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AI Video API Pricing Comparison
Compare AI video API pricing across text-to-video and image-to-video workflows. Video generation APIs may be billed per output second, per generated video, by credits, by tokens, or through subscription plans. This page explains the main cost factors and links to detailed model-level pricing pages where public provider data is available.
Quick Answer: How AI Video API Pricing Works
AI video API pricing depends on the model, provider, input type, output duration, resolution, generation mode, and billing unit.
Billing unit
Providers may charge per output second, per generation, by credits, by tokens, or through subscription plans.
Generation workflow
Text-to-video, image-to-video, reference-to-video, and no-video-input routes may use different pricing.
Output settings
Duration, resolution, and generation mode can change the final video generation API cost.
Simple per-second estimate
cost per video = price per output second × video duration
monthly cost = cost per video × monthly video volumeFor exact provider-level prices, use the detailed model pricing pages linked below.
What Affects AI Video API Cost?
| Factor | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Model | Different video models have different quality levels, speed, availability, and pricing. |
| Provider | Official APIs, aggregators, proxy platforms, and subscription tools may bill differently. |
| Input type | Text-to-video, image-to-video, reference-to-video, and no-video-input routes can have different pricing. |
| Duration | Longer videos usually cost more when billing is based on output seconds. |
| Resolution | 720p, 1080p, and higher resolutions may have different prices or availability. |
| Mode | Mini, Fast, Standard, Pro, Preview, or Quality modes can change cost. |
| Billing unit | Providers may charge per second, per video, per token, per credit, or per subscription plan. |
| Production terms | Retries, failed generations, rate limits, storage, and transfer fees can affect real production cost. |
Text-to-Video API Pricing
Text-to-video APIs generate videos directly from a text prompt. Pricing is usually affected by the selected model, output duration, resolution, generation mode, and provider billing unit. This workflow is common for prompt-based video generation, automated creative testing, AI video apps, and content generation pipelines.
Compare Seedance 2 API pricingImage-to-Video API Pricing
Image-to-video APIs use an input image to generate motion, camera movement, or scene continuation. Image-to-video pricing can differ from text-to-video pricing because providers may use different endpoints, modes, durations, or credit systems. When comparing providers, use rows with the same input type, resolution, and mode whenever possible.
View Seedance 2 image-to-video and provider pricing rowsAI Video Generation API Cost Scenarios
For budgeting, compare practical monthly usage scenarios instead of only looking at the lowest listed rate. A provider that looks cheap for one route may not be the best choice for a different input type, resolution, mode, or production workflow.
| Scenario | Example use case | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| 100 × 8-second videos/month | Small tests, prototypes, and demos | Minimum cost, provider availability, and basic quality |
| 1,000 × 8-second videos/month | Batch content, apps, agents, and workflow automation | Cost per video, accepted output rate, retries, and monthly spend |
| 10,000 × 8-second videos/month | High-volume production | Rate limits, reliability, volume pricing, failed generations, and provider terms |
API Pricing vs Subscription Pricing
API pricing is usually better for developers, apps, automation workflows, and usage-based products because cost scales with generation volume. Subscription pricing may be better for creators who use a product interface and do not need direct API access. When comparing API providers with subscription tools, check whether the plan includes commercial usage, export limits, generation credits, queue priority, and API availability.
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Methodology
Video API Cost uses manually reviewed public pricing sources where available. Detailed model pages normalize listed provider prices into practical budgeting units such as cost per output second, cost per 8-second video, and estimated monthly cost. Some providers publish fixed listed rates, while others publish starting prices, routed pricing, token pricing, credits, or subscription-based pricing. All estimates are for research and budgeting only. Production billing should always be verified with the provider.
FAQ
What is AI video API pricing?
AI video API pricing is the cost of generating videos through an API. It may depend on model, provider, duration, resolution, input type, generation mode, and billing unit.
How do I estimate AI video generation API cost?
For per-second pricing, multiply the provider's price per output second by video duration, then multiply by the number of videos generated.
Is image-to-video API pricing different from text-to-video pricing?
It can be. Some providers use different endpoints, models, modes, durations, or credit systems for image-to-video workflows.
Why compare AI video API providers?
The same or similar model may be available through official APIs, aggregators, or proxy platforms with different billing units, availability, and listed prices.
Should I use API pricing or a subscription tool?
API pricing is usually better for developers and automated workflows. Subscription tools may be better for creators who generate videos through a product interface instead of an API.
Are the prices on Video API Cost guaranteed?
No. The site uses public listed pricing as a research reference. Always verify provider billing, availability, credits, retries, storage, transfer fees, and account-specific terms before production use.