Turn a still image into a short video. Provide a source image URL plus an optional
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Turn a still image into a short video. Provide a source image URL plus an optional motion prompt to guide how it animates, pick a model with the model field — Google Veo, Seedance 2.0, Kling AI, Luma Ray, Runway Gen 4 or MiniMax Hailuo — and set resolution, duration and aspect ratio.
Include generation_type: "image-to-video" in the body — without it the request is treated as text-to-video and your image is ignored.
Call List Video Models (media-video-models) for the live catalog: every model's provider, per-second price, supported modes, resolutions and durations.
This is an asynchronous job: you submit a request, receive a job ID right away, then poll until the video is ready.
Pricing is per second of generated video and depends on the model: Veo 80 credits/s · Seedance 50 credits/s · Kling 40 credits/s · Luma 30 credits/s · Runway Gen 4.5 25 credits/s · Runway Gen 4 Turbo 10 credits/s · MiniMax Hailuo 10 credits/s — hailuo-2.3-fast at 8 credits/s is now the cheapest way to animate an image.
The model field picks the provider: Veo (veo-3.1-generate-001 and friends), Seedance (seedance-2-0, -fast, -mini), Kling (kling-v3, kling-v2-6, kling-v2-5-turbo, kling-3-0-turbo), Luma (ray-3.2), Runway (gen4.5, gen4_turbo) or MiniMax (hailuo-2.3, -fast, hailuo-02).
GET media-video-models (free) returns every model with its price, supported modes, resolutions, aspect ratios and durations — ideal for building a model picker.
Pass the image as a URL in the image field (use upload-media for local files). Veo models also accept base64-encoded bytes.
Use the optional prompt field to steer how the image animates. If you leave it out, a natural default motion is applied.
Veo 80 credits/s · Seedance 50 credits/s · Kling 40 credits/s · Luma 30 credits/s · Runway Gen 4.5 25 credits/s · Gen 4 Turbo & MiniMax Hailuo 8 credits-0.10/s — billed for the generated video's duration when the job completes.
Animated product hero
Take a still product photo and animate it into a looping hero video for landing pages.
Cinemagraph-style content
Add subtle motion to portraits, landscapes, art for social posts.
Concept previs
Animate concept art / mood boards before commissioning real production.
Vertical (TikTok / Reels) content
Use aspect_ratio: 9:16 to generate portrait-format videos from existing portraits.
input
image (URL) + generation_type: image-to-video + model (required) + optional prompt/resolution/duration/aspect_ratio
output
A job ID right away; once complete, result_data carries the video URL, duration and metadata.
id back immediately.status is completed.result_data.video_url.You're billed only when the job completes successfully. You can also configure a webhook to be notified instead of polling.
image field. Faster, with a smaller request body.data:image/png;base64,... or the raw base64 string. Useful when you don't have anywhere to host the image first, but produces larger request bodies.Call media-video-models for the live list (filter on supported_modes containing image-to-video). Snapshot:
| Provider | Models | Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veo (Google) | veo-3.1-generate-001 (default), -fast, -lite, veo-3.0-fast-generate-001 | 80 credits/s | Always generates audio. Accepts base64 images. 512P/1080P/4K, 4/6/8s. |
| Seedance | seedance-2-0, -fast, -mini | 50 credits/s | Optional audio. 720p/1080p, 4-15s, also 1:1. |
| Kling | kling-v3, kling-v2-6, kling-v2-5-turbo, kling-3-0-turbo | 40 credits/s | Up to 4k on v3/v2-6. 3-15s. |
| Luma | ray-3.2 | 30 credits/s | Durations 5s or 9s only. |
| Runway | gen4.5 | 25 credits/s | Extra aspect ratios (4:3, 3:4, 21:9), 2-10s. |
| Runway | gen4_turbo | 10 credits/s | Cheapest. Image-to-video ONLY (perfect for this product). 720p, 5s or 10s. |
For a cheap image animation loop use gen4_turbo; for final quality with sound use veo-3.1-generate-001.
