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CheaperGen vs WaveSpeedAI

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Independent comparison · Not affiliated with or endorsed by WaveSpeedAI.

The video and image models WaveSpeedAI and CheaperGen both serve, where CheaperGen is lower — by developer, with both prices side by side.

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88% lower
than WaveSpeedAI
Below official
Up to 52%
under the labs' own API prices
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35 models
19 video · 16 image
Prices verified
October 21
WaveSpeedAI's public pages · ours live

Models

The models WaveSpeedAI and CheaperGen both serve

Where CheaperGen is lower, by developer: WaveSpeedAI's public price next to ours at each model's usual tier.

Black Forest Labs · 5

FLUX.2 [klein] 4B

Black Forest Labs · 1K · open weights

−88%

CheaperGen

$0.001/image

open weights

WaveSpeedAI

$0.008/image

FLUX 3 Image Klein

Black Forest Labs · 1K · open weights

−81%

CheaperGen

$0.0019/image

open weights

WaveSpeedAI

$0.01/image

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Black Forest Labs · Image

−13%

CheaperGen

$0.0695/image

Official $0.08−13%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.08/image

FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]

Black Forest Labs · Image

−13%

CheaperGen

$0.0348/image

Official $0.04−13%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.04/image

FLUX 3 Video

Black Forest Labs · 720p

−8%

CheaperGen

$0.1564/s

fal API ref.

WaveSpeedAI

$0.17/s

Lightricks · 1

LTX-2.5

Lightricks · 720p · open weights

−72%

CheaperGen

$0.0285/s

open weights

WaveSpeedAI

$0.10/s

ByteDance · 8

Seedance 2.0 Fast

ByteDance · 720p

−55%

CheaperGen

$0.0899/s

Official $0.12096−26%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.20/s

Seedance 2.0 Mini

ByteDance · 720p

−48%

CheaperGen

$0.0627/s

Official $0.0756−17%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.12/s

Seedance 2.0

ByteDance · 720p

−37%

CheaperGen

$0.1356/s

Official $0.1512−10%

WaveSpeedAI

10% off$0.216/s

Seedream 5.0 Flash

ByteDance · 1K

−37%

CheaperGen

$0.0154/image

Official $0.018−14%

WaveSpeedAI

10% off$0.0243/image

Seedance 2.5

ByteDance · 720p

−36%

CheaperGen

$0.2076/s

Official $0.23112−10%

WaveSpeedAI

10% off$0.324/s

Seedream 4.5

ByteDance · 2K

−23%

CheaperGen

$0.0309/image

Official $0.04−23%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.04/image

Seedream 5.0 Pro

ByteDance · 1K

−18%

CheaperGen

$0.0333/image

Official $0.045−26%

WaveSpeedAI

10% off$0.0405/image

Seedream 5.0 Lite

ByteDance · 2K

−9%

CheaperGen

$0.0317/image

Official $0.035−9%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.035/image

xAI · 2

Grok Imagine Video 1.5

xAI · 720p

−52%

CheaperGen

$0.0675/s

Official $0.14−52%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.14/s

Grok Imagine Image 2.0

xAI · 1K · medium

−28%

CheaperGen

$0.0429/image

Official $0.06−28%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.06/image

OpenAI · 2

GPT Image 2.5

OpenAI · 1K · medium

−48%

CheaperGen

$0.0126/image

Official $0.01367−8%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.024/image

GPT Image 2.5 Flare

OpenAI · 1K · medium

−48%

CheaperGen

$0.0126/image

Official $0.01367−8%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.024/image

