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.

50 seconds of generation a month: 10 videos × 5 seconds each × 1 (average attempts per video).

P-Video

Pruna AI

Replicate · Pay as you go $0.02 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer second

$1/mo

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite

SpaceXAI

Runway API · Pay as you go $0.03 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 1 other channel

$1.50/mo

Veo 3.1 Lite

Google

fal · Pay as you go $0.03 per second

API720pNo audioPer secondalso on 1 other channel

$1.50/mo

LTX-2.3 Fast

Lightricks

LTX API · Pay as you go $0.03 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer second

$1.50/mo

PixVerse V6

PixVerse

PixVerse API · Pay as you go $0.04 per second

API720pNo audioPer secondalso on 2 other channels

$2/mo

LTX-2.3 Pro

Lightricks

LTX API · Pay as you go $0.04 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer second

$2/mo

Wan 3.0

Alibaba

Replicate · Pay as you go $0.05 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 6 other channels

$2.50/mo

Vidu Q3 Turbo

Vidu

Vidu API · Pay as you go $0.055 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 2 other channels

$2.75/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. $3/mo

MiniMax H3

MiniMax

fal · Pay as you go $0.06 per second

API768pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 3 other channels

$3/mo

Grok Imagine Video

SpaceXAI

Grok API · Pay as you go $0.07 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer second

$3.50/mo

Seedance 2.0 Mini

ByteDance

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

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 3 other channels

approx. ¥25/mo

MiniMax H3 Max

MiniMax

MiniMax API CN · Pay as you go ¥0.50 per second

API768pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 2 other channels

¥25/mo

HunyuanVideo

Tencent

fal · Pay as you go $0.40 per 5-second clip

API720pNo audioPer 5s clip

$4/mo

Kling 3.0

Kling

Kling API · Pay as you go $0.084 per second

API720pNo audioPer secondalso on 5 other channels

$4.20/mo

Kling 3.0 Omni

Kling

Kling API · Pay as you go $0.084 per second

API720pNo audioPer second

$4.20/mo

LTX-2.5 Fast

Lightricks

LTX API · Pay as you go $0.09 per second

API720pWith audioPer second

$4.50/mo

Vidu Q3 Pro

Vidu

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

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 2 other channels

¥31.25/mo

Veo 3.1 Fast

Google

Gemini API · Pay as you go $0.10 per second

API720pWith audioPer secondalso on 1 other channel

$5/mo

Wan 2.7

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud Model Studio · Pay as you go $0.10 per second

API720pWith audioPer second

$5/mo

Wan 2.6

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud Model Studio · Pay as you go $0.10 per second

API720pWith audioPer second

$5/mo

Gemini Omni Flash

Google

Gemini API · Pay as you go $0.101 per second

API720pWith audioPer second

$5.07/mo

SkyReels V4 Fast

Skywork

SkyReels API · Pay as you go $0.11 per second

API720pNo audioPer second

$5.50/mo

Kling 3.0 Turbo

Kling

fal · Pay as you go $0.112 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 4 other channels

$5.60/mo

Seedance 2.0 Fast

ByteDance

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

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 3 other channels

approx. ¥40/mo

LTX-2.5 Pro

Lightricks

LTX API · Pay as you go $0.12 per second

API720pWith audioPer second

$6/mo

Grok Imagine Video 1.5

SpaceXAI

Grok API · Pay as you go $0.14 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer second

$7/mo

HappyHorse 1.1

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud Model Studio · Pay as you go $0.14 per second

API720pWith audioPer second

$7/mo

HappyHorse 1.0

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud Model Studio · Pay as you go $0.14 per second

API720pWith audioPer second

$7/mo

SkyReels V4 Std

Skywork

SkyReels API · Pay as you go $0.14 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer second

$7/mo

Seedance 2.0

ByteDance

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

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 4 other channels

approx. ¥49.50/mo

Vidu Q3

Vidu

fal · Pay as you go $0.154 per second

API720pNot specifiedPer second

$7.70/mo

Veo 3.1

Google

fal · Pay as you go $0.20 per second

API720pNo audioPer secondalso on 2 other channels

$10/mo

Seedance 2.5

ByteDance

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

API720pNot specifiedPer secondalso on 4 other channels

approx. ¥75.50/mo

Marey

Moonvalley

fal · Pay as you go $1.50 per 5-second clip

API1080pNot specifiedPer 5s clip

$15/mo

Ray3.14

Luma

Luma · Plus plan uses 10% of the plan's credits

Subscription720pNo audioPer second

$30/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

At 10 videos a month, each channel costs:

