Runway
AI video and creative editing suite with subscription credits and paid top-ups.
From
$15.00/mo
Included
625
Primary rule
per second
Checked
2026-04-20
Best for Cinematic clips / Creative ads
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Sources
10
Tools
8
Low confidence
4
AI Video Cost Index
$1.20
Per usable 10-second clip, modeled at 3 attempts.
01Google Veo / FlowGoogle AI Ultra / 2,400 credits needed$1.2002PikaStandard / 2,700 credits needed$1.9303PikaPro / 2,700 credits needed$2.0504PikaFancy / 2,700 credits needed$2.1405Google Veo / FlowGoogle AI Pro / 2,400 credits needed$2.40
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Attempts per usable result
Quality
Billing
Compatible rows
17
Cheapest raw
$0.20
Best usable
$0.60
Credits needed
1,200
Best compatible plan
$0.60 per usable output
Google Veo / Flow - Google AI Ultra
Raw output
$0.20
Subscription
$250/mo
- Plan
- Google AI Ultra
- Model/tool
- Veo 3.1 Fast
- Implied raw cost
- $0.20
- Actual monthly plan
- $250/mo
- Credits per output
- 20
- Monthly credits needed
- 1,200
- Plan utilization
- 5%
Known caveats
- Commercial-use rights are unclear and should be verified.
Assumptions
- 20 usable outputs per month
- 8 seconds per output
- 3 attempts per usable result
- 1080p output quality
- Commercial use required
- Watermark-free required
Lowest raw generation cost is not always the best usable-output cost. This result uses retries and the minimum subscription plan required.
| Platform | Plan | Raw | Usable | Actual monthly | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Veo / Flow | Google AI Ultra | $0.20 | $0.60 | $250 | Medium confidence |
| Google Veo / Flow | Google AI Pro | $0.40 | $1.20 | $19.99 | Medium confidence |
| Pika | Standard | $0.64 | $1.93 | $10.00 | Low confidence |
| Pika | Pro | $0.68 | $2.05 | $35.00 | Low confidence |
| Pika | Fancy | $0.71 | $2.14 | $95.00 | Low confidence |
| Runway | Pro | $1.06 | $3.17 | $35.00 | Medium confidence |
| Runway | Standard | $1.63 | $4.90 | $15.00 | Medium confidence |
| Kling | Premier | $2.40 | $7.20 | $80.00 | Low confidence |
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Medium confidence
Kling
AI video generator with credit-based consumer subscriptions and multiple video models.
From
$6.99/mo
Included
660
Primary rule
per generation
Checked
2026-04-20
Best for Social video clips / Image-to-video
View pricingPika
AI video platform with credit-based plans, creative effects, and short-form generation.
From
$10.00/mo
Included
700
Primary rule
per generation
Checked
2026-04-20
Best for Short social clips / Creative effects
View pricingHeyGen
Avatar video and localization platform with monthly creator and business plans.
From
$29.00/mo
Included
30
Primary rule
per minute
Checked
2026-04-20
Best for Avatar videos / Talking-head explainers
View pricingElevenLabs
Voice generation and dubbing platform with character/credit-based usage.
From
$5.00/mo
Included
30,000
Primary rule
per character
Checked
2026-04-20
Best for Voiceovers / Dubbing
View pricingHiggsfield
AI media generation platform with subscription credits and separate credit packs.
From
$20.00/mo
Included
200
Primary rule
per generation
Checked
2026-04-20
Best for Camera-control clips / Model aggregation
View pricingGoogle Veo / Flow
Google AI video generation through Flow and Gemini subscription credits.
From
$19.99/mo
Included
1,000
Primary rule
per generation
Checked
2026-04-20
Best for Veo clips / Google AI subscribers
View pricingLuma Dream Machine
Dream Machine video and image generation with subscription plans and fast credits.
From
$9.99/mo
Included
3,200
Primary rule
per generation
Checked
2026-04-20
Best for Cinematic motion / Image-to-video
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