Image generation API pricing compared across 15 text-to-image models, from $0.0025 to $0.25 per image. Live per-model rates, pay-per-use, no subscription.
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Guides, comparisons, and cost breakdowns for running AI models on ModelRunner.
- Turn Property Photos into a Real Estate Video with AI (for About $1)
Turn listing photos into a 30-second real estate video with AI image-to-video. Step-by-step workflow, camera prompts, and real pricing: $0.90 vs $5.43.
- Higgsfield Alternative for MCP Users8 min read
Higgsfield's MCP server is locked to its own credits and roster. ModelRunner's MCP gives your AI assistant 150+ models across providers, pay-per-use.
- How to Get 4K, High-Quality AI Images Without Overpaying7 min read
Get 4K, high-quality AI images without overpaying: generate on dedicated models, upscale only the keepers, and explore at low resolution to cut cost.
- Generating a Vertical Video Ad With AI: Keyframe Anchoring14 min read
Generate a vertical video ad with AI for an iOS app: keyframe anchoring lets an image model own product identity and a video model own only the motion.
- Generating App Store Screenshots With AI: A Home Redesign App Case Study8 min read
Generate App Store marketing screenshots with AI for a home redesign iOS app, device mockups and ASO-aware headlines included, in one Claude Code session.
- Generating Demo Assets for an iOS App With AI: A Home Redesign App Case Study8 min read
Claude Code has no image generation on its own — connect the ModelRunner MCP and it calls image models as native tools. A real 29-image iOS batch shows how.
