Seedance Release Date & Version Timeline (1.0 to 2.5)
Every Seedance release date in one place — from Seedance 1.0 Pro to the newly announced Seedance 2.5, what each version added, and when 2.5 goes public.
If you're trying to figure out which Seedance is out, which is coming, and when — here's the whole timeline in one place. Seedance is ByteDance's family of AI video models, released through the Volcano Engine FORCE conferences and shipped inside apps like Dreamina (国际) / Jimeng (即梦) and CapCut.
The full Seedance timeline
- Seedance 1.0 Pro — June 11, 2025. The first public Seedance model, announced at the 2025 Volcano Engine Spring FORCE conference. Text-to-video and image-to-video, multi-shot storytelling, first/last-frame control, up to 1080p at 24fps.
- Seedance 1.5 pro — December 16, 2025. The mid-cycle upgrade whose headline feature was native synchronized audio + video (sound and picture generated together), plus multilingual lip-sync and more cinematic camera work. Note: ByteDance ships a "1.5 pro" — there is no separate non-pro "Seedance 1.5."
- Seedance 2.0 — February 12, 2026. The current mainstream version and the one most prompts today are written for. It moved to a unified multimodal approach: inputs can mix text, image, audio and video, with clips up to ~15 seconds and reference inputs of up to 9 images + 3 videos + 3 audio clips. A later 2.0 update added native 4K and 10-bit color. Seedance 2.0 reached CapCut on March 26, 2026 (branded "Dreamina Seedance 2.0").
- Seedance 2.5 — announced June 23, 2026. Previewed at the Volcano Engine FORCE conference. See the details and caveats below.
Is Seedance 2.0 out yet?
Yes. Seedance 2.0 has been generally available since February 2026 and is the version you'll actually use on Dreamina, CapCut, and most third-party platforms today. So if you searched "Seedance 2.0 release date" wondering whether it has launched — it has, and you can generate with it right now. Browse ready-made Seedance 2.0 prompts to see what it does.
When is Seedance 2.5 coming out?
Seedance 2.5 was officially announced on June 23, 2026, but as of mid-July it has not reached general availability. It launched into a closed beta, and the wider rollout reported for early-to-mid July 2026 (including a July 16 API date) has slipped — though CapCut has officially teased that Dreamina Seedance 2.5 is "coming soon" to CapCut. ByteDance has not confirmed an exact public date or its pricing, so treat any specific "release day" or price figure you see elsewhere as unverified until it's official.
What ByteDance did announce for 2.5:
- Native 30-second clips in a single generation — no stitching required.
- Up to 50 reference inputs in one prompt.
- Localized, controllable editing — change part of a shot without regenerating the whole clip, keeping the original style.
One common mix-up: 4K resolution belongs to a Seedance 2.0 update, not 2.5. A lot of SEO pages pair "30 seconds" with "4K" for 2.5 — that pairing isn't something ByteDance confirmed.
What you should do while you wait
The people who rank and produce great work on day one of a new model are the ones who already have prompts and workflows ready. Since prompt skills carry straight over between versions, the smart move is to practice on the shipped version now:
- Grab a proven prompt from the prompt library.
- Learn the structure Seedance responds to in how to use Seedance.
- Run it today on ponpon, which supports the Seedance model line, and keep the outputs you like.
We'll update this timeline with verified numbers the moment Seedance 2.5 is officially released. For more on the next version, see what is Seedance 2.5 and Seedance 2.5 vs 2.0.