{
 "title": "AI Video Generator Cost Index (November 2026)",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "publisher": "Convly AI",
 "url": "https://convly.ai/ai-video-cost-index/",
 "checked": "2026-11-09",
 "fields": [
  "tool",
  "plan",
  "usd_per_month",
  "billing_note",
  "included_credits_or_seconds",
  "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd",
  "method",
  "api_usd_per_second",
  "resolution_for_api_price",
  "watermark_on_plan",
  "commercial_use",
  "source_url",
  "checked_date"
 ],
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  {
   "tool": "Kling",
   "plan": "Basic (free)",
   "usd_per_month": 0,
   "billing_note": "Free tier on kling.ai",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "No monthly credits in the plan table; the FAQ mentions monthly free credits for non-subscribers, claimed at login (amount not stated)",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: 1080p/4K generation is a paid-plan benefit",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "yes: 'Brand watermark removal' is a paid-plan benefit",
   "commercial_use": "no: 'Generated content is for commercial use' is a paid-plan benefit",
   "source_url": "https://kling.ai/app/membership/membership-plan",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Kling",
   "plan": "Standard",
   "usd_per_month": 8.8,
   "billing_note": "$6.99 for the first month, then $8.80/month (list $10); yearly billing is labelled 34% off",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "660 credits/month",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: the plan page lists credits but not how many credits a Kling 4.0 clip uses",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "no (brand watermark removal included)",
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "source_url": "https://kling.ai/app/membership/membership-plan",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Kling",
   "plan": "Pro",
   "usd_per_month": 32.56,
   "billing_note": "$25.99 for the first month, then $32.56/month (list $37)",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "3,000 credits/month",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: the plan page lists credits but not how many credits a Kling 4.0 clip uses",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "no (brand watermark removal included)",
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "source_url": "https://kling.ai/app/membership/membership-plan",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Kling",
   "plan": "Kling 4.0 API (Kling developer platform)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "Kling lists Kling 4.0 at $0.157/s (720P) and $0.235/s (1080P); usage is drawn from prepaid Flagship packages at 1.0 unit/s (720P) and 1.5 units/s (1080P): Standard Package 1 is $500 (list $510) for 3,250 units ($0.15386 a unit after 2% off, 180 days); first-purchase trial packs from $9 for 64 units",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Prepaid unit packages",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 1.175,
   "method": "5 x $0.235 (Kling's listed 1080P rate, the same as 1.5 units/s at the $510 list package price). With the 2%-off $500 Standard Package 1: 5 x 1.5 units x $0.15386 = $1.154",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.157,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "720P",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://kling.ai/dev/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Kling",
   "plan": "Kling 4.0 API (via fal)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "Pay per second on fal: $0.157/s at 720p, $0.235/s at 1080p; clips of 3 to 30 seconds",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Pay as you go",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 1.175,
   "method": "5 x $0.235 (fal's 1080p rate)",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.157,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "720p",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://fal.ai/models/kling/v4/text-to-video",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Kling",
   "plan": "Kling 4.0 API (via Runway)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "List price 15.7 credits/s at 720p and 23.5 credits/s at 1080p (API credits cost $0.01); 20% off through 30 November 2026 UTC (12.56 and 18.8 credits/s)",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Pay as you go (credits bought in the developer portal)",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 1.175,
   "method": "5 s x 23.5 credits/s x $0.01 (list); with the discount to 30 November: 5 x 18.8 x $0.01 = $0.94",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.157,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "720p (list)",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/guides/pricing/",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Kling",
   "plan": "Kling 4.0 Flash API (via fal)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "Pay per second on fal; 720p only",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Pay as you go",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: 720p only (5 x $0.094 = $0.47 per 5 seconds at 720p)",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.094,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "720p",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://fal.ai/models/kling/v4/flash/text-to-video",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Runway",
