--- title: I tried Seedance 2.5 to generate 1 episode for the short... description: A builder documents day three of creating a short drama app for a hackathon (#shipaton), testing the Seedance AI video model via a Higgsfield subscription.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-tried-seedance-2-5-to-generate-1-episode-for-the-short-drama-app-that-i-m-building-for-shipaton-ttksucwdb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I tried Seedance 2.5 to generate 1 episode for the short drama app that I’m building for #shipaton | daily.dev og:description: A builder documents day three of creating a short drama app for a hackathon (#shipaton), testing the Seedance AI video model via a Higgsfield subscription.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-tried-seedance-2-5-to-generate-1-episode-for-the-short-drama-app-that-i-m-building-for-shipaton-ttksucwdb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TTkSucWdb.png og:image:alt: I tried Seedance 2.5 to generate 1 episode for the short drama app that I’m building for #shipaton og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I tried Seedance 2.5 to generate 1 episode for the short drama app that I’m building for #shipaton **[notJust.dev](https://daily.dev/sources/notjustdev)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A builder documents day three of creating a short drama app for a hackathon (#shipaton), testing the Seedance AI video model via a Higgsfield subscription. Using Claude to write scripts and prompts, they generated 18 five-to-10-second shots (90 seconds total) for one episode in about two hours, costing roughly €75 out of a €158, 2,000-credit subscription. Scaling to 10 episodes would cost around €750, cheaper than hiring actors but still too expensive for an MVP, prompting a search for cost-reduction ideas like lower-quality models. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much does it cost to generate a short AI video episode using the Seedance model through Higgsfield? Generating one 90-second episode made of 18 separate five-to-10-second shots cost approximately €75 in credits, using roughly half of a €158 two-seat Higgsfield subscription that included €2,000 in credits. Scaling to 10 episodes would cost around €750 total, cheaper than hiring actors but still expensive for an early-stage MVP. _Anyone weighing AI video generation costs for a content app can compare real workflow numbers on daily.dev._ ### How long does it take to generate a full episode of AI video using Seedance through Claude-written prompts? Producing 18 separate shots totaling about 90 seconds of footage took around two hours, with each shot generated from its own descriptive prompt written by Claude based on a character sheet and script it also authored. Character consistency and overall quality were reported as quite good across the shots. _Developers prototyping AI video pipelines can follow real build logs like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Seedance 2.5 Review 2026: ByteDance's 30-Second One-Take Video Model, Explained](https://daily.dev/posts/seedance-2-5-review-2026-bytedance-s-30-second-one-take-video-model-explained-9xmpyq4s4) · Medium · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Seedance 2.0 vs Sora vs Runway Gen-4: AI Video API Comparison for Developers](https://daily.dev/posts/seedance-2-0-vs-sora-vs-runway-gen-4-ai-video-api-comparison-for-developers-tgvtzt7zg) · SitePoint · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#genai](https://daily.dev/tags/genai), [#claude](https://daily.dev/tags/claude), [#ai-video-generation](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-video-generation), [#indie-hacking](https://daily.dev/tags/indie-hacking) [View this post on 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