Comparison
Seedance 2.0 Fast vs Hailuo 3 Max
The Hobby plan adds Veo 3.1 Fast, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast, Hailuo 3 Max and Wan 3.0 to the engines every account has. Seedance 2.0 Fast and Hailuo 3 Max are two of its fast tiers, and they differ most in what they read. Seedance 2.0 Fast is the Seedance 2.0 speed tier — seeds, native sound, first and last frames, up to six reference pictures and a character's voice sample, at 480p or 720p. Hailuo 3 Max is MiniMax's fast Hailuo tier — silent clips at 480p or 768p from a start and an end frame, with no reference pictures.
| Criterion | Seedance 2.0 Fast | Hailuo 3 Max · MiniMax |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest clip | 72 cr / 4 s at 480p | 110 cr / 5 s at 480p |
| Clip length | 4–15 s, any whole second | 5–15 s, any whole second |
| Resolution | 480p · 720p | 480p · 768p |
| Sound | Native, included in the rate | No soundtrack |
| Seed (reproducible takes) | Yes | No |
| First/last frame | Yes | Yes |
| Reference pictures | Up to 6 + a voice sample | None — the cast rides as text |
| Native aspect ratios | All six, plus 9:21 | All six |
| Price per 10 s | 390 cr (720p) | 340 cr (768p) |
| Plan access | Hobby ($15) and up | Hobby ($15) and up |
Engine facts as served on eroq, September 2026. Prices in credits; 1 credit ≈ $0.01 at the entry pack.
Which one to pick
- →Block the shot on Seedance 2.0 Fast. At 480p a four-second draft is 72 credits, and the seed lets you lock a composition and keep editing the words.
- →Cast a character on Seedance 2.0 Fast: it reads up to six reference pictures and a voice sample, where Hailuo 3 Max reads none.
- →Silent B-roll at 768p, travelling between a start and an end frame: Hailuo 3 Max.
Questions
Which engine should I start with on the Hobby plan?
Seedance 2.0 Fast, for the controls — a seed and reference pictures — and the price: a 4-second draft at 480p is 72 credits against 110 for the shortest Hailuo 3 Max clip at 480p. Seedance 2.0 Mini, on every account, drafts for less still — 60 credits for 4 seconds.
Can I re-render a Seedance 2.0 Fast draft on Hailuo 3 Max with the same seed?
No. A seed only reproduces a take on the engine that produced it, and Hailuo 3 Max does not take one at all. Carry the prompt and the start frame across instead.
How is a clip priced on these two?
By the second, at a rate set by the resolution: 18 or 39 credits a second on Seedance 2.0 Fast (480p or 720p), 22 or 34 on Hailuo 3 Max (480p or 768p). There is no step in the curve — a 6-second clip costs six seconds — and Seedance bills its wider 21:9 and 9:21 frames about a third higher.
Do either of them reach 1080p?
Not natively — Seedance 2.0 Fast tops out at 720p and Hailuo 3 Max at 768p. Upscale, in Video › Edit, brings either clip to 1080p or 2K afterwards; or, on the same Hobby plan, Veo 3.1 Fast and Wan 3.0 render 1080p, and so does Veo 3.1 Lite on every account.
Judge it on your own shots — 40 free credits, no card.