Seedance 2.5 becomes available in 1080p through Luma and Pika

• Seedance 2.5 now has native 1080p output and a simultaneous API rollout, according to PANews' report on Volcano Engine's site; LumaLabsAI's announcement adds a 4K-upscale path.
• Pika API Club carries the 1080p version, while pika_labs' launch post claims it is up to 60% cheaper than competitors.
• Access has spread beyond those two services: runwayml's thread says early access began on Runway, while AIwithSynthia's Flova post says the format is live on Flova.
• A 30-second test turned one storyboard reference into nine timed camera beats, as magnific's storyboard test demonstrates.

Native 1080p makes Luma's 4K claim a two-step workflow: generate in Seedance, then use Luma's upscale tool, as LumaLabsAI's post puts it. magnific's timecoded prompt maps one reference storyboard to nine camera beats, while magnific's price post puts a September 17 end date on its 1080p credit offer.

Seedance 2.5 previously generated at 480p and 720p, before the native 1080p option and API availability reported by PANews. Luma's wording makes 4K a separate finishing step, rather than an announced native Seedance output setting.

pika_labs says Seedance 2.5 in 1080p is available through Pika API Club, and its accompanying note thanks BytePlus as an official partner.

The post claims the route is “up to 60% cheaper than competitors,” but names neither the competitors nor a per-second price, so it does not provide a normalized comparison.

Access is already arriving through several wrapper products.

• Runway: early access for higher-resolution Seedance 2.5 began in runwayml's thread.
• Flova: Seedance 2.5 1080p is live, according to AIwithSynthia's Flova post.
• Pippit: hasantoxr's post said the model is in Pippit's Creative Agent Canvas and advertised four free videos for new US subscribers through August 20.
• Higgsfield: 1080p early access opened August 14, according to an independent rollout report.

The most reusable evidence here is a complete 30-second shot sheet. magnific used one reference image as a storyboard, with each panel becoming a beat in reading order while characters, grain, and faded color grade stayed shared.

According to magnific's prompt, the nine beats were:

1. 00:00-00:03: Panel 1, epic wide, very slow push in.
2. 00:03-00:07: Panel 2, wide, slow left-to-right pan.
3. 00:07-00:10: Panel 3, medium wide, static.
4. 00:10-00:14: Panel 4, wide, slow crane up.
5. 00:14-00:17: Panel 5, wide low angle, static.
6. 00:17-00:21: Panel 6, wide, slow dolly in.
7. 00:21-00:24: Panel 7, medium insert, static.
8. 00:24-00:27: Panel 8, extreme wide, slow pull out.
9. 00:27-00:30: Panel 9, locked wide, clean final hold.

The same magnific prompt specifies 16:9 framing, wide anamorphic-feeling 16mm cinematography, no music, and ambient sound only.

magnific says Seedance 2.5 is available on its service, with 1080p generation priced at 790 credits per second until September 17.

The promotional rate applies only to generations with image and audio references. magnific's follow-up says video-reference generations keep their standard price.

A separate hands-on Dreamina report calculated 725 credits for 27 seconds on its tier, then found API-style CLI access required a ¥998-per-month premium plan.