Model terms / ByteDance / Seedance 2.0 Mini
ByteDance · ElevenLabs
Can I use Seedance 2.0 Mini via ElevenLabs commercially?
Yes on Business, Creator, Enterprise, Pro, Scale and Starter; No on Free, not offered in US
Authorisation not verified. BytePlus Video terms s4.2: aggregation platforms are Platform Customers with identity-verification and audit duties, and their end users 'may only generate video content for their own use'; the channel's arrangement is not public.
Commercial use of Seedance 2.0 Mini via ElevenLabs: Yes on Business, Creator, Enterprise, Pro, Scale and Starter; No on Free, not offered in US, according to ElevenLabs terms as read on 2026-09-08. 9 of 10 usage questions have an answer on record.
Terms as read on 2026-10-05. Route: via ElevenLabs (proxied).
Two sets of terms apply on this route. ElevenLabs terms govern your contract; ByteDance terms (model provider) govern what happens
to your data. Each answer below says which one it comes from. Where both speak and
disagree, the more protective reading is shown and the other is noted.
| Question | Answer | According to | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial use | Restricted by plan: business Yes, creator Yes, enterprise Yes, free No, pro Yes, scale Yes, starter Yes | ElevenLabs terms elevenlabs.io | 2026-09-08 |
"Commercial use on paid subscription plans only; Free Users may only use the Services for non-commercial purposes (s1(c)). Same wording in the EEA, Switzerland and UK Terms (elevenlabs.io/terms-of-use-eu)." | |||
| Where outputs may be used | Restricted not offered in US | ByteDance terms (model provider) docs.byteplus.com | 2026-09-23 |
"Service Specific Terms s4.2.3 (Video Generation, 2026-09-30): you may not 'resell or re-integrate the APIs into UGC platforms, including AI content creation tools. If you operate an aggregation platform, end users may only generate video content for their own use'; nor 'resell the APIs without our written authorization'. The platform is liable for its end users (s4.2.2); unauthorised resale costs 20% of the minimum commitment (s4.2.4). Client / agency deliverables through a channel are UNCLEAR (asked). Model Services s2(1): not available in the United States - whether channels serve US end users under a separate arrangement is unconfirmed. Ownership: you own the Output as between you and BytePlus (General Terms for AI Services s2.1)." | |||
| Trains on your inputs | Yes opt-out available Stricter of the two shown. ByteDance terms (model provider) say No | ElevenLabs terms elevenlabs.io | 2026-09-08 |
"Content = Input and Output (s4(a)). You hereby grant to ElevenLabs a license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly or otherwise perform and display, and use your Content to provide the Services (including the trust and safety features therein), to improve the Services, and to develop new services and products ... Such license shall be: perpetual and irrevocable (s4(d)). Opt-out: you may opt out of our use of your Content for training at any time by navigating to the 'Data use' menu ... does not affect any uses of (or materials resulting from uses of) your Content prior to that date (s4(i))." | |||
| Trains on your prompts | Yes opt-out available Stricter of the two shown. ByteDance terms (model provider) say No | ElevenLabs terms elevenlabs.io | 2026-09-08 |
"Input may include ... text descriptions (s4(a)); Input is part of Content. You hereby grant to ElevenLabs a license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly or otherwise perform and display, and use your Content to provide the Services (including the trust and safety features therein), to improve the Services, and to develop new services and products ... Such license shall be: perpetual and irrevocable (s4(d)). Opt-out: you may opt out of our use of your Content for training at any time by navigating to the 'Data use' menu ... does not affect any uses of (or materials resulting from uses of) your Content prior to that date (s4(i))." | |||
| Trains on your outputs | Yes opt-out available Stricter of the two shown. ByteDance terms (model provider) say No | ElevenLabs terms elevenlabs.io | 2026-09-08 |
"Output is part of Content (s4(a)). You hereby grant to ElevenLabs a license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly or otherwise perform and display, and use your Content to provide the Services (including the trust and safety features therein), to improve the Services, and to develop new services and products ... Such license shall be: perpetual and irrevocable (s4(d)). Opt-out: you may opt out of our use of your Content for training at any time by navigating to the 'Data use' menu ... does not affect any uses of (or materials resulting from uses of) your Content prior to that date (s4(i))." | |||
