# CheapAIAPI

> Image and text generation APIs priced below selected fal.ai and OpenRouter workloads.

Canonical: https://cheapaiapi.org/

CheapAIAPI provides image, text, and video generation APIs for production workloads.

## Start here

- [CheapAIAPI API documentation](https://cheapaiapi.org/docs)
- [OpenAPI specification](https://cheapaiapi.org/openapi.json)
- [Models and pricing](https://cheapaiapi.org/models/)
- [Agent integration guide](https://cheapaiapi.org/llms.txt)
- [CheapAIAPI for coding agents](https://cheapaiapi.org/for-agents)
- [Contact the CheapAIAPI team](https://cheapaiapi.org/contact)

## Current availability

- Image generation starts at $0.024 per image.
- Text generation is available to enabled accounts.
- Video generation is available from $0.054 per second for enabled accounts.

## Seedance price comparison

Standard 16:9 text-to-video or image-to-video, USD per generated output second,
with audio included. fal.ai prices were checked 2026-10-04.

| Model | Resolution | CheapAIAPI | fal.ai | fal.ai extra cost |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 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% |

Sources and method: [full fal.ai comparison](https://cheapaiapi.org/compare/fal-ai#video-price-comparison).
Video-to-video rows are USD per billed second (output plus whole reference seconds).

Use `GET /v1/models` as the source of truth for the model SKUs and prices enabled for your account. Store every returned job `id`, use a stable `Idempotency-Key` when retrying a create request, and treat `queued` and `running` as pending states.

## Integrate with your coding agent

Copy this prompt to let your agent read the current API contract before changing your code.

```text
Read https://cheapaiapi.org/llms.txt
and https://cheapaiapi.org/docs,
then integrate CheapAIAPI into this project.
```

## Related

- [Public page index](https://cheapaiapi.org/llms.txt)