   "plan": "Free",
   "usd_per_month": 0,
   "billing_note": "One-time credit deposit",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "125 one-time credits",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: one-time free credits, no price to divide",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://runway.com/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Runway",
   "plan": "Standard",
   "usd_per_month": 15,
   "billing_note": "$15 billed monthly; $12/month billed annually ('Save $36/year')",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "625 credits/month",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 2.832,
   "method": "$15 / 625 credits x 118 credits (Kling 4.0, 1080p, 5 s, list rate). Runway lists Kling 4.0 at 89 credits per 5 s with 25% off until 30 November 2026 ($2.14). Gen-4.5 is 720p: 60 credits per 5 s = $1.44",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "no ('No watermarks')",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://runway.com/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Runway",
   "plan": "Pro",
   "usd_per_month": 35,
   "billing_note": "$35 billed monthly; $28/month billed annually ('Save $84/year')",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "2,250 credits/month",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 1.836,
   "method": "$35 / 2,250 credits x 118 credits (Kling 4.0, 1080p, 5 s, list rate). Runway lists Kling 4.0 at 89 credits per 5 s with 25% off until 30 November 2026 ($1.38)",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "no (includes Standard features)",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://runway.com/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Runway",
   "plan": "Max",
   "usd_per_month": 95,
   "billing_note": "$95 billed monthly; $76/month billed annually ('Save $228/year'); credits roll over 1 month",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "9,500 credits/month",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 1.18,
   "method": "$95 / 9,500 credits x 118 credits (Kling 4.0, 1080p, 5 s, list rate). Runway lists Kling 4.0 at 89 credits per 5 s with 25% off until 30 November 2026 ($0.89)",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "no (includes Standard features)",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://runway.com/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Runway",
   "plan": "Gen-4.5 API",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "12 credits per second; API credits cost $0.01 each; Gen-4.5 outputs 720p",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Pay as you go (credits bought in the developer portal)",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: Gen-4.5 outputs 720p (5 x $0.12 = $0.60 per 5 seconds at 720p)",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.12,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "720p",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/guides/pricing/",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Luma",
   "plan": "Plus",
   "usd_per_month": 30,
   "billing_note": "$30 billed monthly; $300 billed yearly; no free plan listed",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "10,000 credits/month",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.735,
   "method": "$30 / 10,000 credits x 245 credits (Kling 3.0 with audio inside Luma, the cheapest 1080p rate in Luma's table: 49 credits/s x 5 s; Kling 3.0 Turbo and Kling 3.0 Omni list the same rate). Without audio, Kling 3.0 is 40 credits/s: 200 credits = $0.60. Kling 4.0: 79 credits/s, 395 credits = $1.185. Luma's own Ray3.2: 400 credits per 5 s at 1080p = $1.20; Luma's table also says 'No keyframes: plus 30 credits' for Ray3.2 without defining it; not added.",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "yes ('Commercial use' listed)",
   "source_url": "https://lumalabs.ai/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Luma",
   "plan": "Pro",
   "usd_per_month": 90,
   "billing_note": "$90 billed monthly; $900 billed yearly",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "40,000 credits/month",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.551,
   "method": "$90 / 40,000 credits x 245 credits (Kling 3.0 with audio, 49 credits/s x 5 s). Without audio (200 credits): $0.45. Kling 4.0 (395 credits): $0.889. Ray3.2 (400 credits): $0.90",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "yes (includes Plus features)",
   "source_url": "https://lumalabs.ai/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Luma",
   "plan": "Ultra",
   "usd_per_month": 300,
   "billing_note": "$300 billed monthly; $3,000 billed yearly",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "150,000 credits/month",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.49,
   "method": "$300 / 150,000 credits x 245 credits (Kling 3.0 with audio, 49 credits/s x 5 s). Without audio (200 credits): $0.40. Kling 4.0 (395 credits): $0.79. Ray3.2 (400 credits): $0.80",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "yes (includes Pro features)",
   "source_url": "https://lumalabs.ai/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Luma",
   "plan": "Ray3.2 API",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "Priced per video (SDR): 5 s at $0.15 (540p), $0.30 (720p), $1.20 (1080p); 10 s at $0.45 / $0.90 / $3.60; HDR is 2x",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Pay per video",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 1.2,