| Output ownership | User | ElevenLabs terms elevenlabs.io | 2026-09-08 |
"Except as expressly set forth herein, as between you and ElevenLabs, you retain all rights in and to your Output (s4(c)(ii)). Same wording in the EEA, Switzerland and UK Terms (elevenlabs.io/terms-of-use-eu)." | |||
| Copyright indemnity | No Stricter of the two shown. ByteDance terms (model provider) say Limited | ElevenLabs terms elevenlabs.io | 2026-09-08 |
"Neither Terms contains an ElevenLabs-to-user indemnity. The indemnity runs from the user to ElevenLabs: 'you will indemnify, defend (at our option), and hold harmless ElevenLabs' (s9; in the EEA Terms s10, which applies if you are a business or an organization)." | |||
| Marking applied by the model | Yes documentation, not contract Stricter of the two shown. ElevenLabs terms say No | ByteDance terms (model provider) docs.byteplus.com | 2026-09-23 |
"C2PA Content Credentials Guide (2026-07-28): the ModelArk API 'embeds C2PA Content Credentials by default... No additional configuration is required' for ByteDance-Seedream-4.0, Seedream-4.5, Dola-Seedream-5.0-pro / -lite, Dreamina-Seedance-2.0 / -2.0-mini / -2.0-fast (Seedance 2.5 announced, not listed; Seedream 3.0 and Seedance 1.x not covered). Acceptable Use Policy: users must not 'delete, remove, obscure, alter or conceal any credentials, watermarks, identifiers, metadata... that indicate that the content may be generated by a BytePlus GenAI Service'. General Terms for AI Services s1.4: comply with AI labelling / disclosure law when publishing. Visible watermark default: unconfirmed." | |||
| Disclosure duty on you | Required | ByteDance terms (model provider) docs.byteplus.com | 2026-09-23 |
"C2PA Content Credentials Guide (2026-07-28): the ModelArk API 'embeds C2PA Content Credentials by default... No additional configuration is required' for ByteDance-Seedream-4.0, Seedream-4.5, Dola-Seedream-5.0-pro / -lite, Dreamina-Seedance-2.0 / -2.0-mini / -2.0-fast (Seedance 2.5 announced, not listed; Seedream 3.0 and Seedance 1.x not covered). Acceptable Use Policy: users must not 'delete, remove, obscure, alter or conceal any credentials, watermarks, identifiers, metadata... that indicate that the content may be generated by a BytePlus GenAI Service'. General Terms for AI Services s1.4: comply with AI labelling / disclosure law when publishing. Visible watermark default: unconfirmed." | |||
| Training data disclosed | not on record | - | - |
Sources
- ElevenLabs terms https://elevenlabs.io/terms-of-use read 2026-09-08
- ByteDance terms (model provider) https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/legal/docs-service-specific-terms read 2026-09-23
- ByteDance terms (model provider) https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/legal/AI-Services-terms read 2026-10-05
- ElevenLabs terms https://elevenlabs.io/docs/help-center/legal/audio-detector/is-content-generated-by-third-party-models-available-through-eleven-labs-watermarked read 2026-10-05
- ByteDance terms (model provider) https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/modelark/c2pa-content-credentials-guide read 2026-09-23
Seedance 2.0 Mini on other services
- Comfy Cloud Restricted, not offered in US, with conditions
- fal Restricted, not offered in US, with conditions
- Higgsfield Restricted, not offered in US, with conditions
- Magnific Yes on Business, Essential, Premium, Premium+, Pro and Pro Starter; No on Free, not offered in US
- Runway Restricted, not offered in US, with conditions
Other models on ElevenLabs
- OmniHuman 1.5 Yes on Business, Creator, Enterprise, Pro, Scale and Starter; No on Free, not offered in US
- Seedance 1.0 Pro Yes on Business, Creator, Enterprise, Pro, Scale and Starter; No on Free, not offered in US
- Seedance 1.5 Pro Yes on Business, Creator, Enterprise, Pro, Scale and Starter; No on Free, not offered in US
- Seedance 2.0 Yes on Business, Creator, Enterprise, Pro, Scale and Starter; No on Free, not offered in US
- Seedance 2.0 Fast Yes on Business, Creator, Enterprise, Pro, Scale and Starter; No on Free, not offered in US
- Seedance 2.5 Yes on Business, Creator, Enterprise, Pro, Scale and Starter; No on Free, not offered in US
Recent changes to these terms
- 30 Sept 2026 BytePlus adds penalties for unauthorised Seedance resale Terms changed
- 28 Sept 2026 ElevenLabs: free-tier output is non-commercial Our record corrected
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