Seedance 2.0 Mini vs Grok Imagine Video 1.5
Seedance 2.0 Mini leads on human preference — 1343 vs 1326 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
Grok Imagine Video 1.5xai/grok-imagine-video/v1.5/image-to-video| Human-preference Elo | 1343 | 1326 |
| Arena rank | #1 of 79 | #3 of 79 |
| Category | image-to-video | image-to-video |
| License | commercial | commercial |
Frequently asked
Is Seedance 2.0 Mini better than Grok Imagine Video 1.5?
By human preference, Seedance 2.0 Mini currently rates higher (1343 vs 1326 Elo). Preference votes measure typical output quality; test both on your own prompts for style fit.
What kind of models are Seedance 2.0 Mini and Grok Imagine Video 1.5?
Both are image to video models available as hosted API endpoints — Seedance 2.0 Mini (bytedance/seedance-2.0/mini/reference-to-video) and Grok Imagine Video 1.5 (xai/grok-imagine-video/v1.5/image-to-video).
See the full best image-to-video models ranking.