{"name":"AI Video Cost Calculator","url":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com","description":"Compare AI video pricing and estimate cost per usable video, finished minute, monthly spend, and retry waste across active AI video platforms.","lastModified":"2026-05-27","disclaimer":"Estimates are planning aids, not official quotes. Verify each provider's current official pricing before buying credits, subscriptions, or API usage.","monetizationPolicy":"Affiliate links, sponsorships, or paid placements must not change source-confidence labels, active/sunset status, or cheapest active recommendations.","platforms":[{"slug":"sora","name":"Sora","calculatorUrl":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com/calculators/sora","officialPricingUrl":"https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001152-what-to-know-about-the-sora-discontinuation","pricingModel":"api-rate","pricingAccuracy":"official-rate","pricingAccuracyLabel":"Official unit rate","availabilityStatus":"api-sunset","availabilitySummary":"Sora web and app were discontinued on April 26, 2026; Sora API is scheduled to discontinue on September 24, 2026.","monthlyPlanUsd":0,"includedSeconds":0,"overagePerSecondUsd":0.1,"qualityMultipliers":{"standard":1,"high":3,"premium":5},"minRecommendedBudgetUsd":0,"pricingSummary":"Sora API pricing was listed as Sora 2 at $0.10/sec, Sora 2 Pro at $0.30/sec for 720p, and $0.50/sec at higher resolution. OpenAI says the Sora web and app experiences were discontinued on April 26, 2026, and the Sora API will be discontinued on September 24, 2026.","region":"Discontinued web/app; API sunset scheduled","notes":["Do not choose Sora for new long-term workflows unless you already depend on temporary API access.","This page is kept for historical pricing, migration planning, and Sora alternatives searches.","Users should compare Veo, Runway, Kling, Seedance, Luma, Pika, Hailuo, Wan, PixVerse, Vidu, Adobe Firefly, and Haiper instead."],"lastReviewed":"2026-05-18"},{"slug":"runway","name":"Runway","calculatorUrl":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com/calculators/runway","officialPricingUrl":"https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/guides/pricing/","pricingModel":"api-rate","pricingAccuracy":"official-rate","pricingAccuracyLabel":"Official unit rate","availabilityStatus":"active","availabilitySummary":"Active platform tracked for calculator comparisons.","monthlyPlanUsd":0,"includedSeconds":0,"overagePerSecondUsd":0.12,"qualityMultipliers":{"standard":1,"high":1.25,"premium":3.33},"minRecommendedBudgetUsd":0,"pricingSummary":"Runway API credits cost $0.01 each; Gen-4.5 is 12 credits/sec, Gen-4 Aleph is 15 credits/sec, Veo 3.1 Fast is 10 credits/sec without audio and 15 credits/sec with audio, and Veo 3.1 is 20 credits/sec without audio or 40 credits/sec with audio.","region":"Global API","notes":["Runway web subscription credits are separate from API credits.","Standard maps to Gen-4.5, High to Aleph, and Premium to Veo 3.1 audio for comparison.","Veo 3.1 Fast is cheaper than the premium Veo 3.1 audio setting and is noted for users comparing Google-model access through Runway."],"lastReviewed":"2026-05-27"},{"slug":"pika","name":"Pika","calculatorUrl":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com/calculators/pika","officialPricingUrl":"https://pika.art/pricing","pricingModel":"credits","pricingAccuracy":"official-credits","pricingAccuracyLabel":"Official credit rules","availabilityStatus":"active","availabilitySummary":"Active platform tracked for calculator comparisons.","monthlyPlanUsd":28,"includedSeconds":291.67,"overagePerSecondUsd":0.096,"qualityMultipliers":{"standard":1,"high":1.67,"premium":3.33},"minRecommendedBudgetUsd":28,"pricingSummary":"Pika yearly Basic is $8/mo with 80 monthly video credits, while yearly Standard is $28/mo with 700 monthly