AI Video Pricing Index: Model Rates and Cost Examples (2026)

Compare AI video API prices using the exact model, duration, resolution, audio setting, and provider. A per-second rate is not a per-finished-video rate, and consumer subscription credits are a separate purchase. This index was verified September 9, 2026; it is a dated reference, not a promise of automatic monthly updates.

Verified direct API examples

USD prices exclude account-specific discounts, taxes, and services outside the quoted generation. These rows are not equivalent quality or feature claims. A provider may support different durations or input modes; consult its model documentation before assuming a particular combination is available.

A defined job: fifty accepted clips

Suppose the deliverable is fifty accepted six-second 768p clips and you budget three attempts per accepted clip. That means 150 generations. The published Hailuo 2.3 Fast rate gives a hypothetical $28.50 generation bill; Hailuo 2.3 gives $42.

The three-attempt allowance is an assumption, not a measured success rate. Review output quality, input support, and the exact job settings before using the estimate in a business plan. A lower listed rate does not prove lower cost per usable result.

How should you price a multi-model platform?

Use the platform’s quoted cost for the selected model and settings. Its credit unit, discounts, and included workflows may differ from the model developer’s direct API. Magic Hour’s API documentation and pricing page are the starting references for its own service.

For subscription purchasing, see the AI video generator pricing guide. Keep the full invoice and annual commitment visible when allocating subscription spend to outputs.

What costs are easy to miss?

• Additional attempts that do not produce an accepted clip.
• Audio, higher resolution, or separate editing and enhancement operations.
• Application storage and delivery outside generation charges.
• Unused subscription capacity and credits that expire.
• Team seats, taxes, and renewal-price changes.

Why is Sora absent from the active comparison?

OpenAI schedules the Sora API shutdown for September 24, 2026, after ending the consumer app and web experience in April. See OpenAI’s notice. Remaining historical rates do not justify recommending a new long-term integration.

How should this index be cited?

Include the verification date, provider, model, settings, and billing unit. Link the original pricing source with any quoted figure. Do not cite this table as a quality benchmark or as proof of a provider’s total production cost.