tamping espresso, warm tungsten light. 2–4s: milk pours into the cup, a rosetta forms in slow motion. 4–5s: she slides the cup across the bar toward camera and smiles, shallow depth of field”

Which should you choose?

Choose Hailuo 2.3 if you want

  • a lower price per second at 720p
  • faster renders
  • image to video
  • fast drafts
Generate with Hailuo 2.3 →

Choose Seedance 2.5 if you want

  • the cheapest clip
  • longer clips
  • more reference images
  • native audio
  • first + last frame, which the other cannot do
  • multi-reference, which the other cannot do
  • video → video, which the other cannot do
  • audio-driven, which the other cannot do
  • cinematic scenes
Generate with Seedance 2.5 →

More from each model

Hailuo 2.3

[Pan right] A fox in a tiny scarf runs across a snowy rooftop at night, stylized 3D animation look, city lights below, vertical framing
[Zoom in] A clumsy penguin slides on its belly across an ice floe and bumps into two others who wobble and stare back, flat arctic light
[Tilt up] A girl flies a kite in a wheat field, the camera tilts from her hands up the string to the kite against a blue sky, wind in the wheat
Two people sit across a small table in a warm room, one talking and one listening, and the listener's face changes as the story lands, a smile arriving just before she answers, 85mm, shallow focus, no on-screen text
A woman alone in a dark cinema watches something off frame, the projected light shifting across her face from cool blue to warm white, reflections moving in her eyes, she draws a slow breath and her expression softens, 85mm, shallow focus

Seedance 2.5

0–2s: close-up of a barista's hands tamping espresso, warm tungsten light. 2–4s: milk pours into the cup, a rosetta forms in slow motion. 4–5s: she slides the cup across the bar toward camera and smiles, shallow depth of field
Wide shot of a mountain lake at dawn, mist lifting off the water, a loon calls and the sound echoes, a fish breaks the surface with a soft splash, slow push-in, natural ambience on frame
0–2s: a skateboarder drops into an empty concrete bowl at golden hour, low handheld follow. 2–4s: the camera swings around as she carves the wall, sparks of dust in backlight. 4–6s: she pops out and lands a clean stop, dust settling, one continuous shot, no cuts

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How we compare

  • Prices come from the live catalog at the pay-as-you-go rate. The quote before you generate is binding. Plans and packs
  • Render times are the catalog’s own estimate for one render.
  • Every clip and image on this page was rendered on OpenClips.

Questions

Hailuo 2.3 vs Seedance 2.5: questions

Hailuo 2.3 costs the least here (price per second at 720p). Hailuo 2.3: $0.14/s. Seedance 2.5: $0.35/s. Prices are at the pay-as-you-go rate. The quote before you generate is binding.

Hailuo 2.3 is the fastest here. Hailuo 2.3 takes ~1–4 min. Seedance 2.5 takes ~3–8 min.

Hailuo 2.3 and Seedance 2.5 take a still as the first frame or a reference.

Hailuo 2.3 makes up to 10 seconds. Seedance 2.5 makes up to 30 seconds.

Seedance 2.5 renders native audio with the picture. Hailuo 2.3: silent.