Seedance 2.0 Mini leads on human preference — 1343 vs 1223 Elo (#1 of 79 in the Image-to-Video Arena). The right pick still depends on style, speed and licensing — details below.
Seedance 2.0 Mini✓bytedance/seedance-2.0/mini/reference-to-videovs
Veo 3 Fast [Image to Video]fal-ai/veo3/fast/image-to-video| Human-preference Elo | 1343 | 1223 |
| Arena rank | #1 of 79 | #44 of 79 |
| Category | image-to-video | image-to-video |
| License | commercial | commercial |
By human preference, Seedance 2.0 Mini currently rates higher (1343 vs 1223 Elo). Preference votes measure typical output quality; test both on your own prompts for style fit.
Both are image to video models available as hosted API endpoints — Seedance 2.0 Mini (bytedance/seedance-2.0/mini/reference-to-video) and Veo 3 Fast [Image to Video] (fal-ai/veo3/fast/image-to-video).
See the full best image-to-video models ranking.