# Replicate video models vs Seedance on BytePlus ModelArk (slim)

> Replicate video models scores 62.1 (B) to Seedance on BytePlus ModelArk's 59.3 (C) for video generation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-09

Replicate video models scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Seedance on BytePlus ModelArk's 59.3 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Seedance on BytePlus ModelArk leads on agent ergonomics, security & auth and maintenance & community. Both do video generation.

- Replicate video models: B 62.1, rank #444 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/replicate-video.min.md
- Seedance on BytePlus ModelArk: C 59.3, rank #553 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/seedance-on-byteplus-modelark.min.md
- Replicate video models, good for An agent that wants several vendors' video models behind one token and one request shape, or open models such as Wan next to closed ones. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 36; Schema & documentation, 86 against 61; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Transparency & trust, 72 against 63. Also Runs on your own machine.
- Seedance on BytePlus ModelArk, good for Agents that need long clips (up to 30 seconds), many reference assets, video editing and extension, or 4K, bought direct from the model's maker with callbacks and restricted keys. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 85 against 72; Security & auth, 79 against 41; Maintenance & community, 75 against 48.

| Category | Replicate video models | Seedance on BytePlus ModelArk |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 75 | 36 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 86 | 61 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 85 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 41 | 79 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 48 | 75 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Replicate video models | Seedance on BytePlus ModelArk |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model platform | Model API |
| Vendor | Replicate (Cloudflare) | BytePlus |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.replicate.com/v1` | `https://ark.ap-southeast.bytepluses.com/api/v3` |
| Transports | HTTP, SSE (legacy), stdio | HTTP |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Replicate's terms of service. The Python and JavaScript clients and `replicate-mcp` are Apache-2.0, and each model carries its own licence | Proprietary service under the BytePlus Customer Agreement and Service Specific Terms. The Go SDK is Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-17 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-04-01 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-04-01 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 917 stars, 705k npm/wk, 357k PyPI/wk | none |