Guides to AI video and image APIs
How to call the major video and image models through one API key: what each model is good at, what it costs per second or per image, and requests you can run today.
The best AI video generation API in 2026: how to choose
How to choose an AI video generation API in 2026: Seedance, Veo, Kling, Wan, Hailuo and Grok Imagine compared on length, resolution, sound and price.
One API for every AI video model
Call Seedance, Veo, Kling, Wan and the major image models with one API key, one request format and one prepaid balance, with automatic route fallback.
Seedance 2.0 API: pricing, parameters and working code
How to call ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 through one API: inputs, resolutions, durations, per-second prices and working cURL, Python and Node.js requests.
Seedance 2.5 API: 30-second clips, pricing and code
Call Seedance 2.5 through one API: clips up to 30 seconds, up to 30 reference images, video to video, per-second prices and working code samples.
Veo 3.1 API pricing: Veo 3.1, Fast and Lite compared
What Veo 3.1, Veo 3.1 Fast and Veo 3.1 Lite cost per second through one API, with and without sound, plus working cURL, Python and Node.js requests.
Kling 3.0 API: pricing, sound and working code
Call Kuaishou's Kling 3.0 through one API: per-second prices with and without sound, the Omni, Turbo and Motion Control variants, and working code.
Wan 3.0 API: 30-second clips, pricing and code
Call Alibaba's Wan 3.0 and Wan 3.0 Prime through one API: clips from 2 to 30 seconds, five input modes, per-second prices and working code samples.
Text to video vs image to video: the five API modes explained
Text to video, image to video, first and last frames, reference images and video to video: what each API mode does, when to use it, and example requests.
Nano Banana Pro API: price per image and working code
Call Google's Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) through one API: price per image at 1K, 2K and 4K, up to 14 input images, and working code.
GPT Image 2 API: pricing, sizes and working code
Call OpenAI's GPT Image 2 through one API: price per image at 1K, 2K and 4K, nine aspect ratios, up to 16 input images, and working code samples.