Video generation API pricing comparison

Choose Runway Gen-4 Turbo for the lowest listed example cost: $5 for 100 output seconds.

Updated · 4 sources · Methodology

NeedPickWhy
Lowest example costRunway$54
Direct model accessGoogle CloudDirect Veo 3.1 access with audio at 720p/1080p.1
Video output budgetfal.ai100 output seconds cost $40 at the selected Veo 3.1 · audio · 720p/1080p rate.2

Performance

ProviderAPI and model IDExecution and result delivery
Runway4Gen-4 TurboRunway task API; task status and output retrieval4
Google Cloud1Veo 3.1 · audio · 720p/1080pGoogle Cloud account; direct Veo 3.1 access1
fal.ai2Veo 3.1 · audio · 720p/1080pfal.ai queue API; request ID and queued result retrieval2
Replicate3Veo 3.1 · audio · 720p/1080pReplicate prediction API; asynchronous job result3

Prices and request cost

ProviderPrice / output second100-second video cost
Runway4$0.05$5
fal.ai2$0.4$40
Replicate3$0.4$40
Cost example: 100 output video seconds on fal.ai, Replicate and Runway
Runway$5
fal.ai$40
Replicate$40

Options, strengths and limitations

  1. Runway

    Runway exposes Gen-4 Turbo through its own API and billing account. At $0.05/output second, 100 seconds cost $5.

    Listed price
    $0.05
    Billing quantity
    1 s
    Model version
    4

    Strengths

    • 100 output seconds cost $5 at the selected Gen-4 Turbo rate.4

    Limitations

    • Gen-4 Turbo is a different image-to-video model. Its $0.05/second price excludes producing the input image and does not establish Veo-equivalent quality.4

    Sources:4

  2. Google Cloud

    Google Cloud remains a feature option for direct Veo 3.1 access with audio and selectable 720p/1080p output.

    Listed price
    $0.4
    Billing quantity
    1 count
    Model version
    3.1

    Strengths

    • Direct Veo 3.1 access with audio at 720p/1080p.1

    Limitations

    • Google Cloud separates audio-enabled, silent and Fast entries; the selected 1 count listing does not price the other modes.1

    Sources:1

  3. fal.ai

    fal.ai combines the selected audio-enabled Veo 3.1 model with queue-based request submission and result retrieval.

    Listed price
    $0.4
    Billing quantity
    1 s
    Model version
    3.1

    Strengths

    • 100 output seconds cost $40 at the selected Veo 3.1 · audio · 720p/1080p rate.2

    Limitations

    • The selected fal.ai Veo 3.1 rate is $0.4/output second, above the $0.05 Gen-4 Turbo entry in this budget comparison.24

    Sources:2

  4. Replicate

    Replicate delivers Veo 3.1 video through asynchronous predictions, so the application tracks a prediction before retrieving its output.

    Listed price
    $0.4
    Billing quantity
    1 s
    Model version
    3.1

    Strengths

    • 100 output seconds cost $40 at the selected Veo 3.1 · audio · 720p/1080p rate.3

    Limitations

    • Replicate’s audio-enabled Veo setting retains the higher-priced model; it does not offer the Gen-4 Turbo cost shown in the Runway row.34

    Sources:3

Methodology and sources

The budget example totals 100 valid output seconds across multiple clips: fal.ai and Replicate use Veo 3.1 with audio at 720p/1080p, while Runway uses the different Gen-4 Turbo image-to-video model. Gen-4 Turbo input-image production, discounts and retries are excluded. These models are not treated as quality-equivalent. Google Cloud is included for features and its original $0.4 per 1 count listing only; that unit is not converted to seconds or ranked against the other tariffs. Output duration is not generation time, and no cross-provider speed ranking is made. Runway requires a minimum initial purchase of 1,000 credits ($10); the $5 figure is credits consumed by 100 seconds, not the minimum first cash payment.

  1. Google Cloud · Veo 3.1 · audio · 720p/1080p specifications and pricing
  2. fal.ai · Veo 3.1 · audio · 720p/1080p specifications and pricing
  3. Replicate · Veo 3.1 · audio · 720p/1080p specifications and pricing
  4. Runway · Gen-4 Turbo specifications and pricing

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