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# AI Pricing: AI Gateway Pricing

What it actually costs to generate with the models on **AI Gateway** — priced per request, per image, or per second of output, the same units you'd see upstream.

[AI Gateway](https://img.ly/ai-gateway.md)

## Live per-model pricing

Average cost per request across IMG.LY's AI generation gateway, grouped by capability and model.

### Text → Image Models

Generate images from a text prompt. Pricing is typically billed per image or per output megapixel, depending on the model.

| Model | Provider | Avg price / request |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nano Banana 2 | Google | $0.137 |
| Flux 2 | Black Forest Labs | $0.0100 |
| Nano Banana Pro | Google | $0.310 |
| v4.1 Vector | Recraft | $0.085 |
| Flux 2 Klein 9b | Black Forest Labs | $0.0071 |
| Seedream 4.5 | ByteDance | $0.048 |
| Flux 2 Max | Black Forest Labs | $0.100 |

### Image → Image Models

Transform an existing image using a prompt or reference. Most models bill per output image.

| Model | Provider | Avg price / request |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Flux 2 Edit | Black Forest Labs | $0.025 |
| Nano Banana Pro Edit | Google | $0.321 |
| Nano Banana 2 Edit | Google | $0.120 |
| GPT Image 2 Edit | OpenAI | $0.220 |

### Text → Video Models

Generate short video clips from a text prompt. Video models are billed by output unit, per second or per video, depending on the model.

| Model | Provider | Avg price / request |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Veo 3.1 Fast | Google | $1.26 |

### Image → Video Models

Animate a still image into a short clip. Video models are billed by output unit, per second or per video, depending on the model.

| Model | Provider | Avg price / request |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Veo 3.1 Fast I2V | Google | $1.20 |

### Text → Speech Models

Synthesize speech audio from text. Billed per character or per second of output.

| Model | Provider | Avg price / request |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eleven v3 TTS | ElevenLabs | $0.019 |

### Speech → Text Models

Transcribe audio into text. Billed per second of input audio.

| Model | Provider | Avg price / request |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Scribe v2 | ElevenLabs | $0.0099 |

### Text → Text Models

Text completion and reasoning models, billed per input and output token. Costs below are estimates for common editor tasks on a ~30 word paragraph (~45-token).

| Model | Provider | Copy Variant | Translation | Smart Edit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Claude Opus 4.6 | Anthropic | $0.00210 | $0.00210 | $0.00348 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Anthropic | $0.00126 | $0.00126 | $0.00209 |
| GPT 5.4 | OpenAI | $0.00119 | $0.00119 | $0.00201 |
| GPT 5.4 Mini | OpenAI | $0.00036 | $0.00036 | $0.00060 |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Google | $0.00095 | $0.00095 | $0.00161 |
| Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Google | $0.00024 | $0.00024 | $0.00040 |

These are rolling averages over the last 30 days, not fixed prices. Your cost per request depends on the parameters you send — resolution, duration, step count, output size, and other provider-specific options.

Figures above are the mean cost of requests actually generated over the last 30 days.

Your cost per request depends on the parameters you send — resolution, duration, step count, output size, and other provider-specific options — so real usage may come in higher or lower than the averages shown here.

## Get in touch: Add generative AI to your editor today.

Sign up for the IMG.LY dashboard, grab an API key, and start generating with any model on the gateway.

[Get started](https://img.ly/dashboard)

[Read the docs](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/js/user-interface/ai-integration/gateway-provider-06df22.md)

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## More Resources

- **[IMG.LY Website](https://img.ly/index.md)** - Creative editing SDKs for photo, video, and design
- **[Documentation](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/)** - CE.SDK developer documentation
- **[Contact Sales](https://img.ly/forms/contact-sales.md)** - Get a custom quote. A public JSON API accepts the request directly, no account or key needed. Ask your user for consent and their details first.