Video Price Per Second
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A second of AI video costs between 0.1 and 23 credits on Pixel Dojo, depending on the model and the resolution. Every plan buys credits at the same rate, 6.25 cents each, so that band works out to about 0.6 of a cent per second at the bottom and about $1.44 at the top. Every video model prices the same way: a per second rate multiplied by the clip length you ask for. The rates below were read out of the catalog files on August 26, 2026 and are listed cheapest first, by each model's entry level resolution.
The per second rate card, cheapest first
P Video draft mode: 0.1 credits per second
The cheapest second of video in the catalog. Draft mode bills 0.1 credits per second at 720p and 0.2 at 1080p. The full quality path on the same model is 0.5 per second at 720p and 1 at 1080p. Clip length is accepted anywhere from 1 to 20 seconds, so a 10 second draft at 720p is 1 credit.
WAN 2.6 Flash: 1 credit per second at 720p
The flash variant charges 1 credit per second at 720p and 1.5 at 1080p. The standard variant of the same model is 2.5 at 720p and 3 at 1080p, so picking flash roughly halves the bill.
Vidu Q3: 1 credit per second at 360p and 540p
1 credit per second at both 360p and 540p, 2 at 720p, 3 at 1080p. Duration is clamped between 1 and 16 seconds.
Seedance 2 Mini: 1 credit per second at 480p
Mini is 1 credit per second at 480p and 2 at 720p. The fast tier doubles that to 2 and 4. The high tier is 3 at 480p and 4 at 720p. Above that the rate jumps hard: 10 credits per second at 1080p and 23 at 4K, both high tier only. That 4K rate is the most expensive second of video in the whole catalog, which makes this one model both a bargain and the ceiling depending on the setting you pick.
WAN 2.1 and Seedance 1.5: 1.5 credits per second flat
Both charge one rate with no resolution axis at all. Length is the only variable, which makes them the easiest two models in the catalog to budget for.
VEO 3.1 Lite: 1.5 credits per second at 720p
1.5 credits per second at 720p and 2 at 1080p. Durations are 4, 6 or 8 seconds, and 1080p accepts 8 seconds only. So the cheapest VEO clip you can run is 6 credits and the most expensive Lite clip is 16.
WAN 3.0: 1.5 to 7 credits per second
The standard path is 1.5 at 480p, 2.5 at 720p and 4.5 at 1080p. The fast path costs more, not less: 2, 3.5 and 7. If you let the model choose its own clip length, the request reserves credits at the maximum duration and refunds the difference once the real length is known.
MiniMax H3: 2 credits per second at 768p
2 credits per second at 768p and 3 at 2K. One of the few models that prices a 2K output rather than topping out at 1080p.
WAN 2.7: 2.5 credits per second at 720p
2.5 at 720p and 4.5 at 1080p. Duration options are 2, 3, 5, 10 and 15 seconds, so a 5 second 720p clip is 12.5 credits and the same clip at 1080p is 22.5.
Kling 2.6 Pro: 3 credits per second
A flat 3 per second with only two clip lengths, 5 seconds or 10. That means every job costs either 15 or 30 credits, with nothing in between.
Happy Horse: 3 to 6 credits per second
Version 1.1 charges 3 credits per second at 720p and 4 at 1080p. Version 1.0 is the older and dearer one at 4 and 6. Both accept 3 to 15 second clips.
VEO 3.1 Fast: 3 credits per second
3 credits per second at both 720p and 1080p, with audio generated alongside the picture. An 8 second clip is 24 credits.
Kling Video v3: 6 or 8 credits per second
The standard tier is 6 credits per second and the pro tier is 8. Duration is rounded up to the next whole second before the multiply.
VEO 3.1 Standard: 8 credits per second
8 credits per second at both 720p and 1080p, so an 8 second clip is 64 credits. Only the Seedance 2 high tier at 1080p and 4K costs more per second than this. It is also the only VEO tier that accepts reference images.
The spread between the cheapest and the most expensive second of video in the catalog is 230 times. Same clip length, same request shape, very different bill.
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Length is the multiplier, always
No video model charges a flat per clip price. The rate is per second of output, so halving the clip halves the bill on every model listed here.
Resolution is the biggest lever
Dropping one resolution step usually cuts the rate by a third to a half. WAN 3.0 goes from 4.5 credits a second at 1080p to 1.5 at 480p, which is the same clip for a third of the price.
A failed run gives the credits back
Credits are taken before the job starts and returned automatically if the generation errors. Jobs that are still live with the provider are left to the reconciler rather than refunded blind, so a slow job is not a lost job.
How It Works
How to price any clip before you run it:
Find the rate for your resolution
Look up the model in the table above and read the rate for the resolution you actually want. Most models carry a different number per resolution, and a few carry a different number per quality tier on top of that.
Multiply by the clip length the model accepts
Clip lengths are not free text. WAN 2.7 takes 2, 3, 5, 10 or 15 seconds, Kling 2.6 Pro takes 5 or 10, VEO takes 4, 6 or 8. Multiply the rate by a length the model actually offers.
Convert to money if you need to
Every plan buys credits at the same price, so one credit is 6.25 cents on Lite, Pro and Pro Max alike. A 24 credit VEO 3.1 Fast clip is $1.50 of plan value.
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Everything you need to know about Video Price Per Second
What is the cheapest AI video model per second?
P Video in draft mode, at 0.1 credits per second for 720p and 0.2 for 1080p. Outside of draft mode, the cheapest full quality rates are 1 credit per second: WAN 2.6 Flash at 720p, Vidu Q3 at 360p and 540p, and Seedance 2 Mini at 480p.
Why do two tiers of the same model cost different amounts per second?
Because they run different weights with different compute costs behind them. VEO 3.1 is the clearest case in the catalog: Lite is 1.5 credits a second at 720p, Fast is 3, and Standard is 8. All three take the same prompt shape.
Does a longer clip get a volume discount?
No. The rate is linear. A 10 second clip costs exactly twice a 5 second clip on the same model at the same resolution. The only non linear jumps in the catalog come from changing resolution, not from changing length.
How much is one credit worth in dollars?
6.25 cents. All three plans buy credits at the same rate: 160 credits for $10 a month, 400 for $25, and 800 for $50. The plan changes your monthly volume, not your per credit price.
Do these rates apply to the API as well as the app?
Yes. The cost is computed from the same tool definition whether the request comes from a tool page, from Canvas, or from a POST to /api/v1/models/{apiId}/run. There is no API surcharge and no separate API rate card.
What happens if I let a model pick its own clip length?
WAN 3.0 supports that, and it reserves credits at the maximum duration because the output length is unknown at submit time. When the clip settles at a shorter length, the difference is refunded.