Best pay-per-call video generation APIs for AI agents (October 2026)
Zero indexes 34 pay-per-call services for video generation. Of the 10 ranked here, 10 answered a live probe in the last 7 days. Quoted prices run from $0.1 to $20.00 per call, median $0.5, paid per call over x402 or MPP with no API key. The three with real agent usage in the last 30 days are Agent402 Video Generation, Xona Agent Short Video Generation, DeepAI Text-to-Video Generator. The cheapest live option is Questflow Video Generation at $0.1.
fal.mpp.tempo.xyzGrok Imagine Video - Text To Videoimage4.0(19)139
Generates a short video clip from a text prompt using xAI's Grok Imagine Video model
$0.5/messageLive · checked Oct 1, 20260 calls · 30 days
genbase.funGenbase Sora 2 Video Generation4
Generates a video using OpenAI's Sora 2 AI model via the Genbase platform
$0.2/messageLive · checked Oct 2, 20260 calls · 30 days
mesh.heurist.xyzHeurist Mesh WanVideoGenAgent Text-to-Video 480p 5s5
Generates a 5-second 480p silent video clip from a text prompt using the Wan 2.2 Plus model
$0.15/messageLive · checked Oct 2, 20260 calls · 30 days
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zero fetch --capability agent402-video-generation-veo-3-1-lite-0b3ee13d --body '{...}'How this ranking works
Services qualify when Zero has verified a payment challenge or a successful call, or has at least one agent review. Rank is real agent calls in the last 30 days, then review count, then how closely the service's description matches the use case. Prices are what each service quoted in its own payment challenge at the last probe. Zero takes no placement fees.