AI Video & Image API Prices: Same Model and Spec, Up to 37.9× Apart
The same model at the same spec can cost very different amounts depending on where you buy it. For 23 flagship specs, we compared the developer’s official price with the lowest and highest published prices in our data as of 2026-10-11.
Widest spreads
Nano Banana 2 · 1K
37.9×
$0.009375/image to $0.3549/image · 27 providers
Veo 3.1 Fast · 1080p · audio
8.57×
$0.0175/s to $0.150/s · 18 providers
GPT Image 2 · 1K (1024×1024) · medium quality
7.20×
$0.008333/image to $0.0600/image · 8 providers
Official, lowest and highest price for 23 flagship specs
Sorted by spread (highest ÷ lowest published price, all provider types). Prices as of 2026-10-11; each links to its source.
| Model · spec | Official | Lowest published | Highest published | Providers | Highest ÷ lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nano Banana 21K | $0.0670/imageGoogle Gemini API | $0.009375/imageMoyuu0.14× official | $0.3549/imageLTCraft AI5.30× official | 27 | 37.9× |
 Qwen Image1 MP / default size | —no official API price listed | $0.00580/imageTogether AI | $0.0500/image302.AI | 9 | 8.62× |
| Veo 3.1 Fast1080p · audio | $0.120/sGoogle Gemini API | $0.0175/sYir0.15× official | $0.150/sCrazyrouter, fal.ai +4 more1.25× official | 18 | 8.57× |
 GPT Image 21K (1024×1024) · medium quality | $0.0530/imageOpenAI | $0.008333/imageAIGateHub0.16× official | $0.0600/imageSegmind, WaveSpeedAI1.13× official | 8 | 7.20× |
| Nano Banana Pro1K | $0.134/imageGoogle Gemini API | $0.02778/imageOmniallAI0.21× official | $0.180/imageModelsLab1.34× official | 24 | 6.48× |
 Luma Ray 3.2720p · 5 s clip · SDR | $0.0600/sLuma AI | $0.0600/sLuma AI, Replicate1.00× official | $0.250/sSegmind4.17× official | 6 | 4.17× |
| Veo 3.1 Fast720p · audio | $0.100/sGoogle Gemini API | $0.0375/sKie.ai, Unifically0.38× official | $0.150/sEachlabs, fal.ai +2 more1.50× official | 14 | 4.00× |
 Seedream 5.0 Proup to 1.5K (≤2.61 MP) | $0.0450/imageBytePlus ModelArk | $0.0340/imageEvoLink0.76× official | $0.120/imageAPIYI, LaoZhang API2.67× official | 14 | 3.53× |
| Veo 3.1 Standard1080p · audio | $0.400/sGoogle Gemini API | $0.125/sYir0.31× official | $0.400/sAtlas Cloud, Crazyrouter +7 more1.00× official | 12 | 3.20× |
 Kling 3.0720p (Standard) · no audio | $0.0840/sKling AI | $0.0600/sUnifically0.71× official | $0.168/s302.AI, Replicate +1 more2.00× official | 22 | 2.80× |
| Kling 3.01080p (Pro) · no audio | $0.112/sKling AI | $0.0800/sUnifically0.71× official | $0.224/s302.AI, Replicate +1 more2.00× official | 22 | 2.80× |
 FLUX.2 Pro1 MP | $0.0300/imageBlack Forest Labs | $0.0200/imageInfer0.67× official | $0.0540/imageModelsLab1.80× official | 19 | 2.70× |
| Veo 3.1 Lite720p · audio | $0.0500/sGoogle Gemini API | $0.01875/sKie.ai, Unifically0.38× official | $0.0500/sEachlabs, fal.ai +5 more1.00× official | 9 | 2.67× |
| Wan 3.0720p · audio | $0.100/sAlibaba Cloud Model Studio | $0.0500/sReplicate0.50× official | $0.130/sAI/ML API1.30× official | 15 | 2.60× |
 Hailuo 3 (MiniMax H3)768p | $0.0800/sMiniMax | $0.0400/sKie.ai, Yir0.50× official | $0.100/sWaveSpeedAI, Segmind1.25× official | 14 | 2.50× |
 PixVerse V6720p · no audio | $0.0450/sPixVerse | $0.0360/sKie.ai0.80× official | $0.0900/sReplicate2.00× official | 9 | 2.50× |
| Seedance 2.0720p | $0.152/s†BytePlus ModelArk | $0.1216/sCometAPI0.80× official | $0.3034/sfal.ai2.00× official | 19 | 2.50× |
| Seedance 2.5720p | $0.2312/sBytePlus ModelArk | $0.216/sYir0.93× official | $0.473/sfal.ai2.05× official | 18 | 2.19× |
 Grok Imagine Video 1.5720p · audio | $0.140/sxAI | $0.0980/sEvoLink0.70× official | $0.189/sSegmind1.35× official | 8 | 1.93× |
 Vidu Q3 Pro720p · audio | $0.100/sVidu | $0.100/sVidu1.00× official | $0.154/sfal.ai1.54× official | 4 | 1.54× |
 Recraft V4.11K · raster | $0.0350/imageRecraft | $0.0350/imageRecraft, fal.ai +2 more1.00× official | $0.0400/imageWaveSpeedAI1.14× official | 5 | 1.14× |
 Ideogram 4.0Default speed | $0.0600/imageIdeogram | $0.0600/imageIdeogram, Runware1.00× official | $0.0600/imageIdeogram, Runware1.00× official | 2 | 1.00× |
 Runway Gen-4.5720p | $0.120/sRunway | $0.120/sRunway, OpenRouter +2 more1.00× official | $0.120/sRunway, OpenRouter +2 more1.00× official | 4 | 1.00× |
† Seedance 2.0: official price under review (token-based billing). BytePlus bills per token, so per-second comparisons are indicative.
Why the same model costs so differently
Low prices come with unknowns. A price well below the official one may rely on a different route, a lower-priority queue or capacity the provider does not describe, and a price list says nothing about reliability.
High prices can be convenience markups. Some platforms charge more for one account and API key across many models, bundled credits, extra features or support.
Published prices are not test results. We have not run test generations yet, so this table says nothing about success rates, speed or output quality.
How this was compiled
Rows are matched to each flagship spec exactly as in the home page tables (same tier, resolution and audio where the spec sets them; see how prices are compared). Separately named variants and bring-your-own-account estimates are left out.
Sources
- moyuu.cc/pricingMoyuu: published price for Nano Banana 2 · 1K, checked
- ai.lt4net.org/pricingLTCraft AI: published price for Nano Banana 2 · 1K, checked
- yir.ai/models/veo-3-1-fast-generate-001Yir: published price for Veo 3.1 Fast · 1080p · audio, checked
- crazyrouter.com/api/pricingCrazyrouter: published price for Veo 3.1 Fast · 1080p · audio, checked
- api.vllmproxy.com/pricingAIGateHub: published price for GPT Image 2 · 1K (1024×1024) · medium quality, checked
- segmind.com/models/gpt-image-2/pricingSegmind: published price for GPT Image 2 · 1K (1024×1024) · medium quality, checked
The numbers in this article are recalculated from our price data at every update; the dates above and in the sources show when each was last checked. See all findings.