CALCULATOR

Your monthly usage: subscription or API?

Your monthly output turned into money at official rates: the cheapest subscription plan that covers it, or an API billed per second. Only channels that publish exact rates are counted, so leaving one out says nothing about whether it is cheaper or dearer.

200 seconds of generation a month: 20 videos × 5 seconds each × 2 attempts on average.

Veo 3.1 Lite

Google

fal · Pay as you go $0.03 per second

API720pNo audioPer secondalso on 1 other channel

$6/mo

PixVerse V6

PixVerse

fal · Pay as you go $0.045 per second

API720pNo audioPer secondalso on 1 other channel

$9/mo

Wan 3.0

Alibaba

Replicate · Pay as you go $0.05 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 5 other channels

$10/mo

Vidu Q3 Turbo

Vidu

Vidu API · Pay as you go $0.055 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 2 other channels

$11/mo

Ray3.2

Luma

Luma API · Pay as you go $0.30 per 5-second clip · stated as approximate

API720pNot specifiedPer 5s clipalso on 2 other channels

approx.$12/mo

MiniMax H3

MiniMax

fal · Pay as you go $0.06 per second

API768pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 5 other channels

$12/mo

Seedance 2.0 Mini

ByteDance

Volcengine Ark · Pay as you go ¥0.50 per second · stated as approximate

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 4 other channels

approx.¥100/mo

Kling 3.0

Kling

Kling API · Pay as you go $0.084 per second

API720pNo audioPer secondalso on 5 other channels

$16.8/mo

Vidu Q3 Pro

Vidu

Vidu API CN · Pay as you go ¥0.625 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 2 other channels

¥125/mo

Veo 3.1 Fast

Google

Gemini API · Pay as you go $0.10 per second

API720pWith audioPer secondalso on 1 other channel

$20/mo

Kling 3.0 Turbo

Kling

fal · Pay as you go $0.112 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 4 other channels

$22.4/mo

Seedance 2.0 Fast

ByteDance

Volcengine Ark · Pay as you go ¥0.80 per second · stated as approximate

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 4 other channels

approx.¥160/mo

Seedance 2.0

ByteDance

Volcengine Ark · Pay as you go ¥0.99 per second · stated as approximate

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 5 other channels

approx.¥198/mo

Ray3.14

Luma

Luma · Plus plan uses 40% of the plan's credits

Subscription720pNo audioPer second

$30/mo

Kling Omni

Kling

Luma · Plus plan uses 60% of the plan's credits

Subscription720pNo audioPer second

$30/mo

Vidu Q3

Vidu

fal · Pay as you go $0.154 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 1 other channel

$30.8/mo

Veo 3.1

Google

fal · Pay as you go $0.20 per second

API720pNo audioPer secondalso on 2 other channels

$40/mo

Seedance 2.5

ByteDance

Volcengine Ark · Pay as you go ¥1.51 per second · stated as approximate

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 5 other channels

approx.¥302/mo

Does the cheapest way to pay change with volume?

With the length, attempts, resolution and audio set above, see what each way to buy one model costs at any monthly volume. An API is a straight line; a subscription is the cheapest plan that covers the month, so it climbs in steps and stops past the largest plan (extra credit packs are not counted).

Model

Luma API
Replicate · API
Luma · Subscription

1–150 videos a month: Luma API is cheapest
151–200 videos a month: Luma · Subscription is cheapest
201–500 videos a month: Luma API is cheapest
501–750 videos a month: Luma · Subscription is cheapest
751–1,000 videos a month: Luma API is cheapest

Luma API and Replicate · API cost the same, so their lines overlap.

