Black Friday finals: Seedance 2.5 at 720p or 1080p for 20 clips
A 5-second Seedance 2.5 clip is $2.889 at 720p and $7.10775 at 1080p. For 20 finals that is $57.78 against $142.16. Worth it only for hero placements.
A 5-second 9:16 Seedance 2.5 clip is $2.889 at 720p and $7.10775 at 1080p on Sume. Twenty finals are $57.78 against $142.16, a gap of $84.38. Pay for 1080p only where the placement shows the clip large.
The numbers
Computed from the provider price tables times Sume's multiplier.
| Resolution | One clip | Twenty clips |
|---|---|---|
| 480p | $1.343385 | $26.87 |
| 720p | $2.889 | $57.78 |
| 1080p | $7.10775 | $142.16 |
Where 1080p pays
A phone feed shows a vertical clip at roughly screen width, so 720p is usually enough. 1080p matters for a landing-page hero, a TV-sized placement or a clip you plan to crop.
A cheaper path
Generate at 720p and use Sume's video upscale at $0.009 per second if one clip needs more pixels. A 5-second upscale is $0.045.
- Generate every final at 720p
- Upscale only the one or two that go on large screens
Longer clips
An 8-second 720p clip is $4.6224 and 10 seconds is $5.778, so duration scales the price in a straight line while resolution does not.
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