DURATION FILE · 120 SECONDS
What a 2-minute AI video costs
120 seconds of finished footage — where pipeline discipline starts paying.
| Model | Raw cost | ×1.5 retakes | Generations needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vidu 2.0Shengshu | $4.80 | $7.20 | 12 clips |
| Veo 3.1 LiteGoogle | $6.00 | $9.00 | 15 clips |
| Gen-4 TurboRunway | $6.00 | $9.00 | 12 clips |
| Wan 2.6Alibaba | $6.00 | $9.00 | 12 clips |
| Sora 2OpenAI | $12.00 | $18.00 | 10 clips |
| Kling 3.0Kuaishou | $12.00 | $18.00 | 1 take |
| Seedance 2.0ByteDance | $16.80 | $25.20 | 12 clips |
| Veo 3.1 FastGoogle | $18.00 | $27.00 | 15 clips |
| Gen-4.5Runway | $30.00 | $45.00 | 12 clips |
| Sora 2 ProOpenAI | $36.00 | $54.00 | 5 clips |
| Veo 3.1Google | $48.00 | $72.00 | 15 clips |
Rates shown at each model's base tier, verified July 2026 from official vendor pricing pages and documentation. Vendors change prices without notice — see methodology.
Reading this duration
Two minutes (~20 shots) is where casual generation stops working and pipeline habits start paying: prompt templates, a shot list, batch generation, and a strict draft-tier-first rule. It's also where subscription math flips — at a few two-minute videos per month you're consuming enough seconds that pooled plans (Runway Pro, Kling Pro) undercut per-use APIs. Run the break-even in the subscription-vs-API guide before defaulting to pay-per-second.
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