# CheapAIAPI starting prices

CheapAIAPI is a prepaid, usage-based API. The prices below are real starting
prices for new customers, not quote-only estimates.

Catalog status: database-backed public pricing snapshot.

- Monthly subscription: none.
- Annual subscription: none.
- Recurring fees: none.
- Overage fees: none; usage is deducted from the prepaid API balance.
- Self-serve billing: not available.
- Volume discounts: available for customers with an existing workload.

## Image generation

USD per successful generation.

| Model | Starting price |
| --- | ---: |
| `nano-banana` | $0.025 |
| `nano-banana-2-lite-1k` | $0.025 |
| `nano-banana-2-1k` | $0.06 |
| `nano-banana-2-2k` | $0.075 |
| `nano-banana-2-4k` | $0.1 |
| `nano-banana-pro-1k` | $0.095 |
| `nano-banana-pro-2k` | $0.095 |
| `nano-banana-pro-4k` | $0.168 |
| `gpt-image-2.5` | $0.04 |

## Text generation

USD per 1 million input / output tokens.

| Model | Input | Output |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| `gemini-3.5-flash` | $1.05 | $6.3 |
| `gemini-3.1-flash-lite` | $0.175 | $1.05 |
| `gemini-3.1-pro` | $1.4 | $8.4 |

## Video generation

USD per generated second. The selected resolution rate is multiplied by the
output duration in seconds.

### `seedance-2.0`

| Resolution | Starting price per output second |
| --- | ---: |
| 4k | $1.786 |
| 480p | $0.19 |
| 720p | $0.342 |
| 1080p | $0.855 |
### `seedance-2.5`

| Resolution | Starting price per output second |
| --- | ---: |
| 480p | $0.23484 |
| 720p | $0.52668 |

## Volume pricing and access

Customers with existing production volume may qualify for materially lower
account-specific rates. Send the exact model and current monthly usage through
[CheapAIAPI contact](https://cheapaiapi.org/contact). API keys are issued after
account approval. Once connected, authenticated `GET /v1/models` is the source
of truth for the models and prices enabled for that account.

## Production capacity

Standard image workloads have been stable at a sustained submission rate of
8 generation requests per
second. This is a stable operating baseline, not a universal hard rate limit
for every model or modality. For higher sustained throughput or burst traffic,
send the model mix, average and peak RPS, and monthly image generations,
input/output tokens, or video output seconds through
[CheapAIAPI contact](https://cheapaiapi.org/contact).

## Machine-readable catalog

- [Starting prices as JSON](https://cheapaiapi.org/pricing.json)
- [Public models and pricing](https://cheapaiapi.org/models/)
- [Authenticated account-specific catalog](https://cheapaiapi.org/v1/models)