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# Is Makernice a ChinaAI Alternative for Seedance and Wan From Code?

ChinaAI is a web studio for Chinese image and video models on credits. Makernice is an API in dollars. Dated comparison and when to stay on ChinaAI.

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*Competitor prices checked November 11, 2026 from ChinaAI's public pricing and docs; they change often.*

Prices as of November 12, 2026 (price list v15).

Summary

Makernice is a ChinaAI alternative for running Chinese video models from a script: ChinaAI is a web studio built around Chinese image and video models, paid through monthly plans or one-time credit packs, with no public API that we could find. Makernice is an API for Seedance, Kling, Wan and MiniMax models, billed per second for video and per image for images from a prepaid US dollar balance, with a quote before each job. Choose Makernice when a script submits the jobs. Stay on ChinaAI if you work in its web tools and pay by UnionPay.

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## What is ChinaAI, and how is it different from Makernice?

ChinaAI presents itself as "China AI Image & Video Generator | Chinese AI Art Tools Online". Makernice is an API with 19 video and image models, prepaid in US dollars and priced per second of output.

## Which models can you run on both ChinaAI and Makernice?

We found none of Makernice's 19 models on ChinaAI's public pages (checked November 11, 2026).

## How do ChinaAI and Makernice prices compare?

ChinaAI plans and credit packs, as listed on ChinaAI's pricing page (checked November 11, 2026).

| Plan | Price as listed | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basic | $9.99 /month 200 credits/month | 200 |
| Basic | $9.99 $6.99 /month Save 30% Total: $83.88/year 200 credits/month | 200 |
| Pro | $29 /month 880 credits/month | 880 |
| Pro | $29 $18.99 /month Save 35% Total: $227.88/year 880 credits/month | 880 |
| Enterprise | $49 /month 1,800 credits/month | 1800 |
| Enterprise | $49 $35 /month Save 29% Total: $420/year 1,800 credits/month | 1800 |
| 500 Credits | 500 Credits $40 $29.99 | 500 |
| 2,000 Credits | 2,000 Credits $160 $99.99 | 2000 |

Credit estimates in the price table use the per-credit prices on these plans, from the best-value plan to the entry plan.

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## Why can't you price a ChinaAI clip before signing in?

ChinaAI's pricing page says credits are used up based on the tools and models you choose, the duration of videos, the quantity of outputs, and the resolution. Its Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0, Kling 3.0 and Wan 3.0 model pages carry no credit figure, so the per-clip cost isn't public.

That is why there are no price rows to compare here. Makernice publishes every per-second price at `GET /v1/pricing` and returns an exact quote for a single job.

## Do ChinaAI credits lapse after 31 days, or do the packs last?

ChinaAI's terms say subscription credits "expire after 31 days" and "do not roll over to the next month". Its one-time credit packs are listed as "One-time purchase • No expiry". Its pricing page also says "All sales are final."

Makernice has no monthly allowance to lose: the balance is prepaid and doesn't expire.

## Which payment methods does ChinaAI list?

ChinaAI's pricing page lists major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, JCB and UnionPay, as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay. Makernice takes card payments, including Apple Pay and Google Pay, and crypto; we haven't listed UnionPay for Makernice.

## Billing on ChinaAI vs Makernice

Billing compared. ChinaAI column quotes ChinaAI's public pages, checked November 11, 2026.

|     | Makernice | ChinaAI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Billing unit | Per second of output, by model and resolution (images per request) | "Your credits are used up based on a few factors including the tools and models you choose, the duration of videos, the quantity of outputs, and the resolution of the images or videos." |
| Price before the run | A quote for every generation, locked for 12 minutes; full list public at `GET /v1/pricing` | Shown only after signing in (checked November 11, 2026) |
| Failed run | Not charged; the hold is released | Not stated on ChinaAI's public pages (checked November 11, 2026) |
| Cancel | Only queued jobs can be canceled; the held amount is released in full. A job that has started can't be canceled (`409 not_cancelable`) | "Yes, you can cancel your subscription at any time. You will continue to have access to your plan until the end of your current billing period." |
| Output files | Each output shows its expiry (`expiresAt`); in the docs example it is 30 days after the run finishes | Not stated on ChinaAI's public pages (checked November 11, 2026) |
| Balance or credits expire | Prepaid USD balance never expires | "These credits are granted at the start of each billing cycle and expire after 31 days. Unused subscription credits do not roll over to the next month." |
| Subscription | No subscription; prepaid top-ups | "One-time purchase • No expiry" |
| Minimum purchase | $15 per top-up (up to $1,000) | "500 Credits $40 $29.99" |
| Free tier | No free tier | Not stated on ChinaAI's public pages (checked November 11, 2026) |

Makernice rules with examples: [No charge for failed generations](https://makernice.com/pricing/failed-generations/).

## When should you stay on ChinaAI?

-   **You pay with UnionPay.** ChinaAI names it explicitly on its pricing page; Makernice doesn't list UnionPay among its payment options.
-   **You work in a browser.** ChinaAI is a web studio for image and video tools; Makernice has no editor.
-   **You want an entry plan under a monthly commitment.** ChinaAI's plans are listed as monthly or annual subscriptions with a priority generation queue.

## About Makernice

Makernice is an AI video and image generation API: one API key and one prepaid balance for 19 models from ByteDance, Kuaishou, MiniMax and Alibaba. Every run starts with a quote that locks the price for 12 minutes, through Makernice's own async REST API (quote, create, poll, cancel).

## Frequently asked questions

#### Do ChinaAI credits expire?

Subscription credits do. ChinaAI's terms say they "expire after 31 days" and don't roll over; one-time packs have no expiry. A Makernice balance doesn't expire.

#### Does ChinaAI have an API?

We found no public API or API documentation on ChinaAI's pages when we checked. Makernice's API reference is public and any job can be quoted before it runs.

## Related

-   [All 19 models](https://makernice.com/models/)
-   Billing: [No charge for failed generations](https://makernice.com/pricing/failed-generations/)
-   More: [All AI video API alternatives](https://makernice.com/alternatives/) · [AI video cost calculator](https://makernice.com/tools/ai-video-cost-calculator/)

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## Price your ChinaAI workload on Makernice.

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Prepaid in US dollars by card (including Apple Pay and Google Pay) or crypto, $15 to $1,000 per top-up; the balance never expires. Failed runs aren't charged. Note: if a finished output is blocked by output moderation for a policy violation, the run is still charged. You can contact support for a manual review. No top-up fee from Makernice; sales tax/VAT may apply at checkout depending on your location.