How it's worked out

Model	Where to buy	Setting	Credits a month	How to buy	Per month
Veo 3.1 Lite	fal API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.03 per second	$6
PixVerse V6	fal API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.045 per second	$9
Veo 3.1 Lite	Gemini API API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.05 per second	$10
Wan 3.0	Replicate API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.05 per second	$10
Vidu Q3 Turbo	Vidu API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.055 per second	$11
Vidu Q3 Turbo	Vidu API CN API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.375 per second	¥75
Ray3.2	Luma API API	720p Not specified · Per 5s clip	—	Pay as you go $0.30 per 5-second clip · stated as approximate	$12
MiniMax H3	fal API	768p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.06 per second	$12
Ray3.2	Replicate API	720p Not specified · Per 5s clip	—	Pay as you go $0.30 per 5-second clip	$12
Seedance 2.0 Mini	Volcengine Ark API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.50 per second · stated as approximate	¥100
MiniMax H3	MiniMax API CN API	768p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.50 per second	¥100
Vidu Q3 Turbo	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.077 per second	$15.4
MiniMax H3	MiniMax API API	768p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.08 per second	$16
Kling 3.0	Kling API API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.084 per second	$16.8
Wan 3.0	Alibaba Cloud Bailian API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.60 per second	¥120
Kling 3.0	Kling API CN API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.60 per second	¥120
PixVerse V6	Replicate API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.09 per second	$18
Vidu Q3 Pro	Vidu API CN API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.625 per second	¥125
Veo 3.1 Fast	Gemini API API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.10 per second	$20
Wan 3.0	Runway API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.10 per second	$20
Vidu Q3 Pro	Vidu API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.10 per second	$20
Veo 3.1 Fast	fal API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.10 per second	$20
Wan 3.0	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.10 per second	$20
Kling 3.0 Turbo	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.112 per second	$22.4
Kling 3.0 Turbo	Kling API API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.112 per second	$22.4
Seedance 2.0 Fast	Volcengine Ark API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.80 per second · stated as approximate	¥160
Kling 3.0 Turbo	Kling API CN API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.80 per second	¥160
Seedance 2.0	Volcengine Ark API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.99 per second · stated as approximate	¥198
Seedance 2.0 Fast	Jimeng Subscription	720p Not specified · Per second	1,000	Standard uses 45% of the plan's credits	¥199
Seedance 2.0	Jimeng Subscription	720p Not specified · Per second	1,600	Standard uses 72% of the plan's credits	¥199
Seedance 2.0 Mini	Jimeng Subscription	720p Not specified · Per second	1,800	Standard uses 81% of the plan's credits	¥199
Seedance 2.0 Fast	Replicate API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.15 per second	$30
Vidu Q3 Pro	Replicate API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.15 per second	$30
Ray3.2	Luma Subscription	720p No audio · Per 5s clip	4,000	Plus uses 40% of the plan's credits	$30
Ray3.14	Luma Subscription	720p No audio · Per second	4,000	Plus uses 40% of the plan's credits	$30
MiniMax H3	Luma Subscription	768p With audio · Per second	5,600	Plus uses 56% of the plan's credits	$30
Kling 3.0	Luma Subscription	720p No audio · Per second	6,000	Plus uses 60% of the plan's credits	$30
Kling Omni	Luma Subscription	720p No audio · Per second	6,000	Plus uses 60% of the plan's credits	$30
Kling 3.0 Turbo	Luma Subscription	720p With audio · Per second	8,000	Plus uses 80% of the plan's credits	$30
Vidu Q3	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.154 per second	$30.8
Seedance 2.0 Mini	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.155 per second · stated as approximate	$30.94
Seedance 2.0 Mini	Runway API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.16 per second	$32
Kling 3.0	Kling AI Subscription	720p No audio · Per second	1,200	Pro uses 40% of the plan's credits	$32.56
Kling 3.0 Turbo	Kling AI Subscription	720p With audio · Per second	1,600	Pro uses 53% of the plan's credits	$32.56
Vidu Q3	Vidu CN Subscription	1080p Not specified · Per 5s clip	1,600	Professional uses 40% of the plan's credits	¥219
Kling 3.0	Replicate API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.168 per second	$33.6
Wan 3.0	Pika Subscription	720p Not specified · Per 5s clip	1,320	Creator uses 42% of the plan's credits	$35
Seedance 2.0	Replicate API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.18 per second	$36
MiniMax H3	Hailuo CN Subscription	768p Not specified · Per second	1,400	Standard uses 31% of the plan's credits	¥245
Veo 3.1	fal API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.20 per second	$40
Seedance 2.5	Volcengine Ark API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥1.51 per second · stated as approximate	¥302
Seedance 2.0 Fast	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.242 per second · stated as approximate	$48.38
Seedance 2.0 Fast	Runway API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.29 per second	$58
Seedance 2.5	Runway API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.30 per second	$60
Seedance 2.0	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.303 per second · stated as approximate	$60.68
Seedance 2.0	Runway API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.36 per second	$72
Veo 3.1	Gemini API API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.40 per second	$80
Kling 3.0	fal API	4K No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.42 per second	$84
Seedance 2.0 Mini	Luma Subscription	720p With audio · Per second	11,000	Pro uses 28% of the plan's credits	$90
Seedance 2.0	Luma Subscription	720p With audio · Per second	21,400	Pro uses 54% of the plan's credits	$90
Seedance 2.5	Luma Subscription	720p With audio · Per second	26,000	Pro uses 65% of the plan's credits	$90
Veo 3.1	Luma Subscription	720p No audio · Per second	28,000	Pro uses 70% of the plan's credits	$90
Seedance 2.5	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.473 per second · stated as approximate	$94.6
Seedance 2.5	Pika Subscription	720p Not specified · Per 5s clip	4,880	Fancy uses 57% of the plan's credits	$95
MiniMax H3	Jimeng Subscription	768p Not specified · Per second	2,600	Advanced uses 21% of the plan's credits	¥998
Wan 3.0	Jimeng Subscription	720p Not specified · Per second	2,800	Advanced uses 23% of the plan's credits	¥998
Seedance 2.5	Jimeng Subscription	720p Not specified · Per second	5,200	Advanced uses 42% of the plan's credits	¥998

Rates not split by resolution, so listed only when the minimum resolution is Any: Gen-4.5, Gen-4 Turbo, Aleph 2.0.

Subscriptions counted: Kling AI, Pika, Luma, Hailuo CN, Vidu CN, Jimeng; pay-as-you-go APIs: Gemini API, Runway API, Luma API, Vidu API, fal, Replicate, Kling API, MiniMax API, Volcengine Ark, Alibaba Cloud Bailian, Kling API CN, MiniMax API CN, Vidu API CN. Not counted, because they publish no exact model rates or have no confirmed plan prices: PixVerse, Hailuo AI, Vidu, HeyGen, Runway, InVideo AI, Kling CN.
Model rates confirmed 2026-09-17 – 2026-09-19; plan prices confirmed 2026-09-19; API prices confirmed 2026-09-18 – 2026-09-19.
These are upper limits: credits also go on images, voice, upscaling and other features. Attempts are your own estimate, not a measured success rate. Monthly prices are in US dollars, excluding tax; see each tool's page for annual billing. Extra credit packs are not counted.