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 | 4 | $0.050 Veo 3.1 Lite · 720p | Per Google's list of Gemini API regions (updated Apr 28, 2026): mainland China and Hong Kong are not on it. | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Runway API Runway | 12 | $0.020 Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite · 480p | No official list of available regions. | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Luma API Luma | 1 | approx.$0.030 Ray3.2 · 540p | No official list of available regions. | Sep 18, 2026 |
| 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. | Sep 18, 2026 |
| fal fal | 18 | $0.025 PixVerse V6 · 360p | No official list of available regions. | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Replicate Replicate | 11 | $0.020 P-Video · 720p | No official list of available regions. | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Kling API Kling AI | 3 | $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. | Sep 18, 2026 |
| MiniMax API MiniMax | 5 | $0.015 Hailuo 02 · 512p | No official list of available regions. Mainland China has a separate domestic developer platform, priced in yuan, listed here as MiniMax API CN. | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Volcengine Ark Volcengine | 4 | approx.$0.035 Seedance 2.0 Mini · 480p | Mainland China edition, billed in yuan. No official list of available regions, so it is counted for every region. | Sep 19, 2026 |
| 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. | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Kling API CN Kling AI | 2 | $0.090 Kling 3.0 · 720p | Mainland China edition, billed in yuan. No official list of available regions, so it is counted for every region. | Sep 19, 2026 |
| MiniMax API CN MiniMax | 5 | $0.015 Hailuo 02 · 512p | Mainland China edition, billed in yuan. No official list of available regions, so it is counted for every region. | Sep 19, 2026 |
| 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. | Sep 19, 2026 |
| PixVerse API PixVerse | 1 | $0.022 PixVerse V6 · 360p | No official list of available regions. | Sep 20, 2026 |
| Grok API SpaceXAI | 3 | $0.020 Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite · 480p | No official list of available regions. | Sep 26, 2026 |
| LTX API Lightricks | 4 | $0.030 LTX-2.3 Fast · 720p | No official list of available regions. | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Alibaba Cloud | 5 | $0.050 Wan 3.0 · 480p | The prices recorded here are for the International edition deployed in Singapore; other deployment regions may be priced differently. | Sep 26, 2026 |
| SkyReels API Skywork AI | 2 | $0.080 SkyReels V4 Fast · 480p | This site found no official list of available regions. | Sep 26, 2026 |
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. PixVerse publishes only one example of what a credit costs (the Starter pack), which this site converts with; see the billing rules on its page.