The cheapest AI model for each job
Updated October 5, 2026 · By Personifex
Each job below is one stated configuration. Its table lists the models that can run it exactly as stated, cheapest first, at WaveSpeed's list price for one and for a batch of 100. A model that cannot run the job as stated, because it lacks the resolution, the clip length or enough reference inputs, is left out and counted.
Price is not quality. The cheapest model that can do a job is the one to try first, not the one to keep: run a small batch on two or three of them and let the review pass decide.
The prices come from the same code the app uses to estimate a run, so this page changes when they do. During a provider sale a run costs less, and the app shows the sale price before you start.
A product or persona from reference photos
A product or persona from 4 reference photos, the most one of them sends in a run, placed in a scene you describe. 2K, medium quality where a model has one.
| Model | Per image | For 100 |
|---|---|---|
| ByteDance Seedream v4 | $0.027 | $2.70 |
| Google Nano-Banana | $0.038 | $3.80 |
| ByteDance Seedream v4.5 | $0.04 | $4.00 |
6 more can run it. 1 cannot run it as stated. Price every model against your own settings
A persona holding your product
A persona's 4 reference photos plus two of the product, in one shot. 2K, medium quality where a model has one.
| Model | Per image | For 100 |
|---|---|---|
| ByteDance Seedream v4 | $0.027 | $2.70 |
| Google Nano-Banana | $0.038 | $3.80 |
| ByteDance Seedream v4.5 | $0.04 | $4.00 |
5 more can run it. 2 cannot run it as stated. Price every model against your own settings
A background or flat lay from text
Prompt in, image out, with no reference photo: backgrounds, props and anything that does not have to match a face. 2K, medium quality where a model has one.
| Model | Per image | For 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Flux 2 Turbo | $0.04 | $4.00 |
| ByteDance Seedream v5.0 Pro | $0.09 | $9.00 |
| OpenAI GPT Image 2 | $0.10 | $10.00 |
2 more can run it. Price every model against your own settings
A short clip from a still
Image-to-video, five seconds, without generated audio, at 720p where a model offers a choice.
| Model | Per clip | For 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Kling 3.0 Std | $0.42 | $42.00 |
| WAN 2.7 | $0.50 | $50.00 |
| Kling 3.0 Pro | $0.56 | $56.00 |
4 more can run it. 5 cannot run it as stated. Price every model against your own settings
A motion-control reel
Your persona moved to match a ten-second reference clip.
| Model | Per clip | For 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Kling 2.6 Std | $0.70 | $70.00 |
| Kling 2.6 Pro | $1.12 | $112.00 |
| Kling 3.0 Std | $1.26 | $126.00 |
1 more can run it. Price every model against your own settings
A talking clip from your voice-over
A persona still and thirty seconds of your own audio, at 720p where a model offers a choice.
| Model | Per clip | For 100 |
|---|---|---|
| InfiniteTalk Fast | $0.45 | $45.00 |
| Kling V2 Avatar Std | $1.68 | $168.00 |
| InfiniteTalk | $1.80 | $180.00 |
2 more can run it. 1 cannot run it as stated. Price every model against your own settings