video credits. Pika 2.5 text-to-video and image-to-video costs 12 credits for 5s at 480p, 20 credits for 5s at 720p, and 40 credits for 5s at 1080p. Calculator estimates use the Standard 700-credit plan because it supports a more realistic monthly test budget.","region":"Global consumer app","notes":["Pika pricing page shows yearly effective pricing by default; monthly-billed plans may differ.","Basic is cheaper but only includes 80 monthly video credits; use Standard for comparable creator-plan estimates.","API pricing is not publicly unit-priced on the official pricing page."],"lastReviewed":"2026-05-27"},{"slug":"luma","name":"Luma AI","calculatorUrl":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com/calculators/luma","officialPricingUrl":"https://lumalabs.ai/pricing","pricingModel":"api-rate","pricingAccuracy":"needs-login-check","pricingAccuracyLabel":"Needs logged-in check","availabilityStatus":"active","availabilitySummary":"Active platform tracked for calculator comparisons.","monthlyPlanUsd":0,"includedSeconds":0,"overagePerSecondUsd":0.048,"qualityMultipliers":{"standard":1,"high":2.96,"premium":2.96},"minRecommendedBudgetUsd":0,"pricingSummary":"Luma's public pricing page lists plan prices and Ray video credit burn, including Ray3.14 text-to-video or image-to-video at 20 credits/sec for 720p and 80 credits/sec for 1080p, but the public page does not expose a stable USD value per credit. The dollar estimate remains a planning placeholder until logged-in billing is checked.","region":"Global API","notes":["Luma plan credits and API billing should not be mixed without checking the logged-in billing page.","Treat dollar estimates as provisional until the public credit-to-dollar conversion is confirmed."],"lastReviewed":"2026-05-21"},{"slug":"veo","name":"Veo","calculatorUrl":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com/calculators/veo","officialPricingUrl":"https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing","pricingModel":"api-rate","pricingAccuracy":"official-rate","pricingAccuracyLabel":"Official unit rate","availabilityStatus":"active","availabilitySummary":"Active platform tracked for calculator comparisons.","monthlyPlanUsd":0,"includedSeconds":0,"overagePerSecondUsd":0.05,"qualityMultipliers":{"standard":1,"high":2,"premium":12},"minRecommendedBudgetUsd":0,"pricingSummary":"Gemini API lists Veo 3.1 Lite video with audio at $0.05/sec for 720p and $0.08/sec for 1080p; Fast at $0.10/sec for 720p, $0.12/sec for 1080p, and $0.30/sec for 4K; Standard at $0.40/sec for 720p/1080p and $0.60/sec for 4K.","region":"Global, subject to API availability","notes":["Consumer Flow/Gemini credit rules are separate from API per-second pricing.","Standard maps to Veo 3.1 Lite 720p, High maps to Veo 3.1 Fast 720p, and Premium maps to Veo 3.1 Standard 4K."],"lastReviewed":"2026-05-26"},{"slug":"adobe-firefly","name":"Adobe Firefly","calculatorUrl":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com/calculators/adobe-firefly","officialPricingUrl":"https://helpx.adobe.com/firefly/get-set-up/learn-the-basics/generative-credits-faq.html","pricingModel":"credits","pricingAccuracy":"official-credits","pricingAccuracyLabel":"Official credit rules","availabilityStatus":"active","availabilitySummary":"Active platform tracked for calculator comparisons.","monthlyPlanUsd":9.99,"includedSeconds":100,"overagePerSecondUsd":0.0999,"qualityMultipliers":{"standard":1,"high":2.5,"premium":5},"minRecommendedBudgetUsd":9.99,"pricingSummary":"Adobe Firefly Standard is $9.99/mo with 2,000 monthly generative credits. Video generation uses premium credits: 20 credits/sec at 540p, 50 credits/sec at 720p, and 100 credits/sec at 1080p.","region":"Global, subject to Adobe availability","notes":["Video consumes premium credits; standard image-generation promos should not be treated as video pricing.","Limited-time unlimited-generation