Seed + Seedream + Seedance.One API. Ship faster with BasicRouter.

  • Turn a product photo into a 5-second video ad, ready to post before lunch
  • Generate photorealistic posters and hero images — no designer, no shoot
  • Summarize a 200-page report or power a chatbot in one API call
  • $5 free credit — 140 images or 45 s of 1080p video, no card needed
See what it does

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Google Cloud
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Huawei Cloud
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BytePlus
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Volcengine
Volcengine
Douyin
Douyin
TikTok
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OceanBase
OceanBase
AWS
AWS
Lark
Lark
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
Alibaba Cloud
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Three model families. One key.

What teams ship first with Byte models.

See it in action.

Describe it. Seedance shoots it.

Write a prompt for a product demo, a brand moment, or a concept test. Seedance generates a clip with camera movement and lighting — test five directions in an afternoon instead of booking a shoot.

clydesdale_12r/StableDiffusion · Reddit

Seedance is clearly the best on market if you're looking for motion quality and prompt adherence.

Overhyped.r/Seedance_AI · Reddit

It's good at dynamic motion and temporal consistency. Arguably the best there is.

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Turn text prompts or images into 5-10 second videos in seconds, built for high-concurrency API usage.

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Why BasicRouter.

Direct infrastructure partner of the cloud providers behind ByteDance's model serving. Over 150 enterprises already run production workloads on our network.

Up to 13xcheaper than other resellers
150+enterprises in production
$0.035per image, starting from
  • Built on the same network that serves TikTok and Lark at scale
  • One OpenAI-compatible endpoint — drop it in, no glue code
  • Seed, Seedream, and Seedance under one API key, one bill
  • Official rates, no reseller markup — what ByteDance charges us is what you pay

Same models. No markup.

Why pay more for the same weights?

We're a direct infrastructure partner — no middleman margin. Some resellers charge 4–13x more for the exact same models.

  • Seedream 5.0 Lite: $0.035/image here, up to $0.45 elsewhere
  • Seedance 1.5 Pro 720p: $0.049/sec here, up to $0.21 elsewhere
  • Seedream 4.5: $0.036/image here, up to $0.45 elsewhere

Compared against publicly listed reseller pricing, April 2026.

IMAGE

From a prompt to a poster, product shot, or edit.

$0.035

per image, from — Seedream 5.0 Lite

  • seedream-4.5 — $0.036/image (2K)
  • seedream-5.0-lite — $0.035/image (2K), $0.035/image (3K)
VIDEO

From text or image to a finished clip.

$0.049

per second, from — Seedance 1.5 Pro 720p

  • seedance-1-5-pro — 720p $0.049/s, 1080p $0.109/s
  • Seedance 2 — coming soon

What you can prove with $5 before committing budget.

$5 covers roughly 140 images, 45 seconds of 1080p video, or millions of tokens with Seed 2.0 Mini.

Common questions.

What does $5 of credit get me?

About 140 images with Seedream, 45 seconds of 1080p video with Seedance, or millions of tokens with Seed 2.0 Mini. Enough to validate a use case end-to-end before committing real budget.

How do your prices compare to other resellers?

We're a direct infrastructure partner — no middleman margin. Some resellers charge $0.45 per Seedream image. We charge $0.035. Same model, same weights, 13x less.

What's the difference between Seedream 4.5 and 5.0 Lite?

5.0 Lite is newer — supports 3K resolution at the same $0.035 price. 4.5 is the proven workhorse. Both are photorealistic; try 5.0 Lite first.

When does Seedance 2 launch?

Soon. Better motion, longer clips, sharper prompts. Sign up today and your existing credit works with it the day it goes live.

Do I need a different key for each model?

No. One API key, one OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Switch models by changing one parameter.

What other models are available?

57 models across 7 providers on one key — GPT-5.4, Claude Opus 4.6, Gemini 3.1, Qwen3-Max, DeepSeek-V3.2, and more. ByteDance models are just one family.

Is this production-ready?

Over 150 enterprises in production. Infrastructure backed by Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. Cloudflare edge for low-latency delivery worldwide.

Start building today.

$5 free credit — 140 images, 45 seconds of 1080p video, or millions of tokens. No credit card required.