Seedance 2.5 lands next week, and it's the biggest jump since we launched the studio. Here's the short version of what's changing, why it matters, and how to be ready on day one.
Thirty seconds, natively
The headline number: generations double from 15 to 30 seconds. That's not two clips stitched together — it's one coherent take, with the pacing planned across the full runtime. A whole ad. A verse. A story with an actual ending.
Fifty references, any mix
Today you get twelve reference slots. 2.5 takes fifty, in any combination of images, clips and audio. Feed it your entire brand kit and a cast of characters and it keeps every one of them straight.
Redraw anything
The feature people will talk about most: frame-local editing. Wrong hand, wrong logo, wrong sky? Circle it and redraw just that region — the rest of the clip stays exactly as you approved it. No more re-rolling a perfect take over one bad detail.
It's free on every plan
No new tier, no upgrade fee. When 2.5 ships it becomes the default model behind your prompt box, on the plan you already have.
Your first 2.5 prompt should be something you couldn't fit in 15 seconds. Think setup, turn, payoff. That's the whole point.