ByteDance Unveils Seedance 2.0 AI Video Model, Sparks Viral Buzz in China

ByteDance on February 12, 2026, unveiled Seedance 2.0, a video-generation AI capable of processing text, images, audio, and video simultaneously, reducing content creation costs for film, e-commerce, and advertising. The model has gone viral in China, drawing comparisons to DeepSeek's R1 and V3 and receiving praise from Elon Musk and state media. Weibo hashtags related to Seedance 2.0 have racked up tens of millions of clicks, with a 2-minute palace drama video of Ye and Kim Kardashian viewed over a million times.