Is Makernice a yir.ai alternative if you want one direct API instead of routing?
Competitor prices checked November 11, 2026 from yir.ai's public pricing and docs; they change often.
Prices as of November 12, 2026 (price list v15).
As a yir.ai alternative, Makernice fits teams that want one listed price per model and resolution, with each job quoted before it runs, rather than picking and comparing channels themselves. Yir is a router: it compares public prices across providers, fails over between them, and bills each channel at its own price. Stay on Yir if channel-level failover and price comparison are what you are buying.
What is yir.ai, and how is it different from Makernice?
yir.ai is listed on yir.ai. Its pages say: "Live, same-spec API prices for 50+ models". 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 yir.ai and Makernice?
- Seedance 2.5:
"model": "seedance-2.5"on Makernice - Seedance 2.0:
"model": "seedance-2.0"on Makernice - Seedance 2.0 Fast:
"model": "seedance-2.0-fast"on Makernice - MiniMax H3:
"model": "minimax-h3"on Makernice - MiniMax H3 Max:
"model": "minimax-h3-max"on Makernice - Wan 3.0:
"model": "wan-3.0"on Makernice - Kling 3.0 Standard:
"model": "kling-3.0-standard"on Makernice - Kling 4.0:
"model": "kling-4.0"on Makernice - Seedream 5.0 Pro:
"model": "seedream-5.0-pro"on Makernice - Seedream 5.5:
"model": "seedream-5.5"on Makernice - Qwen3 Pro Image:
"model": "qwen3-pro-image"on Makernice
How do yir.ai and Makernice prices compare?
yir.ai is lower on 12 of the 12 model and resolution prices below. Makernice: price list v15 (as of November 12, 2026).
| Model · resolution | Makernice | yir.ai | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.5 · 480p | $0.1152/s | $0.0961/s | |
| Seedance 2.5 · 720p | $0.2592/s | $0.216/s | |
| Seedance 2.5 · 1080p | $0.6415/s | $0.5346/s | |
| Seedance 2.0 · 720p | $0.1704/s | $0.142/s | |
| Seedance 2.0 · 1080p | $0.4252/s | $0.3544/s | |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast · 720p | $0.1027/s | $0.0856/s | |
| MiniMax H3 · 768p | $0.072/s | $0.0155/s | |
| MiniMax H3 Max · 480p | $0.0452/s | $0.0377/s | |
| Wan 3.0 · 480p | $0.0394/s | $0.0329/s | |
| Kling 4.0 · 720p | $0.168/s | $0.1287/s | |
| Seedream 5.0 Pro · 1K | $0.0351/image | $0.0293/image | |
| Qwen3 Pro Image · 1K | $0.0328/image | $0.0286/image |
Rows with video input, input-image fees and from-prices are left out because they are billed differently.
How does Yir's channel routing and failover work?
yir.ai routes each job to a provider channel and fails over between channels: Yir describes itself as an image and video API router with automatic failover and the official provider as a backstop. Its price page lists, for each model, the lowest public per-second price and names the channel that offers it, such as APIMart, NanoAPI, Metaso or KIE. Its terms say each channel is charged at its own public price.
That means the table above shows the lowest exact public price Yir found for a resolution, from whichever channel carries it, and the channel can change between visits.
What does a failed attempt cost on Yir?
yir.ai charges every attempt a channel billed, even a failed one: Yir's terms say every attempt the channel billed is charged after your discount, while attempts the channel never billed cost nothing. With failover, one job can involve more than one attempt, so the final charge follows the quote at submission and the final settlement rather than a single fixed price.
On Makernice each run has one quote locked for 12 minutes, and failed runs aren't charged (an output blocked by output moderation still is).
How long does Yir keep results and job records?
yir.ai says result files can be downloaded for 7 days after job creation and job records are hidden after 90 days. Jobs return through a webhook or by polling GET /v1/jobs/{id}. On Makernice each output shows its own expiry.
Billing on yir.ai vs Makernice
| Makernice | yir.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing unit | Per second of output, by model and resolution (images per request) | "Each channel is charged at its own public price." |
| Price before the run | A quote for every generation, locked for 12 minutes; full list public at GET /v1/pricing | "Price estimates on public pages are for reference.…Actual charges follow the quote at submission and the final settlement." |
| Failed run | Not charged; the hold is released | "Every attempt the channel billed is charged after your discount, even if it failed; attempts the channel never billed cost nothing" |
| 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) | Not stated on yir.ai's public pages (checked November 11, 2026) |
| Output files | Each output shows its expiry (expiresAt); in the docs example it is 30 days after the run finishes | "Result files can be downloaded for 7 days after job creation, and job records are hidden after 90 days." |
| Balance or credits expire | Prepaid USD balance never expires | Not stated on yir.ai's public pages (checked November 11, 2026) |
| Subscription | No subscription; prepaid top-ups | "The Services use a prepaid wallet in US dollars" |
| Minimum purchase | $15 per top-up (up to $1,000) | Not stated on yir.ai's public pages (checked November 11, 2026) |
| Free tier | No free tier | "the signup trial credit" |
Makernice rules with examples: No charge for failed generations.
When should you stay on yir.ai?
- You want to see and compare the channels yourself. Yir routes between channels, fails over and keeps the official provider as a backstop; on Makernice you get one listed price per model and resolution and don't pick or compare channels.
- You want to compare channels' public prices in one place. Yir's model page does exactly that and names the channel behind the lowest exact public price per row.
- You need models Makernice does not list. Yir's directory lists 80 entries and says it tracks live same-spec prices for 50+ of them.
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
Does Yir add a markup to channel prices?
Yir's terms say each channel is charged at its own public price, and its price page says estimates are for reference, with actual charges following the quote at submission and the final settlement. Check the quote before you run a job.
Is there a fee for small Yir top-ups?
Yir's terms say small top-ups carry a flat small top-up fee, and its wallet is prepaid in US dollars. Refunds apply only to the unused part of cash top-ups.
Is Makernice cheaper than yir.ai?
yir.ai is lower on 12 of the 12 model and resolution prices below. yir.ai prices checked November 11, 2026.
Does yir.ai charge for failed generations?
yir.ai's public pages say: "Every attempt the channel billed is charged after your discount, even if it failed; attempts the channel never billed cost nothing" (checked November 11, 2026). On Makernice, failed runs aren't charged and the hold is released.
Related
- Seedance 2.5 · Seedance 2.0 · Seedance 2.0 Fast · MiniMax H3 · MiniMax H3 Max · Wan 3.0
- Billing: No charge for failed generations
- More: All AI video API alternatives · AI video cost calculator
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Price your yir.ai workload on Makernice.
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.