LTX or Seedance: when is the light model enough?

LTX е бърза марка с няколко варианта (2.3, 2.5 Pro и 2.5 Fast) и ясен таван на описанието. Seedance е марка с много варианти и най-дългия клип в платформата. Ако кадърът ти е къс и прост, LTX прави същата работа за по-малко. Ако кадърът трябва да има развитие или ще влезе във финален материал, Seedance има какво да предложи, което LTX няма. Числата са в таблицата.

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What's the difference between LTX and Seedance for text → video?

The price in credits is per SECOND of video and is shown on the “Generate” button before every run. The “Five seconds cost” row below is the same price multiplied by five.

What LTX Seedance
Model variants on our platform 3 4
What it needs as input description description
Price in credits per second 161–341 52–602
Five seconds cost 805 credits 260 credits
Longest clip at once 20 sec 10 sec
Resolutions to choose from 480p, 720p, 1080p, 2k, 4k 480p, 720p, 1080p
Aspect ratio 16:9 ✓ ✓
Aspect ratio 9:16 ✓ ✓
Aspect ratio 1:1 ✗ ✓
Most images at once — 1
Sound from the model itself ✓ ✓
Negative description (“without…”) ✓ ✓
Longest description 5000 characters —
Cheapest variant LTX 2.3 Seedance 1.5 Pro

Which variants are part of this comparison, and what do they cost?

Brand Variant Credits per second
LTX LTX 2.3 161
LTX 2.5 Fast 261
LTX 2.5 Pro 341
Seedance Seedance 1.5 Pro 52
Seedance 2.0 Fast 486
Seedance 2.0 Standard 602
Seedance 1.0 Lite —

What's the difference between LTX and Seedance for image → video?

The price in credits is per SECOND of video and is shown on the “Generate” button before every run. The “Five seconds cost” row below is the same price multiplied by five.

What LTX Seedance
Model variants on our platform 3 4
What it needs as input photo, description photo
Price in credits per second 161–341 52–606
Five seconds cost 805 credits 260 credits
Longest clip at once 20 sec 10 sec
Resolutions to choose from 720p, 1080p, 2k, 4k 720p, 1080p
Aspect ratio 16:9 ✓ ✓
Aspect ratio 9:16 ✓ ✓
Aspect ratio 1:1 ✓ ✓
Sound from the model itself ✓ ✓
Negative description (“without…”) ✗ ✗
Longest description 5000 characters —
Cheapest variant LTX 2.3 Seedance 1.5 Pro

Which variants are part of this comparison, and what do they cost?

Brand Variant Credits per second
LTX LTX 2.3 161
LTX 2.5 Fast 261
LTX 2.5 Pro 341
Seedance Seedance 1.5 Pro 52
Seedance 2.0 Fast 486
Seedance 2.0 Standard 606
Seedance 1.0 Lite —

What is LTX better at?

LTX обявява таван на описанието. Това изглежда като ограничение, но е информация: знаеш докъде моделът чете и не пишеш напразно.

Вариантите са малко и ясни: 2.3 има избор на кадрова честота, 2.5 Pro е за по-доброто качество, а 2.5 Fast прави по-дълъг клип и в по-висока резолюция от Pro. Изборът е кратък, не лабиринт.

LTX работи на резолюции, съпоставими с тези на по-скъпите модели. За лек модел това е рядкост и е причината да е избор, а не само евтина резерва.

What is Seedance better at?

Seedance makes the longest clip here. If the shot needs to tell a story, not just move, that is not a preference but a requirement, which only Seedance covers in a single run.

Seedance has the most variants of the video brands here — including light ones, comparable in price to LTX. So you don't have to pay for the priciest option to be on Seedance.

Seedance also takes part in photo to video and in references, so the same brand covers more of the workflow.

Where does each of the two fall short — LTX and Seedance?

Къде губи LTX. Прави по-къс клип от Seedance и има по-малко стъпала: ако и 2.5 Pro не стига, по-силен вариант на същата марка няма. LTX не покрива и режима с референции.

Къде губи Seedance. Най-новият му вариант е сред най-скъпите модели в платформата на секунда. Голямата гама е и недостатък: трябва да знаеш кой вариант ти трябва, иначе плащаш за възможности, които не използваш. При Seedance липсва и отрицателно описание при снимка към видео.

How to choose between LTX and Seedance?

A short, simple shot: LTX. A shot with development, or part of a paid campaign: Seedance, starting with its light version.

If you're still choosing a mode rather than a model, start from the AI video generator: it explains which mode suits which source material.

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper for text → video — LTX or Seedance?

Seedance. LTX starts at 161 credits per second, Seedance — at 52 credits per second. The cheapest option for LTX is LTX 2.3, for Seedance — Seedance 1.5 Pro. The exact price is shown on the button before you start the generation.

Which makes longer videos — LTX or Seedance?

LTX. LTX goes up to 20 seconds at a time, Seedance — up to 10 seconds. Anything longer is made from several clips stitched together afterwards.

What resolution do LTX and Seedance output?

LTX offers 480p, 720p, 1080p, 2k, 4k. Seedance offers 480p, 720p, 1080p. A higher resolution costs more credits for the same length.

Which is cheaper for image → video — LTX or Seedance?

Seedance. LTX starts at 161 credits per second, Seedance — at 52 credits per second. The cheapest option for LTX is LTX 2.3, for Seedance — Seedance 1.5 Pro. The exact price is shown on the button before you start the generation.

Which makes longer videos — LTX or Seedance?

LTX. LTX goes up to 20 seconds at a time, Seedance — up to 10 seconds. Anything longer is made from several clips stitched together afterwards.

What resolution do LTX and Seedance output?

LTX offers 720p, 1080p, 2k, 4k. Seedance offers 720p, 1080p. A higher resolution costs more credits for the same length.

Which is cheaper — LTX or the light variant of Seedance?

It depends on the day: both prices are changed by the admin. That's why the "Price in credits per second" row in the table above is read live instead of being copied here.

Does LTX make video from reference images?

No. For references — the same character from several angles — see Seedance or Gemini Omni Flash.

How much does a ten-second clip cost?

Multiply the price per second by ten. The row "Five seconds cost" in the table shows the same calculation for five seconds, with the live price of the day.

Where can I find the full details for LTX and Seedance?

This page compares the two brands with each other. The full technical card for each — all variants, their strengths and weaknesses, typical tasks and real examples from the community — is on its own page.

Which other model is worth comparing with?

All comparisons in one place

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