CheaperGen vs Eachlabs

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For developers who call official video and image models on Eachlabs — Kling, Veo, Wan, MiniMax, PixVerse, FLUX, Seedream, Nano Banana — and want them for less. CheaperGen runs them below list price through one API, an MCP server and a Studio. If you build multi-step pipelines with its workflows, Eachlabs may still fit you better.

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Up to: 68% lower; than Eachlabs
Below official: Up to 34%; under the labs' own API prices
Lower here: 16 models; 10 video · 6 image
Prices verified: October 22; Eachlabs' public pages · ours live

Who it's for

CheaperGen or Eachlabs?

Eachlabs is a platform for 600+ AI models with multi-step workflows, an OpenAI-compatible agent that picks models for you, and an LLM router. CheaperGen is narrower on purpose: the labs' video and image models, below their list price, through one API. Here's an honest take on when each fits.

Choose CheaperGen if

You run Nano Banana Pro, Wan 3.0 and MiniMax H3 or other models in the table below and want the same models for less.
You want prepaid credits that never expire.^[1]

Stay with Eachlabs if

You build multi-step pipelines with its workflows.^[2]
You need models we don't offer — 600+ across video, image, audio, text and 3D — or its LLM router.^[3][4]
You want a video-editing API and file storage on the same account.^[5][6]
You want stored files kept for 180 days by default.^[6]

Price comparison

CheaperGen vs Eachlabs: price per second and per image

Model comparison (16): the same models where CheaperGen is lower, ordered by biggest saving, with the labs' official price beside them. Video is priced per second of output, images per image, at each model's usual tier.

Video models · 10 · per second

Video models: CheaperGen, Eachlabs and the official price
Model	Tier	Official	CheaperGen	Eachlabs	Lower by
LTX-2.5 Lightricks · open weights720p · open weights	720p lower at all 2 tiers both list (56–68%)	open weights	$0.0285/s−68%	$0.09/s	−68%
MiniMax H3 MiniMax768P · −29% vs official	768P lower at all 2 tiers both list (18–37%)	$0.08−29%	$0.057/s−37%	$0.09/s	−37%
Veo 3.1 Fast Google720p · −8% vs official	720p lower at all 6 tiers both list (8–50%)	$0.08−8%	$0.0736/s−26%	$0.10/s $0.80 per 8 s clip	−26%
Veo 3.1 Lite Google720p · −25% vs official	720p	$0.05−25%	$0.0375/s−25%	$0.05/s	−25%
Wan 3.0 Alibaba1080p · −24% vs official	1080p	$0.20−24%	$0.1513/s−24%	$0.20/s	−24%
PixVerse V6 PixVerse720p · −8% vs official	720p lower at all 8 tiers both list (18–24%)	$0.04−8%	$0.0368/s−18%	$0.045/s	−18%
Wan 3.0 Prime Alibaba720p · −14% vs official	720p lower at all 3 tiers both list (14–15%)	$0.14−14%	$0.1198/s−14%	$0.14/s	−14%
FLUX 3 Video Black Forest Labs720p	720p	fal API ref.	$0.1564/s−8%	$0.17/s	−8%
Kling 3.0 Omni Kuaishou720p · −8% vs official	720p	$0.084−8%	$0.0773/s−8%	$0.084/s	−8%
Kling 3.0 Turbo Kuaishou1080p · −8% vs official	1080p	$0.14−8%	$0.1294/s−8%	$0.14/s	−8%

Image models · 6 · per image

Image models: CheaperGen, Eachlabs and the official price
Model	Tier	Official	CheaperGen	Eachlabs	Lower by
FLUX 3 Black Forest Labs1K · −34% vs official	1K lower at all 3 tiers both list (8–34%)	$0.048−34%	$0.0317/image−34%	$0.048/image	−34%
Grok Imagine Image 2.0 xAI1K · medium · −28% vs official	1K · medium lower at all 4 tiers both list (8–28%)	$0.06−28%	$0.0429/image−28%	$0.06/image	−28%
Seedream 5.0 Pro ByteDance1K · −26% vs official	1K lower at all 2 tiers both list	$0.045−26%	$0.0333/image−26%	$0.045/image	−26%
Nano Banana Pro Google1K · −13% vs official	1K lower at all 3 tiers both list (20–34%)	$0.138−13%	$0.1197/image−20%	$0.15/image	−20%
FLUX.1 Kontext [max] Black Forest LabsImage · −13% vs official	Image	$0.08−13%	$0.0695/image−13%	$0.08/image	−13%
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] Black Forest LabsImage · −13% vs official	Image	$0.04−13%	$0.0348/image−13%	$0.04/image	−13%

Only models where CheaperGen is lower are listed, and only when Eachlabs isn't cheaper at any tier both publish. Eachlabs: its public pages, October 22, 2026 (Eachlabs labels its prices as estimates; we use the per-tier rates its model pages list); ours are live. Video at 16:9. Prices change — check before you buy.

