Price comparison
Seedance 2.5 vs Kling 2.6: price compared
Kling 2.6 is the cheaper of the two: it starts at 26 credits (USD 0.26) per clip, against 67 credits (USD 0.67) for Seedance 2.5. At the entry variant, Seedance 2.5 costs 2.6 times as much. The variants do not map one to one: duration, resolution and audio change between them, so the full table of each is below. This page compares what can be measured: price, aspect ratios and whether they accept your product photo. Which one looks better for your product is answered by trying both, and on Troquel they run on the same balance.
Side by side
| Seedance 2.5 | Kling 2.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | ByteDance | Kuaishou |
| Price from | 67 cr · USD 0.67 | 26 cr · USD 0.26 |
| Price up to | 378 cr · USD 3.78 | 75 cr · USD 0.75 |
| Variants | 7 | 5 |
| Accepts your product photo | Yes | Yes |
| Aspect ratios | 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4 | 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 |
| In one line | Up to 10 s with native audio and up to 4 reference images | The best price in video |
Price of each variant
Seedance 2.5
| Variant | Credits | USD |
|---|---|---|
| 480p · 5 s (draft) | 85 | 0.85 |
| 480p · 10 s (draft) | 169 | 1.69 |
| 480p · 4 s | 67 | 0.67 |
| 720p · 4 s | 130 | 1.30 |
| 720p · 5 s | 165 | 1.65 |
| 720p · 10 s | 378 | 3.78 |
| 1080p · 5 s | 290 | 2.90 |
Kling 2.6
| Variant | Credits | USD |
|---|---|---|
| Standard 720p · 5 s | 26 | 0.26 |
| Standard 720p · 10 s | 52 | 0.52 |
| Pro 1080p · 5 s | 44 | 0.44 |
| Pro 1080p · 10 s | 75 | 0.75 |
| Pro 1080p + audio · 5 s | 75 | 0.75 |
1 credit = USD 0.01. No subscription; credits never expire and what fails is not charged.
Questions
- Which is cheaper, Seedance 2.5 or Kling 2.6?
- Kling 2.6 is the cheaper of the two: it starts at 26 credits (USD 0.26) per clip, against 67 credits (USD 0.67) for Seedance 2.5. At the entry variant, Seedance 2.5 costs 2.6 times as much.
- Can I try both without paying for two subscriptions?
- Yes. On Troquel both run on the same credit balance and there is no subscription: you top up from USD 10 and pay for each generation separately.
- Which one is better for product ads?
- It depends on the product and the piece, and a table does not settle that. What can be measured is above: price, aspect ratios and whether it starts from your photo. The reasonable move is to test the angle on the cheapest variant of each and pay for the final resolution only on the one that worked.