   "method": "Luma's published price for a 5-second 1080p text- or image-to-video clip (SDR)",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.03,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "540p (derived: $0.15 per 5-second clip / 5)",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://lumalabs.ai/api/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Pika",
   "plan": "Free",
   "usd_per_month": 0,
   "billing_note": "Credit packs only",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "0 monthly credits",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: no monthly credits to price",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "no ('No watermark')",
   "commercial_use": "no ('Not included: Commercial license')",
   "source_url": "https://pika.art/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Pika",
   "plan": "Starter",
   "usd_per_month": 10,
   "billing_note": "$10 billed monthly; $8/month billed annually",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "600 credits/month",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 1.967,
   "method": "$10 / 600 credits x 118 credits (Kling 4.0, 1080p, 5 s). Pika's own H3 Flex is listed at 768p (10 credits per 5 s)",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "no",
   "commercial_use": "yes ('Commercial license')",
   "source_url": "https://pika.art/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Pika",
   "plan": "Creator",
   "usd_per_month": 35,
   "billing_note": "$35 billed monthly; $28/month billed annually",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "2,600 credits/month",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 1.588,
   "method": "$35 / 2,600 credits x 118 credits (Kling 4.0, 1080p, 5 s)",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "no",
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "source_url": "https://pika.art/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Pika",
   "plan": "Fancy",
   "usd_per_month": 95,
   "billing_note": "From $95 billed monthly ($76/month billed annually); larger credit sizes cost up to $880/month",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "8,550 credits/month (entry size)",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 1.311,
   "method": "$95 / 8,550 credits x 118 credits (Kling 4.0, 1080p, 5 s)",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "no",
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "source_url": "https://pika.art/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Google (Flow)",
   "plan": "No subscription",
   "usd_per_month": 0,
   "billing_note": "Free Google account; video generation may be unavailable without a subscription at peak hours (roughly 2-5 PM UTC)",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "50 Flow credits per day",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: upscaling to 1080p is for Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers only",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "invisible SynthID on all Flow outputs; a visible watermark is a user toggle (applied automatically in India, South Korea and Vietnam)",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://support.google.com/flow/answer/16526234?hl=en",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Google (Flow)",
   "plan": "Google AI Plus",
   "usd_per_month": 4.99,
   "billing_note": "Monthly; Flow with Gemini Omni Flash",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "200 Flow credits/month, plus 50 daily credits",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.374,
   "method": "$4.99 / 200 monthly credits x 15 credits (Omni Flash 1.2: 3 credits/s x 5 s at 720p; upscaling a 1-10 s clip to 1080p costs 0 credits). 720p upscaled, not native 1080p; ignores the 50 daily credits; Veo 3.1 Lite in Flow (10 credits per 4, 6 or 8 s clip, 5 on Ultra) is listed at 720p only, with no published 1080p upscale rate, so it is not used",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "invisible SynthID on all Flow outputs; a visible watermark is a user toggle (applied automatically in India, South Korea and Vietnam)",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://support.google.com/flow/answer/16526234?hl=en",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Google (Flow)",
   "plan": "Google AI Pro",
   "usd_per_month": 19.99,
   "billing_note": "Monthly; also includes a limited trial of Veo 3.1 Lite",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "1,000 Flow credits/month, plus 50 daily credits",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.3,
   "method": "$19.99 / 1,000 monthly credits x 15 credits (Omni Flash 1.2: 3 credits/s x 5 s at 720p; upscaling a 1-10 s clip to 1080p costs 0 credits). 720p upscaled, not native 1080p; ignores the 50 daily credits; Veo 3.1 Lite in Flow (10 credits per 4, 6 or 8 s clip, 5 on Ultra) is listed at 720p only, with no published 1080p upscale rate, so it is not used",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "invisible SynthID on all Flow outputs; a visible watermark is a user toggle (applied automatically in India, South Korea and Vietnam)",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://support.google.com/flow/answer/16526234?hl=en",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Google (Flow)",
   "plan": "Google AI Ultra ($99.99)",
   "usd_per_month": 99.99,
