cheapaiapi vs fal.ai
CheapAIAPI costs less on the matched Nano Banana and standard Seedance rows below. Image rows use USD per generation; standard video rows use USD per generated output second, and video-to-video rows USD per billed second. This is an API migration, not a drop-in client-library replacement.
webhook_url on async Jobs.30,000 Nano Banana Pro 4K images per month
$3,300 with CheapAIAPI instead of $9,000 at the matched public fal.ai price.
Scope: one-image prices in USD per generation, with source-linked price references where applicable.
| Model | cheapaiapiUs | fal.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Nano Banana | $0.024 | $0.039+63% |
| Nano Banana Pro 1K | $0.07 | $0.15+114% |
| Nano Banana Pro 2K | $0.08 | $0.15+88% |
| Nano Banana Pro 4K | $0.11 | $0.3+173% |
| Nano Banana 2.1 1K | $0.028 | $0.04+43% |
| Nano Banana 2.1 2K | $0.038 | $0.059+55% |
| Nano Banana 2.1 4K | $0.06 | $0.134+123% |
| GPT Image 2.5 | $0.04 | $0.061+53% |
| Model | Resolution | cheapaiapiUs | fal.ai |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.0 | 480p | $0.115 | $0.141+22% |
| Seedance 2.0 | 720p | $0.25 | $0.304+21% |
| Seedance 2.0 | 1080p | $0.55 | $0.682+24% |
| Seedance 2.0 | 4K | $1.25 | $1.556+24% |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | 480p | $0.08 | $0.108+35% |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | 720p | $0.18 | $0.242+34% |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | 480p | $0.054 | $0.073+34% |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | 720p | $0.115 | $0.155+35% |
| Seedance 2.5 | 480p | $0.175 | $0.221+26% |
| Seedance 2.5 | 720p | $0.375 | $0.473+26% |
| Seedance 2.5 | 1080p | $0.93 | $1.164+25% |
| Model | Resolution | cheapaiapiUs | fal.ai |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.0 | 480p | $0.0707 | $0.0844+19% |
| Seedance 2.0 | 720p | $0.1536 | $0.1821+19% |
| Seedance 2.0 | 1080p | $0.3358 | $0.4092+22% |
| Seedance 2.0 | 4K | $0.75 | $0.9332+24% |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | 480p | $0.0474 | $0.0646+36% |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | 720p | $0.1026 | $0.1452+41% |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | 480p | $0.0222 | $0.0433+95% |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | 720p | $0.0474 | $0.0929+96% |
| Seedance 2.5 | 480p | $0.1047 | $0.1323+26% |
| Seedance 2.5 | 720p | $0.2243 | $0.2838+27% |
| Seedance 2.5 | 1080p | $0.5565 | $0.6984+26% |
CheapAIAPI image generation is priced in USD per generation for the selected model and resolution. The customer price is fixed per generation and is not calculated from input or output token usage.
No. Authentication, endpoint, model identifier, and response lifecycle change. CheapAIAPI returns a recoverable Job id. Image Jobs should use `webhook_url` for completion and `GET /v1/jobs/{id}` only as recovery, so migrate one matched workload before moving more traffic.
Match the same model, resolution, create or edit mode, output count, and optional add-ons. Matched rows compare one image generation in USD, with no quality-equivalence claim. Every fal.ai value links to its official source.
Keep fal.ai when generation speed, its broader image, video, audio, or 3D catalog, queue controls, cancellation, or custom Serverless deployments matter more than the savings shown.
Match the same Seedance version, standard text-to-video or image-to-video mode, resolution, aspect ratio, generated duration, and audio setting. Video-to-video rows are per billed second, which counts reference plus output seconds.
Bring one model, mode, resolution, monthly volume, and accepted-output rule. We will map the API boundary and calculate total cost.