Seedance 2.0 Mini R2V Enhanced

• - 🏢 ByteDance Seed's reference-to-video model, released June 2026.
• - 🆕 Enhanced tier of the cost-efficient Seedance 2.0 Mini line.
• - 🎯 Builds video from reference images, videos, and audio.
• - 👁️ Preserves subject identity, composition, and scene consistency.
• - 💬 Reads text storyboards and shooting scripts for direction.
• - 🔧 Supports targeted clip editing and shot extension.
• - ⚡ Mini tier positioned for lighter-weight, cost-efficient iteration.

ByteDance

ByteDance is a Chinese internet technology company headquartered in Beijing, widely known as the parent company behind TikTok and Douyin. Beyond social media, ByteDance has invested heavily in artificial intelligence research, building generative media models…

Seedance 2.0 Mini R2V Enhanced is the reference-to-video ("R2V") endpoint of ByteDance's cost-efficient Mini tier within the Seedance 2.0 family, dated June 2026 and the newest entry from the provider's video lineup. Developed by ByteDance's Seed research division, the broader Seedance 2.0 line emphasizes multimodal "all-round reference," letting creators combine text, images, videos, and audio so the model can mirror visual composition, camera language, motion rhythm, and sound characteristics from the inputs. R2V mode also adds editing and extension — modifying specified clips, characters, or actions and continuing shots with consistent style.

Relative to its siblings, the Mini family (Seedance 2.0 Mini R2V) is positioned in the catalog as a lighter-weight, cost-efficient tier, while ByteDance reserves the heavier tiers for higher-fidelity flagship output. This "Enhanced" build is the upgraded variant of that Mini R2V endpoint, paired with its text-to-video counterpart Seedance 2.0 Mini Enhanced.

Compared with the full-size Seedance 2.0 R2V Enhanced and base Seedance 2.0 R2V, the Mini Enhanced trades maximum fidelity for efficiency within the same multimodal, audio-video reference framework. ByteDance describes the 2.0 generation overall as a substantial upgrade over Seedance 1.5 Pro, citing improved instruction-following, more stable subject consistency, and better motion and physics for complex interactions.

Most technical figures here are vendor-reported; consult ByteDance's official Seedance 2.0 documentation for precise parameters.