How much does the Ray 3.2 API cost? $0.2145 per 5-second 540p clip

Ray 3.2 is billed per clip, and text-to-video costs the same as image-to-video: 5 seconds at 540p is $0.2145, 720p is $0.429, and 1080p is $1.7145; 10 seconds is available only for text-to-video, at $0.643 for 540p, $1.286 for 720p, and $5.143 for 1080p. $10 runs about 46 clips of 5-second 540p, enough to nail down the motion for a whole set of shots.

Ray 3.2 is now live on HiAPI. Open the text-to-video model page to generate directly; new users get 200 credits on sign-up.

How much does one Ray 3.2 video cost?

Duration	540p	720p	1080p
5 seconds	$0.2145 (429 credits)	$0.429 (858 credits)	$1.7145 (3429 credits)
10 seconds	$0.643 (1286 credits)	$1.286 (2572 credits)	$5.143 (10286 credits)

Image-to-video is fixed at 5 seconds, and the price matches the 5-second text-to-video tier. You are billed per successful generation, and failures are refunded automatically; adding a first frame or last frame costs nothing extra; 9:16, 21:9, and 16:9 are all the same price, so aspect ratio does not affect the bill.

Credits and dollars convert at 2000 credits = $1. The model page shows credits, and billing is charged in dollars: one 5-second 540p clip is 429 credits, 5-second 720p is 858 credits, and 10-second 1080p is 10286 credits.

First-test cost: $10 runs about 46 clips of 5-second 540p, or about 23 clips at 720p, or about 5 clips at 1080p; 10-second 720p runs about 7 clips, and 10-second 1080p about 1 clip. Go to the model page and run your first one →

Slow cinematic dolly-in toward a lone lighthouse keeper standing on a weathered iron balcony, salt spray drifting across the frame. Overcast dawn light, cool blue-grey tones, soft diffused shadows. The camera glides forward at a steady, patient pace, compressing the distance as gulls cross the background. Anamorphic lens look, shallow depth of field, gentle film grain. Negative: no text, no logos, no warping hands, no abrupt cuts.

Generate with this prompt →, set the aspect ratio to 21:9, and this clip costs $0.2145.

How do you work out a monthly budget?

Clip count × unit price is the bill. The table below works through the common tiers:

Clips per month	5s 540p	5s 720p	5s 1080p	10s 720p
100 clips	$21.45	$42.9	$171.45	$128.6
1,000 clips	$214.5	$429	$1,714.5	$1,286
10,000 clips	$2,145	$4,290	$17,145	$12,860

Producing 1,000 vertical short videos a month entirely at 5-second 540p costs $214.5; the same volume at 720p costs $429. 10-second 1080p is not suited to batch runs: 1,000 clips would cost $5,143, so lock down the motion at a smaller tier before rendering.

If each final clip takes two runs on average before you pick one, budget for two runs: 1,000 usable final clips means 2,000 generations, which at 5-second 540p is $429. Figure out your pass rate first, then decide whether to raise the resolution; that is more controllable than going straight to 1080p.

How do you choose the tier that saves the most?

• Use 5-second 540p to test motion. One clip is $0.2145, so $10 is about 46 clips. Camera direction, subject motion, and lighting mood all get settled at this tier.
• Upgrade to 720p once the cut is final. One clip is $0.429, so $10 is about 23 clips. 720p output is 1280×720, which is enough for landscape publishing.
• Save 1080p for the final render. One clip is $1.7145, so $10 is about 5 clips. A 10-second 1080p clip is $5.143, so confirm the 5-second version first, then upgrade.
• Decide aspect ratio and resolution separately. 9:16 does not affect the price; only going from 540p to 720p doubles it. Settle the aspect ratio first, then decide the resolution.
• Lock the first frame first for image-to-video. The aspect ratio matches the first frame automatically, the duration is fixed at 5 seconds, and the three tiers cost the same as the 5-second text-to-video tiers. Adding a last frame costs no extra.
• Submit each task only once. Every POST creates a new task and is billed separately; save the taskId first and deduplicate before retrying.
• Submit batch tasks concurrently first. Save every taskId, then poll them together; the whole batch finishes at roughly the time of the slowest clip, so you do not have to wait one by one.

How much cheaper is it than Runway Gen-4.5?

Runway Gen-4.5 bills both pipelines by the second at $0.1715/second: $0.8575 for 5 seconds, $1.372 for 8 seconds, and $1.715 for 10 seconds, with the resolution fixed at 720p. The comparison for the same clip lengths is below:

Clip length	Ray 3.2 540p	Ray 3.2 720p	Ray 3.2 1080p	Runway Gen-4.5
5 seconds	$0.2145	$0.429	$1.7145	$0.8575
10 seconds	$0.643	$1.286	$5.143	$1.715

• 5-second 540p: Ray 3.2 costs 25% of Runway, saving 75%; $10 runs about 46 clips on Ray 3.2 versus about 11 on Runway.
• 5-second 720p: Ray 3.2 is exactly half of Runway.
• 1080p: Ray 3.2's 5-second 1080p is 2× Runway, and 10-second 1080p is 3×; Runway has no 1080p. 21:9 is available only in Ray 3.2 text-to-video, while 1:1, 4:3, and 3:4 require Runway image-to-video. The extra money pays for resolution and aspect ratio.

To squeeze the per-clip cost and batch out vertical assets, use Ray 3.2 at 540p or 720p; if you need a fixed 720p with 5/8/10-second options, consider Runway Gen-4.5. For a side-by-side of the two on the same prompt, see Ray 3.2 vs Runway Gen-4.5.

FAQ

Can new users run one clip for free? Sign-up comes with 200 credits; one 5-second 540p clip deducts 429 credits, so you can generate after topping up.

Is image-to-video more expensive than text-to-video? No. Image-to-video is fixed at 5 seconds and costs the same as the 5-second text-to-video tier: $0.2145 at 540p, $0.429 at 720p, and $1.7145 at 1080p.

Why is 10 seconds three times as expensive? At the same resolution, 10 seconds is about 3× the 5-second price: 5-second 540p is $0.2145 and 10-second 540p is $0.643; 5-second 720p is $0.429 and 10-second 720p is $1.286.

Does adding a last frame cost extra? No. end_image_url does not affect the price; you are billed per clip at the chosen resolution.

Am I charged if generation fails? No. The amount pre-charged for a failed task is refunded in full automatically.

Generate your first clip now

Spend $0.2145 to run one 5-second 540p clip first; once you are happy with the motion and composition, upgrade only the final render to 720p or 1080p. Open the model page; the lighthouse prompt is already filled in →

Ray 3.2 series articles

• Ray 3.2 text-to-video model page: generate online and see real examples
• Ray 3.2 image-to-video model page: first frame, last frame, and vertical examples
• How do you use the Ray 3.2 API? Run your first video in 5 minutes
• Ray 3.2 vs Runway Gen-4.5: how to choose between text-to-video and image-to-video
• The Ray 3.2 prompt collection: 5 text-to-video and 3 image-to-video examples