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Higgsfield AI API

Independent comparison · Not affiliated with or endorsed by Higgsfield.

The Higgsfield API for developers — auth, requests, webhooks, SDKs and limits from its docs — and the same request on CheaperGen's API, step by step.

Open the StudioGet an API key
vs
CheaperGen
Up to
68% lower
than Higgsfield's list price
Below official
Up to 24%
under the labs' own API prices
On CheaperGen
API · MCP · Studio
one key, one balance
Failed generations
Refunded
automatically, in full

Developers

The Higgsfield API, for developers

Requests, webhooks, price checks and retention from Higgsfield's docs (checked October 22, 2026), next to CheaperGen's API.

The Higgsfield API for developers, next to CheaperGen's
API styleCheaperGenAsynchronous: submit, then poll the generation or receive a signed webhookHiggsfieldAsynchronous: poll the status URL or receive a webhook (hf_webhook query parameter, retried for up to two hours); Idempotency-Key on submissions; queued requests can be canceled[1][2]
Price before you runCheaperGenFree price quote for any input before you run it (POST /quote, no key needed)HiggsfieldAPI estimate endpoint (POST /estimate/{endpoint}) returns the cost in credits and USD; the app shows the credit cost on the Generate button[3][4]
Data retentionCheaperGenAPI outputs deleted after 1 day by default; ask for 1 hour or immediate deletion per request (7 or 30 days on Enterprise)HiggsfieldAPI outputs stay available for at least seven days, then may be removed[3][5]

Migration guide

Move from Higgsfield in four steps

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

  1. 01

    Create a key

    Sign in, create an API key in the dashboard and add credits.

  2. 02

    Change the endpoint

    POST to /api/v1/run/{endpoint} with Authorization: Bearer.

  3. 03

    Map the inputs

    Fields are flat in the body. Each model's API page has its JSON Schema.

  4. 04

    Read the result

    Poll GET /api/v1/generations/{id} or pass webhook_url.

Before · Higgsfield

POST api.higgsfield.ai/bytedance/seedance-2.0/text-to-video
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.higgsfield.ai/bytedance/seedance-2.0/text-to-video \
  --header "Authorization: Key ${HF_API_KEY_ID}:${HF_API_KEY_SECRET}" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Idempotency-Key: ${IDEMPOTENCY_KEY}" \
  --data '{
  "prompt": "A cinematic shot of a city at sunset, soft golden light",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "resolution": "720p",
  "duration": 5,
  "generate_audio": true
}'
# then poll GET https://api.higgsfield.ai/requests/{request_id}/status until "completed", and read video.url

Source: docs.higgsfield.ai/docs/models/seedance-2/text-to-video, 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 cinematic shot of a city at sunset, soft golden light",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "resolution": "720p",
  "duration": 5,
  "generate_audio": true
}'

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

Higgsfield API concepts and their CheaperGen equivalents
SubmitHiggsfieldPOST /{endpoint_id}CheaperGenPOST /api/v1/run/{endpoint}
ModelHiggsfieldbytedance/seedance-2.0/text-to-videoCheaperGenbytedance/seedance-2.0/text-to-video
AuthHiggsfieldAuthorization: Key <key_id>:<key_secret>CheaperGenAuthorization: Bearer cg_live_…
InputsHiggsfieldflat JSON body: prompt, aspect_ratio, resolution, duration, generate_audioCheaperGenflat body fields
ResultHiggsfieldGET /requests/{request_id}/statusCheaperGenGET /api/v1/generations/{id}
FinishedHiggsfieldstatus: completed | failed | nsfw | canceledCheaperGenstatus: succeeded | failed | canceled
OutputHiggsfieldvideo.urlCheaperGenoutput.video.url
WebhookHiggsfield?hf_webhook=https://… (query)CheaperGen"webhook_url": "https://…" (body)
Quickstart MCP server Try Seedance 2.0 in Studio

FAQ

Higgsfield AI API questions

Higgsfield documentation shows `POST /{endpoint_id}` with `Authorization: Key <key_id>:<key_secret>`, then `GET /requests/{request_id}/status` for the result. On CheaperGen, send `POST /api/v1/run/{endpoint}` with `Authorization: Bearer`, then use `GET /api/v1/generations/{id}` or a webhook. The migration guide above maps each field.

Yes: ?hf_webhook=https://… (query). CheaperGen takes `webhook_url` in the request body and signs every delivery with HMAC-SHA256 (the `CheaperGen-Signature` header). See Webhooks.

Mostly: change the URL, the auth header and a few field names. The migration guide above shows the same request on both. Each model's API page has its JSON Schema.

From its public docs: Asynchronous: poll the status URL or receive a webhook (hf_webhook query parameter, retried for up to two hours); Idempotency-Key on submissions; queued requests can be canceled. CheaperGen's API is asynchronous — submit, then poll or receive a webhook; on the MCP server, generate can wait up to 50 seconds for the result.

On the 5 models both serve where we're lower, up to 68% lower than Higgsfield's list price. The Higgsfield API Pricing page lists every tier.

Related pages

More on Higgsfield AI

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Sources — Higgsfield's public pages, checked October 22, 2026 (5)
  1. [1] docs.higgsfield.ai/docs/concepts/requests
  2. [2] docs.higgsfield.ai/docs/how-to/webhooks
  3. [3] docs.higgsfield.ai/docs/concepts/billing-and-retention
  4. [4] higgsfield.ai/creator-hub/help-center/credits/how-credits-work
  5. [5] docs.higgsfield.ai/docs/help/faq

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