- discontinued OpenAI Sora: The Sora API was discontinued on 2026-09-24, five months after the app closed (2026-04-26). Export content at sora.chatgpt.com/sunset. Source
- availability Wan 3.0 (Alibaba): Wan 3.0 Video API is generally available with no application needed. 30% off Standard for a limited time ($0.035/sec at 480P). Source
- pricing Seedance (ByteDance): BytePlus ModelArk pricing page (updated 2026-10-08) lists Seedance 2.5 at $0.103 to $0.569/sec, depending on resolution. Source
- pricing Google Veo 3.1: Gemini API pricing (updated 2026-10-09): Veo 3.1 Lite $0.05/sec at 720p; Standard $0.40/sec; 4K $0.60/sec. Source
- model Gemini Omni Flash: Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 is generally available on the paid Gemini API, at about $0.10/sec of 720p video. Source
- pricing Hailuo AI (MiniMax H3): MiniMax H3 is pay-as-you-go only: $0.08/sec (768P), $0.13/sec (2K); 4 to 15 sec clips. Source
- model Grok Imagine: xAI recommends grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite ($0.02/sec) for simple clips and 1.5 ($0.08/sec) for references, voices and native 1080p. Source
- tracker Tracker launched with 14 tools, all checked against official vendor pages. Source
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