   "billing_note": "Monthly; Ultra 'starting at' tier",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "10,000 Flow credits/month, plus 50 daily credits",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.15,
   "method": "$99.99 / 10,000 monthly credits x 15 credits (Omni Flash 1.2: 3 credits/s x 5 s at 720p; upscaling a 1-10 s clip to 1080p costs 0 credits). 720p upscaled, not native 1080p; ignores the 50 daily credits; Veo 3.1 Lite in Flow (10 credits per 4, 6 or 8 s clip, 5 on Ultra) is listed at 720p only, with no published 1080p upscale rate, so it is not used",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "invisible SynthID on all Flow outputs; a visible watermark is a user toggle (applied automatically in India, South Korea and Vietnam)",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://support.google.com/flow/answer/16526234?hl=en",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Google (Flow)",
   "plan": "Google AI Ultra ($199.99)",
   "usd_per_month": 199.99,
   "billing_note": "Monthly; higher Ultra tier",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "25,000 Flow credits/month, plus 50 daily credits",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.12,
   "method": "$199.99 / 25,000 monthly credits x 15 credits (Omni Flash 1.2: 3 credits/s x 5 s at 720p; upscaling a 1-10 s clip to 1080p costs 0 credits). 720p upscaled, not native 1080p; ignores the 50 daily credits; Veo 3.1 Lite in Flow (10 credits per 4, 6 or 8 s clip, 5 on Ultra) is listed at 720p only, with no published 1080p upscale rate, so it is not used",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "invisible SynthID on all Flow outputs; a visible watermark is a user toggle (applied automatically in India, South Korea and Vietnam)",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://support.google.com/flow/answer/16526234?hl=en",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Google",
   "plan": "Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash API (Gemini API)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "$12 per 1M video output tokens: about $0.07/s at 720p, $0.023/s at 360p, $0.104/s at 1080p and $0.209/s at 4K (both upsampled); paid tier only",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Pay as you go",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.52,
   "method": "5 x $0.104 (Google's 1080p-with-upsampling rate)",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.023,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "360p",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://aistudio.google.com/docs/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Google",
   "plan": "Veo 3.1 Lite (Google Cloud, preview)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "Video + audio $0.05 (720p) / $0.08 (1080p); video only $0.03 / $0.05. Google Cloud lists prices per '1 count'; Google's SKU catalog bills the same Veo SKUs at the same prices per second, so we treat a count as one second. Google lists pay-as-you-go as not supported for Veo 3.1 (fixed quota or Provisioned Throughput)",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Billed per use (4, 6 or 8 s clips)",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.4,
   "method": "5 x $0.08 (1080p with audio); video only: 5 x $0.05 = $0.25. Veo makes 4, 6 or 8 s clips, so 5 s is a per-second unit, not an orderable clip",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.03,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "720p (video only)",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://cloud.google.com/model-garden/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Google",
   "plan": "Veo 3.1 Fast (Google Cloud)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "Video + audio $0.10 (720p) / $0.12 (1080p) / $0.30 (4K); video only $0.08 / $0.10 / $0.25. Google Cloud lists prices per '1 count'; Google's SKU catalog bills the same Veo SKUs at the same prices per second, so we treat a count as one second. Google lists pay-as-you-go as not supported for Veo 3.1 (fixed quota or Provisioned Throughput)",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Billed per use (4, 6 or 8 s clips)",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.6,
   "method": "5 x $0.12 (1080p with audio); video only: 5 x $0.10 = $0.50",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.08,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "720p (video only)",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://cloud.google.com/model-garden/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Google",
   "plan": "Veo 3.1 (Google Cloud)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "Video + audio $0.40 (720p/1080p) / $0.60 (4K); video only $0.20 / $0.40. Google Cloud lists prices per '1 count'; Google's SKU catalog bills the same Veo SKUs at the same prices per second, so we treat a count as one second. Google lists pay-as-you-go as not supported for Veo 3.1 (fixed quota or Provisioned Throughput)",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Billed per use (4, 6 or 8 s clips)",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 2.0,
   "method": "5 x $0.40 (1080p with audio); video only: 5 x $0.20 = $1.00",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.2,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "720p/1080p (video only)",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://cloud.google.com/model-garden/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "MiniMax (Hailuo)",
