A cheaper fal.ai alternative for video. Seedance up to 37% below fal.ai.

12 video models, Seedance, Kling, Veo, Wan and more, through one OpenAI-style endpoint. Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast and Seedance 2.0 Mini run 31–37% below fal.ai's price at the same resolution, and every video is charged only once it's delivered.

Video models
12
From, per second
$0.021
Seedance below fal.ai
31–37%
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Prices

Video on Zurelay. Live, side by side.

Each video model's price per second, beside fal.ai's price for the same second, or the lab's own where fal.ai isn't the comparison.

Video on Zurelay. Media models
ModelMakesPriceCompared withYou save
Seedance 2.5seedance-2.5480p–1080p, 4 to 30 seconds
from $0.135
per second
$0.2149
fal.ai, 480p
37%off
Seedance 2.0seedance-2.0480p–4K, 4 to 15 seconds
from $0.097
per second
$0.1406
fal.ai, 480p
31%off
Seedance 2.0 Fastseedance-2.0-fast480p–720p, 4 to 15 seconds
from $0.074
per second
$0.1125
fal.ai, 480p
34%off
Seedance 2.0 Miniseedance-2.0-mini480p–720p, 4 to 15 seconds
from $0.047
per second
$0.0703
fal.ai, 480p
33%off
Gemini Omni Flashgemini-omni-flash360p–4K, 4 to 10 seconds
from $0.042
per second
$0.1014
Google, 720p
59%off
Kling 3.0kling-3.0720p–1080p, 3 to 15 seconds
from $0.125
per second
——
Wan 3.0wan-3.0480p–1080p, 2 to 30 seconds
from $0.05
per second
——
Veo 3.1 Fastveo-3.1-fast720p, 8 seconds
from $0.025
per second
$0.10
Google, 720p
75%off
Grok Imagine Video 1.5grok-imagine-video-1.5480p–720p, 1 to 15 seconds
from $0.071
per second
$0.08
xAI, 480p
11%off
Vidu Q3 Turbovidu-q3-turbo540p–1080p, 1 to 16 seconds
from $0.03
per second
$0.035
Vidu, 540p
14%off
PixVerse V6pixverse-v6360p–1080p, 1 to 15 seconds
from $0.021
per second
$0.035
PixVerse, 360p
14%off
MiniMax H3minimax-h3768p–2K, 4 to 15 seconds
from $0.065
per second
$0.08
MiniMax, 768p
19%off

Prices in US dollars, live from the catalog. Video is compared with fal.ai's price, or the lab's own where it sells video, per second at the resolution shown. Each model's own page has every price it charges.

Why teams switch

  • Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast and Seedance 2.0 Mini 31–37% below fal.ai's price per second.
  • Charged only when a video is delivered: failed generations cost nothing.
  • One endpoint for every video model: prompts, first and last frames, reference images, and webhooks when a video is ready.
  • One key and one balance for video, images and chat models like Claude and GPT.
  • Prepaid credit from $10, with no subscription or minimum spend.

When fal.ai is the better choice

  • You need a model Zurelay doesn't carry: fal.ai has a far larger catalog of image, video and audio models.
  • You run your own or fine-tuned models on serverless GPUs.
  • You've built on fal.ai's own client libraries and queue, and switching isn't worth the saving for your volume.

Switching

Change the base URL. Keep your code.

Start a video with POST /v1/videos, then poll it or wait for a webhook. Prices, lengths and resolutions for each model are on the AI video API page.

The video guide covers frames, reference images and sound.

video.py
import os, time, requests
API = "https://api.zurelay.com/v1"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['ZURELAY_API_KEY']}"}
job = requests.post(f"{API}/videos", headers=HEADERS, json={
    "model": "seedance-2.0",
    "prompt": "A paper boat drifting down a rain-soaked street at night",
    "seconds": 5,
    "resolution": "720p",
}).json()
while job["status"] in ("queued", "in_progress"):
    time.sleep(10)
    job = requests.get(f"{API}/videos/{job['id']}", headers=HEADERS).json()
video = requests.get(f"{API}/videos/{job['id']}/content", headers=HEADERS)
open("boat.mp4", "wb").write(video.content)

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Which models are cheaper than on fal.ai?

Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast and Seedance 2.0 Mini cost 31–37% less per second than on fal.ai at the same resolution. Other video models here are compared with their own lab's price, which the table shows.

Am I charged for failed videos?

No. A video is charged only once it's delivered. If a generation fails, it costs nothing.

How does the API work?

POST /v1/videos with a model ID and a prompt, plus first and last frames or reference images where the model takes them, returns the video's ID at once. Poll GET /v1/videos/{id}, or have Zurelay call your webhook, then download the MP4 from GET /v1/videos/{id}/content.

Can I make images too?

Yes. The same key makes images with Nano Banana, GPT Image and Grok Imagine through OpenAI's images endpoints, and runs chat models like Claude and GPT.

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