料金Pricing
$0.003 per anime image. Pay as you go.
01Images
| Model | Per image | $5 buys | Portrait size | Typical time | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| anime | $0.003 | 1,666 images | 832×1280 | ~4s | Fast and cheap. Best at characters. Your prompt is rewritten into anime-style tags first. |
| ultra | $0.01 | 500 images | 1024×1536 | ~11s | Follows long sentences and renders legible text. |
| ultra-max | $0.02 | 250 images | 1024×1536 | ~12s | Ultra with more care: finer detail, cleaner hands, real typography. |
Portrait, square and landscape cost the same. Only successful generations are charged. A failed one is refunded automatically, and the error tells you why.
02Video
| Resolution | Per second | 5-second clip | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | $0.016 | $0.08 | 5–15s, MP4 with sound |
| 768p | $0.04 | $0.20 | 5–15s, MP4 with sound |
03What will it cost me?
Enter how many images you expect to make in a day.
- Per day
- $0.15
- Per 30 days
- $4.50
- Per year
- $54.75
50 anime images a day at $0.003 each. No plan to pick: you pay for what you generate, and the minimum top-up is $5.
Or start from a budget:
$10≈3,333anime images
- anime
- 3,333
- ultra
- 1,000
- ultra-max
- 500
04How billing works
- Prepaid. Add $5 to $1,000 at a time. It is credited within seconds.
- No subscription and no monthly minimum. If you make nothing this month, you pay nothing this month.
- The balance never expires.
- No rate limits on API keys. Run requests in parallel; the balance is the only cap.
- Pay how you like. Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link, Alipay, Cash App Pay and Amazon Pay, through Stripe.
- Free to try. 3 free anime images on a new account, no card. The homepage demo needs no account at all.
05How the price compares
AnimeAPI is one of the cheapest ways to generate anime images through an API. On 9 November 2026 it had the lowest published per-image price among the anime-specific APIs we could find. These are the ones that publish a per-image price:
| Service | Per image | vs AnimeAPI | How it is priced | What you commit to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnimeAPIanime model | $0.003 | — | $0.003 per image, any orientation | Prepaid from $5, no subscription, balance never expires, 3 free images | animeapi.ai |
| GoEnhanceAnime image API | $0.004 | 1.3× | 0.2 tokens per image, which is $0.004 | Token packs. Asynchronous: submit, then poll | docs.goenhance.ai |
| ModelsLabCommunity anime checkpoints | $0.0047 | 1.6× | $0.0047 per call on the $47/month plan (10,000 calls); $0.0065 on the $21/month plan | Monthly subscription required | modelslab.com |
| VeniceAnime image model | $0.01 | 3.3× | $0.01 per image | Pay as you go | docs.venice.ai |
| getimg.aiImage generation API | $0.015 | 5× | "From $0.015 per image" | No subscription, no minimum spend | getimg.ai |
| HyperealAnime checkpoints | $0.02 | 6.7× | $0.02 per image | Credits from $10 | hypereal.cloud |
General-purpose platforms list some non-anime models for less, and big general models cost roughly two to sixteen times more. The full comparison has all of them, with a source link for every number.
06Questions
- How much does one anime image cost?
- $0.003 on the anime model, in any orientation. The ultra model is $0.01 and ultra-max is $0.02.
- Is there a subscription or a monthly minimum?
- No. You add between $5 and $1,000 to a prepaid balance and each successful image is deducted from it. The balance never expires.
- Is there a free tier?
- New accounts get 3 free anime images with no card. The demo on the homepage also makes 3 images a day without an account.
- Is AnimeAPI the cheapest anime image API?
- It is one of the cheapest. On 9 November 2026 it had the lowest published per-image price among the anime-specific APIs we could find. General-purpose platforms list some non-anime models for less. The comparison page has every number with its source.
- Am I charged for failed generations?
- No. If a generation fails after the charge, the charge is refunded automatically.
- Are there rate limits?
- Not on API keys. You can generate as many images as your balance covers, in parallel.