Seedance V1 Lite
LMArena ID: seedance-v1-lite
ByteDanceProprietary
Seedance V1 Lite is an AI video model from ByteDance. On LMArena’s Text-to-video leaderboard it ranks 43 of 48 with 1113±10 from 16,253 votes. On LMArena’s Image-to-video leaderboard it ranks 42 of 48 with 1185±8 from 33,734 votes. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- ByteDance
- License
- Proprietary
Not yet available: Released (per AA), AA Elo
Who it is for (from the data)
- When quality is not the top priority: #43 of 48 on Text-to-video, in the bottom half; if quality matters most, check higher-ranked models first.
- Both text- and image-to-video: it is ranked on both boards.
- Use via ByteDance's service or API: LMArena lists it as proprietary.
- Existing ByteDance users: this vendor has 5 models on Text-to-video.
Neighbours on Text-to-video
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 |  Kling V2.1 Master Kling (Kuaishou) | 1163 | 14,104 | – | Proprietary | +50 |
| 41 | LLTX 2 19B Lightricks | 1154 | 75,596 | – | ltx-2-community-license-agreement | +41 |
| 42 |  Wan V2.2 A14B Alibaba | 1132 | 10,458 | – | Apache 2.0 | +19 |
| 43 | Seedance V1 Lite ByteDance | 1113 | 16,253 | – | Proprietary | |
| 44 | KKandinsky 5.0 T2V Lite Kandinsky | 1113 | 1,474 | – | MIT | +0 |
| 45 |  Sora OpenAI | 1069 | 4,082 | – | Proprietary | -44 |
| 46 |  Ray 2 Luma AI | 1065 | 5,250 | – | Proprietary | -48 |
Alternatives · More from ByteDance
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p ByteDance | 1479 | 56,318 | 1082 | Proprietary |
| 7 | Dreamina Seedance 2.5 720p ByteDance | 1474 | 8,001 | 1105 | Proprietary |
| 22 | Seedance V1.5 Pro ByteDance | 1256 | 76,171 | – | Proprietary |
| 35 | Seedance V1 Pro ByteDance | 1191 | 12,164 | – | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  MiniMax H3 MiniMax | 1460 | 11,417 | 1122 | minimax-h3-community-license-agreement |
| 37 | KKandinsky 5.0 T2V Pro Kandinsky | 1175 | 2,019 | – | MIT |
| 38 |  Hunyuan Video 1.5 Tencent | 1169 | 4,292 | – | tencent-hunyuan-community |
| 41 | LLTX 2 19B Lightricks | 1154 | 75,596 | – | ltx-2-community-license-agreement |
| 42 | Wan V2.2 A14B Alibaba | 1132 | 10,458 | – | Apache 2.0 |
How to read the scores
- LMArena score: people blind-pick the better of two anonymous videos for the same prompt, and the votes are fitted into an Elo-style rating; "±" is the 95% confidence interval.
- Text-to-video and image-to-video are separate boards, so scores are not comparable across them; AA Elo comes from Artificial Analysis on a different scale.
- If the gap between two models is smaller than their combined intervals, the order is not statistically reliable; treat them as the same tier. More votes mean narrower intervals.
FAQ
Where does Seedance V1 Lite rank among AI video models?
Text-to-video rank 43 (1113); Image-to-video rank 42 (1185) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
Is Seedance V1 Lite open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through ByteDance’s products or API.
Can Seedance V1 Lite turn an image into video?
Who makes Seedance V1 Lite?
According to LMArena, Seedance V1 Lite is made by ByteDance.
How reliable is Seedance V1 Lite's score?
The scores are based on 16,253 votes on Text-to-video (95% CI ±10); 33,734 votes on Image-to-video (95% CI ±8). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Seedance V1 Lite from #1 on Text-to-video?
#1 on Text-to-video is Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash (1516); Seedance V1 Lite scores 1113, 403 points behind.
Sources
LMArena Text-to-video data published on Sep 22, 2026.
LMArena Image-to-video data published on Sep 22, 2026.
17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Oct 26, 2026.
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