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AI video pricing in October 2026

Subscription and API prices for 13 active AI video tools, copied from each vendor's pricing or developer page on Oct 11, 2026. Prices are in USD before tax. Vendors show "billed yearly" and first-month prices prominently, so we name the billing basis next to every number.

How to read this site: Verified = on an official vendor page · Vendor claim = the company's own marketing · Our note = our math or observation · Not verified = we couldn't confirm it, so we left it blank.

API: cheapest listed price per second

The lowest per-second rate each vendor lists. Resolutions differ (480p vs 720p), so read the note under each bar. Clips with references, video input or HDR cost more.

  1. Grok Imagine$0.020/secgrok-imagine-video-1.5-lite (xAI API)
  2. Luma Dream Machine (Ray3.2)$0.030/secRay3.2, 540p SDR, $0.15 per 5 sec (Luma API)
  3. Seedance (ByteDance)$0.040/secSeedance 2.0 Mini, 480p; Seedance 2.5 from $0.103/sec (BytePlus)
  4. Wan 3.0 (Alibaba)$0.041/secwan3.0-video 480P list price, Tokyo/Frankfurt/Virginia/Beijing/Hong Kong; $0.05 in Singapore
  5. Google Veo 3.1$0.050/secVeo 3.1 Lite, 720p, with audio (Gemini API)
  6. Hailuo AI (MiniMax H3)$0.050/secMiniMax H3 Max, 480P; H3 starts at $0.08/sec (768P)
  7. Gemini Omni Flash$0.100/secAbout $0.10/sec at 720p, Standard (Gemini API, token-based)
  8. Runway$0.120/secGen-4.5 at 12 credits/sec, $0.01/credit (Runway Dev)

Apps: entry price and credits

ToolEntry priceCreditsFree plan
Gemini Omni FlashAPI about $0.10/sec (720p, Standard). Free in Flow within daily credits.Flow per generation, all users: 720p 4s=7, 6s=10, 8s=12, 10s=15; 360p 4s=4, 6s=5, 8s=6, 10s=7; editing a video=40.Recurring free credits
Google Veo 3.1API from $0.05/sec (Veo 3.1 Lite, 720p). Standard $0.40/sec (720p/1080p), $0.60/sec (4K). Google AI Ultra $99.99/mo (US).Flow: 50/day for everyone (no rollover). Monthly extras: Google AI Plus +200, Pro +1,000, Ultra $100 +10,000, Ultra $200 +25,000. Per generation: Lite 10 (Ultra 5), Fast 20 (Ultra 10), Quality 100.Free plan not verified
Grok ImagineSuperGrok $30/mo includes image and video generation. API from $0.02/sec (1.5-lite); $0.08/sec (1.5).Not verifiedFree plan not verified
Hailuo AI (MiniMax H3)App "From $9.99/mo" (homepage). API: H3 $0.08/sec (768P), $0.13/sec (2K); H3 Max $0.05/sec (480P).Not verifiedFree plan, allowance not published
HiggsfieldStarter $19/mo billed annually. Plus $47/mo annually ($59 monthly). Ultra $99 annually ($129 monthly). Teams from $65 per seat.Starter 270/mo; Plus 1,200/mo; Ultra 3,000/mo; teams from 1,000 per seat. Kling 3.0 720p about 7 credits per 5 sec; Seedance 2.0 720p about 22 credits per 5 sec.Free plan, allowance not published
Kling AIStandard $6.99 for the first month, then $8.80/mo (monthly tab, list price $10).Standard 660/mo, Pro 3,000/mo, Premier 8,000/mo, Ultra 26,000/mo. Price per 100 credits ranges from $1.06 (Standard) to $0.49 (Ultra).Free plan, allowance not published
Luma Dream Machine (Ray3.2)Plus $30/mo ($25/mo billed yearly)Plus 10,000/mo, Pro 40,000/mo, Ultra 150,000/mo. Ray3.2 text/image-to-video: 100 credits per 5 sec at 720p, 400 per 5 sec at 1080p (SDR).No free plan
PikaStarter $10/mo ($8/mo billed annually)Starter 900/mo, Creator 3,150/mo, Fancy 8,550+/mo. Seedance 2.5 720p 5 sec = 122 credits; Wan 3.0 720p 5 sec = 33 credits.Free plan, 0 credits
PixVerseStandard $8/mo billed yearly ($96/yr); $10 listStandard 1,200 per 30 days plus 60 a day; Pro 6,000; Premium 15,000; Ultra 25,000. Packs: 500 for $5 up to 10,000 for $100.Recurring free credits
RunwayStandard $12/mo billed annually ($15 monthly). Pro $28 ($35). Max $76 ($95).Standard 625/mo, Pro 2,250/mo, Max 9,500/mo. Gen-4.5 costs 12 credits/sec, so 125 free credits cover about 10 sec (our calculation). Standard/Pro credits don't roll over; Max rolls over up to one month.One-time free credits
Seedance (ByteDance)Seedance 2.5: $0.103/sec (480p), $0.231/sec (720p), $0.569/sec (1080p), for 16:9, 5 sec, no video input. Seedance 2.0 Mini from $0.04/sec (480p).Not verifiedFree plan not verified
ViduStandard $8.25/mo billed yearly ($99/yr); $10 listStandard 800/mo; Premium 3,500/mo; Ultimate 20,000/mo on the plan card (the comparison table on the same page says 8,000).Free plan, allowance not published
Wan 3.0 (Alibaba)List price $0.05/sec (480P), $0.10 (720P), $0.20 (1080P) in Singapore; about $0.041/$0.083/$0.165 in other regions. Limited-time 30% off: $0.035/sec (480P).Not verifiedFree plan not verified

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