September 23, 2026
Video drafts can be run more cheaply: Seedance 2.5 in Pika from 10 cents per second
Pika launched Seedance 2.5 Draft Mode on September 23 from $0.10 per second. Draft videos are available in Pika and Pika API Club, and the selected version can be refined to high quality.
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Seedance 2.5 Draft Mode is now available in Pika and Pika API Club. Generate videos at breakneck speed for as little as 10 cents per second (spoiler: that is a very low price). Once the result is perfect, bring it up to high quality.
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Previously, Seedance 2.5 in the Pika API had no separate 480p draft. Now you can select a draft and send it to Draft to Video for a 1080p final.
For automation. After signing in to Pika API Club, a key unlocks the catalog models. The API creates videos asynchronously: POST starts a job, and GET returns the result. The standard Pika API limit is 60 requests per minute and 10 concurrent jobs.
Pika API workflows now consist of two runs: a 480p draft, then a 1080p final.
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