# CheapestAIVideo

> AI video generator comparison for 2026. See the cheapest AI video generator by published cost per 10 seconds, then generate a clip with credits. October 19, 2026. 'unverified' = could not be confirmed on an official page; third-party values kept only with explicit notes. Prices exclude tax; promo first-month prices noted separately.

Prices on this site come from a checked snapshot. Unverified values are labeled. Missing values are “not published”. The site does not invent vendor prices and does not rank picture quality.

Prices are in US dollars.

## Direct answers

The cheapest AI video generator per 10 seconds in the October 19, 2026 snapshot is Midjourney Video at $0.20 (Basic $10/200 GPU min; verified).

The lowest single monthly price in the October 19, 2026 snapshot is Google Veo / Omni Flash Google AI Plus at $4.99 (partially verified). The lowest verified monthly price is $10.00, shared by Midjourney Video Basic at $10.00; Pika Starter at $10.00; PixVerse Standard at $10.00.

The lowest published API cost per 10 seconds in the October 19, 2026 snapshot is Grok Imagine at $0.30 (API; verified). Other API rates are quoted per second on each tool page and are not converted further here.

OpenAI discontinued the Sora app on April 26, 2026 and removed the Videos API on September 24, 2026. Sora has no current price. The lowest published cost per 10 seconds among still-active tools is Midjourney Video at $0.20 (Basic $10/200 GPU min; verified). Nothing in the checked sources names an official replacement.

## Pages

- [Cheapest AI Video Generator (2026)](https://cheapestaivideo.com/): cheapest published generator and a generate box
- [AI Video Generator Cost per 10 Seconds (2026)](https://cheapestaivideo.com/cost-per-10-seconds): sortable price table, filters, price-change log
- [Sora Alternatives After the Shutdown](https://cheapestaivideo.com/sora-alternatives): shutdown dates and ranked active tools
- [AI Video Generator Comparison (2026)](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools): one page per tool
- [Generate an AI video](https://cheapestaivideo.com/generate): on-site generation priced in CheapestAIVideo credits
- [CheapestAIVideo credit pricing](https://cheapestaivideo.com/pricing): CheapestAIVideo credit packs
- [Acceptable use](https://cheapestaivideo.com/acceptable-use): no face-swap, deepfake, or celebrity likeness
- [FAQ](https://cheapestaivideo.com/faq)

## Tools

- [Google Veo / Omni Flash](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/google-veo-omni): active; cost/10s $0.37 (partial)
- [Runway](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/runway): active; cost/10s $2.88 (yes)
- [Kling AI](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/kling): active; cost/10s $1.50 (no (credit rate unverified))
- [Luma](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/luma): active; cost/10s $0.90 (yes)
- [Pika](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/pika): active; cost/10s $2.71 (yes)
- [Hailuo](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/hailuo): active; cost/10s $0.74 (yes (per-second rate official; plan price unverified))
- [Seedance (Dreamina)](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/seedance-dreamina): active; cost/10s $0.79 (yes (promo-period rate))
- [Vidu](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/vidu): active; cost/10s not published (no)
- [Wan](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/wan): active; cost/10s $0.83 (yes (API))
- [Higgsfield](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/higgsfield): active; cost/10s not published (no)
- [PixVerse](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/pixverse): active; cost/10s not published (no)
- [Grok Imagine](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/grok-imagine): active; cost/10s $0.30 (yes (API))
- [Midjourney Video](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/midjourney-video): active; cost/10s $0.20 (yes)
- [LTX Studio](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/ltx-studio): active; cost/10s not published (no)
- [Adobe Firefly](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/adobe-firefly): active; cost/10s not published (no)
- [OpenAI Sora](https://cheapestaivideo.com/tools/openai-sora): discontinued; cost/10s not published (n/a)

## Comparisons

- [Kling vs Seedance](https://cheapestaivideo.com/compare/kling-vs-seedance)
- [Veo vs Kling](https://cheapestaivideo.com/compare/veo-vs-kling)
- [Runway vs Higgsfield](https://cheapestaivideo.com/compare/runway-vs-higgsfield)
- [Hailuo vs Kling](https://cheapestaivideo.com/compare/hailuo-vs-kling)
- [Kling vs Runway](https://cheapestaivideo.com/compare/kling-vs-runway)
- [Kling vs Higgsfield](https://cheapestaivideo.com/compare/kling-vs-higgsfield)
- [Seedance vs Wan](https://cheapestaivideo.com/compare/seedance-vs-wan)
- [Veo vs Seedance](https://cheapestaivideo.com/compare/veo-vs-seedance)