Our verdict
Seedance 2.5 leads
Seedance 2.5 leads this v-benchmark v2 comparison on the published overall score.
MiniMax
MiniMax Hailuo 03
74.8Overall score
- Rank
- #7
- Price per minute
- $15.60/min
ByteDance
Seedance 2.5
86.6Overall score
- Rank
- #1
- Price per minute
- $18.00/min
Best for
Highest overall score
Seedance 2.5
Seedance 2.5 leads the overall score by 11.8 points.
The overall score does not measure file reliability.
Best for
More readable text
Seedance 2.5
Seedance 2.5 leads by 3.3 points.
Long or moving text still needs manual review.
Best for
Lower generation cost
MiniMax Hailuo 03
MiniMax Hailuo 03 runs $15.60/min, against $18/min for Seedance 2.5.
Provider prices can change.
Best for
Built-in audio
Seedance 2.5
Seedance 2.5 generates audio with the video; MiniMax Hailuo 03 does not.
This comparison does not score audio quality.
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Reviewer scores
Scores by category
Seedance 2.5 wins 12 of 13 categories head-to-head. Each bar is the reviewer score out of 100.
Biggest gapPhysics: Seedance 2.5 ahead by 27.7 points.
Closest categoryCinematography: Seedance 2.5 ahead by 1.4 points.
Head-to-head scores
13 categories rated head-to-head
MiniMax Hailuo 03Seedance 2.5
Physics
56.5
84.1
Prompt Adherence
90.3
87.8
Logic Consistency
77.3
93.6
Scene Consistency
90.2
97.2
Cinematography
78.6
80.0
Taste
65.2
75.0
2D Animation
57.5
80.0
3D Animation
67.5
76.0
Human
84.4
93.3
Actor Performance
63.0
75.0
Objects
81.6
100.0
Animals
72.9
95.7
Text Fidelity
90.0
93.3