promos should not be treated as stable calculator pricing.","Developer Firefly Services video API pricing was not publicly unit-priced in official docs."],"lastReviewed":"2026-05-27"},{"slug":"seedance","name":"Seedance","calculatorUrl":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com/calculators/seedance","officialPricingUrl":"https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/ModelArk/1099320","pricingModel":"api-rate","pricingAccuracy":"official-rate","pricingAccuracyLabel":"Official unit rate","availabilityStatus":"active","availabilitySummary":"Active platform tracked for calculator comparisons.","monthlyPlanUsd":0,"includedSeconds":0,"overagePerSecondUsd":0.1512,"qualityMultipliers":{"standard":1,"high":2.25,"premium":2.25},"minRecommendedBudgetUsd":0,"pricingSummary":"BytePlus ModelArk prices video by output tokens; 720p at 24fps is about $0.151/sec at $7 per 1M tokens.","region":"BytePlus / Volcengine availability varies by country","notes":["Derived from BytePlus token formula: width x height x frame rate x duration / 1024.","Volcengine/consumer Seedance 2.0 pricing may require region-specific logged-in verification."],"lastReviewed":"2026-05-17"},{"slug":"kling","name":"Kling AI","calculatorUrl":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com/calculators/kling","officialPricingUrl":"https://app.klingai.com/cn/quickstart/klingai-video-3-model-user-guide","pricingModel":"credits","pricingAccuracy":"needs-login-check","pricingAccuracyLabel":"Needs logged-in check","availabilityStatus":"active","availabilitySummary":"Active platform tracked for calculator comparisons.","monthlyPlanUsd":9.17,"includedSeconds":110,"overagePerSecondUsd":0.0833,"qualityMultipliers":{"standard":1,"high":1.5,"premium":2},"minRecommendedBudgetUsd":9.17,"pricingSummary":"Official mainland release listed Gold at RMB 66/mo for 660 credits; Kling 3.0 guide lists 720p no-audio at 6 credits/sec, 1080p no-audio at 8 credits/sec, and native audio up to 12 credits/sec.","region":"Global / China","notes":["Current global app membership pricing may differ and should be checked in the logged-in pricing page.","This estimate uses the official mainland credit release converted at a planning FX rate."],"lastReviewed":"2026-05-17"},{"slug":"wan","name":"Wan","calculatorUrl":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com/calculators/wan","officialPricingUrl":"https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing","pricingModel":"api-rate","pricingAccuracy":"official-rate","pricingAccuracyLabel":"Official unit rate","availabilityStatus":"active","availabilitySummary":"Active platform tracked for calculator comparisons.","monthlyPlanUsd":0,"includedSeconds":0,"overagePerSecondUsd":0.086012,"qualityMultipliers":{"standard":1,"high":1,"premium":1.6667},"minRecommendedBudgetUsd":0,"pricingSummary":"Alibaba Cloud lists Wan 2.6 global text-to-video at $0.086012/sec for 720p and $0.143353/sec for 1080p.","region":"Global / International / US / Chinese Mainland modes","notes":["Successful generated output seconds are billed; failed requests do not incur charges.","The estimate uses Global deployment mode for Wan 2.6 text-to-video."],"lastReviewed":"2026-05-17"},{"slug":"hailuo","name":"Hailuo","calculatorUrl":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com/calculators/hailuo","officialPricingUrl":"https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/pricing-video","pricingModel":"credits","pricingAccuracy":"official-credits","pricingAccuracyLabel":"Official credit rules","availabilityStatus":"active","availabilitySummary":"Active platform tracked for calculator comparisons.","monthlyPlanUsd":0,"includedSeconds":0,"overagePerSecondUsd":0.031,"qualityMultipliers":{"standard":1,"high":1.86,"premium":1.86},"minRecommendedBudgetUsd":0,"pricingSummary":"MiniMax Standard package is $1,000 for 3,760 units; Hailuo 