HeyGen Video 1 Launches on OpenRouter Starting at $0.02 per Second

Key Info

HeyGen Video 1 is now available on OpenRouter as a single model handling text-to-video, image-to-video and reference-to-video, starting at $0.02 per rendered second (or $0.01 with a 50% discount through October).

Highlights

• One model covers T2V, I2V and Ref2V; users can start from a prompt, a first frame, or their own image, video and audio references
• Image and audio references are free; pricing starts at $0.02 per rendered second, $0.01 with 50% off through October
• Clips run 5 to 15 seconds at 480p or 768p, in six aspect ratios from 21:9 to 9:16, with a seed to rerun and change one variable at a time
• Built on MiniMax H3 and post-trained by HeyGen; blind side-by-side tests claim it holds up against top video models at a fraction of the price