Jutsu StudioVideo API price comparison
Seedance 2.5 vs Kling 4.0.
At 720p, Seedance 2.5 costs from $0.216 per second with audio (302.AI) and Kling 4.0 from $0.110 with audio (Higgsfield), so Kling 4.0 is 49% cheaper: $1.10 against $2.16 for 10 seconds of video.
Price per second by resolution
| Resolution | Seedance 2.5 | Kling 4.0 | 10 s of video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | $0.0961302.AI, audio | — | $0.96 / — |
| 720p | $0.216302.AI, audio | $0.110Higgsfield, audio | $2.16 / $1.10 |
| 1080p | $0.559Volcengine, China account, audio | $0.165Higgsfield, audio | $5.59 / $1.65 |
| 4K | $1.620WaveSpeed, audio | — | $16.20 / — |
Cheapest live offer per resolution, with sound where the model makes it, in USD per second of output before tax. Every offer for each model is on its own page: Seedance 2.5, Kling 4.0.
How they differ
Kling 4.0 caught up with Seedance 2.5 on length: both make clips of up to 30 seconds with sound, and both sell a mode that takes an existing video. Seedance 2.5 still takes far more references in one request, up to 30 images, 10 videos and 10 audio clips, and providers sell it up to 4K; Kling 4.0 is sold at 720p and 1080p.
Seedance 2.5 is sold at 480p, 720p, 1080p and 4K, with or without sound; the official API is BytePlus. Kling 4.0 is sold at 720p and 1080p, always with sound; the official API is Kling.
- Seedance 2.5 goes up to 4K, against 1080p for Kling 4.0.
- Seedance 2.5 is sold by more API providers: 37 against 19.
Pick Seedance 2.5 when
- You swap a character in an existing clip, need up to 30 seconds in one take, or feed it many references.
- You deliver at 4K: Kling 4.0 stops at 1080p.
- You want more providers to fall back on: 37 sell it.
Pick Kling 4.0 when
- Price matters most at 720p and 1080p: it is the cheaper of the two there.
Using Higgsfield for these models? Do it from your Mac.
Jutsu Studio is a free, open-source Higgsfield desktop app for Mac: Seedance, Kling, Wan, Genjutsu and the rest of its models.
- The price is on the button before a job runs
- A queue, cheap drafts first and a daily spending cap
- Every result kept in a local library
Jutsu Studio runs on macOS 14 or later. Open this page on your Mac to download it.
FAQ.
Is Seedance 2.5 cheaper than Kling 4.0?
At 720p, Seedance 2.5 costs from $0.216 per second with audio (302.AI) and Kling 4.0 from $0.110 with audio (Higgsfield), so Kling 4.0 is 49% cheaper: $1.10 against $2.16 for 10 seconds of video.
What is the difference between Seedance 2.5 and Kling 4.0?
Seedance 2.5 is sold at 480p, 720p, 1080p and 4K, with or without sound, and can edit an existing video. Kling 4.0 is sold at 720p and 1080p, always with sound, and can edit an existing video. Seedance 2.5 goes up to 4K, against 1080p for Kling 4.0. Seedance 2.5 is sold by more API providers: 37 against 19.
How much does a minute of Seedance 2.5 and Kling 4.0 cost?
720p: Seedance 2.5 from $12.96, Kling 4.0 from $6.59; 1080p: Seedance 2.5 from $33.56, Kling 4.0 from $9.87. A minute is several clips joined together.
Which providers sell both Seedance 2.5 and Kling 4.0?
14 providers sell both: kie.ai, Higgsfield, WaveSpeed, Yir, APIMart, AI/ML API, EachLabs, Sume, fal, EvoLink, GoAPI, Makernice, Atlas Cloud and Runware. One API key then covers either model.