2.3 Fast 768p/6s deducts 0.7 unit and 1080p/6s deducts 1.3 units.","region":"Global API","notes":["The estimate converts MiniMax package units into approximate per-second cost.","Failed generations or videos that trigger security review do not deduct units according to MiniMax docs."],"lastReviewed":"2026-05-17"},{"slug":"hunyuan","name":"Hunyuan Video","calculatorUrl":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com/calculators/hunyuan","officialPricingUrl":"https://cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1616/118994","pricingModel":"credits","pricingAccuracy":"official-credits","pricingAccuracyLabel":"Official credit rules","availabilityStatus":"active","availabilitySummary":"Active platform tracked for calculator comparisons.","monthlyPlanUsd":0,"includedSeconds":0,"overagePerSecondUsd":0.0417,"qualityMultipliers":{"standard":1,"high":2,"premium":3.33},"minRecommendedBudgetUsd":0,"pricingSummary":"Tencent Cloud lists prepaid points at RMB 1/point; text/image to 5s 720p video costs 1.5 points and 1080p costs 3 points.","region":"China / Tencent Cloud","notes":["USD estimates use an approximate RMB-to-USD planning conversion.","Failed tasks do not deduct points according to Tencent Cloud billing docs."],"lastReviewed":"2026-05-17"},{"slug":"pixverse","name":"PixVerse","calculatorUrl":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com/calculators/pixverse","officialPricingUrl":"https://docs.platform.pixverse.ai/model-pricing-796039m0","pricingModel":"credits","pricingAccuracy":"official-credits","pricingAccuracyLabel":"Official credit rules","availabilityStatus":"active","availabilitySummary":"Active platform tracked for calculator comparisons.","monthlyPlanUsd":0,"includedSeconds":0,"overagePerSecondUsd":0.025,"qualityMultipliers":{"standard":1,"high":1.8,"premium":3.8},"minRecommendedBudgetUsd":0,"pricingSummary":"PixVerse API credits are $1 for 200 credits; V6 no-audio costs 5 credits/sec at 360p, 9 at 720p, and 18 at 1080p.","region":"Global API","notes":["PixVerse API and web-app credits are billed separately.","C1 and V6 models have different credit rates; this estimate uses V6 no-audio."],"lastReviewed":"2026-05-17"},{"slug":"vidu","name":"Vidu","calculatorUrl":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com/calculators/vidu","officialPricingUrl":"https://platform.vidu.com/docs/pricing/","pricingModel":"api-rate","pricingAccuracy":"official-rate","pricingAccuracyLabel":"Official unit rate","availabilityStatus":"active","availabilitySummary":"Active platform tracked for calculator comparisons.","monthlyPlanUsd":0,"includedSeconds":0,"overagePerSecondUsd":0.05,"qualityMultipliers":{"standard":1,"high":2.5,"premium":3},"minRecommendedBudgetUsd":0,"pricingSummary":"Vidu API credits cost $0.005 each; Q3 540p is $0.05/sec, 720p is $0.125/sec, and 1080p is $0.15/sec.","region":"Global API","notes":["Off-peak pricing can be lower than normal generation pricing.","The calculator uses normal Q3 pricing rather than off-peak discounts."],"lastReviewed":"2026-05-17"},{"slug":"haiper","name":"Haiper","calculatorUrl":"https://www.aivideocostcalculator.com/calculators/haiper","officialPricingUrl":"https://docs.haiper.ai/api-reference/api-pricing","pricingModel":"api-rate","pricingAccuracy":"official-rate","pricingAccuracyLabel":"Official unit rate","availabilityStatus":"active","availabilitySummary":"Active platform tracked for calculator comparisons.","monthlyPlanUsd":0,"includedSeconds":0,"overagePerSecondUsd":0.033,"qualityMultipliers":{"standard":1,"high":1.52,"premium":1.52},"minRecommendedBudgetUsd":0,"pricingSummary":"Haiper API lists Video 2.x/1.5 at $0.033/sec for 540p and $0.05/sec for 720p.","region":"Global API","notes":["Haiper app credits and API billing are separate.","Video-to-video for Haiper 2.x was marked as coming soon in official docs."],"lastReviewed":"2026-05-17"}]}