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How to Use LTX-2.5

Make a LTX-2.5 video in the CheaperGen Studio — no code, no install, no Lightricks account. Pick a mode, write one clear prompt, set the resolution and length and press Generate. A test costs $0.029; developers can follow the API tutorial instead.

Modes
2
Text → Video · Image → Video
Test clip
$0.029
1 s · 720p
Length
1–8 s
up to 1080p
Failed runs
$0
refunded automatically
Create with LTX-2.5Get API keyAPI docs

Prompt builder

Build a LTX-2.5 prompt

Fill in the parts of the shot; the prompt assembles itself. Send it to the playground below and run it — the steps after it explain each part.

Your LTX-2.5 prompt

Fill in a few boxes — or start from the example — and the prompt appears here.

Try it

Try LTX-2.5 here

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

Open the full-screen Studio

Before you start

Which LTX-2.5 mode to use

LTX-2.5 has 2 modes. Pick by what you already have.

LTX-2.5 modes
ModeYou give itBest forFrom
Text → VideoA promptIdeas from scratch: scenes, b-roll, concepts and storyboards.$0.0285/s
Image → VideoA first frame and a promptBringing a picture you already have to life: a product shot, a character, an artwork.$0.0285/s

Step by step

How to use LTX-2.5 in 6 steps

  1. 1

    Open LTX-2.5 in the Studio

    Open the Studio (it opens with LTX-2.5 selected), or choose the Video tab and pick LTX-2.5 in the model menu. Sign in with Google or your email; you pay per generation from prepaid credits.

  2. 2

    Choose what to make

    • Text → Video — a prompt.
    • Image → Video — a first frame and a prompt. Add it under “First frame”.
  3. 3

    Write the prompt

    One shot per prompt works best. Cover these, in plain sentences:

    • Subject. Who or what is on screen, with the details that must stay consistent: age, clothing, materials, colours.
    • Action. One clear action in the present tense. Keep it to one beat for short clips.
    • Camera. Shot size and movement: close-up, wide, dolly-in, orbit, handheld, drone.
    • Scene and light. Location, time of day, and where the light comes from.
    • Style. Lens, film look, colour grade or animation style.
    • Sound. LTX-2.5 generates synchronized audio with the clip, so name the ambience, effects or lines of dialogue you want.

    More structure and examples: the LTX-2.5 prompt guide.

  4. 4

    Set the options

    The settings sit under the prompt; rarely needed ones are behind ⋯. What each does — and to the price — is in the table below.

  5. 5

    Generate

    The exact price is shown before you run: press Generate (or ⌘/Ctrl + Enter). The amount is held from your balance and refunded in full if the generation fails.

  6. 6

    Download and iterate

    Results appear above the prompt; download them from there. Change one thing per try — the prompt, the camera move or a setting — so you know what helped. Compare runs the same prompt on several models side by side, and Code shows the same request for the API.

Settings

LTX-2.5 settings explained

For Text → Video; the other modes add their inputs (frames, references or images to edit). Prices are per second.

LTX-2.5 settings
SettingChoicesDefaultWhat it doesPrice
Resolution720p, 1080p1080p1080p (1920×1080) or 720p (1280×720), landscape.$0.0285–$0.057/s
Duration1–8 s6 sLength of the generated clip in seconds (1–8s). You pay per second.Price scales with length
Generate audioOn / offOnGenerate a soundtrack with the picture — describe the sound in the prompt. No extra cost.Included in the price
Seed(⋯)Free text—Use the same seed and settings to reproduce a result. Leave empty for random.No effect on the price

Every tier and a calculator: LTX-2.5 API Pricing.

Worked example

A first prompt to try

Text → Video with the default settings. Paste it into the Studio and change one thing at a time.

“Drone shot over a turquoise river winding through a pine forest, morning mist, birdsong”

Resolution: 1080p · Duration: 6 s · Generate audio: On

$0.35$0.78 for this clip

Try it in the Studio

Avoid these

Common LTX-2.5 mistakes

Drafting at 1080p

Every try at 1080p costs 2.0× one at 720p. Settle the composition and motion at 720p, then render the keeper at the resolution you deliver.

Expecting one long take

One generation is up to 8 seconds (1–8 s). Plan longer pieces as several shots, and keep the subject consistent with the same first frame in each.

Several actions in one prompt

Give each clip one clear action and one camera move. A list of events in one prompt usually gets merged or skipped.

Describing what you don't want

Prompts work better when they describe what should be on screen. "No blur" or "no extra fingers" can pull the result towards the very thing you name.

FAQ

How to use LTX-2.5: questions

Yes. Open it in the CheaperGen Studio, pick a mode, write a prompt and press Generate. No code, no install and no Lightricks account.

There is no free tier, and no subscription is needed either: you pay per clip, from $0.029 for a short 720p test clip — up to 68% below the official price. Credits are prepaid and failed generations are refunded. Every price is on the LTX-2.5 pricing page.

Yes: as the first frame of an image-to-video clip. Upload them in the Studio, or pass their URLs in the API.

Write one clear shot per prompt — subject, action, setting, camera and light — and change one thing per try. The LTX-2.5 prompt guide has a structure and examples that work.

Yes. The same model and price are on the API — see how to use the LTX-2.5 API — and on our MCP server, so agents like Claude can generate for you (MCP setup).

Nothing is charged. The price is held when you press Generate and refunded in full if the generation fails or you cancel it while it is queued.

LTX-2.5 is Lightricks' open-weights model. CheaperGen provides API access to the open weights, run on GPU inference for open-source models, and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.