Price radar
Where each AI video model is cheapest right now
| Model | Score | Compared spec | Cheapest | Where | $/s | Dearest | Spread | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.58 | Standard · 720p · 5s · no audio | $0.20 | fal.ai | $0.040 | $0.20 | - | 1 | |
| 3.93 | Standard · 768p · 6s | $0.27 | fal.ai | $0.045 | $0.42 | 1.6× | 3 | |
| 4.45 | Standard · res not stated · 5s · no audio | $0.23 promo | Higgsfield API | $0.046 | $0.84 | 3.6× | 4 | |
| 4.67 | Standard · 720p · 5s | $0.25 | Replicate | $0.050 | $0.49 | 2.0× | 3 | |
| 4.89 | Standard · 720p · 5s | $0.31 promo | Higgsfield API | $0.062 | $0.56 | 1.8× | 3 | |
| 4.83 | Standard · 480p · 5s | $0.40 | Replicate | $0.080 | $4.32 | 10.8× | 6 | |
| 4.81 | Standard · 2k · 5s | $0.46 promo | Higgsfield API | $0.091 | $1.80 | 4.0× | 4 | |
| n/a | Ray 2 · 720p · 5s | $0.50 | fal.ai | $0.100 | $0.90 | 1.8× | 2 | |
| 4.78 | Standard · 720p · 8s | $0.80 | Replicate | $0.100 | $0.98 | 1.2× | 2 | |
| 4.63 | Standard · res not stated · 5s | $0.60 | Replicate | $0.120 | $1.44 | 2.4× | 3 | |
| 4.82 | Standard · 480p · 5s | $0.72 promo | Higgsfield API | $0.144 | $2.40 | 3.3× | 5 | |
| 4.67 | Standard · 720p · 8s · no audio | $1.60 | Replicate | $0.200 | $3.93 | 2.5× | 5 | |
| 4.91 | Standard · 720p · 5s | $1.06≈ | Higgsfield | $0.211 | $1.06 | - | 1 |
Sorted by price per second of video at each model's compared spec: the resolution, length and audio setting that the most platforms price, so the row compares like with like. Score is the model's overall benchmark result out of 5. ≈ marks an estimate; open a model to see how it was worked out.
Promotions running now
- MiniMax H3 Max on fal.ai -50% ends 30 Sep
- Kling 3.0 4K on Higgsfield API -45% ends 1 Oct
- Kling 3.0 Pro on Higgsfield API -45% ends 1 Oct
- Kling 3.0 Standard on Higgsfield API -45% ends 1 Oct
- Kling 3.0 Turbo on Higgsfield API -45% ends 1 Oct
- MiniMax H3 Standard on Higgsfield API -30% ends 1 Oct
- Seedance 2.0 Standard on Higgsfield API -30% ends 1 Oct
- Seedance 2.5 Standard on Higgsfield API -30% ends 1 Oct
- Seedance 2.0 Fast on Higgsfield -29% to -33% no end date given
- Seedance 2.0 Mini on Higgsfield -50% to -60% no end date given
- Seedance 2.0 Standard on Higgsfield -15% to -50% no end date given
- Seedance 2.5 Standard on Higgsfield -25% no end date given
Latest price moves
No price has moved since tracking began on 28 September 2026. Moves show up here as soon as a check finds one; changes over 25% are held for a manual check first.
Sources
| Source | Route | Status | Last good check |
|---|---|---|---|
| fal.ai | API, pay per use | ok | 79 min ago |
| Replicate | API, pay per use | ok | 79 min ago |
| Higgsfield | Web app, subscription | ok | 79 min ago |
| Higgsfield API | API, pay per use | ok | 79 min ago |
| Runway | Web app, subscription | ok | 79 min ago |
| Runway API | API, pay per use | ok | 79 min ago |
How the radar works
Twice a day, at 06:00 and 18:00 UTC, we read each platform's own published prices: public price lists, the pricing data their pages load, and the model pages of pay-per-use APIs. Every reading is kept with a copy of the page it came from.
Then every price is turned into USD for one clip. Per-second prices are multiplied by the length. Credits are converted at what a credit costs on each plan (plan price divided by plan credits); the entry plan view uses the cheapest monthly plan that includes the model, the best plan view the plan that makes it cheapest. Only clip lengths the model actually supports are priced.
When a number is not a direct reading (a clip price scaled to another length, a price quoted per token, or a plan list the platform does not publish) it is marked ≈ and the model page shows the arithmetic. Price moves over 25% are held for a manual check before they appear.
Higgsfield shows different plan prices to different visitors. We use the prices its pricing page showed us and record the other set too. Prices are what a US visitor sees, before tax.