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 | FLUX 3 Image Klein | Black Forest Labs | 1 credit | Image |
| 2 | HiDream O1 Image | HiDream | 1 credit | Image |
| 3 | Wan 2.6 Text to Image | Wan | 1 credit | Image |
| 4 | Qwen Image Edit 2511 | Qwen | 1 credit | Image |
| 5 | Flux 2 Flash | Flux | 1 credit | Image |
| 6 | PrunaAI P-Video | PrunaAI | 2-32 credits | Video |
| 7 | Seedance Image to Video | ByteDance | 2-47 credits | Video |
| 8 | Suno Sounds V6 | Suno | 2 credits | Audio |
| 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 | Wan 3.0 Text to Video | Wan | 4-120 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 — FLUX 3 Image Klein (Black Forest Labs) costs 1 credit and sits at #22 in text to image on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 1K. Content type: Image.
#2 — HiDream O1 Image (HiDream) costs 1 credit and sits at #39 in text to image on Versely's live model rankings. Content type: Image.
#3 — Wan 2.6 Text to Image (Wan) costs 1 credit, discounted from a headline 3 and sits at #41 in text to image on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 4K. Content type: Image.
#4 — Qwen Image Edit 2511 (Qwen) costs 1 credit, discounted from a headline 3 and sits at #52 in edit image on Versely's live model rankings. Content type: Image.
#5 — Flux 2 Flash (Flux) costs 1 credit and sits at #54 in text to 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?+
FLUX 3 Image Klein by Black Forest Labs 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. FLUX 3 Image Klein costs 1 credit and sits at #22 in text to 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 15 providers.
Is the top-ranked model also the cheapest?+
Yes — FLUX 3 Image Klein is both the top entry and the cheapest option here, at 1 credit.
Do all of these models hold a Versely leaderboard position?+
7 of the 18 models here hold a position on at least one Versely leaderboard; the remaining 11 are unranked and listed afterward, cheapest complete job first.
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