AI video generation API pricing
API prices for 27 AI video models from 11 companies, each as the vendor lists it: per second, per clip or in credits, with the longest clip, top resolution and whether audio is generated with the picture.
| Model | Company | API price | Longest clip | Resolution | Audio | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wan 3.0 | Alibaba | wan3.0-video $0.05 / $0.10 / $0.20 list (limited-time 30% off); wan3.0-video-prime $0.068 / $0.14 / $0.28 — International | 30 seconds (2 to 30) | 1080p (480p, 720p, 1080p) | Yes — can be switched off | Aug 2026 |
| FLUX 3 Video | Black Forest Labs | $0.17 (hd), $0.29 (fhd), $0.40 (qhd), $0.80 (uhd); draft $0.06 | 20 seconds | 4K (3840×2176 at 16:9) | Yes — speech with lipsync, effects and ambience | Aug 2026 |
| MiniMax H3 | MiniMax | $0.08 (768P), $0.13 (2K) | 15 seconds (4 to 15) | 2K via the API; 768p self-hosted | Yes — synchronised stereo audio | Jul 2026 |
| Gemini Omni Flash | About $0.10 (billed at $17.50 per 1M video output tokens) | — | — | Yes | Jun 2026 | |
| Seedance 2.5 | ByteDance | $0.103 (480p), $0.231 (720p), $0.569 (1080p) — 5-second 16:9 clip | 30 seconds (4 to 30) | 1080p (480p, 720p, 1080p) | Yes | Jun 2026 |
| HappyHorse 1.1 | Alibaba | $0.07 (480p), $0.14 (720p), $0.18 (1080p) — International | 15 seconds (3 to 15) | 1080p (480p, 720p, 1080p) | Yes | Jun 2026 |
| Kling 3.0 Turbo | Kuaishou | $0.112 (720p), $0.14 (1080p) with native audio — Kling API | 15 seconds (3 to 15) | 1080p (720p, 1080p) | Yes | Jun 2026 |
| PixVerse V5.6 | PixVerse | Per video: 35 credits (5 s, 360p/540p), 45 (720p), 75 (1080p); more with audio | 10 seconds (5, 8 or 10; 1080p up to 8) | 1080p (360p to 1080p) | Optional, at higher credit cost | Jun 2026 |
| Grok Imagine Video | SpaceXSI | $0.05 | 15 seconds | — | — | May 2026 |
| HappyHorse 1.0 | Alibaba | $0.14 (720p), $0.24 (1080p) — International | 15 seconds | 1080p (720p, 1080p) | Yes — synchronised audio, including lip-synced dialogue | Apr 2026 |
| Wan 2.7 T2V | Alibaba | $0.10 (720p), $0.15 (1080p) — International | 15 seconds (2 to 15) | 1080p (720p, 1080p) | Yes — automatic dubbing, or from a supplied audio file | Apr 2026 |
| Kling Video 3.0 | Kuaishou | API (pay-as-you-go, no subscription): No Native Audio - $0.084/s (720p), $0.112/s (1080p), $0.42/s (4K); With Native Audio (no Voice Control) - $0.126/s (720p), $0.168/s (1080p), $0.42/s (4K). The consumer app instead bills in subscription Credits rather than a flat $/s rate: No Native Audio - 6 Credits/s (720p), 8 Credits/s (1080p); Native Audio - 9 Credits/s (720p), 12 Credits/s (1080p); +2 Credits/s for optional Voice Control; a Credit costs $0.0049-$0.0106 depending on plan tier (see Cheapest plan) | 15 seconds per single generation (flexible duration, 3-15s); consumer subscription plans (Standard and above) separately list a "Video extension" benefit with no stated maximum extended length; Kling's own API capability map does not list Video Extension as supported for any current model, including Kling 3.0 | Up to native 4K (3840x2160) - Kling's own API capability map lists Kling 3.0 (kling-v3) as supporting 720p, 1080p, and 4K output; native 4K was added April 23, 2026 as a Kling 3.0 model-series upgrade, after the original February launch (whose own model-guide pricing table lists only 1080p/720p modes) | Yes - synchronized dialogue, sound effects and ambient audio generated natively alongside video, in 5 languages (Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish) plus Chinese dialects and English accents, with multi-character coreference (3+) so each character's dialogue is matched to the right speaker | Feb 2026 |
| Seedance 2.0 | ByteDance | $0.07 (480p), $0.15 (720p), $0.37 (1080p), $0.78 (4K) — 5-second 16:9 clip | 15 seconds (4 to 15) | 4K (480p to 4K) | Yes | Jan 2026 |
| Seedance 1.5 Pro | ByteDance | Billed per token: $2.40 per 1M with audio, $1.20 without | 12 seconds (4 to 12) | 1080p (480p, 720p, 1080p) | Yes | Dec 2025 |
| Wan 2.6 T2V | Alibaba | $0.10 (720p), $0.15 (1080p) — International | 15 seconds (2 to 15) | 1080p (720p, 1080p) | Yes — automatic dubbing, or from a supplied audio file | Dec 2025 |
| Kling 2.6 Pro | Kuaishou | $0.042 (720p), $0.07 (1080p) without audio — Kling API | 10 seconds (5 or 10) | 1080p (720p, 1080p) | Yes — at 1080p ($0.14 a second; $0.168 with a voice reference) | Dec 2025 |
| Runway Gen-4.5 | Runway | $0.12 (12 credits) | — | — | — | Dec 2025 |
| Kling O1 Pro | Kuaishou | $0.084 (720p), $0.112 (1080p); $0.126 / $0.168 with a reference video — Kling API | 10 seconds (3 to 10) | 1080p (720p, 1080p) | No | Dec 2025 |
| Veo 3.1 Audio | $0.40 (720p, 1080p), $0.60 (4K) — Gemini API standard | 8 seconds (4, 6 or 8) | 4K (outputs 720p, 1080p, 4K) | Yes | Nov 2025 | |
