AI Video Generator — Vendor & Cost Comparison
All prices in USD · Pricing as of February 2026 · Via API / fal.ai
🎬 Video Generation Models
| Vendor | Video Tool | API Model | API | Modes | Duration | Max Res | $/sec | 10s Cost | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightricks | ltx-fast | ltx-2 fast | fal.ai | T2VI2VAudio4K | 6–20s | 2160p | $0.04 | $0.40 | |
| ByteDance | seedance-fast | seedance-1.0-pro-fast | fal.ai | T2VI2V | 5–10s | 1080p | $0.05 | $0.50 | |
| Runway | gen4-turbo | gen4_turbo | Runway | T2VI2V | 5–10s | 1080p | $0.05 | $0.50 | |
| xAI | grok | grok-imagine-video | fal.ai | T2VI2VAudio | 1–10s | 720p | $0.07 | $0.70 | |
| Lightricks | ltx-pro | ltx-2 pro | fal.ai | T2VI2VAudio4K | 6–10s | 2160p | $0.10 | $1.00 | |
| Kuaishou | kling | kling-v3 | Kling | T2VI2V | 5–10s | 1080p | $0.10 | $1.00 | |
| Luma | luma-ray2 | ray-2 | fal.ai | T2VI2V | 5–9s | 1080p | $0.10 | ~$1.00 | |
| ByteDance | seedance | seedance-1.0-pro | fal.ai | T2VI2V | 5–10s | 1080p | $0.13 | $1.30 | |
| Luma | luma-ray2-flash | ray-flash-2 | Luma | T2VI2V | 5–9s | 1080p | $0.05 | $0.49 | |
| Luma | luma-ray2-direct | ray-2 | Luma | T2VI2V | 5–9s | 1080p | $0.14 | ~$1.41 | |
| ByteDance | seedance-1.5 | seedance-1.5-pro | fal.ai | T2VI2V | 5–10s | 720p | $0.15 | $1.50 | |
| veo-fast | veo-3.1-fast | Gemini | T2VI2VAudio | 5–8s | 4K | $0.15 | $1.50 | ||
| Kuaishou | kling-o1 | kling-o1 (ref2vid) | fal.ai | T2VI2VV2V | 5–10s | 2160p | $0.17 | $1.68 | |
| Lightricks | ltx-pro-4k | ltx-2 pro @ 2160p | fal.ai | T2VI2VAudio4K | 6–10s | 2160p | $0.24 | $2.40 | |
| Runway | runway | gen4.5 | Runway | T2VI2V | 5–10s | 1080p | $0.25 | $2.50 | |
| veo | veo-3.1 | Gemini | T2VI2VAudio | 5–8s | 4K | $0.40 | $4.00 |
🖼️ Image Generation Models
| Vendor | Image Tool | API Model | API | $/image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luma | photon-flash | photon-flash-1 | Luma | $0.002 |
| Black Forest | flux-schnell | flux-1-schnell | fal.ai | $0.003 |
| Black Forest | flux-2-dev | flux-2-dev | fal.ai | $0.012 |
| Luma | photon | photon-1 | Luma | $0.015 |
| imagen-fast | imagen-4.0-fast | Gemini | $0.02 | |
| ByteDance | seedream-3.0 | seedream-3.0 | fal.ai | $0.02 |
| Black Forest | flux-dev | flux-1-dev | fal.ai | $0.025 |
| Black Forest | flux-2-pro | flux-2-pro | fal.ai | $0.03 |
| nano-banana | gemini-2.5-flash-image | Gemini | $0.039 | |
| imagen | imagen-4.0 | Gemini | $0.04 | |
| ByteDance | seedream | seedream-4.5 | fal.ai | $0.04 |
| Runway | runway | gen4-image | Runway | $0.05 |
| Black Forest | flux-2-max | flux-2-max | fal.ai | $0.06 |
| nano-banana-pro | gemini-3-pro-image | Gemini | $0.15 |
🎵 Music Generation
| Vendor | Model | API | Pricing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suno | v4 / v4.5 / v5 | sunoapi.org | ~$0.05/gen | 2 tracks per generation · Instrumental mode · Custom/auto lyrics |