WaveSpeedAI Review: API Pricing 2026

WaveSpeedAI is a pay-as-you-go platform and API for 1,000+ image, video and LLM models such as Seedance 2.5 and Kling 4.0. Images start at $0.005 each.

Quick answer: WaveSpeedAI hosts more than 1,000 generative models for image, video, audio, 3D and text behind one API, a web studio, a desktop app and a CLI with MCP support. There is no subscription: you top up credits that never expire and pay per output. Image models start at $0.005 per image, video at $0.03 per second, and new eligible accounts get $1 in free credits. Prices checked on wavespeed.ai/pricing on November 11, 2026.

What WaveSpeedAI does

• Model library: image models like Seedream 5.0, Nano Banana Pro and GPT Image 2.5, and video models like Seedance 2.5, Kling 4.0, Wan 3.0 and Veo 3.1 Fast.
• LLM API: Claude, GPT-6, Gemini, Grok, Kimi and DeepSeek models priced per million tokens.
• Studios: browser tools for image and video generation, AI Cinema Studio and avatars, so you can test models without code.
• Developer tools: REST API, Python and JavaScript SDKs, webhooks, ComfyUI and n8n integrations, plus a CLI and MCP server.
• Price preview: the estimated cost appears on the Run button before you generate, and a pricing endpoint returns it via API.

WaveSpeedAI Pricing (2026)

Model	Type	Starting price	Output per $1
Z-Image Turbo	Image	$0.005 / image	200 images
GPT Image 2.5	Image	$0.01 / image	100 images
Seedream 5.0 Pro	Image	$0.045 / image	22 images
Nano Banana Pro	Image	$0.14 / image	7 images
InfiniteTalk	Video	$0.03 / second	33.3 seconds
Wan 3.0	Video	$0.05 / second	20 seconds
Kling 4.0	Video	$0.157 / second	6.3 seconds
Seedance 2.5	Video	$0.18 / second	5.5 seconds

What a real project costs: starting prices flatter the bill. A 10-second Seedance 2.5 clip costs at least $1.80 and more at higher resolution, so a client video with ten takes runs $18 or more. Images are where WaveSpeedAI is cheap: 100 GPT Image 2.5 drafts cost $1. Account levels also matter, because a single top-up of $1,000 or more moves you to Gold with higher rate limits.

For a similar developer-first model host, compare fal.ai. Our Kling 4 vs Seedance 2.5 test helps you pick a video model, and the Kling 4 review covers that model in depth.

Who WaveSpeedAI is for

Developers and product teams adding image or video generation to an app, agencies that want one bill for many models, and creators who prefer paying per clip over another monthly subscription. Casual users who make a few images a week will find free consumer apps simpler.

Limitations

• Costs add up on video: premium video models charge per second.
• Pricing varies by model: you need to check each model page before big runs.
• Tiny trial: $1 in free credits, and some premium models are excluded.
• No refunds on credits: top-ups stay in your account but cannot be refunded.

WaveSpeedAI is a strong one-stop API if you want the newest image and video models without juggling several provider accounts, and pay-per-use keeps small projects cheap.

Check the per-model price before long video runs, since premium models charge by the second.