Which should you pick?
Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video is the cheaper job: 17-108 credits against 22-320 credits for Seedance 2.5. Those are the credits one complete generation costs, not a headline rate, so they are directly comparable even though the two models bill differently.
At their most expensive settings the gap widens: Seedance 2.5 tops out at 320 credits a job versus 108, driven by output resolution.
Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video supports up to 1080p, the higher of the two.
Seedance 2.5 holds the stronger leaderboard position (#9 in text to video against #15 in text to video). Those are two different leaderboards unless the category matches — Versely ranks each capability separately.
Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video supports more aspect ratios (9: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9, 9:21, 5:4, 4:5), giving it more format flexibility.
What a job costs
Seedance 2.5
22-320 credits
It bills per second, at a rate that changes with output resolution, and the price moves with output resolution.
- SD6 credits
- HD/4K11 credits
Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video
17-108 credits
It bills per second, at a rate that changes with output resolution, and the price moves with output resolution.
- SD/HD6 credits
- 4K8 credits
All figures are Versely credits. Your plan's credit allowance is on the pricing page.
Spec comparison
| Spec | Seedance 2.5 | Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance | Alibaba |
| Cost per job | 22-320 credits | 17-108 credits |
| Billing | per second, at a rate that changes with output resolution | per second, at a rate that changes with output resolution |
| Max resolution | 720p | 1080p |
| Aspect ratios | 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16, adaptive, auto | 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9, 9:21, 5:4, 4:5 |
| Durations | 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s, 11s, 12s, 13s, 14s, 15s, 16s, 17s, 18s, 19s, 20s, 21s, 22s, 23s, 24s, 25s, 26s, 27s, 28s, 29s, 30s | 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s, 11s, 12s, 13s, 14s, 15s |
| Frame rates | — | — |
| Qualities | 480p, 720p | 720p, 1080p |
| Requires starting image | No | No |
| Accepts video input | No | No |
| Reference images | — | — |
| Leaderboard | #9 in text to video | #15 in text to video |
| Released | Aug 1, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 |
What each one does that the other doesn't
Only Seedance 2.5
long form, single shot, cinematic, audio sync
Only Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video
native audio, multilingual lipsync, high quality, 1080p
Both list: text to video, text to video.
Leaderboard positions
Versely ranks each capability on its own leaderboard, so a position is only comparable between two models within the same row.
Seedance 2.5
- Text to video#9
Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video
- Text to video#15
Full Seedance 2.5 spec sheet →
Dreamina Seedance 2.5 generates a native 30-second single-shot video at up to 720p from one text prompt, reasoning about the whole shot at once so motion, lighting and subject identity stay coherent from first frame to last.
Full Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video spec sheet →
Happy Horse 1.1 is Alibaba's video model that generates 1080p video with synchronized native audio and multilingual lip-sync from a text prompt alone (3–15s)
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Seedance 2.5 or Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video?+
Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video is cheaper per job: 17-108 credits against 22-320 credits for Seedance 2.5.
What can Seedance 2.5 do that Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video can't, or vice versa?+
Only Seedance 2.5 lists long form, single shot, cinematic, audio sync. Only Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video lists native audio, multilingual lipsync, high quality, 1080p. Both list text to video, text to video.
How do Seedance 2.5 and Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video bill?+
Seedance 2.5 bills per second, at a rate that changes with output resolution, and its price moves with output resolution. Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video bills per second, at a rate that changes with output resolution, and its price moves with output resolution. Both are charged in Versely credits.
Which has higher output resolution, Seedance 2.5 or Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video?+
Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video supports higher output (1080p against 720p).
Which ranks higher, Seedance 2.5 or Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video?+
Seedance 2.5 sits at #9 in text to video and Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video at #15 in text to video on Versely's live model rankings. Versely ranks each capability on its own leaderboard, so those positions are only a direct comparison when the category is the same.
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