Seedance 2.5 vs Veo 3.1

Overall, yes. Seedance 2.5 scores 86.9 to Veo 3.1's 62.6 and wins 13 of 13 rated categories. Veo 3.1 can still be the better fit for specific work — the category scores above show where.

Yes. Seedance 2.5 runs $18/min, against $24/min for Veo 3.1.

Veo 3.1 — up to 8 seconds per clip, versus 4 seconds for Seedance 2.5.

Yes — Seedance 2.5 generates audio together with the video, in the same file.

Yes — Veo 3.1 generates audio together with the video, in the same file.

Seedance 2.5 leads text fidelity, by 51.7 points.

Seedance 2.5 leads physics, by 39.4 points.

Seedance 2.5 leads 2d animation, by 32.5 points.

Seedance 2.5 leads 3d animation, by 29.0 points.

Seedance 2.5 leads animals, by 28.6 points.

Seedance 2.5 leads logic consistency, by 28.2 points.

Seedance 2.5 leads human, by 27.4 points.

Seedance 2.5 leads taste, by 23.2 points.

Seedance 2.5 leads scene consistency, by 17.2 points.

Seedance 2.5 leads cinematography, by 17.1 points.

Both models run the same prompts. Professional reviewers score each video 0–100 on how well it follows the prompt and handles motion, people, objects, animation, and text, while automated checks flag freezes, bad framing, and unstable motion. This matchup draws on 0 rated videos and 0 reviewer ratings.