Seedance 2 mini vs Wan 3.0: price per second at 480p and 720p
Wan 3.0 is $0.0625 a second at 480p and $0.125 at 720p. Seedance 2 mini works out near $0.088 and $0.189. Ten-second and 15-second costs side by side.
Both are low-cost rows in Sume's catalog. Wan 3.0 is billed per second. Seedance 2 mini is billed per token, which the estimator turns into a per-second figure for a 16:9 clip. Rates read 2026-10-07.
| Tier | Wan 3.0 per second | Seedance 2 mini per second | 10 s Wan | 10 s mini | 15 s Wan | 15 s mini |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | $0.0625 | $0.0879 | $0.625 | $0.879 | $0.9375 | $1.3185 |
| 720p | $0.125 | $0.189 | $1.25 | $1.89 | $1.875 | $2.835 |
| 1080p | $0.25 | $0.4253 | $2.50 | $4.25 | $3.75 | $6.38 |
Which wins
Wan 3.0 is cheaper at every tier by about 29 to 41 percent and takes 2 to 30 seconds. Seedance 2 mini takes 4 to 15 seconds. Choose mini when you want the Seedance look for a draft; pick Wan when cost per second decides.
Seedance token pricing is size times duration times 24 fps over 1,024, at $0.0088 per 1,000 tokens after Sume's margin.
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