Pika Cuts Seedance 2.5 Video Costs by 77% With Cheap Draft Mode

Pika adds Seedance 2.5 Draft Mode: iterate on 480P clips at ten cents per second, then re-render the winner in 1080P using the same seed.

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Pika

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Sep 23, 2026, 12:23 AM

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AlphaSignal Newsroom

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Pika adds Seedance 2.5 Draft Mode: iterate on 480P clips at ten cents per second, then re-render the winner in 1080P using the same seed.

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