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Last updated: October 2026

When you iterate on creative or run an automated pipeline, generation time shapes the workflow. These are the live models in the agent-media catalog with the latency we measure on real runs: the p50 of the last 30 days is published on every model in GET /v1/models and refreshed hourly. Numbers below are from that feed on 22 September 2026.

Image Models: Under a Minute

gpt-image-2.5 (default): about 30 seconds

The default image model, used for portraits and character sheets. p50 of 32 seconds over 41 runs in the last 30 days; an edit with reference images takes a little longer. 20 credits.

gpt-image-2.5-flare: 15 to 30 seconds

The fast variant of the same family at the same 20 credits. Pick it when you need many drafts quickly and precision matters less.

gpt-image-2: under a minute

The previous generation, still live. p50 of 39 seconds over 20 runs. 20 credits.

Video Models: 3 Minutes to 25 Minutes

seedance-2.0: about 3 minutes for 5 s at 720p

p50 of 5 minutes 18 seconds across 86 runs in the last 30 days, including longer clips and image-to-video. 60 credits per second at 720p, 30 at 480p, 150 at 1080p. Native audio is rendered in the same pass, so a talking clip does not need a second step.

seedance-2.5 (default): 12 to 25 minutes per clip

The premium model and the default for paid video. Sharper output, and a much longer wait: plan for it. 60 credits per second at 480p (the default quality), 125 at 720p, 225 at 1080p.

Speech: seconds

elevenlabs-tts returns in seconds (p50 of 3 seconds). 16 credits per 1,000 characters.

Best Value for Speed

For images: gpt-image-2.5-flare is the fastest at 20 credits; gpt-image-2.5 is the default when the face has to be right.

For video: seedance-2.0 is the fastest video model; ask for it with "model": "seedance-2.0", since the default, seedance-2.5, buys quality, not time. A finished selfie clip (portrait, character sheet, storyboard, then the seedance render) took 15 minutes end to end in our last verified run.

Quick Start

# Fastest image, 15 to 30 s
$ curl -X POST https://api.agent-media.ai/v2/generate/image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ma_YOUR_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt": "Neon-lit Tokyo street at night, rain reflections", "model": "gpt-image-2.5-flare"}'

# Fastest video, about 3 minutes for 5 s
$ curl -X POST https://api.agent-media.ai/v2/generate/video \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ma_YOUR_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt": "Drone shot over a coral reef, tropical fish, crystal water", "model": "seedance-2.0", "seconds": 5, "aspect": "16:9"}'

# Follow a job until it lands
$ agent-media status <job-id> --watch

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