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Seedance 2.0 Mini

v-benchmark v2 by Megaton benchmark
Generated via Segmind · July 29, 2026Evaluated · August 9, 2026Leaderboard rank #12 of 15Last updated · September 1, 2026

68.68

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Categories

C01

Prompt AdherenceWhether every explicit, observable instruction in the prompt is fulfilled.

This Video

95.5

This Video · Assessment

This video fulfills its explicit, observable instructions with near-complete consistency.

This Category

87.7

59 videos were rated for this category

This Category · Assessment

Prompt requirements are fulfilled reliably across the set, with only isolated misses or ambiguities.

Models that scored similarly on this category

Violations

This Video
Essential0
Major0
Minor1
This Category
Essential16
Major40
Minor41

59 videos

C02

Scene ConsistencyWhether established subjects, objects, spatial relationships, environment, and lighting remain coherent over time.

This Video

40.0

This Video · Assessment

This video maintains subjects, objects, spatial relationships, environment, and lighting over time only partly reliably, with frequent important failures.

This Category

78.0

60 videos were rated for this category

This Category · Assessment

Scenes remain stable overall, though bounded identity, lighting, or relationship drift recurs.

Models that scored similarly on this category

Violations

This Video
Essential4
Major2
Minor0
This Category
Essential71
Major48
Minor21

60 videos

C03

PhysicsWhether the central motion, force, material, and reaction behave coherently in the requested world and style.

This Video

60.0

This Video · Assessment

Coherent but noticeably synthetic or physically strained.

This Category

50.6

17 videos were rated for this category

This Category · Assessment

The intended physical events are recognizable, but repeated defects leave overall performance uneven.

Models that scored similarly on this category

C04

Human FidelityWhether faces, eyes, skin, bodies, hands, motion, and human presence remain anatomically and perceptually convincing.

This Video

60.0

This Video · Assessment

Coherent but noticeably synthetic, uncanny, or anatomically strained.

This Category

64.8

27 videos were rated for this category

This Category · Assessment

People remain believable in most cases, though uncanny or anatomical defects recur under inspection.

Models that scored similarly on this category

C05

2D Animation Craft & ArtistryThe quality and artistic authorship of intentionally 2D animation within its requested conventions.

This Video

60.0

This Video · Assessment

Competent and coherent but visibly synthetic, mechanically interpolated, or artistically underdeveloped.

This Category

61.7

12 videos were rated for this category

This Category · Assessment

2D animation is generally coherent and capable, but synthetic motion or underdeveloped artistic choices recur.

Models that scored similarly on this category

C06

3D Animation Craft & ArtistryThe quality, coherence, and artistic authorship of intentionally 3D animation.

This Video

70.0

This Video · Assessment

Strong and convincing, with visible craft or artistic limitations.

This Category

62.0

5 videos were rated for this category

This Category · Assessment

3D animation is generally coherent, but synthetic, mechanical, stiff, or underdeveloped execution recurs.

Models that scored similarly on this category

C07

Cinematography Craft & ArtistryShot design, framing, camera movement, lighting, focus, visual hierarchy, and intentional filmmaking authorship.

This Video

30.0

This Video · Assessment

Severe framing, focus, lighting, or camera-motion failures.

This Category

67.1

7 videos were rated for this category

This Category · Assessment

Cinematography is generally coherent and capable, but mechanical or underdeveloped visual choices recur.

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C08

Taste & Art DirectionThe strength, specificity, coherence, and artistic authorship of the result as a finished creative choice.

This Video

90.0

This Video · Assessment

Excellent and memorable art direction with highly intentional, sophisticated choices.

This Category

60.7

60 videos were rated for this category

This Category · Assessment

Art direction is generally capable, but generic, unresolved, or less-confident choices recur.

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C09

Animal & Creature FidelityWhether real animals and designed creatures preserve convincing anatomy, identity, motion, behavior, and interaction.

This Video

90.0

This Video · Assessment

Highly convincing, with one very small localized defect.

This Category

82.9

7 videos were rated for this category

This Category · Assessment

Animal and creature fidelity is highly convincing across the set, with only small localized defects.

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C10

Object & Product FidelityWhether requested objects have correct identity, structure, materials, details, motion, and interactions.

This Video

100.0

This Video · Assessment

This video preserves the requested objects’ identity, structure, materials, details, motion, and interactions with near-complete consistency.

This Category

88.4

8 videos were rated for this category

This Category · Assessment

Object and product fidelity is highly reliable, with only isolated detail or material failures.