   "plan": "MiniMax-H3-Lite API",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "Official MiniMax API: $0.025/s at 480P, $0.04/s at 768P; no 1080P listed",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Pay as you go",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: no 1080P rate published for H3 models",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.025,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "480P",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "MiniMax (Hailuo)",
   "plan": "MiniMax-H3 API",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "Official MiniMax API: $0.08/s at 768P, $0.13/s at 2K; no 1080P listed",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Pay as you go",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: no 1080P rate published (a 5-second 2K clip is 5 x $0.13 = $0.65)",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.08,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "768P",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "MiniMax (Hailuo)",
   "plan": "MiniMax H3 API (via fal)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "fal: $0.05/s at 480p, $0.06 at 768p, $0.13 at 2K, $0.16 at 4K",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Pay as you go",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: fal lists no 1080p rate",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.05,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "480p",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://fal.ai/models/minimax/h3/text-to-video",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Seedance (ByteDance)",
   "plan": "Seedance 2.5 API (BytePlus ModelArk)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "Token-billed ($10.70 per 1M tokens at 480p/720p, $11.7 at 1080p); BytePlus example prices for a 5-second 16:9 clip without video input: $0.514 (480p), $1.156 (720p), $2.843 (1080p)",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Pay as you go",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 2.843,
   "method": "BytePlus's own estimated price for a 5-second 16:9 1080p video",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.103,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "480p (BytePlus example, 5 s 16:9)",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/ModelArk/1544106",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Seedance (ByteDance)",
   "plan": "Seedance 2.5 API (via fal)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "Token-billed on fal: roughly $0.2205/s at 480p, $0.4730/s at 720p, $1.164/s at 1080p; 4 to 30 s",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Pay as you go",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 5.82,
   "method": "5 x ~$1.164 (fal's approximate 1080p rate)",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.2205,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "480p",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://fal.ai/models/bytedance/seedance-2.5/text-to-video",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Wan (Alibaba)",
   "plan": "Wan 2.5 API (via fal)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "fal: $0.05/s at 480p, $0.10/s at 720p, $0.15/s at 1080p; 5 or 10 s",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Pay as you go",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.75,
   "method": "5 x $0.15 (fal's 1080p rate)",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.05,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "480p",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/wan-25-preview/text-to-video",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Adobe Firefly",
   "plan": "Free",
   "usd_per_month": 0,
   "billing_note": "Free plan with limited daily generations",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Daily generations that refresh every day (amount not published)",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: Adobe does not publish the daily amount",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "Adobe says Firefly-model outputs are safe for commercial use; for partner models such as Veo you are responsible for checking suitability",
   "source_url": "https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly/plans.html",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Adobe Firefly",
   "plan": "Standard",
   "usd_per_month": 9.99,
   "billing_note": "US$9.99/mo, monthly billing",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "2,000 generative credits/month",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.25,
   "method": "$9.99 / 2,000 credits x 50 credits (Veo 3.1 Lite in Firefly: 10 credits/s at 1080p x 5 s). Adobe's own Firefly Video Model: 100 credits/s at 1080p, 500 credits = $2.50; Kling 4.0: 50 credits/s, 250 credits = $1.25. Veo makes 4, 6 or 8 s clips, so 5 s is a per-second unit",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "Adobe says Firefly-model outputs are safe for commercial use; for partner models such as Veo you are responsible for checking suitability",
   "source_url": "https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly/plans.html",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Adobe Firefly",
   "plan": "Pro",
   "usd_per_month": 19.99,
   "billing_note": "US$19.99/mo, monthly billing",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "4,000 generative credits/month",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.25,
