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8.1 API pricing per second

Generate video with Midjourney's 8.1 through the Cut.Pro API. You see the price before you generate and pay only for what you use.

  • Pay as you go, no subscription
  • 15 free credits on a new account
  • Free quote before every call
From$0.22per secondR$0.75 · 13 credits5 seconds at 1080p: $1.11Updated November 07, 2026

Pricing

8.1 pricing by mode and resolution

ModeResolutionPrice per secondIn reaisCredits
Text only1080p$0.22R$0.7513 credits
With references1080p$0.22R$0.7513 credits

Updated November 07, 2026. Prices use the cheapest credit pack: 1 credit costs $0.0179 (R$0.0599).

Limits

What 8.1 accepts in each request

Modes
Text only and With references
Resolutions
1080p
Aspect ratios
21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16
Reference images
up to 1

Code

How to call 8.1 free quote, generation and result

BODY='{"model":"midjourney/8.1","prompt":"a dog surfing at sunset","seconds":5,"resolution":"1080p","aspect_ratio":"9:16"}'

CREDITS=$(curl -s -X POST https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations/quote \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "$BODY" | jq .credits)

curl -X POST "https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations?wait=60" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d "$(jq -c --argjson credits "$CREDITS" '. + {credits: $credits}' <<< "$BODY")"
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Questions

API questions before your first call

At 1080p, each second costs $0.22 and a minute comes to $13.37 (R$44.74, 747 credits).
Create an account, make a key and send the request to the quote, which charges nothing. The 15 free credits cover 1 seconds at 1080p with 8.1.
Text only: the prompt describes everything. With references: up to 1 images guide the character, product or style.
No. Buy a credit pack by card, or in reais with Pix from Brazil, and spend it on 8.1 and every other model with the same key.
No. The Cut.Pro key calls 8.1 without a Midjourney account, with one balance for every model in the catalog.
Yes. With a CPF or CNPJ and full address in your billing details, the nota fiscal is issued after each payment is confirmed.

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