ListsEight AI video models cost $0.05 to $0.40 a second, rankedpricing
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ListsEight AI video models cost $0.05 to $0.40 a second, ranked
NewsElevenLabs cuts Business image and video credit rates about 17%
NewsAI video discounts end today as per-second prices rise
higgsfield
Higgsfield swaps Wan 3.0 for Seedance 2.5 in its unlimited bonus
Monthly Pro and Plus cover only the two image models, while annual plans add Seedance 2.5 at up to 20 seconds.
TBC
TBC launches mischief 1, AI video at half a cent a second
The image-to-video model is built on Alibaba's Wan 2.2, and TBC says lessons from lab-grown neurons make it about five times faster.
ComfyUI
ComfyUI 0.43 adds Kling 4.0 as a paid video API node
The update routes Kling 4.0, PixVerse V6 Max, Mirelo SFX and HeyGen voice through paid Comfy API nodes, while Fibo 2.0 and MOSS-Image edits stay on your GPU.
kling
Kling 4.0's API is live at 11 to 24 cents a second
The same model runs from $0.106 a second at 720p on Luma's Ultra plan to $0.237 at 1080p on Plus, against Kling's own $0.157 and $0.235.
runway
Runway Ads comes to every paid plan at no extra fee
Runway made Runway Ads available on every paid plan in an October 27 post, after announcing the tool and its Meta, Google and TikTok loop on September 30.
Kling
Kling 4.0's API reaches Luma, YouCam and SelfyzAI
Kuaishou's model, public on October 15, is now inside three third-party editors, while Kling's own developer page still lists its API as coming soon.
blackmagic-design
Blackmagic raises prices on 36 products by up to $6,965
The company blames AI data centers for memory costs, with one 2110 IP converter up 80% and no cinema camera affected.
HeyGen
HeyGen Video generates picture and sound at $0.02 a second
The model turns one prompt into a 5 to 15 second clip with dialogue, ambience and effects, and HeyGen halves the price through October 31.
Higgsfield
Higgsfield CLI generates AI images and video from a terminal
The open-source tool signs in through a browser instead of an API key, and charges generations to the same plan credits as the web app.
VideoGen
VideoGen says Model 1 makes 10-minute video from one prompt
The Y Combinator-backed company opened a $1 million credit pool for the model, which it projects will cost more than 50% less than comparable systems.
kling
Kling 4.0's 30-second clips are not on the API yet
The API pricing page still says its plans don't support Kling 4.0, leaving Runway and Runware to carry Kling 3.0 instead.
Pruna
Pruna's P-Video-2-Pro-Reference starts at $0.015 a second
Built on MiniMax H3, the model takes up to 9 images, 3 videos and 3 audio files as references, which Pruna bills separately from the output.
Grok Imagine
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite reaches 1080p by upscaling 720p
xAI's budget video model works out to $8.40 a minute at 1080p on Artificial Analysis's October 16 read, against $2.40 for the cheapest rival on the board.
higgsfield
Higgsfield and Luma tie clip cost to how many tries it takes
Both vendors' own tables price a month of usable clips at two attempts each, and both say the retry count moves the bill more than the per-second rate.
Kling
Runway Dev adds Kling 3.0 and O3 video models
The developer platform lists Kling 2.5 Turbo Pro, Kling 3.0 and Kling O3 at 9 to 43 credits per second, with credits selling for one cent each.
Meta
Meta ships Muse Wonder frontier models at $4 per million tokens
The stronger Muse Wonder Full model is not sold through the Meta Model API and unlocks only on Muse Code subscriptions at $50 and $200 a month.
Motionflare
Motionflare Film mode makes a TV-style commercial from a URL
The maker says it writes the brief, plans the shots and renders believable people in real places, with voiceover and sound built into the picture.