Credits are the budget unit. Lite includes 200 credits a month, which the pricing page lists as enough for up to 20 videos; Pro includes 700 (up to 70 videos); Max starts at 2,000 (up to 200 videos). Paid plans, including those subscriptions and one-time packs, unlock commercial use for ads and client work. A Starter pack is $20 for 100 credits, Basic is $50 for 400, and Creator packs start at $200 for 2,000 credits. Month-to-month pricing starts at $19.90 for Lite, and yearly billing is listed at half that monthly rate.
A practical sequence is to use the free credits to test a prompt at a shorter duration, attach references once the look is right, then edit the shot instead of fully regenerating it when you only need a backdrop or product swap. Seedance 3.0 also notes that most first drafts are ready in about a minute, so the time you save is in the shoot, not in waiting overnight for a render.
You do not need a studio day to get a product on camera. Seedance 3.0 turns a prompt — plus optional images, clips and audio — into a single cinematic shot of up to 30 seconds, at up to 1080p, with voices and sound rendered in the same pass. New accounts receive free credits without a card, enough for a few test renders. Here are seven practical ways small teams put that to work.