AI Image & Video Generation Cost Estimator
Estimate API costs for Midjourney, DALL-E 3, Stable Diffusion XL, Runway Gen-3 & Luma Dream Machine.
AI Image & Video Generation Cost Estimator
Calculate API credit spend for Midjourney, DALL-E 3, SDXL, Runway Gen-3 & Luma Dream Machine.
⚙️ Generative Media Inputs
🖼️ AI Image Generation
📹 AI Video Generation
📊 Cost Breakdown
What is the AI Image & Video Generation Cost Estimator?
The AI Image & Video Generation Cost Estimator helps creative agencies, media teams, and AI developers calculate monthly credit spend for generative image and video APIs.
Generative media APIs vary widely in pricing depending on resolution (1024x1024 vs 4K), sampling step count, and execution GPU seconds:
- DALL-E 3 (OpenAI): $0.040 per HD image ($0.080 for 1792x1024)
- Stable Diffusion XL (Replicate/Fal): $0.002 to $0.006 per image
- Midjourney API (Third-Party/Fast Hours): ~$0.03 to $0.05 per render
- Runway Gen-3 / Luma Dream Machine: $0.25 to $0.50 per 5-second video clip
This tool calculates your monthly spend based on image generation volume, video generation volume, resolution tiers, and GPU acceleration settings.
How Does the AI Image & Video Generation Cost Estimator Work?
1. Enter Monthly Image Generations — Input total images needed per month (e.g. 5,000 images).
2. Select Image API Model — Choose DALL-E 3 HD, Stable Diffusion XL, or Midjourney.
3. Enter Monthly Video Generations — Input 5-second video clips needed per month (e.g. 200 clips).
4. Select Video API Model — Choose Runway Gen-3 Alpha, Luma Dream Machine, or Kling AI.
5. View Total Monthly Spend & Breakdown — Review itemized media creation costs and recommended plan tiers.
Formula & Calculation Method
1. Monthly Image API Cost:
$$\text{Image Cost} = \text{Monthly Images} \times \text{Per-Image API Rate}$$
2. Monthly Video API Cost:
$$\text{Video Cost} = \text{Monthly Videos} \times \text{Per-Video API Rate}$$
3. Total Monthly Generative Spend:
$$\text{Total Spend} = \text{Image Cost} + \text{Video Cost}$$
Example Calculation
Example: Content Agency generating 2,500 Images and 100 Video Clips per month
- Image Model: DALL-E 3 HD ($0.04/img) → 2,500 × $0.04 = $100/month
- Video Model: Runway Gen-3 ($0.35/video) → 100 × $0.35 = $35/month
- Total Combined Generative Cost: $135/month ($1,620/year)