AI video cost guides
Worked examples and comparisons built from the same public price data as the calculators.
How much does a 60-second AI video cost with Veo 3.1?
A 60-second Veo 3.1 video costs $24.00 for one clean pass at 1080p, or $7.20 with Veo 3.1 Fast. Full breakdown with retakes.
Read article →Cheapest AI video model per second (1080p and 720p)
Ranking of AI video models by price per second at 1080p and 720p, from public pricing. Cheapest 1080p: Google Veo 3.1 Lite at $0.080/s.
Read article →AI video subscription vs API: which costs less?
Subscription or API for 300 seconds of AI video per month? Worked comparison for Runway Gen-4.5 and Luma Ray 3.2 using published plan and API prices.
Read article →How many Kling credits do you need for a video?
Kling credit cost by quality tier: a 3-minute video at 720p without audio needs about 1,404 credits ($21.27 at top-up price) with 30% retakes.
Read article →How to budget an AI short film (worked example)
Budget example for a 94-second AI short film across five scenes and four models: $71.98 including 15% contingency.
Read article →Runway vs Luma vs Pika: cost per second compared
Runway, Luma and Pika compared by cost per second. At 720p: Runway Gen-4 Turbo $0.050/s, Luma Ray 3.2 $0.060/s, Pika Wan 3.0 about $0.059/s effective.
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