   "method": "$19.99 / 4,000 credits x 50 credits (Veo 3.1 Lite in Firefly: 10 credits/s at 1080p x 5 s). Adobe's own Firefly Video Model: 100 credits/s at 1080p, 500 credits = $2.50; Kling 4.0: 50 credits/s, 250 credits = $1.25. Veo makes 4, 6 or 8 s clips, so 5 s is a per-second unit",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "Adobe says Firefly-model outputs are safe for commercial use; for partner models such as Veo you are responsible for checking suitability",
   "source_url": "https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly/plans.html",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Adobe Firefly",
   "plan": "Pro Plus",
   "usd_per_month": 49.99,
   "billing_note": "US$49.99/mo, monthly billing",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "10,000 generative credits/month",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.25,
   "method": "$49.99 / 10,000 credits x 50 credits (Veo 3.1 Lite in Firefly: 10 credits/s at 1080p x 5 s). Adobe's own Firefly Video Model: 100 credits/s at 1080p, 500 credits = $2.50; Kling 4.0: 50 credits/s, 250 credits = $1.25. Veo makes 4, 6 or 8 s clips, so 5 s is a per-second unit",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "Adobe says Firefly-model outputs are safe for commercial use; for partner models such as Veo you are responsible for checking suitability",
   "source_url": "https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly/plans.html",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Adobe Firefly",
   "plan": "Premium",
   "usd_per_month": 199.99,
   "billing_note": "US$199.99/mo",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "50,000 generative credits/month plus unlimited Firefly Video Model access",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: unlimited Firefly Video Model generations, so no per-clip price; partner models still use credits (Veo 3.1 Lite: 50 credits per 5 s at 1080p = $199.99 / 50,000 x 50 = $0.20)",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "Adobe says Firefly-model outputs are safe for commercial use; for partner models such as Veo you are responsible for checking suitability",
   "source_url": "https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly/plans.html",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "HeyGen",
   "plan": "Free",
   "usd_per_month": 0,
   "billing_note": "Free plan, no credit card",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "3 videos a month, up to 1 minute each",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: free video quota, no price to divide",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "yes ('3 videos a month, watermarked')",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://www.heygen.com/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "HeyGen",
   "plan": "Creator",
   "usd_per_month": 29,
   "billing_note": "$29/month, or $24/month paid annually",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "600 credits/month; export in 1080p",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: HeyGen says credit use varies with the AI model, video duration and complexity; its help center gives only a 'starting at' rate for generated video that varies by model, resolution and length, not a 1080p rate",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "no ('Remove HeyGen branding')",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://www.heygen.com/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "HeyGen",
   "plan": "Pro",
   "usd_per_month": 49,
   "billing_note": "From $49/month; adds 4K export, Seedance 2.5 and Veo 3.1",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "1,000 credits/month (entry tier)",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: HeyGen says credit use varies with the AI model, video duration and complexity; its help center gives only a 'starting at' rate for generated video that varies by model, resolution and length, not a 1080p rate",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "no (includes Creator features)",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://www.heygen.com/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Synthesia",
   "plan": "Basic (free)",
   "usd_per_month": 0,
   "billing_note": "Free plan",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "500 credits/month; 10 minutes of Studio video creation or dubbing",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: free avatar-video allowance",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "yes ('Videos carry a Synthesia watermark')",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://www.synthesia.io/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Synthesia",
   "plan": "Starter",
   "usd_per_month": 19,
   "billing_note": "$9 for the first month, then $19/month; $14/month billed yearly ($168)",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "1,250 credits/month: up to ~12 minutes of video, on top of the free allowance",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: Synthesia sells avatar-video minutes and gives the allowance as approximate (~12 min), so no per-clip price",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "no ('Remove Synthesia logo')",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://www.synthesia.io/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Magic Hour",
   "plan": "Free",
   "usd_per_month": 0,
