LIVE price index · checked 2026-10-02

AI video API pricing

What does an AI video API actually cost? Live per-second prices for every video model in the catalog — cheapest host, priciest host, and the gap between them.

$0.01 / secondcheapest right now · minimax/h3-max (480p, SandBase)
89%widest host-to-host gap · seedance-2.0-fast (480p)
37models tracked
2026-10-02last checked

Cost calculator

Price index

ModelCheapest hostPriciest hostCheapest isHosts
bytedance/seedance-2.5 (480p)OpenSand
$0.0525 / second
Fal-US
$0.2646 / second
80% lower9
bytedance/seedance-2.0 (2160p)MachGen
$0.59 / second
Fal
$1.5552 / second
62% lower9
alibaba/wan-3.0 (480p)Replicate
$0.025 / second
Alibaba
$0.05 / second
50% lower10
google/gemini-omni-flashGoogle
$0.1 / second
Fal
$0.13 / second
23% lower4
minimax/h3 (768p)MachGen
$0.04 / second
WaveSpeedAI-resell
$0.1 / second
60% lower14
alibaba/happyhorse-1.1 (720p)Pika
$0.098 / second
Alibaba
$0.14 / second
30% lower4
bytedance/seedance-2.0-fast (480p)Atlas Cloud
$0.027 / second
Fal
$0.2419 / second
89% lower9
bytedance/seedance-2.0-mini (480p)OpenSand
$0.0104 / second
Fal
$0.0721 / second
86% lower8
seedance-2-mini-unrestricted (480p)OpenSand
$0.0114 / second
SandBase
$0.0721 / second
84% lower3
kling-o3 (720p)SandBase
$0.0588 / second
Tencent TokenHub
$0.084 / second
30% lower4

Per second, before VideoRouter's 2% platform fee. For tiered models each row compares the resolution tier with the widest host-to-host gap. Built 2026-10-02 from the live catalog.

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Price changes

Price tracking for this site starts with this build; changes will be listed here from the next check.

FAQ

How much does AI video generation cost?

Typically cents to a few tenths of a dollar per second of output, depending on model, resolution and host. The table shows current figures.

Why do hosts charge different prices for the same model?

Each reseller sets its own margin and has different volume discounts; some subsidise popular models.

Is the cheapest host always best?

Not necessarily — reliability, rate limits and data terms matter. The router prefers the cheapest healthy host.

How often is this updated?

The page is rebuilt from the live catalog; the build timestamp is at the top of the table.

Guides

Using AI video is one part of the job.

VideoRouter puts it next to dozens of other video and image models behind one API key, so you can compare providers, prices and fail over automatically. Compare providers on VideoRouter →