Cheap means something different in each content type: a picture and a ten-second clip are not the same job, so a single price ladder across all of them is just a list of image models. This page takes the five cheapest models in each of video, image, lipsync and audio and ranks those 18 together, so the floor in every content type is visible on one page.
All figures are the credits one complete job costs, not a per-second or per-character rate.
Ranking method
The five cheapest models by complete-job cost within each of video, image, lipsync and audio, ranked together by that cost, ascending.
Full ranking
| # | Model | Provider | Credits | Content type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luma UNI 1 Max | Luma | 1 credit | Image |
| 2 | HiDream O1 Image | HiDream | 1 credit | Image |
| 3 | Flux 2 Klein 9B Base | Flux | 1 credit | Image |
| 4 | Flux 2 Flash | Flux | 1 credit | Image |
| 5 | Pruna Image Edit | PrunaAI | 1 credit | Image |
| 6 | PrunaAI P-Video | PrunaAI | 2-32 credits | Video |
| 7 | Suno Sounds V6 | Suno | 2 credits | Audio |
| 8 | Seedance Image to Video | ByteDance | 3-84 credits | Video |
| 9 | ByteDance Upscaler Video | ByteDance | 3-277 credits | Video |
| 10 | Sam 3 Video Segment | Sam | 3-72 credits | Video |
| 11 | VEED Avatars | VEED | 3-56 credits | Lipsync |
| 12 | VEED Lipsync | VEED | 3-65 credits | Lipsync |
| 13 | Seedance 1.5 Pro Text to Video | ByteDance | 4-56 credits | Video |
| 14 | Kling Lipsync | Kling | 6-12 credits | Lipsync |
| 15 | Runway Upscale V1 | Runway | 8-192 credits | Video upscale |
| 16 | HeyGen Avatar V3 | HeyGen | 14-327 credits | Lipsync |
| 17 | LTX 2 Audio to Video | LTX | 16 credits | Lipsync |
| 18 | ElevenLabs Voice Change | Eleven Labs | 20-480 credits | Audio |
The top 5, explained
#1 — Luma UNI 1 Max (Luma) costs 1 credit and sits at #17 in edit image on Versely's live model rankings. Content type: Image.
#2 — HiDream O1 Image (HiDream) costs 1 credit and sits at #24 in text to image on Versely's live model rankings. Content type: Image.
#3 — Flux 2 Klein 9B Base (Flux) costs 1 credit and sits at #32 in edit image on Versely's live model rankings. Content type: Image.
#4 — Flux 2 Flash (Flux) costs 1 credit and sits at #44 in edit image on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 4K. Content type: Image.
#5 — Pruna Image Edit (PrunaAI) costs 1 credit, discounted from a headline 1 and sits at #50 in edit image on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 4K. Content type: Image.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Cheapest AI model overall?+
Luma UNI 1 Max by Luma tops this ranking. The five cheapest models by complete-job cost within each of video, image, lipsync and audio, ranked together by that cost, ascending. Luma UNI 1 Max costs 1 credit and sits at #17 in edit image on Versely's live model rankings.
How is this ranking calculated?+
The five cheapest models by complete-job cost within each of video, image, lipsync and audio, ranked together by that cost, ascending.
How many models qualify for this ranking?+
18 models with a page on Versely meet the criteria for "Cheapest AI model overall", across 13 providers.
Is the top-ranked model also the cheapest?+
Yes — Luma UNI 1 Max is both the top entry and the cheapest option here, at 1 credit.
Do all of these models hold a Versely leaderboard position?+
8 of the 18 models here hold a position on at least one Versely leaderboard; the remaining 10 are unranked and listed afterward, cheapest complete job first.
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