---
type: entity
entity_type: company
name: Seedance (ByteDance)
domain: entertainment
status: active
parent_company: ByteDance
focus: AI video generation
tracked_by: clay
created: 2026-03-11
---

# Seedance (ByteDance)

ByteDance's AI video generation platform, competing with Google Veo, Runway, and Pika Labs. Seedance 2.0 ranked #1 globally on Artificial Analysis benchmark in February 2026, achieving breakthrough hand anatomy fidelity and native 2K resolution.

## Timeline

- **2026-02-01** — Seedance 2.0 released: ranked #1 globally on Artificial Analysis benchmark with near-perfect hand anatomy rendering, native 2K resolution (2048x1080), 4-15s dynamic duration, 8+ language phoneme-level lip-sync, 30% faster throughput than Seedance 1.5 Pro

## Relationship to KB

- [[non-ATL production costs will converge with the cost of compute as AI replaces labor across the production chain]] — Seedance 2.0 capability threshold crossing
- [[GenAI adoption in entertainment will be gated by consumer acceptance not technology capability]] — technical capability leader in competitive landscape