   "billing_note": "Free account",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "400 signup credits, plus 100 credits a day up to 7 lifetime claims",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: free credits, no price to divide",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "may ('Free video and audio outputs may include a watermark')",
   "commercial_use": "no (personal, non-commercial use only)",
   "source_url": "https://magichour.ai/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Magic Hour",
   "plan": "Creator",
   "usd_per_month": 19,
   "billing_note": "$19 billed monthly, or $12/month as $144 billed yearly; credit packs from $10 for 4,000 credits",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "144,000 credits upfront on the yearly plan ('1.7 hours of video'); max resolution 1024px",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: Creator exports up to 1024px, not 1080p",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "no ('Watermark-free exports')",
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "source_url": "https://magichour.ai/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Vidu",
   "plan": "Standard",
   "usd_per_month": 10,
   "billing_note": "$10 billed monthly, or $8.25/month billed yearly as $99",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "800 credits/month (Q4 model: 2 credits/s at 540P)",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: only a 540P credit rate is published on the plan cards",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated on the plan card",
   "commercial_use": "yes ('Generated content can be used commercially')",
   "source_url": "https://www.vidu.com/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Vidu",
   "plan": "Vidu Q3 Turbo API",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "$0.04/s (540p), $0.06/s (720p), $0.07/s (1080p); off-peak $0.02 / $0.03 / $0.04; Vidu calls its API prices estimates",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Pay as you go (API credits at $0.005 each)",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.35,
   "method": "5 x $0.07 (1080p, standard rate); off-peak: 5 x $0.04 = $0.20",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.04,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "540p (standard rate; $0.02 off-peak)",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://platform.vidu.com/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "Vidu",
   "plan": "Vidu Q4 Preview API (image/reference to video)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "$0.045/s (540p), $0.095/s (720p), $0.12/s (1080p), $0.19 (2K), $0.39 (4K); Vidu calls these estimates",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "Pay as you go",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 0.6,
   "method": "5 x $0.12 (1080p)",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.045,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "540p",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://platform.vidu.com/pricing",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "PixVerse",
   "plan": "Basic (free)",
   "usd_per_month": 0,
   "billing_note": "Free plan",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "60 initial credits, plus 30 daily credits",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: free credits, and PixVerse publishes no credits per clip on its plan page",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://app.pixverse.ai/subscribe",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "PixVerse",
   "plan": "Standard",
   "usd_per_month": 8,
   "billing_note": "$8/month billed yearly as $96 (list $10)",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "1,200 credits every 30 days, plus 60 daily credits",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: Standard gives HD resolution up to 720P",
   "api_usd_per_second": null,
   "resolution_for_api_price": null,
   "watermark_on_plan": "no ('Watermark-free & Ad-free')",
   "commercial_use": "not stated on the plan page",
   "source_url": "https://app.pixverse.ai/subscribe",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "OpenAI Sora 2",
   "plan": "sora-2 API (historical: shut down 24 Sep 2026)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "Last list price $0.10/s at 720x1280 or 1280x720; OpenAI shut the Sora 2 models and Videos API down on 24 September 2026",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "No longer available",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": null,
   "method": "null: sora-2 was priced at 720p only",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.1,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "720p",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/sora-2",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  },
  {
   "tool": "OpenAI Sora 2",
   "plan": "sora-2-pro API (historical: shut down 24 Sep 2026)",
   "usd_per_month": null,
   "billing_note": "Last list prices $0.30/s (720x1280), $0.50/s (1024x1792), $0.70/s (1080x1920); shut down 24 September 2026",
   "included_credits_or_seconds": "No longer available",
   "cost_per_5s_1080p_usd": 3.5,
   "method": "Historical: 5 x $0.70 (1080x1920 or 1920x1080)",
   "api_usd_per_second": 0.3,
   "resolution_for_api_price": "720p",
   "watermark_on_plan": "not stated",
   "commercial_use": "not stated",
   "source_url": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/sora-2-pro",
   "checked_date": "2026-11-09"
  }
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}