API
Pay-as-you-go API prices
No subscription: you pay for the seconds generated. Only providers that publish exact video prices are listed, and every price is recorded in the provider's own unit and dated.
| Provider | Models | Lowest price per second | Regions | Last confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini API | 3 | $0.050 Veo 3.1 Lite · 720p | Per Google's list of Gemini API regions (updated 2026-04-28): mainland China and Hong Kong are not on it. | 2026-09-18 |
| Runway API Runway | 10 | $0.050 Gen-4 Turbo · Not split by resolution | No official list of available regions. | 2026-09-18 |
| Luma API Luma | 1 | approx.$0.030 Ray3.2 · 540p | No official list of available regions. | 2026-09-18 |
| Vidu API Vidu | 2 | $0.035 Vidu Q3 Turbo · 540p | No official list of available regions. Mainland China has a separate platform.vidu.cn, priced in yuan, listed here as Vidu API CN. | 2026-09-18 |
| fal fal | 14 | $0.025 PixVerse V6 · 360p | No official list of available regions. | 2026-09-18 |
| Replicate Replicate | 10 | $0.025 Wan 3.0 · 480p | No official list of available regions. | 2026-09-18 |
| Kling API Kling AI | 2 | $0.084 Kling 3.0 · 720p | No official list of available regions. Mainland China has a separate domestic Kling developer platform, priced in yuan, listed here as Kling API CN. | 2026-09-18 |
| MiniMax API MiniMax | 1 | $0.080 MiniMax H3 · 768p | No official list of available regions. Mainland China has a separate domestic developer platform, priced in yuan, listed here as MiniMax API CN. | 2026-09-18 |
| Volcengine Ark Volcengine | 4 | approx.$0.034 Seedance 2.0 Mini · 480p | Mainland China edition, billed in yuan. No official list of available regions, so it is counted for every region. | 2026-09-19 |
| Alibaba Cloud Bailian Alibaba Cloud | 1 | $0.045 Wan 3.0 · 480p | Mainland China edition, billed in yuan. No official list of available regions, so it is counted for every region. | 2026-09-19 |
| Kling API CN Kling AI | 2 | $0.089 Kling 3.0 · 720p | Mainland China edition, billed in yuan. No official list of available regions, so it is counted for every region. | 2026-09-19 |
| MiniMax API CN MiniMax | 1 | $0.074 MiniMax H3 · 768p | Mainland China edition, billed in yuan. No official list of available regions, so it is counted for every region. | 2026-09-19 |
| Vidu API CN Vidu | 2 | $0.033 Vidu Q3 Turbo · 540p | Mainland China edition, billed in yuan. No official list of available regions, so it is counted for every region. | 2026-09-19 |
Using an API means writing code or connecting an automation tool, and usually adding a card or prepaying. Prices exclude tax; the official pages decide. Platforms with CN in the name, plus Volcengine Ark and Alibaba Cloud Bailian, are mainland China editions priced in yuan; per-second figures are converted to dollars at the day's rate. Not yet tracked: PixVerse's API plans (prices are shown only after signing in).