fal vs WaveSpeed: AI media generation pricing compared
Updated 2026-11-10 · listed A to Z, not ranked
fal is a generative media platform: hosted model APIs for video, image, audio and 3D, plus serverless GPUs for your own apps. You pay for what you use.
WaveSpeed AI is a pay-per-use API for image, video and language models. Eligible new accounts get $1 in free credits.
Listed A to Z, from fal.ai and wavespeed.ai. Every figure below is quoted from those pages.
- Main price table
- B300, GB200, B200, H200, H100, RTX PRO 6000
- Free option
- None in the published plan table
- Published prices
- GPUs as low as $2.49/h for H100 (list $4.50/h); model APIs billed per output, e.g. FLUX.1 schnell $0.003 per megapixel.
- Main price table
- Seedream 5.0 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2, GPT Image 2.5, Z-Image Turbo, Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0, Wan 3.0, Kling 4.0, Veo 3.1 Fast, InfiniteTalk
- Free option
- None in the published plan table
- Published prices
- Pay per use, $1 free credits for eligible new accounts; images from $0.005, video from $0.03/second.
How we checked: Prices quoted from each official pricing page: fal checked Nov 10, 2026, WaveSpeed checked Nov 10, 2026. Taxes, usage overages and promotions can change what you pay; confirm with each provider before you buy.
How they compare
- Main price table. fal lists 6 entries (B300, GB200, B200, H200, H100, RTX PRO 6000); WaveSpeed lists 11 (Seedream 5.0 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2, GPT Image 2.5, Z-Image Turbo, Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0, Wan 3.0, Kling 4.0, Veo 3.1 Fast, InfiniteTalk).
- Free option. fal: none in the published plan table. WaveSpeed: none in the published plan table.
- How prices are quoted. fal: “Serverless GPU pricing”. WaveSpeed: “Image and video models (starting prices)”.
fal plans and prices
| GPU | VRAM | List price | As low as |
|---|---|---|---|
| B300 | 288 GB | $12.99/h | $5.99/h |
| GB200 | 192 GB | $9.99/h | $5.89/h |
| B200 | 192 GB | $7.99/h | $5.49/h |
| H200 | 141 GB | $6.00/h | $2.99/h |
| H100 | 80 GB | $4.50/h | $2.49/h |
| RTX PRO 6000 | 96 GB | $4.00/h | $1.99/h |
| Model | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Kling Video v3 Text to Video [Pro] | second | $0.14 |
| Kling Video (v2.5 Turbo Pro, image to video) | second | $0.07 |
| MiniMax H3 Max Text to Video | second | $0.03 |
| Seedance 2 Image to Video | 1000 tokens | $0.014 |
| Nano Banana Pro | image | $0.15 |
| Nano Banana 2 | image | $0.08 |
| FLUX.1 [schnell] | megapixel | $0.003 |
| ElevenLabs TTS Multilingual v2 | 1000 characters | $0.1 |
| xAI Text to Speech | 1000 characters | $0.015 |
fal lists many more models. Image prices are normalized to 1MP and higher resolutions are priced proportionally; some models use GPU-based pricing.
From fal.ai, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: fal pricing.
WaveSpeed plans and prices
| Model | Starting price | Output per $1 |
|---|---|---|
| Seedream 5.0 Pro | $0.045/image | 22 images |
| Nano Banana Pro | $0.14/image | 7 images |
| Nano Banana 2 | $0.045/image | 22 images |
| GPT Image 2.5 | $0.01/image | 100 images |
| Z-Image Turbo | $0.005/image | 200 images |
| Seedance 2.5 | $0.18/second | 5.5 seconds |
| Seedance 2.0 | $0.12/second | 8.3 seconds |
| Wan 3.0 | $0.05/second | 20 seconds |
| Kling 4.0 | $0.157/second | 6.3 seconds |
| Veo 3.1 Fast | $0.10/second | 10 seconds |
| InfiniteTalk | $0.03/second | 33.3 seconds |
Starting prices are list prices at the lowest resolution or quality; actual cost depends on resolution, duration and other parameters.
| Model | Context | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 5 | 1M | $2/M | $10/M |
| GPT-6 Sol | 1.05M | $2/M | $10/M |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1.05M | $0.1/M | $0.5/M |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 1M | $1.5/M | $7.5/M |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | 1M | $0.15/M | $0.6/M |
From wavespeed.ai, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: WaveSpeed pricing.
FAQ
How much does fal cost?
GPUs as low as $2.49/h for H100 (list $4.50/h); model APIs billed per output, e.g. FLUX.1 schnell $0.003 per megapixel. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
How much does WaveSpeed cost?
Pay per use, $1 free credits for eligible new accounts; images from $0.005, video from $0.03/second. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
Do fal and WaveSpeed have a free option?
fal: none in the published plan table. WaveSpeed: none in the published plan table.
Which is better, fal or WaveSpeed?
We do not pick a winner. The two price and package their products differently; the tables above quote each official pricing page so you can match a plan to your own usage.
Where do these prices come from?
Each vendor's own pricing page: fal.ai (checked Nov 10, 2026) and wavespeed.ai (checked Nov 10, 2026). Prices change; confirm on the vendor's page before you buy.
Sources (official pages, read 2026-11-10)
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