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Batch Video Generation APITest the look. Price the batch.

Generate product clips, ad variations, and short scenes with the video models that fit each job. Try a model on one clip, check the price for your exact settings, then bring it into your workflow with one GPTProto API key.

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// TEST BEFORE YOU SCALE

See how different video models handle the same prompt.

A good price means little if the motion, text, or subject breaks. Compare sample clips from supported models, then run your own prompt before committing a full batch.

Prompt

A fixed camera on a single traffic light against a plain grey sky. The light starts red, changes to green, and then changes to amber, in that exact order, each colour holding for a clearly visible moment. No other objects, no camera movement, no cuts.

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Seedance 2.0 MiniByteDance$0.0237per second136s
Seedance 2.0 FastByteDance$0.0443per second586s
Wan 3.0Alibaba$0.045per second346s
Kling v3.0 StdKling$0.0672per second133s
Kling Video O1Kling$0.0672per second162s
Seedance 2.0ByteDance$0.0739per second166s
Kling v3.0 ProKling$0.0896per second163s
Wan 2.6Alibaba$0.090per second72s
Seedance 2.5ByteDance$0.113per second137s
Sora 2 ProOpenAI$0.300per second255s
Veo 3.1Google$0.500per run74s
Veo 3.1 FastGoogle$0.500per run74s
// WHY BATCH VIDEO COSTS GET MESSY

The same video idea can have very different costs.

Resolution, duration, audio, and input mode change the price and the request you need to send. Check those details before you queue hundreds of clips.

01

The Same Model Has Thirty Published Prices

Vidu Q2 Pro Fast sells 30 runs. At 540p and 10 seconds one costs $0.096, which is $0.0096 a second. The same model at 1080p for 1 second costs $0.064 — six times the per-second price, for a tenth of the clip.

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02

Every Vendor Wants A Different Request Body

One takes a first frame, one takes reference images, one takes neither. One accepts any length from 3 to 15 seconds; another accepts 6 or 10 and nothing in between. Wiring up vendor two meant rewriting vendor one.

See what one body replaces
03

Duration And Audio Tiers Surface After You Commit

Kling v3.0 Std runs 3 to 15 seconds, and switching sound on multiplies the run by 1.5×. Seedance 1.5 Pro doubles when audio is on. Both facts usually arrive from an error message, halfway through a build.

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// Video rate card

53 Video Models.Compare the Price Per Second.

See what a second of video costs across Kling, Seedance, Wan, Vidu, and more. Compare GPTProto rates with official prices, then check the resolution, duration, and audio setting behind each number before you run a batch.

See what a second of video costs across Kling, Seedance, Wan, Vidu, and more. Compare GPTProto rates with official prices, then check the resolution, duration, and audio setting behind each number before you run a batch.

Per-second pricingResolution tiersAudio options
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ModelPrice: GPTProtovs Officialvs OpenRouterContextModalitiesStabilityAction
Minimax H330% off officialMiniMax
$0.22per 5s clip−30%−34%—→
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Wan 3.010% off officialNewQwen
$0.090per 5s clip−10%−15%—→
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Vidu Q3 Turbo30% off officialVidu
$0.028per 5s clip−30%−34%—→
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Kling v3.0 Pro20% off officialKling
$0.27per 5s clip−20%−24%—→
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Kling v3.0 Std20% off officialKling
$0.20per 5s clip−20%−24%—→
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Kling v2.6 Std20% off officialKling
$0.056per 5s clip−20%−24%—→
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Vidu Q2 Pro Fast30% off officialVidu
$0.021per 5s clip−30%−34%—→
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Seedance 2.0 (Build 260128)5% off officialBytedance
$0.26per 5s clip−5%−10%—→
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Seedance 1.5 Pro (Build 251215)15% off officialBytedance
$0.041per 5s clip−15%−19%—→
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Hailuo 2.3 Standard10% off officialMiniMax
$0.25per 5s clip−10%−15%—→
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// COST ESTIMATE

Find a Starting Budget for Your AI Work

Tell us what you plan to create and how often you expect to use AI. Get a suggested starting balance, then check model pricing for a closer estimate.

01 / What are you mainly running?
02 / How heavy is your monthly usage?

Video and agent workloads burn credits faster — the recommendation adjusts automatically as you switch scenario or usage level.

$500
Video Generation · Regular — every week — Video is the most credit-hungry output — a single generation can cost a few dollars.
Receive $525.00 · +5% bonus credits
2,100+ videos
12,600+ images
84M–168M tokens
You save vs Official$156.25
You save vs OpenRouter$192.34
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// ONE VIDEO WORKFLOW

Spend less time managing video providers.

Test models and compare costs in one place, then use the right one for each job without opening a new billing account every time.

Before
×Five vendors, five keys, five billing formats to reconcile at month end
×Five request bodies — a first frame here, reference images there, a duration enum somewhere else
×Per second on one, per run on the next, and the duration tiers only show up after the render
×Repricing a 300-clip month means rebuilding the spreadsheet
After
✓One key and one balance across 53 video models — 233 models in total
✓One request body — frame_images and input_references keep their names whichever provider sits behind them
✓Per-second and per-run prices on the same card, each labelled with the tier it applies to
✓Reprice the month in the calculator, against the published tier table

The whole migration is one field — same endpoint, same auth header, same polling route.

// RELIABILITY

When a batch takes hours, job status matters.

