AI video pricing compared: what a month of video costs
On KitCut, 10 minutes of finished film a month costs $45 on Pro, and a second costs $0.059 to $0.075 depending on the amount. Below is the cheapest published 1080p price for the same minutes on 11 AI video services, each from its own pricing page on 25 October 2026.
Prices checked 25 October 2026. KitCut's own prices are read from its plans whenever this page is drawn.
A month of video, service by service
The cheapest way to buy each amount of 1080p video in one month, in US dollars, and how it compares with KitCut. Each service's row names the model its cheapest price lands on.
| Service | 10 min | 20 min | 40 min | 80 min | 120 min | 240 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KitCutPro, finished films | $45Pro | $85Pro | $159Pro | $299Pro | $439Pro | $849Pro |
| HiggsfieldKling 3.0 with sound on Higgsfield plans, 1080p | $791.8× KitCut | $1291.5× KitCut | $2501.6× KitCut | $5551.9× KitCut | $8752.0× KitCut | $1,8752.2× KitCut |
| Seedance 2.5Seedance 2.5 on InVideo plans, 1080p | $3106.9× KitCut | $6107.2× KitCut | $1,2007.5× KitCut | $2,3507.9× KitCut | $3,5008.0× KitCut | $6,9508.2× KitCut |
| Veo 3.1Veo 3.1 Fast with sound on Google Cloud API · Veo 3.1 Fast on Google AI plans (Flow), 1080p | $721.6× KitCut | $99.991.2× KitCut | $99.9937% less than KitCut | $99.9967% less than KitCut | $99.9977% less than KitCut | $199.9976% less than KitCut |
| KlingKling 3.0 with sound on Kling app plans, 1080p | $80.961.8× KitCut | $175.962.1× KitCut | $298.991.9× KitCut | $554.991.9× KitCut | $944.992.2× KitCut | $2,004.992.4× KitCut |
| RunwayKling 3.0 Turbo on Runway plans, 1080p | $1052.3× KitCut | $1952.3× KitCut | $3852.4× KitCut | $7752.6× KitCut | $1,1552.6× KitCut | $2,3052.7× KitCut |
| Luma Dream MachineRay3.2 on Dream Machine plans, 1080p | $3006.7× KitCut | $3003.5× KitCut | —* | —* | —* | —* |
| PikaPika 2.5 on Pika plans, 1080p | $851.9× KitCut | $1201.4× KitCut | $2401.5× KitCut | $4801.6× KitCut | $7201.6× KitCut | $1,7302.0× KitCut |
| Hailuo (MiniMax)Hailuo 2.3 on MiniMax API, 1080p | $491.1× KitCut | $981.2× KitCut | $1961.2× KitCut | $3921.3× KitCut | $5881.3× KitCut | $1,1761.4× KitCut |
| Grok ImagineGrok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite on xAI API, 1080p | $841.9× KitCut | $1682.0× KitCut | $3362.1× KitCut | $6722.2× KitCut | $1,0082.3× KitCut | $2,0162.4× KitCut |
| HeyGenVideo Agent on HeyGen plans, 1080p | $491.1× KitCut | $991.2× KitCut | $2401.5× KitCut | $3601.2× KitCut | $460about the same as KitCut | $9001.1× KitCut |
| InVideoKling 3.0 on InVideo plans, 1080p | $1102.4× KitCut | $1601.9× KitCut | $3001.9× KitCut | $5601.9× KitCut | $8201.9× KitCut | $1,6501.9× KitCut |
* No published price buys this much in a month.
Cheaper than KitCut at some amounts: Veo 3.1 (Veo 3.1 Fast on Google AI plans (Flow)) at 40, 80, 120 and 240 minutes.
Each service against KitCut
- Higgsfield vs KitCut10 minutes from $79 a month, against $45
- Seedance 2.5 vs KitCut10 minutes from $310 a month, against $45
- Veo 3.1 vs KitCut10 minutes from $72 a month, against $45
- Kling vs KitCut10 minutes from $80.96 a month, against $45
- Runway vs KitCut10 minutes from $105 a month, against $45
- Luma Dream Machine vs KitCut10 minutes from $300 a month, against $45
- Pika vs KitCut10 minutes from $85 a month, against $45
- Hailuo (MiniMax) vs KitCut10 minutes from $49 a month, against $45
- Grok Imagine vs KitCut10 minutes from $84 a month, against $45
- HeyGen vs KitCut10 minutes from $49 a month, against $45
- InVideo vs KitCut10 minutes from $110 a month, against $45
How we priced it
- List prices from each service's own pricing page on 25 October 2026, in US dollars, billed monthly, after any first-month promotion.
- For each amount (10, 20, 40, 80, 120 and 240 minutes a month), the cheapest way to buy it in one month: the cheapest plan that covers it, or a plan plus the service's own extra-credit packs, or pay-as-you-go API prices. Where no published price buys that much, the table says so.
- Every generated second is counted once: no retakes and no failed takes. A model that makes short clips makes a long video as many clips joined.
- A rate marked estimated is one the service does not print where a logged-out visitor can see it; the note beside it says how it was worked out.
- On KitCut one credit is one second of finished film, a film uses at least 30 credits, and a film that fails gets its credits back. KitCut's seconds are finished films, written, narrated and scored, rather than raw clips.
Questions
What does 10 minutes of AI video a month cost?
At list prices on 25 October 2026, the cheapest 1080p way to buy 10 minutes a month runs from $49 (Hailuo 2.3 on MiniMax API) to $310 (Seedance 2.5 on InVideo plans) across the 11 services compared. On KitCut it is $45 (Pro).
Which is cheapest for 240 minutes a month?
Veo 3.1, at $199.99 (Veo 3.1 Fast on Google AI plans (Flow), AI Ultra 20x). KitCut is $849, the second cheapest of the 11 with a price for that much (Luma Dream Machine publishes none).
How does KitCut charge?
One credit is one second of finished film. Pro costs $45 for 10 minutes a month, up to $849 for 240 minutes ($0.059 to $0.075 a second). A film uses at least 30 credits, and a film that fails gets its credits back.