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FLUX 3 Video API Cost

A 5-second 720p FLUX 3 Video clip costs $0.79, against $0.85 at the fal API price. What you spend depends on resolution, length and how many takes you keep — here is what real work costs, what a monthly budget buys and how to spend less.

5 s at 720p: $0.79; fal API $0.85
1 minute at 720p: $9.39; $9.39 at 720p
100 × 5 s clips / month: $78.20; 720p
Below fal API: up to 8%; failed runs: $0

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Try it

Try FLUX 3 Video — the price is on the button

Runs on your balance at the price on the button; failed runs are refunded. Results are saved to your account.

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Calculator

Calculate your FLUX 3 Video cost

Pick the resolution and clip length, your monthly volume and how many tries you keep. Every figure is a live quote.

Resolution

Clip length 5 sClips you keep per month 100

Tries per keeper

Per month · 100 generations

78.20

~~$85.00~~ at the fal api price

Per clip: 0.79
Per kept clip: 0.79
Saved per month: $6.80
Saved per year: $81.60

Live prices · failed generations are free

Cost drivers

What drives the FLUX 3 Video API cost

4 things set your bill. Prices are live; the full tier list is on the FLUX 3 Video API pricing page.

Clip length

You pay per second of output. At 720p, each second is $0.1564, so one clip costs $0.79–$3.13 across 5–20 s.

Audio

No extra charge: FLUX 3 Video generates synchronized sound within the per-second price.

Task

Text to video and image to video cost the same: the input doesn't change the rate.

Takes you keep

Every successful clip is billed, including takes you discard. Keeping one in three makes each kept 5-second 720p clip cost $2.35 instead of $0.79. Failed generations are refunded.

Real work

What videos cost with FLUX 3 Video

Finished pieces priced end to end. One FLUX 3 Video request makes up to 20 seconds, so longer pieces are several clips; the short film budgets three takes per shot.

FLUX 3 Video cost of common deliverables
Deliverable	Generations	Tier	fal API	CheaperGen
Prompt test	1 × 5 s	720p	~~$0.85~~	$0.79
Social clip	1 × 10 s	720p	~~$1.70~~	$1.57
15-second ad	1 × 15 s	720p	~~$2.55~~	$2.35
1-minute explainer	3 × 20 s	720p	~~$10.20~~	$9.39
2-minute short film	18 × 20 s (6 shots × 3 takes)	720p	~~$61.20~~	$56.31
Daily social clips for a month	30 × 10 s	720p	~~$51.00~~	$46.92

Budgets

What a FLUX 3 Video budget buys

5-second clips per budget at each resolution, with the minutes of footage in brackets.

FLUX 3 Video: output per budget
Resolution	$10	$50	$100	$500	$1,000
720p $0.79 per 5 s clip	12(1.1 min)	63(5.3 min)	127(11 min)	639(53 min)	1,278(107 min)

Yearly difference

FLUX 3 Video cost vs the fal API price

The same monthly volume at 720p, priced here and at the fal API price (verified October 21, 2026).

100 × 5 s clips / month

$78.20

~~$85.00~~ fal API

$81.60 less a year

1,000 × 5 s clips / month

$782.00

~~$850.00~~ fal API

$816.00 less a year

10,000 × 5 s clips / month

$7,820

~~$8,500~~ fal API

$8,160 less a year

Compare

A 5-second 720p clip on other models

The same request on FLUX models and the cheapest similar models, at each model's lowest silent price for that resolution.

Cost of the same request on FLUX 3 Video and other models
Model	Tier	Cost	vs. FLUX 3 Video
LTX-2.5 Lightricks	720p	$0.15	−82%
PixVerse V6 PixVerse	720p	$0.19	−76%
Vidu Q3 Turbo Shengshu	720p	$0.21	−74%
Seedance 2.0 Mini ByteDance	720p	$0.32	−60%
FLUX 3 Video Black Forest Labs	720p	$0.79	—

Price is one input; quality, speed and features differ. Each model's cost page has its own breakdown.

Cost control

Keep FLUX 3 Video spend predictable

The same rules in the API, the Playground and the Studio. Details in the billing docs.

Price it first. POST /v1/quote/bfl/flux-3-video/text-to-video returns the exact price of any request, free.
Cap a request. Send max_cost_usd and a request priced above it is refused without charge.
Prepaid only. You can't spend more than your balance; auto top-up is optional and you set its amount.
Failed = free. Failed generations, and jobs you cancel while queued, are refunded in full.
Every charge itemized. Each generation returns its exact cost, and the dashboard lists every charge.

FAQ

FLUX 3 Video API cost questions

FLUX 3 Video API Pricing

FLUX 3 Video API Pricing Per Second

Cheapest FLUX 3 Video API

A 5-second 720p clip costs $0.79 (fal API $0.85). Prices run from $0.1564 to $0.1564 per second of video depending on resolution, with no subscription needed and no minimum spend.

It depends only on usage. 100 × 5 s clips a month cost $78.20; 1,000 × 5 s clips a month cost $782.00; 10,000 × 5 s clips a month cost $7,820 (at 720p). At the middle volume that is $816.00 a year less than at the fal API price.

$9.39 at 720p. One request makes up to 20 seconds, so a minute takes several clips.

Clip length, audio and task. The quote endpoint (POST /v1/quote/{endpoint}) prices any request for free before you run it. Rates by resolution: price per second.

You pay for every successful generation, including takes you decide not to use. Failed generations, and jobs you cancel while they are queued, are refunded in full automatically. To spend less per try, see Cheapest FLUX 3 Video.

Yes. Credits are prepaid, so you can't spend more than your balance. Pass max_cost_usd with a request and it is refused, without charge, if its price would be higher. Auto top-up is optional.

Our prices are live; fal API prices were verified October 21, 2026. FLUX 3 Video is developed by Black Forest Labs. CheaperGen provides API access and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.