# How much does AI video cost per second?

**Short answer:** On 2026-10-17, list prices for text-to-video ran from $0.050 per second (Veo 3.1 Lite) to $0.400 per second (Veo 3.1) at 720p, with a median around $0.126. Resolution, audio and the model tier change the price; frame rate does not appear in any of the price quotes.

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Updated: 2026-10-18

## Per-second list prices at 720p

Text-to-video list prices quoted 2026-10-17, audio on (or the only price):

| Model | USD per second | USD per minute | 10 minutes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Veo 3.1 Lite 720p | $0.050 | $3.00 | $30.00 |
| PixVerse V6 720p | $0.060 | $3.60 | $36.00 |
| Veo 3.1 Fast 720p | $0.096 | $5.76 | $57.60 |
| Luma Ray 3.2 720p | $0.099 | $5.94 | $59.40 |
| Wan 3.0 720p | $0.100 | $6.00 | $60.00 |
| Kling 3.0 Turbo 720p | $0.112 | $6.72 | $67.20 |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini 720p | $0.121 | $7.29 | $72.88 |
| Vidu Q3 Pro 720p | $0.125 | $7.50 | $75.00 |
| Gemini Omni Flash 720p | $0.125 | $7.50 | $75.00 |
| Kling 3.0 Standard | $0.126 | $7.56 | $75.60 |
| LTX 2.5 Pro 720p | $0.132 | $7.92 | $79.20 |
| Wan 3.0 Prime 720p | $0.140 | $8.40 | $84.00 |
| Grok Imagine Video 1.5 720p | $0.140 | $8.40 | $84.00 |
| Kling 3.0 Pro | $0.168 | $10.08 | $100.80 |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast 720p | $0.194 | $11.66 | $116.61 |
| Seedance 2.0 720p | $0.243 | $14.58 | $145.76 |
| Seedance 2.5 720p | $0.377 | $22.63 | $226.28 |
| Veo 3.1 720p | $0.400 | $24.00 | $240.00 |

Model prices on this page are Atlas Cloud list prices quoted 2026-10-17 with its free /calculate endpoint, as published in our [AI video price index](https://arc.katechon.technology/ai-video-price-index). (Source: Atlas Cloud model catalog and /calculate list prices, https://www.atlascloud.ai/models, checked 2026-10-17)

## What changes the price

- **Resolution.** Seedance 2.0 costs $0.243/s at 720p and $0.547/s at 1080p; Luma Ray 3.2 jumps from $0.099/s to $0.396/s.
- **Audio.** Some models charge for it: Veo 3.1 is $0.400/s with audio and $0.200/s without; Kling 3.0 Pro $0.168/s versus $0.112/s. Seedance, Wan 3.0, Vidu and LTX price audio the same as silence.
- **Tier.** Each family has cheaper variants: Seedance 2.0 Mini is $0.121/s against $0.243/s for the full model; Veo 3.1 Lite $0.050/s.
- **Frame rate.** None of the quotes take a frame-rate parameter; the models render at their own rate, typically 24 fps, and you pay per second of output.
- **Length.** Prices scale linearly with clip length on the models we checked, so per-second figures hold for short and long clips.

## Per second is not per finished second

You pay for every generated second, including shots you throw away. Across our own series 15% of video spend went to re-renders, and in [BROODFALL](https://arc.katechon.technology/films/broodfall) we used 364 of 972 rendered clips in the final cut. Budget for the generated seconds, not the runtime.

## Per second in Arc

Arc charges credits per clip. Per second at 720p that is 9.4 credits on Seedance 2.0 Mini ($0.035–$0.070 depending on how you buy credits), 22.6 on Fast ($0.084–$0.170) and 75.1 on Seedance 2.0 ($0.278–$0.563).

## Where Katechon Arc fits

Arc shows a credit estimate for the exact model, resolution and clip length before you generate, and publishes the per-clip table on its models page.

Arc offers only Seedance 2.0 models for video. If you want to price or use Kling, Veo or Wan directly, go to their providers.

## People also ask

### How much does AI video cost per minute?

At 2026-10-17 list prices, one minute at 720p costs from $3.00 on Veo 3.1 Lite to $24.00 on Veo 3.1, before re-renders.

### Does 24 fps or 30 fps change the price of AI video?

Not in any quote we took: the price depends on model, resolution, length and sometimes audio, and the model sets the frame rate.

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## Sources

- Atlas Cloud model catalog and /calculate list prices: [www.atlascloud.ai/models](https://www.atlascloud.ai/models), checked 2026-10-17