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Cost per second is the most important economic metric for AI video production at scale. Current API pricing ranges from $0.017/second (Hailuo, lowest) to $0.75/second (Veo Standard tier, highest). For comparison: Runway Gen-4 costs approximately $0.12/second, Kling 2.6 costs $0.07/second, and LTX Video costs $0.05/second. These costs add up quickly at scale. A 30-second brand video that requires 100 generation attempts to get the right clips costs $210 at Runway rates versus $119 at Kling rates versus $28.90 at Hailuo rates. Understanding cost per second is essential for pricing production services and estimating project budgets.
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