Know how jobs are submitted, tracked, and retried. These are the details that keep a video pipeline manageable when a provider is slow or unavailable.

01

Route new jobs around an outage.

For models with eligible backup routes, new requests can be directed to another available channel. Check the job result before retrying any request that was already submitted.

02

Keep a clear status for every render.

Track pending, completed, and failed jobs so your application can decide what to retry and what to deliver. Available status behavior depends on the selected model endpoint.

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03

Monitor the routes you depend on.

Use the status information and support channels available for your model to spot failures and respond before a large queue piles up.

// CLIP COST CALCULATOR

Know the cost of the whole batch before you run it.

Choose a model, configure the clip, and enter how many videos you plan to make. Compare that estimated total with the official rate for the same settings.

Video · per 5s clip
clips / mo
$126
saved per year vs MiniMax & OpenRouter (est.)
YEARMODAY
MiniMax$384$32.00$1.05
OpenRouter (est.)$405$33.76$1.11
GPTProto$269$22.40$0.74
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// WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

How teams use GPTProto for video work.

From testing models to fitting video generation into an existing production workflow.

BL
Blogstra
Reddit · r/Bloggers
#Routing

For a team already juggling DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen, or other providers, a shared routing layer can be reasonable if it removes duplicated work and the fallback behavior is tested. GPTProto is one implementation of this approach.

KK
K
X (Twitter) · @ChillaiKalan__
#Cost

I've been testing GPTProto recently, and it's honestly made my creative workflow much simpler. Instead of paying for multiple subscriptions, I can access several leading AI models from one place.

SNSanskriti Naruka
Sanskriti Naruka
X (Twitter) · @snskritinaruka
#Video

I turned this single prompt into a cinematic fantasy video using GPTProto. "Continuous 15-second cinematic shot, 4K resolution, hyper-realistic dark fantasy photorealism…"

CFCaden Flux
Caden Flux
X (Twitter) · @Caden_Flux
#Video

I challenged myself to create a cinematic AI cooking short in just 15 seconds. I used GPTProto to bring the entire workflow together, from image generation to video, all in one place.

ZZara
Zara
X (Twitter) · @ZaraIrahh
#Creative

Made with Seedance 2.0 + GPT Image 2 on GPTProto. A Pixar-style commercial with the perfect glow.

MO
Many-Operation2625
Reddit · r/LLMDevs
#Integration

What worked for me was pointing the cloud connections at GPTProto so the frontend only sees one endpoint and I just change the model name to swap. I am not rebuilding a connection from scratch every time.

// Pricing

Pay for the video jobs you run.

Choose a top-up amount, then select a model and configuration. You can see the applicable billing unit and price before submitting a clip.

$15
Straight credit · no bonus

Enough for a first pass of short clips — enough to put a real invoice next to the spreadsheet. Top up $20+ anytime to unlock bonus credits.

Max Savings · +6%
$1,000
+6% bonus credits

For pipelines already rendering daily. Bonus credits spend at these same discounted rates, so the bonus deepens the discount instead of sitting off to the side.

Running 100M tokens/month on Minimax H3? At GPTProto pricing, that’s roughly $115 saved per year vs official pricing — before bonus credits.
// FAQ

Straight Questions.Straight Answers.

Short answers, no sales talk. Every one of these is something a team wiring video generation into a pipeline has actually asked.

01Can I use this API for bulk video generation?+

Yes. You can build a workflow that submits and tracks many video generation jobs using supported models. Check the API documentation for the submission method, concurrency limits, and status flow of the model you choose. A "batch" does not automatically mean hundreds of clips in one request.

02Is video generation billed per second or per run?+

It depends on the model and configuration. Some tiers are quoted by generated second; others are charged per job or output. Open the model's rate card to see the billing unit, supported settings, and estimated cost for your clip.

03Why does the catalog price differ from the price in this estimate?+

A catalog "from" price may refer to a shorter clip or a different resolution, mode, or audio setting. The calculator uses the configuration selected here. Always compare the same configuration on both sides.

04Do I need a separate API key for every video model?+

No. A GPTProto API key gives you access to eligible models in your account. Models can still require different input fields or offer different generation modes, so use the selected model's request example.

05Can I generate from a product image or reference frame?+

Yes, with models that support image-to-video or reference inputs. Select the mode first: image requirements, number of references, aspect ratio, and allowed duration vary by model.

06Can I estimate the cost before I submit hundreds of clips?+

Yes. Choose a model and supported settings, then enter the planned number of clips in the calculator. The figure is an estimate; final charges can change with the actual configuration, live rates, and any retries.

07What happens if a video job fails?+

Check the task status and error response for the selected model. A failed or interrupted in-flight render should not be assumed to resume automatically on another provider. Follow the documented retry and billing behavior before resubmitting.

08Can I switch models without rebuilding my entire pipeline?+

You can keep one GPTProto account and compare models in the same catalog. When switching, review the new model's supported modes, request fields, duration options, pricing, and task-status method. Some application-level changes may still be needed.

// Reference

Need help with video APIs?Start with these guides.

Learn how to submit your first video request, compare Seedance, Kling, Wan, and Vidu, and work out what a finished clip will cost.

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// Get started

Use the video models you want.Know the cost before you scale.

Get reliable access to 200+ AI models with GPTProto’s all-in-one AI API. Transparent pricing, dependable connections, and one account for your everyday AI work.

  • ✓53 video models
  • ✓One request body
  • ✓Every tier on one card
  • ✓10–30% below official
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