What does an AI video clip really cost?
Same model, every vendor, one comparable number: effective $ per second — the full cost of a clip divided by its length, across APIs and subscription apps. Updated daily.
Cheapest API price (pay as you go) for a 10s · 720p · audio on · text → video clip, or the nearest the model supports. Subscription apps and other specs are on each model page.
| Model | Cheapest | at | vs official | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.5 · ByteDance | ||||
| Seedance 2.5 | $0.134/s | Atlas Cloud | −42 % | 22 |
| Seedance 2.0 · ByteDance | ||||
| Seedance 2.0 | $0.090/s | Atlas Cloud | −40 % | 12 |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | $0.072/s | Atlas Cloud | −40 % | 13 |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | $0.041/s | Kie.ai | −46 % | 3 |
| Kling 4.0 · Kuaishou | ||||
| Kling 4.0 | $0.110/s | Atlas Cloud | — | 4 |
| Kling 3.0 · Kuaishou | ||||
| Kling 3.0 Pro | $0.095/s | Atlas Cloud | — | 9 |
| Kling 3.0 Std | $0.071/s | Atlas Cloud | — | 6 |
| Veo 3.1 · Google | ||||
| Veo 3.1 | $0.156/s | Kie.ai | −61 % | 12 |
| Veo 3.1 Fast | $0.037/s | Kie.ai | −62 % | 9 |
| Veo 3.1 Lite | $0.019/s | Kie.ai | −62 % | 3 |
| Wan 3.0 · Alibaba | ||||
| Wan 3.0 | $0.040/s | Atlas Cloud | −43 % | 9 |
| Wan 3.0 Prime | $0.061/s | Atlas Cloud | −56 % | 7 |
| Hailuo 3 · MiniMax | ||||
| Hailuo 3 | $0.038/s | Atlas Cloud | −52 % | 7 |
| Hailuo 3 Max | $0.048/s | Atlas Cloud | −40 % | 4 |
| Hailuo 3 Max Turbo | $0.024/s | Atlas Cloud | — | 5 |
| Hailuo 3 Lite · needs 3+ offers | $0.040/s | MiniMax API | ±0 % | 1 |
| Runway Gen-4.5 · Runway | ||||
| Runway Gen-4.5 | $0.120/s | OpenRouter | ±0 % | 3 |
| Grok Imagine Video 1.5 · xAI | ||||
| Grok Imagine Video 1.5 | $0.022/s | Kie.ai | −84 % | 7 |
| Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite | $0.030/s | fal | ±0 % | 3 |