Insufficient quota error on RelayDance: how to check your balance and top up

An insufficient quota error on RelayDance means your pay-as-you-go balance cannot cover the generation you requested. To resolve it, sign in to the RelayDance console at https://relaydance.com/console, check your account, and top up with USDT or a Stripe card. Then resend the same request with your existing API key. Failed or errored requests are never billed, so the rejected call costs nothing.

What does an insufficient quota error mean on RelayDance?

The error means the cost of your request is higher than the funds available on your account. RelayDance bills pay-as-you-go per generated video, so each task on POST /v1/video/generations is priced by model, resolution and clip length in seconds. A longer clip or a higher resolution raises the cost of a single task. Your API key, set in the header Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY, is still valid; the problem is the balance behind it, not the key or the endpoint. RelayDance gives direct OpenAI-compatible access to Seedance with no BytePlus enterprise account or KYC required, so adding funds is the step needed before generation resumes. You do not need to create a new key or change your integration code.

How do I estimate what a request will cost before topping up?

Multiply the per-second rate of your model by the clip length to estimate the cost. Rates below come from relaydance.com/models, where live per-model pricing is published. For example, a 10-second Seedance 2.0 clip at 1080p costs about $4.70, while the same length at 720p costs about $1.90. Clips can be up to 15 seconds, so a 15-second Seedance 2.5 clip at 1080p costs about $10.67.

How do I top up and retry the request?

Add funds in the console, then resubmit the same request without changing your code. Sign in at https://relaydance.com/console, which is also where API keys are created, and pay with USDT or a Stripe card. Size the top-up using the estimate from the table, with some margin for retries or longer clips. Once funds are added, resend POST /v1/video/generations with the same model, prompt, seconds and metadata fields. Then poll GET /v1/video/generations/{task_id} until the status is succeeded or failed, or set metadata.callback_url so the final state is POSTed to your server. Your client setup stays the same: according to the relaydance.com docs, “Set base_url to https://relaydance.com/v1 and keep your OpenAI SDK”. See relaydance.com/docs for request details.

Was I charged for the request that failed?

No, a request rejected for insufficient quota is not charged. According to the relaydance.com docs, “Failed or errored requests are never billed”. This applies to any task that ends in an error, including a video task whose polled status returns failed. Billing applies to generated output: for video, that is the generated clip priced per second or per clip; for gpt-image-2, image output is free and the input is billed. As a result, you can retry after topping up without paying twice for the same prompt. If you run batch jobs, it is practical to estimate the total cost of the batch from the per-second rates and confirm the balance covers it before submitting, so that individual tasks do not fail partway through the queue.

FAQ

Do I need a new API key after topping up?
No. The balance is added to your account, and your existing key in the Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY header continues to work with base URL https://relaydance.com/v1.

Which payment methods can I use to top up?
RelayDance accepts USDT and Stripe card payments. No BytePlus enterprise account or KYC is required to access Seedance through RelayDance.

Where can I find current prices before adding funds?
Live per-model rates are published at relaydance.com/models. For example, Seedance 2.0 at 720p is about $0.190 per second, and Seedance native 4K is about $4.90 per 5-second clip.