The Good, the Bad & What to Know Before Subscribing. (Topview AI)
I recently switched from another AI video platform to Topview mainly because, based on my own research, Topview currently offers one of the lowest costs I’ve found for generating Seedance 2.0, which is my primary model. As of August 2026, the market price I’ve seen for Seedance 2.0 15s 720p generation is generally around $2.20 per video, with some platforms charging as much as $5. With Topview’s Annual Ultra plan, the effective cost can be around $1.50 per 15s 720p Seedance 2.0 generation. On this plan, $1 is equivalent to 10 credits, and a 15-second Seedance 2.0 720p generation costs 15 credits. However, this calculation mainly makes sense for the Annual Ultra plan. If you choose a lower-tier or monthly plan, the effective credit price can be higher, and some competing platforms may actually be cheaper. If anyone knows a reliable platform offering Seedance 2.0 for less than $1.50 per 15-second 720p generation, feel free to share it. The Annual Ultra plan currently also offers unlimited generation for Seedance 2.0 720P 15s and Seedance 2.5 720P 30s for a limited 60-day period. Before purchasing, I read many reviews complaining that Unlimited Mode was extremely slow. Customer support also explained the expected speed to me before I subscribed, so I knew what I was getting into. And yes — Unlimited Mode really is VERY slow. From my own observation, the first unlimited Seedance generation after a period of inactivity may complete faster, sometimes within a few hours. After that, subsequent generations can stay in the queue much longer. In practical terms, I would personally expect roughly 1–2 Seedance unlimited generations per day rather than treating it as something you can use for high-volume production. Some users describe the queue as behaving almost sequentially, where later jobs take much longer after the first one. I can understand why people feel that way, although it’s difficult to know exactly how the backend queue works. Personally, I don’t consider this a major problem because I didn’t subscribe expecting to produce everything through Unlimited Mode. I treat Unlimited Mode as a bonus on top of the lower credit pricing. One possible tip: if you regularly need more than $50 worth of credits per month, it may be worth comparing 2 × $50 Annual Ultra plans against 1 × $100 plan, since two separate accounts/plans could potentially give you two standalone unlimited queues. This is only a suggestion — I have NOT tested this myself, so please verify the rules before doing it. Feature-wise, Topview has a lot to explore and I still haven’t tested everything. Overall, I find the interface quite easy to use, and most of the major AI video models seem to be available. At the moment, models such as MiniMax H3 2K and Wan 3.0 are also advertised with 365-day unlimited generation. Their unlimited queues may be faster than Seedance, but I haven’t tested them enough yet to give a fair opinion. To be clear, Topview did not pay me to write this review. I’m simply sharing my current experience and the pricing calculations that influenced my decision to switch. My main advice is to do your own due diligence before purchasing any plan. Compare the credit price for the specific models you actually use, and don’t buy an Unlimited plan expecting instant or high-volume generations.