Luma API$3/moCheapest
Replicate · API$3/moCheapest
Luma · Subscription$30/mo

1–300 videos a month: Luma API is cheapest
301–400 videos a month: Luma · Subscription is cheapest
401–1,000 videos a month: Luma API is cheapest
1,001–1,500 videos a month: Luma · Subscription is cheapest
1,501–2,500 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
P-Video	Replicate API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.02 per second	$1
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite	Runway API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.03 per second	$1.50
Veo 3.1 Lite	fal API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.03 per second	$1.50
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite	Grok API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.03 per second	$1.50
LTX-2.3 Fast	LTX API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.03 per second	$1.50
PixVerse V6	PixVerse API API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.04 per second	$2
LTX-2.3 Pro	LTX API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.04 per second	$2
PixVerse V6	fal API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.045 per second	$2.25
Veo 3.1 Lite	Gemini API API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.05 per second	$2.50
Wan 3.0	Replicate API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.05 per second	$2.50
Vidu Q3 Turbo	Vidu API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.055 per second	$2.75
Vidu Q3 Turbo	Vidu API CN API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.375 per second	¥18.75
Ray3.2	Luma API API	720p Not specified · Per 5s clip	—	Pay as you go $0.30 per 5-second clip · stated as approximate	$3
MiniMax H3	fal API	768p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.06 per second	$3
Ray3.2	Replicate API	720p Not specified · Per 5s clip	—	Pay as you go $0.30 per 5-second clip	$3
Grok Imagine Video	Grok API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.07 per second	$3.50
Seedance 2.0 Mini	Volcengine Ark API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.50 per second · stated as approximate	¥25
MiniMax H3	MiniMax API CN API	768p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.50 per second	¥25
MiniMax H3 Max	MiniMax API CN API	768p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.50 per second	¥25
Vidu Q3 Turbo	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.077 per second	$3.85
MiniMax H3 Max	Runway API API	768p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.08 per second	$4
HunyuanVideo	fal API	720p No audio · Per 5s clip	—	Pay as you go $0.40 per 5-second clip	$4
MiniMax H3	MiniMax API API	768p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.08 per second	$4
MiniMax H3 Max	MiniMax API API	768p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.08 per second	$4
Kling 3.0	Kling API API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.084 per second	$4.20
Kling 3.0 Omni	Kling API API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.084 per second	$4.20
PixVerse V6	Replicate API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.09 per second	$4.50
Wan 3.0	Alibaba Cloud Bailian API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.60 per second	¥30
Kling 3.0	Kling API CN API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.60 per second	¥30
LTX-2.5 Fast	LTX API API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.09 per second	$4.50
Vidu Q3 Pro	Vidu API CN API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.625 per second	¥31.25
Veo 3.1 Fast	Gemini API API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.10 per second	$5
Wan 3.0	Runway API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.10 per second	$5
Vidu Q3 Pro	Vidu API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.10 per second	$5
Veo 3.1 Fast	fal API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.10 per second	$5
Wan 3.0	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.10 per second	$5
Wan 2.7	Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.10 per second	$5
Wan 3.0	Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.10 per second	$5
Wan 2.6	Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.10 per second	$5
Gemini Omni Flash	Gemini API API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.101 per second	$5.07
SkyReels V4 Fast	SkyReels API API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.11 per second	$5.50
Kling 3.0 Turbo	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.112 per second	$5.60
Kling 3.0 Turbo	Kling API API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.112 per second	$5.60
Seedance 2.0 Fast	Volcengine Ark API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.80 per second · stated as approximate	¥40
Kling 3.0 Turbo	Kling API CN API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.80 per second	¥40
LTX-2.5 Pro	LTX API API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.12 per second	$6
