🚀 Quick Start Recommendations
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Start with OpenAI
$5 free credits for GPT-4, DALL-E 3, and TTS
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Add ElevenLabs
Free plan with API access for voices
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Try HeyGen
10 free API credits per month for avatars
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Content Tools (Start Here!)
💰 Pricing:
GPT-4o: $2.50/1M input | DALL-E 3: $0.04/image
✓ $5 free credits (3 months)
🎯 Use For:
GPT-4, DALL-E 3, TTS
📝 Setup Steps:
- 1Go to https://platform.openai.com
- 2Click "Sign up" and create account
- 3Complete email verification
- 4Navigate to API section
- 5Click "Create new secret key"
- 6Copy and save your API key (starts with sk-)
- 7New users get $5 in free credits (valid 3 months)
⚠️ Important Notes:
- •Keep your API key secret - never share publicly
- •Free $5 credits expire after 3 months
- •Add payment method for continued use after free credits
- •One API key works for GPT-4, DALL-E 3, and TTS
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Voice & Audio
💰 Pricing:
Free plan included | Paid plans for more characters
✓ Free plan with API access
🎯 Use For:
Voice generation, cloning
📝 Setup Steps:
- 1Sign up at https://elevenlabs.io
- 2Verify your email
- 3Log in to your account
- 4Go to Profile Settings
- 5Find "API Key" section
- 6Copy your xi-api-key
- 7API usage deducts from same credit pool as web interface
⚠️ Important Notes:
- •Free account includes API access
- •All plans include API access at no extra cost
- •Keep API key secret - do not expose in client-side code
- •Voice cloning quality improves with better audio samples
💰 Pricing:
Free: 12.5k chars | Creator: $39/mo | Unlimited: $99/mo
✓ 12,500 characters/month
🎯 Use For:
Voice generation, cloning
📝 Setup Steps:
- 1Create account at https://play.ht
- 2Verify your email
- 3Log in to dashboard
- 4Navigate to API section
- 5Generate User ID and API key
- 6Copy both credentials
- 7Free plan includes 1 voice clone
⚠️ Important Notes:
- •Free plan: 12,500 characters/month (18 min audio)
- •Includes 1 voice clone on free tier
- •Low latency, often under 300ms
- •20% discount for annual billing
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Video Generation
💰 Pricing:
$0.20 per video task (via PiAPI)
✓ Free trials via third-party
🎯 Use For:
Text-to-video generation
📝 Setup Steps:
- •Option 1: Direct Luma API
- • - Visit https://lumalabs.ai
- • - Create account and access dashboard
- • - Generate API key
- •Option 2: Third-party (PiAPI - easier)
- • - Sign up for PiAPI service
- • - Get API key for Luma access
- • - Pay-as-you-go: $0.20/video
⚠️ Important Notes:
- •Third-party providers (PiAPI) often easier than direct API
- •API credits separate from web app subscription
- •Pro Plan includes $10 FREE monthly credits
- •Video generation takes 2-5 minutes
💰 Pricing:
Minimum $10 purchase (1,000 credits)
🎯 Use For:
Advanced video generation
📝 Setup Steps:
- 1Go to https://dev.runwayml.com (NOT app.runwayml.com)
- 2Sign up for developer account
- 3Log in to developer portal
- 4Navigate to "API Keys" section
- 5Click "+ New API Key"
- 6Enter name for the key
- 7Copy and save the API key
- 8Purchase minimum $10 credits to start
⚠️ Important Notes:
- •Web app credits are SEPARATE from API credits
- •Minimum $10 purchase required
- •No free trial for API
- •gen4_turbo: 5 credits/second
- •gen4_image: 5 credits (720p) or 8 credits (1080p)
💰 Pricing:
Free tier | Pro: $8/mo | API: $0.05-$0.11/sec
✓ Free tier with watermarks
🎯 Use For:
Video generation
📝 Setup Steps:
- 1Create account at https://pika.art
- 2For API access:
- • - Click "Get in Touch" button
- • - Contact partnerships@pika.art
- • - API requires Pro plan or enterprise
- 6Representative will guide API setup
- 7API: $0.05/sec (Pika 1.0) to $0.11/sec (Pika 2.0)
⚠️ Important Notes:
- •Free tier available but with watermarks
- •Official API requires Pro plan or partnership
- •Rate limit: 20 generations per minute
- •Outputs at 720p only via API
- •Lip sync and sound effects NOT available via API
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AI Avatars
💰 Pricing:
Free: 10 credits/mo | Pro: $99/mo (100 credits)
✓ 10 free API credits/month
🎯 Use For:
Talking head avatars
📝 Setup Steps:
- 1Create account at https://www.heygen.com
- 2Log in to HeyGen App
- 3Click top left corner to access your Space
- 4Select "Space Settings" from dropdown
- 5Navigate to "API" tab
- 6Your API token will be displayed
- 7Copy and save the token
⚠️ Important Notes:
- •Every user gets 10 free API credits/month
- •Watermark included in free plan
- •API plans separate from standard HeyGen plans
- •Pro plan removes watermark
💰 Pricing:
Streaming: half-price credits
✓ Free tier available
🎯 Use For:
Talking avatars from photos
📝 Setup Steps:
- 1Create account at https://www.d-id.com
- 2Log in to D-ID Studio
- 3Go to "Account Settings"
- 4Generate your API key
- 5Copy and save the key
- 6Must have valid credits in account
⚠️ Important Notes:
- •Credits deducted from same balance as studio
- •Streaming customers: credits are half price
- •Real-time streaming support
- •HQ Presenters available
💰 Pricing:
Starter: $18/mo | Creator: $67/mo | Enterprise: Custom
🎯 Use For:
Professional AI avatars
📝 Setup Steps:
- 1Create paid account at https://www.synthesia.io
- 2Select your workspace (if multiple)
- 3Click profile icon (top right)
- 4Select "Integrations"
- 5Click "Add" to create new API key
- 6Copy the API key (use 3-dot button)
- 7Up to 360 minutes/year via API
⚠️ Important Notes:
- •Requires paid Synthesia account
- •No free tier for API access
- •API usage deducted from plan limits
- •Additional API minutes available as add-on
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Music Generation
💰 Pricing:
Trial: $49/mo | Startup: Custom | Enterprise: Custom
🎯 Use For:
Royalty-free AI music
📝 Setup Steps:
- 1Email partnerships team: [email protected]
- 2Describe your project and use case
- 3Request API access demonstration
- 4Mubert team will review your application
- 5Upon approval, receive access keys
- 6Minimum $49/month Trial Plan required
⚠️ Important Notes:
- •No freemium API plans available
- •Requires application and approval
- •Generate tracks up to 25 minutes long
- •Sub-second latency for streaming
- •Content creator freemium NOT for API
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