Jutsu StudioVideo API price comparison
Seedance 2.5 vs MiniMax H3.
At 1080p, Seedance 2.5 costs from $0.559 per second with audio (Volcengine) and MiniMax H3 from $0.0256 with audio (WanAPIs), so MiniMax H3 is 95% cheaper: $0.26 against $5.59 for 10 seconds of video.
Price per second by resolution
| Resolution | Seedance 2.5 | MiniMax H3 | 10 s of video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | $0.0961302.AI, audio | $0.011WanAPIs, audio | $0.96 / $0.11 |
| 576p | — | $0.113Dayue AI | — / $1.13 |
| 720p | $0.216302.AI, audio | — | $2.16 / — |
| 768p | — | $0.04kie.ai, audio | — / $0.40 |
| 1080p | $0.559Volcengine, China account, audio | $0.0256WanAPIs, audio | $5.59 / $0.26 |
| 1440p | — | $0.0155Bjhuiqu | — / $0.16 |
| 2K | — | $0.065Higgsfield, audio | — / $0.65 |
| 4K | $1.620WaveSpeed, audio | $0.160fal, audio | $16.20 / $1.60 |
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, MiniMax H3.
How they differ
The biggest difference is not in the price table: MiniMax H3 is also published as open weights, so it can run in ComfyUI on your own GPU for the cost of electricity, while Seedance 2.5 is API only. Through an API, Seedance 2.5 is the one for long takes of up to 30 seconds and many references.
Seedance 2.5 is sold at 480p, 720p, 1080p and 4K, with or without sound; the official API is BytePlus. MiniMax H3 is sold at 480p, 576p, 768p, 1080p, 1440p, 2K and 4K, always with sound; the official API is MiniMax.
- Seedance 2.5 is sold by more API providers: 37 against 35.
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.
Pick MiniMax H3 when
- Price matters most at 480p, 1080p and 4K: 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 MiniMax H3?
At 1080p, Seedance 2.5 costs from $0.559 per second with audio (Volcengine) and MiniMax H3 from $0.0256 with audio (WanAPIs), so MiniMax H3 is 95% cheaper: $0.26 against $5.59 for 10 seconds of video.
What is the difference between Seedance 2.5 and MiniMax H3?
Seedance 2.5 is sold at 480p, 720p, 1080p and 4K, with or without sound, and can edit an existing video. MiniMax H3 is sold at 480p, 576p, 768p, 1080p, 1440p, 2K and 4K, always with sound, and can edit an existing video. Seedance 2.5 is sold by more API providers: 37 against 35.
How much does a minute of Seedance 2.5 and MiniMax H3 cost?
480p: Seedance 2.5 from $5.77, MiniMax H3 from $0.66; 1080p: Seedance 2.5 from $33.56, MiniMax H3 from $1.54; 4K: Seedance 2.5 from $97.20, MiniMax H3 from $9.60. A minute is several clips joined together.
Which providers sell both Seedance 2.5 and MiniMax H3?
28 providers sell both: APIYI, Atlas Cloud, AI/ML API, WanAPIs, GoAPI, Lconai, Whale API, Crazyrouter, Yir, Higgsfield, kie.ai, LaoZhang API, APIMart, Apilio, 302.AI, EvoLink, OpenRouter, fal, Replicate, Runware, CometAPI, Infer, Together, WaveSpeed, Makernice, ModelsLab, Comfy and Dayue AI. One API key then covers either model.