Grok Imagine Video 1.5	Grok API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.14 per second	$7
HappyHorse 1.1	Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.14 per second	$7
HappyHorse 1.0	Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.14 per second	$7
SkyReels V4 Std	SkyReels API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.14 per second	$7
Seedance 2.0	Volcengine Ark API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥0.99 per second · stated as approximate	¥49.50
Seedance 2.0 Fast	Replicate API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.15 per second	$7.50
Vidu Q3 Pro	Replicate API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.15 per second	$7.50
Vidu Q3	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.154 per second	$7.70
Seedance 2.0 Mini	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.155 per second · stated as approximate	$7.74
Seedance 2.0 Mini	Runway API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.16 per second	$8
Kling 3.0	Replicate API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.168 per second	$8.40
Kling 3.0	Kling AI Subscription	720p No audio · Per second	300	Standard uses 45% of the plan's credits	$8.80
Kling 3.0 Turbo	Kling AI Subscription	720p With audio · Per second	400	Standard uses 61% of the plan's credits	$8.80
Seedance 2.0	Replicate API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.18 per second	$9
Veo 3.1	fal API	720p No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.20 per second	$10
Wan 3.0	Pika Subscription	720p Not specified · Per 5s clip	330	Starter uses 37% of the plan's credits	$10
Seedance 2.5	Volcengine Ark API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go ¥1.51 per second · stated as approximate	¥75.50
Seedance 2.0 Fast	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.242 per second · stated as approximate	$12.10
Seedance 2.0 Fast	Runway API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.29 per second	$14.50
Seedance 2.5	Runway API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.30 per second	$15
Marey	fal API	1080p Not specified · Per 5s clip	—	Pay as you go $1.50 per 5-second clip	$15
Wan 3.0	Higgsfield Subscription	720p Not specified · Per 5s clip	88	Starter uses 44% of the plan's credits	$15
Seedance 2.0	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.303 per second · stated as approximate	$15.17
Seedance 2.0	Runway API API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.36 per second	$18
Veo 3.1	Gemini API API	720p With audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.40 per second	$20
Kling 3.0	fal API	4K No audio · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.42 per second	$21
Seedance 2.5	fal API	720p Not specified · Per second	—	Pay as you go $0.473 per second · stated as approximate	$23.65
Ray3.2	Luma Subscription	720p No audio · Per 5s clip	1,000	Plus uses 10% of the plan's credits	$30
Ray3.14	Luma Subscription	720p No audio · Per second	1,000	Plus uses 10% of the plan's credits	$30
MiniMax H3	Luma Subscription	768p With audio · Per second	1,400	Plus uses 14% of the plan's credits	$30
Kling 3.0	Luma Subscription	720p No audio · Per second	1,500	Plus uses 15% of the plan's credits	$30
Kling 3.0 Turbo	Luma Subscription	720p With audio · Per second	2,000	Plus uses 20% of the plan's credits	$30
Seedance 2.0 Mini	Luma Subscription	720p With audio · Per second	2,750	Plus uses 28% of the plan's credits	$30
Seedance 2.0	Luma Subscription	720p With audio · Per second	5,350	Plus uses 54% of the plan's credits	$30
Seedance 2.5	Luma Subscription	720p With audio · Per second	6,500	Plus uses 65% of the plan's credits	$30
Veo 3.1	Luma Subscription	720p No audio · Per second	7,000	Plus uses 70% of the plan's credits	$30
Seedance 2.5	Pika Subscription	720p Not specified · Per 5s clip	1,220	Creator uses 39% of the plan's credits	$35

Priced only per fixed-length clip, which does not match your length, so left out: Seedance 2.0 Pro (4 s), Hailuo 2.3 (6 / 10 s), Hailuo 2.3 Fast (6 / 10 s), Hailuo 02 (6 / 10 s).
One published price, not split by resolution — these appear only when the resolution is Any: Gen-4.5, Aleph 2.0, Gen-4 Turbo.

Counted these subscriptions: Kling AI, Runway, Pika, Luma, Dreamina, Google Flow, Higgsfield, Hailuo CN, Vidu CN, Jimeng CN; these 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, PixVerse API, Grok API, LTX API, Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, SkyReels API. Left out for want of an exact published price: PixVerse, Hailuo AI, Vidu, HeyGen, InVideo AI, Hedra, Topaz Video AI, Sora, Krea, CapCut, Adobe Firefly, Magnific, Kling CN.
Prices confirmed Sep 17, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026.
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 the currency each channel charges (US dollars or yuan), excluding tax; see each tool's page for annual billing. Extra credit packs are not counted.