Seedance math: 10 tries for one usable AI ad video costs up to $85
IndraVahan · x · 2026-10-06
Running AI-generated UGC/ad videos may cost more than hiring a human. A 15s Seedance 2.5 clip runs $3.47 at 720p and $8.53 at 1080p — and at 10 attempts per usable video, that's $34.70–$85.30 per keepable clip, excluding editing, prompting, and post-production. Since billing is per render rather than per successful render, prototyping costs compound fast. The author's takeaway: for most brand video use cases, hiring a person (e.g., $100 for five videos from a Discord freelancer) is cheaper than burning tokens.
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