Cheaper Gen.

Text → Video

Text to video API

Turn a prompt into a video clip with 20 official text-to-video models. From $0.0176/s, up to 82% below the official list price. Pay per second, any supported length.

Models
20
10 developers
From
$0.0176/s
PixVerse V6
Below official
up to 82%
Grok Imagine Video 1.5
Failed runs
$0
refunded automatically

Live prices

Every text-to-video model, compared

Starting price per second at each model's lowest tier, next to the official list price. Select a column to sort.

Text to video API: models, specs and prices. Select a column header to sort.
4K
4–15 s
Included
6
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3
$0.0569/s
480p
$0.0703/s
up to 20%
1080p
4–15 s
Included
6
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3
$0.0877/s
480p
$0.1075/s
up to 18%
720p
4–15 s
Included
6
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3
$0.0438/s
480p
$0.0562/s
up to 22%
720p
4–15 s
Included
6
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3
$0.02/s
480p
$0.0352/s
up to 43%
4K
3–15 s
Optional (+)
3
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1
$0.0739/s
720p
$0.084/s
up to 13%
4K
3–15 s
Optional (+)
3
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1
$0.0739/s
720p
$0.084/s
up to 12%
1080p
3–15 s
—
3
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1
$0.099/s
720p
$0.112/s
up to 12%
4K
4, 6, 8 s
Optional (+)
2
16:9 · 9:16
$0.1719/s
720p + audio
$0.40/s
up to 57%
4K
4, 6, 8 s
Optional (+)
2
16:9 · 9:16
$0.0413/s
720p + audio
$0.10/s
up to 59%
720p
4, 6, 8 s
—
2
16:9 · 9:16
$0.0206/s
720p
$0.05/s
up to 59%
720p
4, 6, 8, 10 s
—
2
16:9 · 9:16
$0.0722/s
720p · 8 s
$0.1017/s
up to 29%
1080p
2–30 s
Included
5
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3
$0.0362/s
480p
$0.05/s
up to 28%
1080p
2–30 s
Included
5
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3
$0.0566/s
480p
$0.068/s
up to 19%
2K
5–15 s
—
6
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3
$0.044/s
768P
$0.08/s
up to 45%
768P
5–15 s
—
6
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3
$0.0415/s
480P
$0.05/s
up to 21%
1080p
1–16 s
Included
5
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3
$0.0332/s
540p
$0.035/s
up to 5%
1080p
1–15 s
Included
7
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3
$0.0248/s
720p
$0.14/s
up to 82%
720p
5–20 s
Included
7
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3
$0.1425/s
720p
$0.15/s
up to 5%
1080p
1–15 s
Optional (+)
8
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3
$0.0176/s
360p
$0.022/s
up to 20%
1080p
1–8 s
Included
—
$0.022/s
720p
$0.09/s
up to 76%

Prices are live from our catalog. Official list prices are the developers' own published API prices. Audio “Optional (+)” means clips with audio are billed at a higher rate. Every tier: full price list.

How to choose

Picking a model

Lowest price
PixVerse V6 from $0.0176/s (360p).
Highest resolution
Seedance 2.0, Kling 3.0, Kling 3.0 Omni, Veo 3.1 and 1 more — up to 4K.
Longest clips
Wan 3.0 and Wan 3.0 Prime — up to 30 s per generation.
Audio included
Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0 Fast, Seedance 2.0 Mini and 6 more generate synchronized sound at no extra cost.
Most aspect ratios
PixVerse V6 — 8 aspect ratios.
Biggest discount
Grok Imagine Video 1.5: up to 82% below xAI's official price.

How it works

About the Text to Video API

How text-to-video works

Send a prompt (plus optional resolution, duration and aspect ratio) and receive a video file URL. Describe subject, action, camera movement and lighting.

What drives the price

Resolution and length. For example, PixVerse V6 is $0.0176/s at 360p and $0.088/s at 1080p + audio — draft low, then render the final cut at the resolution you deliver.

Head to head

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FAQ

Text to Video API questions

A text-to-video API generates a video clip from a written prompt. You submit the prompt and settings, the job runs asynchronously, and you get a video URL back.

Seedance 2.0, Kling 3.0, Kling 3.0 Omni, Veo 3.1 and Veo 3.1 Fast offer 4K output.

Wan 3.0 and Wan 3.0 Prime generate up to 30 seconds per request.

From $0.0176/s with PixVerse V6 — $0.088 for 5 seconds. Each model's mode page has its full price table.

There is no subscription. Credits are prepaid from $10 and work across every model in the API and the Studio; failed generations are refunded automatically, and the quote endpoint prices any request for free before you run it.

No. One Cheaper Gen. API key and balance covers ByteDance, Kuaishou, Google, Alibaba, MiniMax, Shengshu, xAI, Black Forest Labs, PixVerse and Lightricks. Every model uses the same request shape: POST /v1/run/{endpoint}, then poll or receive a webhook.