HunyuanVideo 1.5 API Pricing
Tencent's lightweight 8.3B-parameter open video model generating up to 121 frames (~5 seconds) with strong motion coherence and text interpretation at 480p or 720p. Optimized for fast, cost-efficient inference on consumer-grade GPUs; available via fal, WaveSpeed, Novita, and other resellers with per-second billing. Tracked across 2 providers · 5 price points · billed per-second — all normalized to cost per second.
HunyuanVideo 1.5 pricing — quick facts
- Cheapest verified rate: $0.040/second on WaveSpeedAI (standard, 720p, audio off) — checked Jul 30, 2026.
- Across 2 providers, HunyuanVideo 1.5 runs $0.020–$0.075/second (3.8× spread).
- A 5-second clip costs $0.20 at the cheapest verified rate, up to $0.38 at the priciest tracked tier.
Bottom line: WaveSpeedAI at $0.040/s is both the cheapest verified and the sensible default choice.
Every HunyuanVideo 1.5 price, by provider
Sorted by normalized $/second. Hover a price for its derivation; every row links to the provider's published source. Range: $0.020–$0.075/s (3.8× spread).
| Provider | Trust | Mode | Tier | Res | Audio | $ / second | 5s clip | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WaveSpeedAICHEAPEST VERIFIEDTry → | medium | Text → Video | standard | 480p | — | $0.020 | $0.10 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| WaveSpeedAI | medium | Text → Video | standard | 720p | — | $0.040 | $0.20 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| WaveSpeedAI | medium | Image → Video | standard | 720p | — | $0.040 | $0.20 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| fal.ai | high | Text → Video | standard | 480p | — | $0.075 | $0.38 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| fal.ai | high | Image → Video | standard | 480p | — | $0.075 | $0.38 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
How each price was normalized (derivations & sources)
- WaveSpeedAI · standard · 480p: WaveSpeed HunyuanVideo 1.5 t2v page: 480p = $0.02/s (cheapest published Hunyuan 1.5 rate anywhere) source ↗
- WaveSpeedAI · standard · 720p: WaveSpeed HunyuanVideo 1.5 t2v page: 720p = $0.04/s (480p = $0.02/s); cheapest verified 720p Hunyuan rate source ↗
- WaveSpeedAI · standard · 720p: WaveSpeed HunyuanVideo 1.5 i2v page: 720p = $0.04/s (480p = $0.02/s) source ↗
- fal.ai · standard · 480p: fal HunyuanVideo 1.5 t2v page: $0.075/s at 480p (fal endpoint is 480p only, up to 121 frames) source ↗
- fal.ai · standard · 480p: fal HunyuanVideo 1.5 i2v page: $0.075/s (480p output) source ↗
What a clip actually costs
At the cheapest verified rate vs the most expensive tracked rate.
| Clip length | Cheapest (WaveSpeedAI) | Most expensive tracked | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 seconds | $0.20 | $0.38 | $0.17 |
| 10 seconds | $0.40 | $0.75 | $0.35 |
| 15 seconds | $0.60 | $1.13 | $0.53 |
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Choosing a HunyuanVideo 1.5 provider
Computed from the live dataset — cheapest first. “+” is why you'd pick it, “−” is why you'd skip it.
WaveSpeedAI medium
- Cheapest verified rate we track: $0.040/s
- Simple per-second billing
fal.ai high
- Verified $0.075/s at 480p
- High-trust production choice
- Simple per-second billing
- 1.9× the cheapest verified rate