Seedance 2.0 just went global — well, mostly. We break down exactly what the release means (and doesn’t mean), including API pricing, business account requirements, image rights contracts, and one platform where you can try it right now.
Plus: Tencent’s Wen 2.7 is about to drop with first/last frame generation, 9-grid image-to-video, voice referencing, and instruction-based editing. Could it take the #2 spot from Kling 3.0?
We also test Magnific’s new video upscaler and Topaz’s Astra model for AI video upscaling — side-by-side comparisons included.
And then things get weird: Pika just launched real-time video chat with AI agents through Pika Me. So naturally, I sat down for a live face-to-face interview with Flamethrower Girl. It’s janky. It’s fascinating. It’s the future.