LTX-2.3 vs Seedance

LTX offers open weights, on-prem deployment, and native 4K at $0.04/sec with no third-party platform dependency. In 2026, running production on someone else's infrastructure is a risk most enterprises will not accept.

Seedance 2.0

Developer

Lightricks

ByteDance

Parameters

22B

Undisclosed

Open Source

Yes

On-Prem

Yes (self-host)

OUTPUT QUALITY

Native 4K Rendering

Yes (3840×2160)

No (2K / 2048p max)

Max Video Length

20 sec (Fast) / 10 sec (Pro)

4–15 sec

Frame Rate (fps)

Up to 50 fps

24–30 fps

SPEED & COST

8 sec FHD Generation Time

~15 sec (H100 cloud)

1–5 min (cloud API)

API Pricing
(per second of video)

$0.04/sec (Fast 1080p) $0.06/sec (Pro 1080p) $0.16/sec (Fast 4K) $0.24/sec (Pro 4K)

$0.24/sec (Fast 720p fal.ai) $0.30/sec (Std 720p fal.ai) ~$0.14/sec (official Volcengine)

Free Access

Yes – open-source + free Desktop app

Limited – free daily credits on Dreamina (~120 cr/day after signup)

Subscription Plans
(non-API access)

Free (self-host & Desktop)

Free (daily credits); Dreamina $18/mo (intl); Jimeng ~$9.60/mo (China)

CAPABILITIES

Text-to-Video

Yes

Image-to-Video

Yes

Retake

Yes (LTX Retake)

Yes

HDR Output

Yes

Extend

Yes

LipDub

Yes

Audio-to-Video

Yes – native multimodal

Yes – native (Dual-Branch Diffusion)

Multi-modal Inputs
(text + image + audio + video)

All four

All four (up to 12 files)

Motion Control

Yes – full control

Yes – dolly zoom, rack focus, tracking

Character Consistency

Yes – via LoRA fine-tuning

Yes – multi-shot storytelling

Content Moderation / Limits

No limits (open source)

Moderate (real faces restricted; IP/brand content filtered; NSFW blocked; political content blocked)

DEVELOPER & ENTERPRISE

LoRA / Fine-tuning

Yes – LoRA + IC-LoRA

Fully Customizable

Yes

Runs on Consumer-Grade GPUs

Yes

No – cloud only

ComfyUI / Diffusers Support

Yes

SUMMARY

Best For

Enterprise teams needing on-prem deployment, full model customization, IP protection, and zero marginal cost at scale

Teams producing multi-shot narratives with native audio-video sync

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The LTX Stack

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Production-grade video generation models designed to hold up under real workloads. Built for long sequences, precise motion, and high-fidelity output from fast iteration to final-quality renders. Learn More →

HDR Output

Delivered as an IC-LoRA on LTX-2.3. Generate directly in HDR or convert existing SDR footage to EXR. More grading latitude, more range, ready for real finishing pipelines.

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Native Portrait

Generate vertical video up to 1080×1920 — trained on portrait-orientation data, not cropped from landscape.

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Audio to Video

Generate video where voice, music, and sound effects define structure, pacing, and motion.Built for production-grade workflows that require precise, harmonious control over audio-led scenes - from podcasts and avatars to voice-driven clips -not one-off demos or talking heads.

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