Cheaper Gen.
NewSeedance 2.5 and Wan 3.0 are live

Generative media inference. For less.

Seedance, Wan, MiniMax and Seedream — the models behind today's best AI video — in a friendly Studio and one simple API. Same official models, up to 51% below list price.

  • Official models
  • Pay per second
  • Failed runs are free
Seedance 2.0 Fast · 720p · 5 sdone
$0.328Official price $0.605−46%

Models & prices

Every model, below list price.

Official video and image models from ByteDance, Alibaba and MiniMax. Our price sits right next to the official one — no credits maths, no subscription.

Video models: modes, official list price, Cheaper Gen. price and discount. Lowest tier, per second of video.
ModelPrice
ByteDance · Text · Image · Reference → Video
from
$0.061/s
Official price $0.07−14%
ByteDance · Text · Image · Reference → Video
from
$0.092/s
Official price $0.107−14%
ByteDance · Text · Image · Reference → Video
from
$0.031/s
Official price $0.056−46%
ByteDance · Text · Image · Reference → Video
from
$0.021/s
Official price $0.035−41%
Wan 3.0
Alibaba · Text · Image · Reference → Video
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$0.025/s
Official price $0.05−51%
Alibaba · Text · Image · Reference → Video
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$0.037/s
Official price $0.068−46%
MiniMax · Text · Image · Reference → Video
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$0.041/s
Official price $0.08−49%
MiniMax · Text · Image → Video
from
$0.027/s
Official price $0.05−46%

Lowest tier shown, per second of video. Official list prices verified Oct 14, 2026.Every tier on the pricing page

  • Seedance
  • Seedream
  • Wan

Explore

Meet the models. Make something.

Cinematic video, expressive motion, long takes and pixel-perfect images — pick a look and try it in seconds.

What the models can do: Text → Video, Image → Video, Native audio, Up to 4K, 30-second takes, Reference characters, Multi-image edits, Pay per second, Failed runs are free.

How we're cheaper

Same official models. Faster and cheaper.

Three things work together behind every price you see: direct partnerships with the labs, our own inference engine for the models we serve ourselves, and a router that sends each request to the fastest, most cost-effective healthy route.

Pillar 01

Official partnerships

We work directly with the labs that build the models, so we get their lowest partner and channel pricing — on the official models, untouched.

Pillar 02

Our own inference engine

For some models we run our own serving: GPU scheduling, warm model pools and per-model tuning push the cost per second down further.

Pillar 03

Automatic routing

Every request is routed to the fastest, most cost-effective healthy channel, with live health checks and automatic failover.

Same official modelsFaster and cheaperOne API

Run the numbers

Pick a model and how much you make. Prices come straight from our live catalog, next to the official list price.

How the engine works
Model
Resolution

Drag the slider — or pick a model — to try your own numbers.

Wan 3.0 at 1080p: 560 minutes of video per month costs $6,720 at the official list price and $3,310 on Cheaper Gen. — you save $3,410 a month.

On average 37% below the official list across every model and tier. Inside our inference engine

Powering products with millions of users. Read how they build on Cheaper Gen.

Case studies

Three ways in

Whether you make, ship or scale.

Same models, same honest prices — whichever way you like to work.

For creators

Create in the Studio

Pick a model, describe your shot, hit generate. No code, no subscription — you see the price before every clip.

  • Every model in one place
  • Pay per clip, from cents
  • Failed runs are free
Open the Studio
For developers

Build with the API

One consistent API for every model. Submit a job, get a webhook. Switching models is changing one string.

  • Copy-paste cURL, Python, JS
  • Webhooks and async jobs
  • Same prices as the Studio
Get an API key

Developers

From API key to first video in two minutes.

One consistent API for every model. Submit a job, then poll or receive a webhook.

  1. 1
    Create an API key

    Sign in with Google or email and add credits — any amount.

  2. 2
    Call any model

    Same request shape for every model, documented on its page.

  3. 3
    Get results

    Poll the generation or receive a signed webhook when it's done.

import os, time, requests

API = "https://cheapergen.com/api/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY']}"}

# 1. Submit the job
job = requests.post(f"{API}/run/bytedance/seedance-2.0-fast/text-to-video", headers=headers, json={
    "prompt": "A slow dolly-in on a ceramicist shaping a vase at golden hour, dust in the light, shallow depth of field",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "resolution": "720p",
    "duration": 5
}).json()

# 2. Poll until it finishes (or pass "webhook_url" and skip polling)
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    time.sleep(3)
    job = requests.get(f"{API}/generations/{job['id']}", headers=headers).json()

print(job["status"], job["output"]["video"]["url"] if job["status"] == "succeeded" else job["error"])

Why teams trust Cheaper Gen.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Can't find what you need? Email us — a real person replies.

Yes. These are the original models from ByteDance, Alibaba and MiniMax, served through official partner channels or our own optimized serving. Same models, same quality, lower price.

Two ways. Direct partnerships with the official model labs give us their lowest channel pricing. And for some models, our own inference serving — GPU scheduling, warm pools and per-model tuning — brings the cost down further. We pass most of the saving on to you, and every model page shows our price next to the official list price.

No. The Studio lets you pick a model, write a prompt and generate in the browser — you see the exact price before every run. Developers can use the same models through the API.

Prepaid credits, pay-as-you-go. Top up any amount with a card through Stripe, optionally turn on auto top-up, and you're charged per second of video or per image. Failed generations are refunded automatically.

Yes — volume discounts, invoicing, dedicated capacity, higher rate limits, uptime SLAs and a dedicated support channel. Contact sales from the Enterprise page.

No. Your prompts, inputs and outputs are never used to train models. Outputs are stored so you can download them and can be deleted at any time.

Generate more. Spend less.

Top up $5 and make something today. No subscription, and failed runs never cost a cent.