Doubao writes the Chinese script; Jimeng and Seedance shoot the video
Doubao Seed writes Chinese short-drama scripts, breaks down shot prompts, and reads reference images. Video runs on Jimeng (Dreamina) and Seedance. Free signup, pay as you go.
Doubao is ByteDance's AI assistant, built on the Doubao Seed model. It knows Chinese web fiction and short-drama dialogue, and it reads images. But a short drama needs dozens of shots sharing the same cast and sets — generating clips one by one in a chat window never keeps the faces consistent.
In AlphaDrama, Doubao writes the script, the dialogue, and the per-shot prompts, and it understands the reference images you upload. Video runs on Jimeng (Dreamina), Seedance 2.0 / 2.5, MiniMax, or Tongyi Wanxiang; Seedream locks the character design first so every later shot keeps the same face, then the shots are stitched into a 9:16 vertical cut.
Signup is free. Scripts written by Doubao are billed by text usage and video by the seconds generated — pay for what you use, with no Doubao or Jimeng monthly membership.
常见问题
Can Doubao produce a finished short drama by itself?
Doubao writes the script, the shot prompts, and reads reference images; the finished cut needs video models generating shot by shot, then stitching. Here Jimeng (Dreamina) and Seedance shoot the frames, Seedream does the character design, and the export is one publishable video.
Doubao or DeepSeek for scriptwriting?
Doubao knows ByteDance-ecosystem content and Chinese tone, and it reads reference images; DeepSeek costs less per token. Switch between them anytime in the workspace — the video models stay the same.
Do I need a separate Doubao membership?
No. The workspace connects Doubao for you and bills actual text usage. Signup is free, and no separate Jimeng membership is needed.
How are Doubao and Jimeng related?
Both are ByteDance products. Doubao is an AI assistant good at conversation and image understanding; Jimeng is the video-generation entry built on the Seedance model. Here both plug into the same short-drama pipeline.