What is AI Video Generation?
AI video generation creates short video clips from text prompts or reference images. You describe a scene, specify a style, and the AI generates a video clip (typically 5 to 20 seconds long) with realistic motion, lighting, and physics. This technology is still in its early stages compared to image generation, but it is advancing rapidly and already useful for creating short form content, prototyping ideas, and visual storytelling.
Common use cases- Creating short promotional clips, social media content, or animated explainers
- Prototyping video concepts before investing in full production
- Generating visual effects, transitions, or artistic video content
Seedance evolution
Seedance 1.0
June 2025
Silent text/image to video. Reached #1 on Artificial Analysis benchmark. No audio capability.
Seedance 1.5 Pro
December 2025
Joint audio and video generation. First major model with native lip sync in 8+ languages. Available on Replicate.
Seedance 2.0
February 2026
Full multimodal input (text, image, video, audio simultaneously). @tag reference system, multi shot generation, 90%+ usable first attempt rate.
Global Launch Paused
March 2026
International rollout paused due to copyright disputes involving Disney, Paramount, and other major studios. Currently available in China only via Jimeng.
Seedance 1.0
June 2025
Silent text/image to video. Reached #1 on Artificial Analysis benchmark. No audio capability.
Seedance 1.5 Pro
December 2025
Joint audio and video generation. First major model with native lip sync in 8+ languages. Available on Replicate.
Seedance 2.0
February 2026
Full multimodal input (text, image, video, audio simultaneously). @tag reference system, multi shot generation, 90%+ usable first attempt rate.
Global Launch Paused
March 2026
International rollout paused due to copyright disputes involving Disney, Paramount, and other major studios. Currently available in China only via Jimeng.