This service animates an image, so always send "generation_type": "image-to-video" in the body. If you omit it, the request defaults to text-to-video and your image field is silently ignored — you'll get a text-only video (or a 400 if no prompt was supplied).
16:9 (default) — landscape. Best for desktop, YouTube and TV. The source image is cropped or letterboxed to fit if needed.9:16 — portrait. Best for TikTok, Instagram Reels and Shorts.Pick the aspect_ratio that best matches your source image to minimise cropping.
The optional prompt field guides the motion, not the content. Useful patterns:
Avoid describing the scene contents — those are already in the image.
imagerequiredstringSource image as a URL (use upload-media for local files). Veo models also accept base64-encoded bytes. Aliases image_url / image_urls[0] are also accepted.
generation_typerequiredstringMust be 'image-to-video' for this service. If omitted, the request defaults to text-to-video and the image is IGNORED — always send it.
enum: image-to-video
modelrequiredstringPicks the provider and model — use a model_id / call_as / alias from media-video-models. Veo: 'veo-3.1-generate-001' (default), '-fast', '-lite', 'veo-3.0-fast-generate-001' (aliases 'veo (Audio)' / 'veo fast (Audio)' still work). Seedance: 'seedance-2-0', '-fast', '-mini'. Kling: 'kling-v3', 'kling-v2-6', 'kling-v2-5-turbo', 'kling-3-0-turbo'. Luma: 'ray-3.2'. Runway: 'gen4.5' / 'gen4_turbo' (image-only). MiniMax: 'hailuo-2.3', 'hailuo-2.3-fast' (image-only, cheapest at 8 credits/s), 'hailuo-02'.
promptstringOptional motion-guidance prompt (e.g. 'slow camera push-in', 'gentle wind through trees'). On Seedance/Kling/Luma a default motion prompt is applied if omitted.
resolutionstring · default: 1080P (Veo) / 720p (others)Output resolution — per model. Veo: '512P' / '1080P' / '4K'. Seedance & Luma: '720p' / '1080p'. Kling: up to '4k' (720p = std, 1080p = pro). Runway: '720p' / '1080p' (Gen 4 Turbo: 720p only). See media-video-models.
durationstring · default: 4s (Veo) / 5s (others)Video duration as a string with the 's' suffix — allowed values per model. Veo: 4/6/8s. Seedance: 4/5/6/8/10/15s. Kling: 3-15s. Luma: 5s or 9s. Runway Gen 4.5: 2-10s; Gen 4 Turbo: 5s or 10s.
aspect_ratiostring · default: 16:9Aspect ratio. Veo: '16:9' or '9:16'. Seedance/Kling/Luma also allow '1:1'. Runway additionally allows '4:3', '3:4', '21:9'.
generate_audiobooleanNon-Veo providers: generate a soundtrack. Veo models always include generated audio.
seedintegerNon-Veo providers: seed for reproducible generations (-1 = random).
Per second of generated video, at the model's own rate. You're billed once, when the job completes successfully. media-video-models always returns the live prices.
| Service | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Veo models (veo-3.1-*, veo-3.0-*) | second | 80 credits/second |
| Seedance models (seedance-2-0*) | second | 50 credits/second |
| Kling models (kling-*) | second | 40 credits/second |
| Luma (ray-3.2) | second | 30 credits/second |
| Runway Gen 4.5 (gen4.5) | second | 25 credits/second |
| Runway Gen 4 Turbo (gen4_turbo) | second | 10 credits/second |
| List Video Models | item | Free |
Examples: a 4s Veo animation = 320 credits; a 5s Kling = 200 credits; a 5s Luma = 150 credits; a 5s Runway Gen 4 Turbo = 50 credits — the cheapest way to animate an image.
Within a provider, model choice affects speed/quality, not the rate — except Runway, where Gen 4 Turbo (10 credits/s) has its own rate.
If a job fails, it isn't billed — you're only charged for videos that complete successfully.