“Official” is the lab's own API price for the model; open-weights models have none.

Rows marked “open weights” are open-weights models: the same released weights, not a lab's API.

Features

CheaperGen vs Eachlabs, feature by feature

What you get on each side. Eachlabs' column is from its public docs and pricing pages, checked October 22, 2026.

Feature comparison: CheaperGen and Eachlabs
Feature	CheaperGen	Eachlabs
API style	CheaperGenAsynchronous: submit, then poll the generation or receive a signed webhook	EachlabsAsynchronous predictions with polling or signed webhooks; a sync endpoint for some models^[4]
Routing and failover	CheaperGenAutomatic: live health checks and failover keep every request on fast, cost-effective capacity	EachlabsOptional fallback configurations per request (fallback_selector)^[7]
Failed generations	CheaperGenFailed generations, and ones you cancel while still queued, are refunded to your balance automatically	EachlabsErrored calls aren't billed, except on models whose provider charges for failed requests^[8][1]
Price before you run	CheaperGenFree price quote for any input before you run it (POST /quote, no key needed)	EachlabsEstimated price per model from a public model API; runs settle on actual usage^[8][9]
Data retention	CheaperGenAPI outputs deleted after 1 day by default; ask for 1 hour or immediate deletion per request (7 or 30 days on Enterprise)	EachlabsStored files kept 180 days by default, configurable per upload^[6]
Payment	CheaperGenPrepaid USD credits by card, no top-up fee, credits never expire; bank transfer for large amounts; monthly invoicing on Enterprise	EachlabsPrepaid USD balance by card; the balance expires 12 months after payment^[1]

How the prices are lower

The same models, lower prices — here's how

No smaller models and no hidden fees: three things on our side.

Official partnerships

Direct partnerships with the official model labs give us their best partner pricing on their official models.

Our own GPU inference

For open-source models, our own GPU inference — optimized kernels, warm pools and per-model tuning — makes generation several times faster and lowers the cost further.

Automatic routing

Every request is routed automatically to fast, cost-effective capacity, with live health checks and failover.

Migration guide

Move from Eachlabs in four steps

The same request on both platforms. Only the URL, the auth header and a few field names change.

01
Create a key
Sign in, create an API key in the dashboard and add credits.
02
Change the endpoint
POST to /api/v1/run/{endpoint} with Authorization: Bearer.
03
Map the inputs
Fields are flat in the body. Each model's API page has its JSON Schema.
04
Read the result
Poll GET /api/v1/generations/{id} or pass webhook_url.

Before · Eachlabs

POST api.eachlabs.ai/v1/prediction/

curl -X POST https://api.eachlabs.ai/v1/prediction/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EACHLABS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "bytedance-seedance-2-0-text-to-video",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A paper boat drifting down a rain-soaked street at dusk",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "resolution": "720p",
    "duration": "5",
    "generate_audio": true
  }
}'
# then poll GET https://api.eachlabs.ai/v1/prediction/{id}

Source: eachlabs.ai/bytedance/seedance-2-0/bytedance-seedance-2-0-text-to-video/llms.txt, checked October 22, 2026.

After · CheaperGen · Seedance 2.0

POST /api/v1/run/bytedance/seedance-2.0/text-to-video

curl -X POST https://cheapergen.com/api/v1/run/bytedance/seedance-2.0/text-to-video \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "prompt": "A paper boat drifting down a rain-soaked street at dusk",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "resolution": "720p",
  "duration": 5,
  "generate_audio": true
}'

Returns a generation with status: "queued"; see Generations and Webhooks.