Shengshu · 2

Vidu Q3 Pro

Shengshu · 720p

−40%

CheaperGen

$0.0748/s

Official $0.10−25%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.125/s

Vidu Q4

Shengshu · 720p

−13%

CheaperGen

$0.0699/s

Official $0.095−26%

WaveSpeedAI

15% off$0.08075/s

Krea · 1

Krea 2 Turbo

Krea · 1K square · open weights

−37%

CheaperGen

$0.0076/image

open weights

WaveSpeedAI

$0.012/image

Google · 6

Veo 3.1 Fast

Google · 720p

−26%

CheaperGen

$0.0736/s

Official $0.08−8%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.10/s

Veo 3.1 Lite

Google · 720p

−25%

CheaperGen

$0.0375/s

Official $0.05−25%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.05/s

Nano Banana 2.1

Google · 1K

−11%

CheaperGen

$0.032/image

Official $0.0416−23%

WaveSpeedAI

10% off$0.036/image

Veo 3.1

Google · 720p

−8%

CheaperGen

$0.184/s

Official $0.20−8%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.20/s

Gemini Omni Flash

Google · 720p · 4 s

−7%

CheaperGen

$0.0927/s

Official $0.10211−9%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.10/s

Nano Banana Pro

Google · 1K

−5%

CheaperGen

$0.1197/image

Official $0.138−13%

WaveSpeedAI

10% off$0.126/image

Alibaba · 4

Qwen-Image 3.0

Alibaba · 1K

−24%

CheaperGen

$0.0228/image

Official $0.03−24%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.03/image

Wan 3.0

Alibaba · 720p

−20%

CheaperGen

$0.0757/s

Official $0.10−24%

WaveSpeedAI

5% off$0.095/s

Wan 3.0 Prime

Alibaba · 720p

−16%

CheaperGen

$0.1198/s

Official $0.14−14%

WaveSpeedAI

5% off$0.1425/s

Qwen-Image 3.0 Pro

Alibaba · 1K

−11%

CheaperGen

$0.0357/image

Official $0.04−11%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.04/image

PixVerse · 1

PixVerse V6

PixVerse · 720p

−18%

CheaperGen

$0.0368/s

Official $0.04−8%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.045/s

Kuaishou · 3

Kling 3.0

Kuaishou · 720p

−8%

CheaperGen

$0.0773/s

Official $0.084−8%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.084/s

Kling 3.0 Omni

Kuaishou · 720p

−8%

CheaperGen

$0.0773/s

Official $0.084−8%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.084/s

Kling 3.0 Turbo

Kuaishou · 1080p

−8%

CheaperGen

$0.1294/s

Official $0.14−8%

WaveSpeedAI

$0.14/s

Only models where CheaperGen is lower are listed, and only when WaveSpeedAI isn't cheaper at any tier both publish. WaveSpeedAI: its public pages, October 21, 2026 (WaveSpeedAI prices as its pages showed them that day, its standing discounts included (marked “% off”)); 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.

Beyond these

WaveSpeedAI's wider catalog

WaveSpeedAI lists 1,000+ image, video, audio and 3D models, plus 100+ LLMs. CheaperGen focuses on the major labs' video and image models — every one is in the model catalog.

Source[1]

FAQ

WaveSpeed questions

Among the models both serve, CheaperGen is lower on Seedance 2.0, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, Nano Banana Pro, Wan 3.0 and Seedance 2.5 and 29 more — the cards above list them all, by developer. Every model CheaperGen runs is in the model catalog.

Yes. Every model has its own endpoint on the same API and balance, so you can switch one model and keep the rest where they are. The WaveSpeed AI Alternative page shows the same request on both.

No. CheaperGen is an independent API for the labs' video and image models; this page compares the two from public information. CheaperGen is not affiliated with or endorsed by WaveSpeedAI.

Related pages

More on WaveSpeed AI

All alternatives →CheaperGen pricing →Model catalog →
Sources — WaveSpeedAI's public pages, checked October 21, 2026 (prices) and October 22, 2026 (37)
  1. [1] wavespeed.ai/llms.txt
  2. [2] wavespeed.ai/models/wavespeed-ai/flux-2-klein-4b/text-to-image
  3. [3] wavespeed.ai/models/wavespeed-ai/flux-3-klein-image-distilled/text-to-image
  4. [4] wavespeed.ai/models/wavespeed-ai/flux-3-klein-image-distilled/edit
  5. [5] wavespeed.ai/models/wavespeed-ai/ltx-2.5/text-to-video
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  9. [9] wavespeed.ai/models/openai/gpt-image-2.5-sunburst/text-to-image
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  36. [36] wavespeed.ai/models/google/gemini-omni-1.1-flash/text-to-video
  37. [37] wavespeed.ai/models/google/nano-banana-pro/text-to-image

WaveSpeedAI and its logo are trademarks of their owner, shown only to identify the platform compared. CheaperGen is not affiliated with or endorsed by WaveSpeedAI. WaveSpeedAI's prices and features are from its public pages (prices October 21, 2026, features October 22, 2026) and may have changed since. Model names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.