Disney sent ByteDance a cease-and-desist letter over Seedance 2.0. Axios: 'The Walt Disney Company on Friday sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance,'
No lawsuit, settlement or ruling verified as of 2026-10-20.
Axios, Feb 13, 2026
The facts
Seedance at a glance.
From ByteDance's own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices can change at any time; check the maker's page before you pay.
- Made by
- ByteDanceBased in China
- What it is for
- Video creationShort video clips from words or a still image.
- Free plan
- YesFree daily credits on Dreamina (amount not stated)
- Runs on
- web
- Website
- dreamina.capcut.com
Plans and prices
| Plan | A month | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamina paid plans | Not in US$ | Promo banner 'Get started for just $1.50/month'; final pricing after sign-in |
| CapCut Pro | $19.99 | Includes Seedance 2.0 Mini generation (CapCut pricing page) |
Dreamina homepage; CapCut pricing, Oct 20, 2026 · company-reported
Read the small print
What its terms say.
Copied word for word from the maker's terms, with any lawsuits or complaints and their status when we last checked.
Our note: Dreamina lists Dreamina Seedance 2.5, 2.0 and 2.0 Mini. Seedance 2.5 is also offered in Luma and Pika.
Ranked by people's votes
Which models people prefer.
On Arena (formerly LMArena), people compare two results for the same request without knowing which model made which, and vote. Many tools of this kind run these models.
Video from words
- 1Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashGoogle1516
- 2gemini-omni-flashGoogle1513
- 3FLUX 3 VideoBlack Forest Labs · preliminary1493
- 4Grok Imagine Video 1.5SpaceXAI · preliminary1492
- 5Dreamina Seedance 2.0 (720p)Bytedance1479
Arena, Sep 21, 2026 · 718,577 votes; 48 models
Video from a picture
- 1MiniMax H3MiniMax1495
- 2Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashGoogle1488
- 3Wan 3.0Alibaba1480
- 4Dreamina Seedance 2.5 (720p)Bytedance1477
- 5Dreamina Seedance 2.0 (720p)Bytedance1475
Arena, Sep 21, 2026 · 2,081,953 votes; 48 models
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