hilenspricing2026
Pay per credit.Subscriptionsnever.
Buy a pack. Use it whenever.
Plus
$5
1,000 credits · $0.0050/cr−49%
Buy Plus- 1,000 Credits
- All models, no tier lock-in
- ~50% off Starter rate
Pro
$24.99
5,000 credits · $0.0050/cr−50%
Buy Pro- 5,000 Credits
- All models, no tier lock-in
- ~50% off Starter rate
Studio
$99
20,000 credits · $0.0050/cr−50%
Buy Studio- 20,000 Credits
- All models, no tier lock-in
- Best per-credit rate
- Priority support
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Per-model cost
The exact credit cost is shown before each Generate click — never hidden. Bar width below shows relative cost per model.
A fraction of the list price
We resell frontier models well under their own list price. Measured against Artificial Analysis — a neutral, cross-provider price benchmark — a hilens generation costs a fraction of the model's metered rate:
The two we don't put a competitor price on still stand on their own: HappyHorse 1.1 — a leading frontier video model on the Artificial Analysis Video Arena — is $0.29 a 1080p clip here, and Kling 3.0 is $0.16. And you skip a separate subscription for every provider: one balance runs them all, and credits never expire.
Official prices per Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), a cross-provider reference, as of June 2026; provider list prices change. hilens prices at the $0.005/credit Plus-pack rate.
When pay-per-credit beats subscription
If you generate fewer than ~50 images or ~10 videos a month — which describes most prosumer creators — pay-per-credit is meaningfully cheaper than the same models bundled in a $10-30 monthly subscription that mostly goes to waste. If you generate hundreds of times a month, a subscription product may be cheaper at high volume.
hilens credits never expire, so usage spikes (one heavy month, three quiet months) average out without losing money. Subscription credits that reset monthly punish exactly this usage pattern.
Frequently asked
Do credits expire?
No. hilens.ai credits never expire. Buy a $5 pack, use 100 credits today, and the remaining 900 are still there next year. There is no monthly reset, no rollover cap, no fine print.
Is there a monthly subscription?
No. hilens.ai is exclusively pay-per-credit. There is no monthly fee, no auto-renew, no subscription tier. You buy credits when you want them and they never expire.
How many generations does a $5 pack get me?
$5 buys 1,000 credits. That's about 333 Nano Banana 2 images, 31 Kling 3.0 clips, 25 Veo 3.1 clips, or 17 HappyHorse 1.1 clips (1080p / 5s). The $24.99 / 5,000-credit pack roughly 5×es that. Mix and match freely — credits work across every model.
Can I get a refund?
Yes — within 7 days of purchase, if the credits are unused, you can request a full refund. Once any credits have been spent, the pack becomes non-refundable.
Is there a free tier?
New users get 30 free credits at signup with no credit card required. That covers about 10 Nano Banana 2 images — enough to test output quality before any payment.
How does this compare to Midjourney / Runway / Pika subscriptions?
A typical Midjourney $10/mo Basic subscription gives 200 images that expire monthly. At hilens Nano Banana 2 rates (3 credits per 2K image, or $0.015), $10 of credits ≈ 666 images that never expire. If you generate irregularly, hilens is far cheaper because unused credits carry over forever; only at very high, consistent monthly volume does a flat subscription pull ahead.
How much does Veo 3.1 cost — is hilens cheaper than Google?
Artificial Analysis benchmarks Google's Veo 3.1 at about $2.00 per 5-second 1080p clip on the model's own API. On hilens, Veo 3.1 is 39 credits — about $0.195 for a 4-second 1080p clip at the Plus-pack rate — roughly 10× lower, with no subscription. (Veo's durations are 4/6/8s; turning on synced audio doubles the credits.)
Is hilens cheaper than using the models directly?
For the models we can benchmark cleanly against Artificial Analysis (a neutral cross-provider price reference): Nano Banana 2 is $0.015 per image on hilens vs about $0.067 reference (~4.5× cheaper), and Veo 3.1 is about $0.195 per clip vs about $2.00 (~10× cheaper). You also skip a separate subscription for every provider — one credit balance runs all of them and never expires. Prices as of June 2026; provider list prices change.
Are the prices the same in every country?
Pack prices are listed in USD. Local currency conversion is handled by your payment processor (Stripe, Alipay, WeChat Pay supported). VAT or local tax may be added at checkout based on billing address.