VideoGen Guide

How we compare AI video pricing

Where the numbers come from

Only from each tool’s own pages: pricing pages, help-center articles, developer docs and terms of service. We do not copy numbers from comparison sites, resellers or review blogs. Each figure links to its source and shows the date we checked it. If a page can only be read through a search engine’s copy (for example, because it does not load without an account), we mark the source with an asterisk.

We do not log in to tools or buy plans to read prices. Anything shown only after sign-in is marked as unclear.

Cost per 10 seconds

Our reference clip is 10 seconds at 720p (or the closest resolution the model offers) using the tool’s default or recommended video model, with audio if the model always generates it. We price it from the cheapest monthly paid plan that can use that model:

  1. price per credit = monthly price ÷ monthly credits;
  2. cost per 10 seconds = credits needed for 10 seconds × price per credit.

When a vendor prices fixed-length clips (for example 5 or 8 seconds), we pro-rate to 10 seconds and say so. When a vendor publishes its own dollars-per-second estimate, we use it and label it. Each tool page shows the exact math and the model it refers to. Annual billing is usually cheaper; the plan tables show both. If the credit cost is only visible after signing in, or the plan is not credit-based, we show “Not published”.

Free plan, watermark and commercial use

We read the pricing page and the terms. “Yes” or “No” means an official page says so; “Unclear” means we could not find a clear statement. Temporary promotions are noted with their end date and are not treated as the regular price.

How recommendations work

Each recommendation page has a filter (for example “has a free plan”) and a list of weighted factors such as cost per 10 seconds, free-plan watermark, commercial rights, audio, clip length, resolution and API access. Every factor scores 0 to 1 and is multiplied by its weight; facts we could not confirm score 0. The weights are printed on each page, and the ranking updates automatically when the data changes. Comparison pages list, for each pair, where one tool beats the other on the published facts.

What we do not do

We do not run our own generation tests or rate output quality, and we do not republish ratings from other websites. For quality, look at public model leaderboards and try the free plans yourself.

Independence

VideoGen Guide is an independent comparison site. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of the tools it lists, and it is not related to the VideoGen product at videogen.io.

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