Pricing & Costs

PixelByte uses a micro-cent system for precise billing. No subscriptions, no minimums — you pay only for what you use.

Micro-Cents System

All monetary values in the API are expressed in micro-cents, where:

1{,}000{,}000 \text{ micro-cents} = \$1.00 \text{ USD}

Micro-cents	USD
1,000,000	$1.00
100,000	$0.10
10,000	$0.01
1,000	$0.001
1	$0.000001

Micro-cent precision eliminates rounding errors and allows for extremely granular pricing across different model types.

How Pricing Works

Each model version has a base cost in micro-cents. The final price is calculated by applying multiplicative factors based on the parameters you choose.

Multiplicative Factors

Factors are multiplied together, not added. This means each factor scales the cost proportionally.

finalCost = baseCost × factor1 × factor2 × factor3 × ...

Factors are multiplicative, not additive. Choosing two 2x options results in a 4x total multiplier, not 2x + 2x.

Example Calculation

For an image generation model with:

Base cost: 40,000 micro-cents
Quality: HD (1.5x multiplier)
Resolution: 2048×2048 (2x multiplier)

finalCost = 40,000 × 1.5 × 2.0
         = 120,000 micro-cents
         = $0.12 USD

Common Pricing Factors

Quality

Quality	Multiplier	Description
`standard`	1.0x	Default quality
`hd`	1.5x	High definition
`ultra`	2.0x+	Maximum quality

Resolution (Image Models)

Resolution	Multiplier	Typical Use
512×512	1.0x	Thumbnails, previews
1024×1024	1.5x	Standard output
1536×1536	1.75x	High-res output
2048×2048	2.0x	Maximum resolution

Duration (Video Models)

Duration	Multiplier
3 seconds	3x	Short clips
5 seconds	5x	Standard
10 seconds	10x	Extended
15 seconds	15x	Long form
30 seconds	30x	Maximum length

Steps (Image Generation)

Steps	Multiplier	Quality Impact
20	1.0x	Fast, lower quality
30	1.25x	Balanced
50	1.5x	High quality
100	2.0x	Maximum quality

Exact multipliers vary by model. Check the model’s documentation or use the estimate endpoint for precise costs.

Estimate Costs Before Submitting

Use the estimate endpoint to calculate the exact cost before committing to a job:

curl -X POST https://api.muvi.video/v1/jobs/estimate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "modelSlug": "stability/sdxl",
    "modelVersion": "v1",
    "input": {
      "prompt": "A beautiful sunset over mountains",
      "quality": "hd",
      "resolution": "2048x2048"
    }
  }'

const response = await fetch("https://api.muvi.video/v1/jobs/estimate", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    modelSlug: "stability/sdxl",
    modelVersion: "v1",
    input: {
      prompt: "A beautiful sunset over mountains",
      quality: "hd",
      resolution: "2048x2048"
    }
  })
});

const result = await response.json();
console.log(`Cost: ${result.data.estimatedCost} micro-cents`);
console.log(`Cost: $${(result.data.estimatedCost / 1_000_000).toFixed(4)} USD`);

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.muvi.video/v1/jobs/estimate",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    json={
        "modelSlug": "stability/sdxl",
        "modelVersion": "v1",
        "input": {
            "prompt": "A beautiful sunset over mountains",
            "quality": "hd",
            "resolution": "2048x2048"
        }
    }
)

result = response.json()
cost = result["data"]["estimatedCost"]
print(f"Cost: {cost} micro-cents (${cost / 1_000_000:.4f} USD)")

Estimate Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "estimatedCost": 120000,
    "baseCost": 40000,
    "factors": {
      "quality": { "value": "hd", "multiplier": 1.5 },
      "resolution": { "value": "2048x2048", "multiplier": 2.0 }
    },
    "currency": "micro-cents"
  },
  "requestId": "req_est_abc123"
}

User Pricing Overrides

Platform administrators can configure custom pricing for specific users or groups:

Override Type	Description	Example
`percentage_discount`	Percentage off the calculated price	20% discount → 120,000 becomes 96,000
`fixed_price`	Fixed price per job, ignoring factors	Always 50,000 micro-cents per job
`custom_dynamic`	Custom multiplier table per user	Different factor values for HD, resolution, etc.

Pricing overrides are applied server-side after the standard calculation. The estimate endpoint reflects any active overrides for the authenticated user.

Getting Started

Concepts

Pricing & Costs

Pricing & Costs

Micro-Cents System

How Pricing Works

Multiplicative Factors

Example Calculation

Common Pricing Factors

Quality

Resolution (Image Models)

Duration (Video Models)

Steps (Image Generation)

Estimate Costs Before Submitting

Estimate Response

User Pricing Overrides

​Pricing & Costs

​Micro-Cents System

​How Pricing Works

​Multiplicative Factors

​Example Calculation

​Common Pricing Factors

​Quality

​Resolution (Image Models)

​Duration (Video Models)

​Steps (Image Generation)

​Estimate Costs Before Submitting

​Estimate Response

​User Pricing Overrides

Pricing & Costs

Micro-Cents System

How Pricing Works

Multiplicative Factors

Example Calculation

Common Pricing Factors

Quality

Resolution (Image Models)

Duration (Video Models)

Steps (Image Generation)

Estimate Costs Before Submitting

Estimate Response

User Pricing Overrides