Author: Nadali. Prepared by the NADALI editorial team using AI.
November 11, 2026 is the announced retirement date for Seedance 1.5 Pro in ElevenLabs. In its September 23 changelog entry, the service gave this date, said the model was no longer offered for new generations and recommended Seedance 2.0 as a replacement.
This is a reminder of an earlier announcement. We have not tested the actual shutdown in an account and cannot establish the precise cutoff time.
Check before making the next video
For a small shop, restaurant or agency, the practical risk is dependence on a particular model. Our editorial recommendation is to check the saved workflow before promising a client a finished video.
- Find projects, templates and automations that specify Seedance 1.5 Pro. Record the owner and the next date a new video will be needed.
- Save the finished files you need, source materials and a record of the settings in approved storage. This is our general continuity advice, not a report that generation history will be deleted.
- Check access to your chosen replacement, its price and the formats you need. Do not substitute the model throughout a workflow without reviewing a sample result.
- Run one approved test using materials you have rights to use. Compare motion, sound, on-screen text and product accuracy, then have the responsible person approve the final file.
Hypothetical example: a restaurant has a weekly video made from its own food photographs. Before the next run, check which model is saved in the workflow and prepare a conventional edit of those photographs as a fallback. This illustrates a working decision, not a case we tested.
Replacement access has its own conditions
According to the Image & Video documentation, video generation requires a paid plan, while this section’s API requires Pro or above. For API requests, ByteDance models are disabled by default and need explicit approval. Enterprise model access is also controlled by an administrator.
The changelog’s Seedance 2.0 recommendation therefore does not guarantee access in your account. Before testing, check regional restrictions, costs and commercial-use terms for the model you choose. We have not tested a Ukrainian account, replacement quality or migration of any particular automation.
Sources checked November 11, 2026. Cover: a conceptual AI illustration, not the ElevenLabs interface or Seedance output.
