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fal pricing in 2026: plans, limits and what is free

Pay-per-use generative media platform with 1,000+ production models and flexible GPU scaling, ideal for developers building AI features without upfront commitments.

Starting price
$1.89 (Dedicated Compute (H100))
Free option
No
Plans
4
Prices checked
Sep 29, 2026
Dedicated Compute (B300)$4.49
Dedicated Compute (H100)$1.89

fal plans compared

Plans and prices
PlanPriceBillingWho it is forKey limitsAPI
Model APIs (Pay-Per-Use)
API		 Usage-based Per API call Building generative media features with minimal fixed overhead No per-month or per-API-call caps; 1,000+ models available; Pricing varies by model and output type (e.g., video duration, image resolution) Included
Serverless GPU (H100)
API		 $1.89 per hour (billed per second of execution) Hourly + per-second execution Deploying custom or fine-tuned models with automatic scaling Auto-scales from 0 to 1,000s of GPUs; Billed per-second when running; $0 when idle; Minimum execution ~1 second per request Included
Dedicated Compute (B300)
API		 $4.49 per hour (288GB VRAM) Hourly Training, fine-tuning, and sustained compute workloads with guaranteed performance Full SSH access (no autoscaling); Billed for full hour regardless of usage; Dedicated instance (no sharing) Included
Dedicated Compute (H100)
API		 $1.89 per hour (80GB VRAM) Hourly Single-GPU development and fine-tuning at lower cost than B300 Full SSH access; Billed hourly minimum; Single-GPU instance Included

What is free, what costs extra

Free access and trial

The vendor does not describe a free tier on the pages we read.

Extra costs and taxes

Third-party payment processor fees; egress bandwidth charges may apply for large outputs

fal pricing and usage limits

Prices checked Sep 29, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Official pricing ↗ Prices and limits change often.

fal pricing page with plans and prices — screenshot of the image generation AI tool, Oct 1, 2026
The official fal pricing page as we saw it. fal.ai, captured Oct 1, 2026

Paid plans: what changes as you upgrade

Model APIs (Pay-Per-Use) API

Usage-based source (opens in a new tab)

Per API call

No minimum spend or commitment required

For: Building generative media features with minimal fixed overhead

Limits

  • No per-month or per-API-call caps
  • 1,000+ models available
1 more
  • Pricing varies by model and output type (e.g., video duration, image resolution)

Includes

  • 1,000+ production-ready models
  • Video, image, audio, 3D generation
2 more
  • Synchronous and async API calls
  • Real-time WebSocket streaming for some models

API included

Serverless GPU (H100) API

$1.89 per hour (billed per second of execution) source (opens in a new tab)

Hourly + per-second execution

No upfront commitment; custom pricing available on contact

For: Deploying custom or fine-tuned models with automatic scaling

Limits

  • Auto-scales from 0 to 1,000s of GPUs
  • Billed per-second when running; $0 when idle
1 more
  • Minimum execution ~1 second per request

Includes

  • 80GB H100 NVIDIA GPU
  • Auto-scaling with zero cold-start penalty
2 more
  • Private model deployment
  • Multi-GPU distributed training support

API included

Dedicated Compute (B300) API

$4.49 per hour (288GB VRAM) source (opens in a new tab)

Hourly

Volume discounts and annual commitments available via contact sales

For: Training, fine-tuning, and sustained compute workloads with guaranteed performance

Limits

  • Full SSH access (no autoscaling)
  • Billed for full hour regardless of usage
1 more
  • Dedicated instance (no sharing)

Includes

  • 288GB VRAM Blackwell GPU (B300)
  • Full SSH access for training/fine-tuning
2 more
  • InfiniBand connectivity for multi-GPU setups
  • Multi-region availability

API included

Dedicated Compute (H100) API

$1.89 per hour (80GB VRAM) source (opens in a new tab)

Hourly

Volume discounts available via contact sales

For: Single-GPU development and fine-tuning at lower cost than B300

Limits

  • Full SSH access
  • Billed hourly minimum
1 more
  • Single-GPU instance

Includes

  • 80GB VRAM H100 GPU
  • Full SSH control
2 more
  • Persistent storage for code and data
  • Development and fine-tuning optimized

API included

Usage caps, credits and extra costs

Third-party payment processor fees; egress bandwidth charges may apply for large outputs

How much fal costs per year

At the listed prices, a single user pays between $23 and $54 a year on the fixed-price plans. Annual billing discounts, taxes and usage-based extras are listed per plan above where the vendor publishes them.

fal FAQ

What's included in the free tier?

fal does not offer a free tier; all usage is pay-per-call. No free credits are mentioned in official pricing documentation. source (opens in a new tab)

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