AI Video Generation Cost Calculator
Estimate what it costs to generate video at scale across OpenAI Sora and Google Veo tiers.
Generation volume
Estimated cost
$576.00/month
Per second
$0.12
Per video
$0.96
How this is calculated
cost = seconds per video × price per second × videos per day × 30. Rates are sourced directly from OpenAI's and Google's own published pricing pages.
Pricing is verified against provider pricing pages as of 2026-09-01. AI and cloud pricing changes frequently — confirm the current rate on the provider's own pricing page before budgeting.
Frequently asked questions
How is AI video generation priced?
Both OpenAI's Sora and Google's Veo bill per second of generated video, with the rate varying by model tier and resolution — higher resolution and higher-quality tiers cost more per second.
Am I charged for failed generations?
No — both OpenAI and Google only charge for successfully generated videos, so a failed or rejected generation shouldn't appear on your bill.
What's the cheapest way to generate video at scale?
Lower-tier, lower-resolution models — Veo 3.1 Lite at 720p or Sora 2 at 720p — cost the least per second. Reserve higher tiers for final output rather than iteration.
Does a longer video cost proportionally more?
Yes — cost scales linearly with duration in seconds, so a 16-second video costs roughly twice as much as an 8-second video at the same tier.