Guide

What AI video really costs

AI video is priced by the second, and the price depends on the model, the resolution and the provider that runs it. This guide shows today’s prices, then works through a 10-second clip, drafts and a finish, and a whole scene, with the takes you throw away counted in.

Every price on this page comes from the live price list, in US dollars. Klaboo adds no markup on video: each one is your provider’s own price. New to provider keys?

The price per second

A provider charges for each second of video it makes. These are the prices per second for a video made from a description and pictures, at every provider that runs each model. The lowest price for each model and resolution is marked.

The price per second for every model, provider and resolution is on the models page, and the app shows the cost for your settings before every generation.

These are list prices, checked every 12 hours. “Not available” means Klaboo does not offer that option at that provider. Attaching a reference video can change the price: some providers count each second of your reference video as well as the video made. The models page lists those prices, and each model’s lengths and limits.

One 10-second clip

A clip costs its length times the price per second. At 720p, a 10-second clip costs these amounts, at the cheapest provider for each model.

List prices, checked every 12 hours. Klaboo shows the cost for your exact settings before every generation.

Each provider's current price per second is on the models page, and the app shows the cost before every generation.

Resolution and model both move the price. Here are three examples of a 10-second clip, each at the cheapest provider’s list price:

  • Seedance 2.5 · 10 s · 720pUS$2.31
  • Seedance 2.0 Fast · 10 s · 720pUS$0.91
  • Seedance 2.5 · 10 s · 1080pUS$5.91

Examples, at the cheapest provider's list price. Klaboo shows yours before you approve.

Drafts, then a finish

On Atlas Cloud, Seedance 2.5 can make a video as a 480p draft, at its normal 480p price. Try a few drafts, keep the one that works, and finish only that one in 1080p. The finish is a separate generation at Atlas Cloud’s 1080p price, and Klaboo shows it before you approve. The app shows the price of a draft, and of its finish, before you approve each one.

  1. Draft 1480p · 10 sUS$1.40
  2. Draft 2480p · 10 sUS$1.40
  3. Draft 3480p · 10 sUS$1.40This one
Finish in 1080pThe one you picked · 10 sUS$5.91

10-second clips on Seedance 2.5 at Atlas Cloud's current prices. 3 drafts and a finish: about US$10.11. 3 tries in 1080p: about US$17.74.

Draft mode needs an Atlas Cloud key. A draft can be finished for 7 days, or 24 hours on Free, so decide before it expires. How Draft mode works on Seedance 2.5

A whole scene

A scene is not one video. It is several clips joined together, and you pay for every take you generate, not only the ones you keep. A scene’s budget has four parts:

  • Drafts. The cheap tries, at 480p. You make as many as the clip needs.
  • Finishes. The clips you keep, made in 1080p. Each one is priced on its own, and Klaboo shows the price first.
  • Takes you don’t keep. A finished clip you decide against still cost what it cost.
  • Retakes Beta. To fix one moment, retake just those seconds. A retake is its own generation, at the model, provider and resolution of the take it goes over. You pay for at least the model’s shortest length, so a short fix costs about the same as the shortest clip.

A scene's budget adds up its drafts, its finishes, the takes you don't keep and any retakes. The app shows each price before you approve it.

The counts and lengths above are an example. Yours will differ, and Klaboo shows each take’s price before you approve it, so you can stop whenever the total is enough.

What is billed separately

Klaboo’s plan

It pays for the studio and includes no video. What each plan includes, and what it costs, is on the pricing page.

Your provider’s bill

Video is billed by the provider you chose, at the prices above, from the credit you added there. Klaboo adds nothing. Some providers add a small fee when you buy credit. How keys work

Your spending limit

In Settings, the Monthly generation spending cap is an optional limit across all your workspaces. It is off until you turn it on. Klaboo counts the estimated price you approved, so your provider’s bill may differ.

Why prices change, and where to check

Providers set their own prices and can change them. A model can cost a different amount at each provider, and some options exist at only some of them. Klaboo checks each provider’s price list every 12 hours, and the models page shows the current prices for every model and provider.

Before every generation, Klaboo shows the exact price for your settings. On Create it is on the Generate button. In a review it is the estimated cost you approve. If the price changes before your takes start, Klaboo asks you again.

For Draft mode in detail, see Seedance 2.5.

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