| Hailuo 2.3 | MiniMax | About $0.047 at 768P ($0.28 per 6-second video); $0.49 per 6-second 1080P video | 10 seconds (6 or 10; 1080P at 6 seconds) | 1080P (768P, 1080P) | — | Oct 2025 |
| Veo 3.1 | Standard tier: $0.40/sec (720p or 1080p), $0.60/sec (4K); Fast tier: $0.10/sec (720p), $0.12/sec (1080p), $0.30/sec (4K) | 8 seconds per single generation (selectable durations of 4, 6, or 8s); the separate Extend feature adds 7 seconds per call, repeatable up to 20 times, for a maximum stitched length of roughly 148 seconds ("a minute or more" per Google's own launch announcement) | 720p (default) or 1080p at any of the supported durations; 4K only at the 8-second duration; all three resolutions are priced separately on the Standard and Fast tiers (see Price per second) - the separate Veo 3.1 Lite tier does not support 4K output at all | Yes - natively generates synchronized audio (dialogue, sound effects, ambient noise) alongside video in a single call; per Google's own launch announcement, Veo 3.1 generates "richer native audio, from natural conversations to synchronized sound effects" than Veo 3 | Oct 2025 | |
| Sora 2 Pro | OpenAI | $0.30 (1280×720), $0.50 (1792×1024), $0.70 (1920×1080) | — | 1080p (1920×1080 or 1080×1920) | Yes — synchronised audio | Oct 2025 |
| Sora 2 | OpenAI | Discontinued - the Sora app ended April 26, 2026 and the API shut down September 24, 2026 | 20 seconds per single generation (selectable durations of 4, 8, 12, 16, or 20s) - "Both sora-2 and sora-2-pro support 16- and 20-second generations"; extendable up to 6 times via the separate video-extensions endpoint, for a maximum stitched length of 120 seconds | 720p - landscape 1280x720 or portrait 720x1280 (the size/pricing the model's own page lists for base "Sora 2"); 1080p (1920x1080 or 1080x1920) requires the separate, higher-priced sora-2-pro model | Yes - synchronized dialogue, sound effects and ambient audio are generated natively alongside video in a single call (Audio is listed as an Output-only modality on the model's own page); Azure's listing adds that audio is available in multiple languages | Sept 2025 |
| Kling 2.5 Turbo | Kuaishou | $0.042 (720p), $0.07 (1080p) — Kling API | 10 seconds (5 or 10) | 1080p (720p, 1080p) | No | Sept 2025 |
| Hailuo 02 Pro | MiniMax | Per video: $0.10 (512p, 6 s), $0.28 (768p, 6 s), $0.49 (1080p, 6 s) — MiniMax API | 10 seconds (6 or 10; 6 at 1080p) | 1080p (512p, 768p, 1080p) | — | Jun 2025 |
| Ray3.2 | Luma AI | $0.03 (540p), $0.06 (720p), $0.24 (1080p) — from $0.15 / $0.30 / $1.20 per 5 s clip | 10 seconds (text or image to video); 20 seconds video to video | 1080p (540p, 720p, 1080p); native HDR | — | — |
| Wan 2.7 I2V | Alibaba | $0.10 (720p), $0.15 (1080p) — International | — | 1080p (720p, 1080p) | Yes — audio video output | — |
Frequently asked questions
How are AI video generation APIs priced?+
Most bill per second of generated video, with a higher rate at higher resolution and, on some models, extra for generated audio. Some bill per clip (for example per 5- or 10-second video) or in credits. The table lists each vendor’s own unit.
Is there a free AI video generation API?+
These video APIs list a free quota: Wan 3.0 (30 seconds (Model Studio, Singapore)); Gemini Omni Flash (Not available); HappyHorse 1.1 (10 seconds (Model Studio, Singapore)); HappyHorse 1.0 (10 seconds (Model Studio, Singapore)); Wan 2.7 T2V (50 seconds, valid 90 days); Kling Video 3.0 (Yes, nominally - a Basic plan ($0/mo) exists, but Kling's own plan-comparison table shows no monthly credit allotment for it (shown as "-" under both "Daily Free Credits for Subscribers" and "Monthly Credits included", benefits that only start at Standard), and free-tier output is excluded from the "Generated content is for commercial use" benefit granted to every paid tier (see Commercial rights)); Wan 2.6 T2V (50 seconds, valid 90 days); Veo 3.1 (Not offered via the Gemini API ("Not available" on the pricing page); the Gemini app's own chat-integrated video generation requires at least Google AI Plus; Google's separate Flow creative tool (a dedicated video/image app) does include Veo 3.1 access on a free "Without a Google AI Subscription" tier (50 daily Flow credits)); Sora 2 (Not offered - no free tier is currently available; the Sora app (which had ChatGPT-plan-linked free generation limits while live) was discontinued April 26, 2026); Wan 2.7 I2V (50 seconds, valid 90 days). The quotas are trial amounts, not ongoing free use.
Which companies offer video generation APIs?+
The models on this page come from Alibaba, Black Forest Labs, MiniMax, Google, ByteDance, Kuaishou, PixVerse, SpaceXSI, Runway, OpenAI, Luma AI.
Prices come from each model’s page on this site, which links the vendor’s price list. For image models see AI image generation API pricing; for text models with free API access see free AI API keys; for every model by developer see AI companies.