Vertical Social Clips AI Generator
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Seedance 2 Mini gave us the cheapest clip that actually came back vertical. We sent one street food prompt to three video models on August 26, 2026, timed every request, and then measured the pixel dimensions of each file. Seedance 2 Mini cost 5 credits and returned 496 by 864. VEO 3.1 Fast cost 12 credits and returned 1080 by 1920, the sharpest vertical frame of the three. WAN 2.6 Flash was the fastest at 39 seconds and tied on price, but it handed back a 1280 by 720 landscape file. For social video the shape of the output decides the ranking before anything else does.
Side-by-side, same prompt
Every model below ran the identical prompt on PixelDojo so the outputs are directly comparable: “Vertical format: a street food vendor flips noodles in a flaming wok at night, neon signs behind, steam and sparks”
Seedance 2 Mini
245sCheapest true portrait clip. 5 credits for 5 seconds at 496 by 864, delivered in 245 seconds.
VEO 3.1 Fast
222sSharpest vertical frame at 1080 by 1920, plus a native audio track. 12 credits for 4 seconds, 222 seconds.
WAN 2.6 Flash
39sSix times faster than anything else here and 5 credits, but it returned 1280 by 720 landscape.
The order they finished in, and the frame each one handed back
1. Seedance 2 Mini, 5 credits, 245 seconds, 496 by 864
We ranked on one thing first: did the file come back in portrait. Seedance 2 Mini did, and it was the cheapest way to get there. The model takes an explicit aspect ratio setting, we asked for 9:16, and the finished file measures 496 by 864 pixels over 5 seconds. Price at the 480p tier is 1 credit per second, so a 5 second clip is 5 credits, and the 720p tier doubles that to 2 credits per second. Turnaround was the slowest of the three at 245 seconds, which matters more than it sounds when you are cutting ten variants of a hook. Skip it if the clip is going out at full resolution with no crop or overlay. At 496 by 864 you have room for captions and safe margins but not for pushing in, and the other two models here both returned more pixels.
2. VEO 3.1 Fast, 12 credits, 222 seconds, 1080 by 1920
This was the only clip that came back at native phone resolution. We set the aspect ratio to 9:16 and the duration to 4 seconds, the shortest the model accepts, and the file measures 1080 by 1920. It also generated a synchronised audio track in the same run, which no other model in this test did without a second job. Price is 3 credits per second, so our 4 second clip cost 12 credits and an 8 second clip would cost 24. Turnaround was 222 seconds. Skip it if you are producing at volume. At 3 credits per second it is more than twice the cost of the other two clips here, and for a hook that gets cut to two seconds under a voiceover, the extra resolution and the native audio are both paying for something you throw away.
3. WAN 2.6 Flash, 5 credits, 39 seconds, 1280 by 720
The fastest and joint cheapest run in the test, and the wrong shape. Our request came back in 39 seconds, roughly six times quicker than either of the others, for 5 credits at 1 credit per second on the 720p tier. The file is 1280 by 720 landscape even though the prompt opens with the words vertical format. The reason is in the model contract: WAN 2.6 derives its frame from the resolution preset you pick rather than from a separate aspect ratio field, so there is no portrait switch to set. Skip it when the deliverable is 9:16. Use it when you want to see whether an idea reads at all before you spend real time, because at 39 seconds a round trip you can try six framings in the time one portrait clip takes elsewhere.
One prompt, three models, one afternoon. Prices ran 5 to 12 credits. Turnaround ran 39 seconds to 245 seconds. Only two of the three came back in portrait.
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Check the output dimensions, not the prompt
All three requests described a vertical shot. Only two files came back in portrait. Measure the finished frame before you build a workflow on it.
5 credits buys a vertical clip
The floor here was 5 credits for a 5 second portrait clip. The ceiling was 12 credits for 4 seconds at full phone resolution.
Speed and shape did not come together
The 39 second run was landscape. Both portrait clips took over three and a half minutes. Plan the batch around that gap.
How It Works
How we ran the test, so you can repeat it:
One prompt, cheapest settings each model allows
Every model got the same street food prompt. We picked the lowest resolution tier and the shortest duration each one accepts, and asked for 9:16 wherever the model exposes an aspect ratio field.
Timed from submission to finished file
Each request was bracketed with a clock. That is where 39 seconds, 222 seconds and 245 seconds come from.
Measured the files instead of trusting the prompt
We read the width, height and duration off each finished clip. That is how we found the landscape file, and it is why the ranking looks the way it does.
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Common Questions
Everything you need to know about Vertical Social Clips
Which AI video model is best for vertical social clips?
Seedance 2 Mini on this test, at 5 credits for a 5 second 496 by 864 clip. Pick VEO 3.1 Fast instead when you need a full 1080 by 1920 frame or a native audio track in the same run.
How much does one vertical clip cost?
Between 5 and 12 credits for the three runs here. Seedance 2 Mini is 1 credit per second at 480p and 2 at 720p. VEO 3.1 Fast is 3 credits per second. WAN 2.6 Flash is 1 credit per second at 720p.
Which model was fastest?
WAN 2.6 Flash at 39 seconds. VEO 3.1 Fast took 222 seconds and Seedance 2 Mini took 245 seconds. Queue load moves these figures, so treat them as typical rather than fixed.
Why did one model ignore the vertical instruction?
WAN 2.6 has no separate aspect ratio field. It takes its frame from the resolution preset you choose, so writing vertical format in the prompt does not change the output. Ours came back 1280 by 720.
Can I get audio on a vertical clip in one job?
VEO 3.1 Fast generated a synchronised track alongside the picture in our run, so yes with that model. The other two returned picture only, and you would add a soundtrack in a second step.
Can I call these models from an API?
Yes. POST to /api/v1/models/seedance-2-mini/run, /api/v1/models/veo-3.1-fast/run or /api/v1/models/wan-2.6-flash/run with the same key and the same request shape. Switching models means changing one string.