How Much Does a Minute of AI Video Cost in 2026? Every Model's Price per Minute, Plus the Takes You Throw Away

A minute of AI video costs from $3.03 (Seedance 2.0 Mini at 480p) to $36.00 (Veo 3.1 at 1080p) at today's prices on GenMagic, before the takes you throw away. A typical minute with sound at 720p, on Veo 3.1 Lite, costs $4.50. AI video is priced by the second of video a model renders, so a minute is the per-second price times 60, made from clips of 4 to 30 seconds.

This guide covers the price of a minute on every model, why the real cost is higher than one pass, what common lengths cost, and how to spend less.

A note on who wrote this: GenMagic runs these models and charges per clip; every price below is read live from its catalog and changes when the catalog does. The makers' own apps sell the same models through monthly plans, compared in which AI video apps need a subscription.

Table of contents

1. The short answer
2. One minute on every model
3. Why a finished minute costs more than one pass
4. What common lengths cost
5. How to spend less
6. Questions

The short answer

• Cheapest minute: $3.03 on Seedance 2.0 Mini at 480p, or $1.80 on Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite at 480p.
• A typical minute with sound at 720p: $4.50 on Veo 3.1 Lite, $7.65 on Wan 3.0.
• A premium minute: $36.00 on Veo 3.1 at 1080p.
• Budget for retakes: most makers keep one take in two or three, so plan on one and a half to two times the single-pass price.

One minute on every model

The price of 60 seconds of finished video, one pass, at today's prices:

An empty cell means the model is not offered at that resolution here. Every model and the price of a single clip: the pay-as-you-go AI video generator.

Why a finished minute costs more than one pass

• Clips, not minutes. Most models make 4 to 15 seconds per clip; Wan 3.0 and Seedance 2.5 make up to 30. A minute is 4 to 15 clips, each its own render.
• Takes you throw away. A hand that bends, a face that drifts, a line spoken too fast: most makers keep one take in two or three on the shots that matter. That is where the real cost goes, and why cheap models for drafts pay off.
• Sound and resolution. Some models price sound separately, and a higher resolution costs more per second on most models, as the table shows.
• Failed renders cost nothing on GenMagic: you pay only for clips that come back.

What common lengths cost

At one pass, on two typical choices:

Any other model, length and number of takes: the AI video cost calculator.

How to spend less

• Draft cheap, finish premium. Try the idea on Seedance 2.0 Mini or Grok Imagine Lite at 480p, and render only the keepers on Veo 3.1 or Kling 3.0.
• Keep shots short and simple. One action per clip fails less, so fewer takes.
• Use long takes where they fit. Wan 3.0 holds a whole 30-second scene with one voice, which saves joining and re-rendering clips.
• Animate stills. A shot that opens on your own image wastes fewer takes than one invented from text.

Questions

How much does one minute of AI video cost? From $3.03 on Seedance 2.0 Mini at 480p to $36.00 on Veo 3.1 at 1080p at today's prices on GenMagic, for one pass; plan on one and a half to two times that with retakes.

What is the cheapest AI video generator per minute? Seedance 2.0 Mini and Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite at 480p are the cheapest per minute here. Our test of the cheapest video models shows what each looks like.

Is it cheaper to pay per clip or subscribe? For a few minutes a month, paying per clip usually costs less, since a plan's credits reset every month. For many minutes every month, compare the plan's price per minute with the table above; the apps' plans are in which AI video apps need a subscription.

Can I try it for free? A new GenMagic account gets $0.50 of credit once its email is verified, about 9 seconds of Seedance 2.0 Mini at 480p.