Runway Seedance 2 at 36 credits a second vs Sume's Seedance rates
Runway lists seedance2 at 36 credits per second and seedance2_fast at 29 for 480p and 720p. Sume's seedance-2 and seedance-2-fast price by resolution.

Runway's pricing page, read 2026-10-01, lists seedance2 at 36 credits per second at 480p and 720p, 40 at 1080p and 150 at 4K, and seedance2_fast at 29 credits per second at 480p and 720p. Credits are $0.01 each. A 5-second 720p clip is $1.80 on seedance2 and $1.45 on seedance2_fast.
On Sume, a 5-second 16:9 clip at 720p reserves $1.89 on seedance-2 and $1.52 on seedance-2-fast, at list x 1.25. Sume prices resolution separately, while Runway lists one flat rate for 480p and 720p.
How do the two compare for 5 and 10 seconds?
Runway credits at $0.01; Sume reserved amounts from its pricing code, rounded up to the cent. Runway also lists per-model minimums on its page, which are not included here.
| Clip | Runway | Sume |
|---|---|---|
seedance2 480p, 5 s | $1.80 | $0.88 |
seedance2 720p, 10 s | $3.60 | $3.78 |
seedance2 1080p, 5 s | $2.00 | $4.26 |
seedance2_fast 480p, 5 s | $1.45 | $0.71 |
seedance2_fast 720p, 10 s | $2.90 | $3.03 |
Where does the Sume row stop?
Sume's Seedance 2.x ids top out at 1080p and 4 to 15 seconds; there is no 4K tier. They accept first and last frames and image, video and audio references. Limits are in the video docs.
How do I call the fast tier?
Set model to seedance-2-fast.
curl -X POST https://api.sume.com/v1/videos \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SUME_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: fast-001" \
-d '{
"model": "seedance-2-fast",
"prompt": "A skateboarder lands a kickflip, low angle, golden hour",
"duration": 5,
"resolution": "720p",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9"
}'Sources
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