Seedance 2.1 guide
What is Seedance 2.1 and how should creators use it?
A practical guide to Seedance 2.1 video and image workflows, including text prompts, reference images, model routing, credits, and storage.
Seedance 2.1 is a web workspace for cinematic AI video and image creation. It lets creators start from text, add image references, choose model settings, estimate credits, and send the task into a full generator workspace.
Quick decision
Best for
- Creators who want one workspace for text prompts, image references, model settings, and credit estimates.
- Product, ad, and short-video teams that need repeatable reference-driven workflows.
Not ideal for
- Users who only need a single model playground with no asset history or credit planning.
- Teams that must avoid third-party model routing entirely.
Choose this when
- You want to start from a prompt, attach references, and move into a full video or image generator without rebuilding the task.
The short answer
Seedance 2.1 is built around one production idea: write a prompt, attach the references that matter, and let the workspace route the job to the right video or image path.
- Use text-only prompts for fast concept shots.
- Add images when identity, product shape, outfit, scene, or style must stay consistent.
- Use the full generator when you need aspect ratio, duration, first/last frame, or model-specific controls.
Where Seedance fits in a production workflow
A typical creator uses Seedance 2.1 for first drafts, product reveals, cinematic short clips, storyboards, and image-to-video extensions. The workspace is designed to show the estimated credit cost before the job is submitted.
What happens to uploaded references
Reference images and generated media are treated as reusable creation assets. The frontend is prepared for object storage such as Cloudflare R2 so large videos do not need to live inside the source repository.
Quick answers
What is Seedance 2.1?+
Seedance 2.1 is an AI creation workspace for generating cinematic videos and images from text prompts, image references, model settings, and credit-based estimates.
Can I use Seedance 2.1 with both text and images?+
Yes. Text-only prompts can generate video or images, and uploaded reference images can guide identity, style, scene, first frame, last frame, or product details.
Does the homepage generate directly?+
The homepage composer is a fast entry point. When a user submits a serious task, the prompt, references, and settings should move into the full AI Video Generator or AI Image Generator workspace.
Related guides
Text to video
How text-to-video works in Seedance 2.1
Image to video
How image-to-video keeps products, characters, and scenes consistent
Reference prompts
How to use @Image references in prompts
Credits and pricing