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ByteDance · Doubao / Dreamina plans and prices

Dreamina (from ByteDance) makes AI images, video and avatars. ByteDance's Doubao chat app is for China.

What you get

Prices at a glance1

Monthly billing, USD.

Tip: annual billing is often cheaper.

Tip: subscribe on the website, not in the app

Buying through the iPhone or iPad app often costs more because of Apple's App Store fees. Sign up on the provider's own site (like claude.ai or chatgpt.com) and you can still use the app with the same account. How to switch and what to know · Compare app and website prices.

More: Every AI plan side by side, with models and limits · AI image and video plans compared

Where ByteDance ranks

Where do ByteDance models rank?

ByteDance · Doubao / Dreamina's best model on each independent leaderboard we carry. Higher is better unless noted. All rankings.

LeaderboardBest modelRankScore
Arena Text-to-Image2Seedream 5.0 Pro#121255
Arena Text-to-Video3Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p#51479

ByteDance plans make the shortlist (up to US$30) for: Create videos.

Strengths and limits, plan by plan

What is each plan good at, and what are its limits?

Plain-English summary of what each plan is good at and its real usage caps, from the company's own plan and help pages. Not sure what you need? Should I pay for AI?

Dreamina Free

Good at
Free daily credits
Limits
Free daily credits (no numbers published)
Compared with the next plan up
Next up: Dreamina Basic (US$15.00/month): 1,575 credits/mo; US price (other countries vary)
Right for
Trying Seedance and Seedream
Not ideal for
ByteDance (Chinese company); Doubao chat app is for China

1 "Not published" means the company doesn't give a number.

Dreamina Basic

Good at
AI video (Seedance) and images (Seedream)
Limits
1,575 credits/mo; US price (other countries vary)
Compared with the next plan up
Next up: Dreamina Advanced (US$79.00/month): 8,645 credits/mo; US price

1 "Not published" means the company doesn't give a number.

Dreamina Advanced

Good at
AI video (Seedance) and images (Seedream)
Limits
8,645 credits/mo; US price
Compared with the next plan up
This is the top plan we track from this company.

1 "Not published" means the company doesn't give a number.

Sources (3)

  1. Dreamina's pricing page
  2. arena.ai/leaderboard/text-to-image
  3. arena.ai/leaderboard/text-to-video

Sources checked Oct 22 to Oct 26, 2026.

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