Eachlabs API concepts and their CheaperGen equivalents
Concept	Eachlabs	CheaperGen
Submit	EachlabsPOST /v1/prediction/	CheaperGenPOST /api/v1/run/{endpoint}
Model	Eachlabs"model": "bytedance-seedance-2-0-text-to-video" (body)	CheaperGenbytedance/seedance-2.0/text-to-video (URL)
Auth	EachlabsAuthorization: Bearer <key>	CheaperGenAuthorization: Bearer cg_live_…
Inputs	Eachlabsnested in "input": {…}	CheaperGenflat in the body
Job id	EachlabspredictionID	CheaperGenid
Result	EachlabsGET /v1/prediction/{id}	CheaperGenGET /api/v1/generations/{id}
Finished	Eachlabsstatus: success \| failed	CheaperGenstatus: succeeded \| failed \| canceled
Webhook	Eachlabs"webhook_url" (body)	CheaperGen"webhook_url" (body)

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FAQ

Eachlabs Alternative questions

On the 16 models compared here, yes — and Eachlabs isn't cheaper at any tier both platforms list for them. For example, Nano Banana Pro at 1K is $0.1197/image here against $0.15/image on Eachlabs (20% lower). Eachlabs' prices are from its public pages on October 22, 2026; ours are live. We only list models where we're lower, so check Eachlabs' pricing for models not shown.

Yes — the labs' official models (Seedance, Kling, Veo, Wan, MiniMax, FLUX, Nano Banana and more), not look-alikes or smaller versions, and for open-weights models (LTX-2.5) the same released weights. The lower price comes from direct partnerships with the labs, our own GPU inference for open-source models and automatic routing. Accelerated builds of open-weight models are labelled as such.

Usually an afternoon: create a key, point your requests at POST /api/v1/run/{endpoint} with a Bearer token, map the input fields (the schema is on each model's API page) and read the result by polling GET /api/v1/generations/{id} or with a webhook. The migration guide above shows the same request on both.

No. The price is held from your balance when you submit and returned in full if the generation fails, or if you cancel it while it's still queued. Credits never expire and work across the API, the MCP server and the Studio.

No — CheaperGen is one API for official video and image models, without a workflow builder. Chain models in your own code or agent: every model uses the same request, polling and webhook shape.

Before it runs, from its inputs at the model's public per-second or per-image price; POST /api/v1/quote/{endpoint} shows that price for free. The amount is held while the generation runs and refunded in full if it fails. See billing.

Yes. Many teams use more than one platform — for example Eachlabs for multi-step workflows, and CheaperGen for the video and image models where it costs less. There's no subscription or commitment: you pay per second of video or per image.

Sources — Eachlabs' public pages, checked October 22, 2026 (25)

[1] eachlabs.ai/terms-of-service
[2] docs.eachlabs.ai/introduction
[3] eachlabs.ai
[4] docs.eachlabs.ai/llms.txt
[5] docs.eachlabs.ai/video/billing-limits
[6] docs.eachlabs.ai/storage/overview
[7] docs.eachlabs.ai/api/predictions/create-prediction
[8] eachlabs.ai/pricing
[9] docs.eachlabs.ai/api/overview
[10] eachlabs.ai/ltx/ltx-v2-5/ltx-2-5-text-to-video-fast
[11] eachlabs.ai/minimax/minimax-h3/minimax-h3-text-to-video
[12] eachlabs.ai/black-forest-labs/flux-3/flux-3-text-to-image
[13] eachlabs.ai/xai/grok-imagine/xai-grok-imagine-2-0-text-to-image
[14] eachlabs.ai/google/veo3-1/veo3-1-text-to-video-fast
[15] eachlabs.ai/bytedance/seedream-v5/bytedance-seedream-v5-pro-text-to-image
[16] eachlabs.ai/google/veo3-1/veo-3-1-lite-text-to-video
[17] eachlabs.ai/alibaba/wan-3-0/alibaba-wan-3-0-text-to-video
[18] eachlabs.ai/google/nano-banana/nano-banana-pro
[19] eachlabs.ai/pixverse/pixverse-v6/pixverse-v6-text-to-video
[20] eachlabs.ai/alibaba/wan-3-0/alibaba-wan-3-0-prime-text-to-video
[21] eachlabs.ai/black-forest-labs/flux-kontext/flux-kontext-max
[22] eachlabs.ai/black-forest-labs/flux-kontext/flux-kontext-pro
[23] eachlabs.ai/black-forest-labs/flux-3/flux-3-text-to-video
[24] eachlabs.ai/kling/kling-o3/kling-o3-standard-text-to-video
[25] eachlabs.ai/kling/kling-v3/kling-v3-turbo-text-to-video

Eachlabs and its logo are trademarks of their owner, shown only to identify the platform compared. CheaperGen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Eachlabs. Eachlabs' prices and features are from its public pages (October 22, 2026) and may have changed since. Model names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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