Models that scored similarly on this category

Violations

This Video
Essential0
Major0
Minor0
This Category
Essential6
Major1
Minor2

8 videos

C11

Causal & Semantic CoherenceWhether events, relationships, transformations, and cause-and-effect remain semantically coherent, including surreal premises.

This Video

60.0

This Video · Assessment

The central event is coherent, but several actions or relationships feel strained or unexplained.

This Category

70.9

11 videos were rated for this category

This Category · Assessment

Events remain clear overall, though recurring logical irregularities are visible but bounded.

Models that scored similarly on this category

C12

Text FidelityWhether requested text content, typography, placement, attachment, legibility, and temporal stability are correct.

This Video

83.3

This Video · Assessment

This video preserves requested text content, typography, placement, attachment, legibility, and temporal stability very reliably, with only isolated limitations.

This Category

63.8

6 videos were rated for this category

This Category · Assessment

Text is generally readable and correct, but content, attachment, or stability failures recur.

Models that scored similarly on this category

Violations

This Video
Essential2
Major1
Minor0
This Category
Essential16
Major6
Minor1

6 videos

C13

Character Performance & ActingWhether character intention, emotion, timing, reactions, eyelines, gesture, and performance read convincingly.

This Video

80.0

This Video · Assessment

Professional, clear, and convincing, but more conventional or less nuanced.

This Category

63.0

21 videos were rated for this category

This Category · Assessment

Acting is generally believable, but synthetic timing, expression, attention, or specificity recurs.

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Differences within model family

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CategorySeedance 2.5Seedance 2.0Seedance 2.0 Fast
C01+0.1-0.3-19.3
C03+33.5+15.9+7.2
C02+19.2+14.2-23.5
C04+28.5+17.4+6.0
C05+18.3+5.0+5.2
C06+14.0+8.0+3.7
C11+22.7+10.0-2.8
C08+14.3+2.5+11.0
C07+12.9+1.4+7.6
C09+12.8-2.9-9.4
C10+11.6+9.8-11.5
C12+29.5+22.0+3.8
C13+12.0+3.7+10.3
Essential · -33.5Major · 0Minor · +33.5

Differences between other models

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C01Prompt Adherence

Seedance 2.0 MiniGemini Omni FlashKling 3 StandardVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
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C03Physics

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C02Scene Consistency

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C04Human Fidelity

Seedance 2.0 MiniGemini Omni FlashKling 3 StandardVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
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C052D Animation Craft & Artistry

Seedance 2.0 MiniGemini Omni FlashKling 3 StandardVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
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C063D Animation Craft & Artistry

Seedance 2.0 MiniGemini Omni FlashKling 3 StandardVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
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C11Causal & Semantic Coherence

Seedance 2.0 MiniGemini Omni FlashKling 3 StandardVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
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C08Taste & Art Direction

Seedance 2.0 MiniGemini Omni FlashKling 3 StandardVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
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C07Cinematography Craft & Artistry

Seedance 2.0 MiniGemini Omni FlashKling 3 StandardVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
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C09Animal & Creature Fidelity

Seedance 2.0 MiniGemini Omni FlashKling 3 StandardVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
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C10Object & Product Fidelity

Seedance 2.0 MiniGemini Omni FlashKling 3 StandardVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
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C12Text Fidelity

Seedance 2.0 MiniGemini Omni FlashKling 3 StandardVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
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C13Character Performance & Acting

Seedance 2.0 MiniGemini Omni FlashKling 3 StandardVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
CategorySeedance 2.0 MiniGemini Omni FlashKling 3 StandardVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
C01Prompt Adherence87.790.582.679.576.1
C03Physics50.658.857.645.338.8
C02Scene Consistency78.081.182.580.078.1
C04Human Fidelity64.873.679.665.967.4
C052D Animation Craft & Artistry61.742.546.445.047.5
C063D Animation Craft & Artistry62.062.066.049.044.0
C11Causal & Semantic Coherence70.962.766.465.572.7
C08Taste & Art Direction60.759.863.151.949.7
C07Cinematography Craft & Artistry67.172.975.762.970.0
C09Animal & Creature Fidelity82.975.771.467.161.4
C10Object & Product Fidelity88.499.090.095.474.5
C12Text Fidelity63.876.330.341.747.2
C13Character Performance & Acting63.063.059.062.063.0

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Changelog

Published
August 11, 2026
V-Benchmark version
2.0.0
Megaton Index
68.68
Published rank
11 of 14
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