Cheap.dev journal

Build with the numbers in view.

Independent price checks, implementation notes, and practical guidance for teams shipping AI media products.

August 23, 2026 · 11 min read

Best voice clone in 2026: ElevenLabs vs Cartesia vs MiniMax

Which is the best voice clone API? A source-linked comparison built from real user complaints, forum bug reports, and two blind listening leaderboards that disagree.

August 23, 2026 · 11 min read

Cheap Seedance API: why low-cost Seedance 2.0 and 2.5 prices exist

What makes a Seedance API genuinely inexpensive—and how to check its model tier, native resolution, upstream route, billing rules, and hidden limits.

August 22, 2026 · 8 min read

HappyHorse API pricing compared: Cheap.dev, fal.ai, WaveSpeedAI, and Replicate

Verified HappyHorse 1.0 prices at 720p and 1080p, normalized by output second and clip duration with direct provider-source links.

August 12, 2026 · 12 min read

The Cheap Agent Stack: 8 low-cost tools ranked to cut AI token costs

A practical ranking of code graphs, semantic search, repository maps, and documentation tools that help coding agents retrieve less and accomplish more.

August 8, 2026 · 8 min read

Seedance 2.5 API pricing compared: Cheap.dev and public provider availability

Verified 480p, 720p, and 1080p rates, reference-video billing, and an honest check of which providers publish a reproducible Seedance 2.5 API price.

August 8, 2026 · 7 min read

Wan 3.0 API pricing compared: Cheap.dev and public provider availability

Resolution-specific Cheap.dev costs alongside official Alibaba and independent-provider availability checks, without relabeling Wan 2.x prices.

August 6, 2026 · 10 min read

Seedance 2.0 API pricing compared: Standard, Mini, and Fast

Separate, source-linked price comparisons for Seedance 2.0 Standard, Mini, and Fast without mixing model tiers.

August 6, 2026 · 7 min read

Wan 2.7 API pricing compared: Cheap.dev, WaveSpeed, and Atlas

A source-linked comparison of published Wan 2.7 video API rates, including exact Cheap.dev USD prices for 720p and 1080p output.

August 6, 2026 · 7 min read

Wan 2.5 API pricing compared: Cheap.dev and fal

Verified image-to-video rates from provider pricing pages, with Cheap.dev’s live USD costs normalized by second.

August 6, 2026 · 8 min read

Kling 3.0 video API pricing compared: Cheap.dev, WaveSpeed, and Atlas

Verified Standard, Turbo, 4K, and audio pricing—with every numeric table value linked to the provider’s pricing page.