--- title: Replicate Pricing 2026 — Per-Second vs Per-Image Costs description: Replicate pricing checked Sep 23 2026: H100 $5.49/hr, L40S $3.51/hr, FLUX dev $0.025/image. Monthly cost at scale, now Replicate is part of Cloudflare. url: https://modelslab.com/replicate-pricing canonical: https://modelslab.com/replicate-pricing type: website component: Seo/ReplicatePricing generated_at: 2026-09-24T13:50:51.912402Z --- Imagen Replicate Pricing 2026 per Second vs per Image --- Last updated Sep 23, 2026 · By ModelsLab Engineering Replicate bills two ways: per output for popular public models (FLUX.1 \[dev\] $0.025 per image) and per second of GPU time for everything else (H100 $5.49/hr, L40S $3.51/hr), checked September 23, 2026. A private deployment kept online on one L40S costs about $2,527 a month before it makes a single image. [See ModelsLab Plans](/pricing) [API Documentation](https://docs.modelslab.com) Replicate Per-Output Prices --- Public models that Replicate prices per image, read on each model page on September 23, 2026. | Replicate model | Listed price | Per 1,000 images | |---|---|---| | black-forest-labs/flux-schnell | $3 per 1,000 images | $3 | | black-forest-labs/flux-dev | $0.025 per image | $25 | | black-forest-labs/flux-1.1-pro | $0.04 per image | $40 | | black-forest-labs/flux-kontext-pro | $0.04 per image | $40 | Source: the replicate.com model pages linked in Sources below, read 2026-09-23. Replicate Hardware Prices --- Everything that is not priced per output runs on this meter, billed per second. | Hardware | Per second | Per hour | 30 days online | |---|---|---|---| | CPU | $0.000100 | $0.36 | $259.20 | | Nvidia T4 | $0.000225 | $0.81 | $583.20 | | Nvidia L40S | $0.000975 | $3.51 | $2,527.20 | | Nvidia A100 (80GB) | $0.001400 | $5.04 | $3,628.80 | | Nvidia H100 | $0.001525 | $5.49 | $3,952.80 | Source: replicate.com/pricing, read 2026-09-23. The 30-day column is the cost of one instance online for the whole month, which is what a private deployment with one warm instance bills. Monthly Cost at 10k, 100k and 1M Images --- FLUX at 1024x1024. Replicate at its per-image price; ModelsLab at the plan that covers the volume. | Images / month | Replicate flux-schnell | Replicate flux-dev | ModelsLab FLUX.1 dev | |---|---|---|---| | 10,000 | $30 | $250 | $47 (Standard, 10,000 calls) | | 100,000 | $300 | $2,500 | $149 (Open Source Unlimited) | | 1,000,000 | $3,000 | $25,000 | $149 (Open Source Unlimited) | ModelsLab plan prices from the live plans table, 2026-09-23. FLUX.1 dev (model\_id flux) is self-hosted and included in Open Source Unlimited, which runs up to 15 generations in parallel. How Replicate Bills --- ### Public models: per output or per second Popular official models such as the FLUX family carry a per-output price, shown on the model page. Most community models instead bill the seconds of hardware time each prediction uses, so the cost of one image depends on the GPU and on how long the model takes. ### Private deployments: you pay for time online For private models and deployments, Replicate's pricing page says you pay for all the time instances are online: the time they spend setting up, the time they spend idle waiting for requests, and the time they spend active. Keeping one L40S warm around the clock is $2,527.20 for 30 days at $3.51 per hour. Scaling to zero avoids idle cost but brings back cold starts. ### Prepaid credit is valid for one year Replicate's billing documentation says purchased credit is valid for one year from the purchase date and is not refundable. ### Replicate is now part of Cloudflare Cloudflare announced on November 17, 2025 that it had agreed to acquire Replicate. Replicate now operates as part of Cloudflare, and replicate.com still publishes its own per-second and per-output prices, which are the figures on this page. Check the pricing page again before you budget, because the parent company now sets the roadmap. What Replicate Customers Report --- Public reviews that mention price or billing. Each quote links to its source; we have not verified the individual accounts. Read on 2026-09-23. Replicate's TrustScore on that date was 1.9. > “Sudden 3x price hike with terrible output quality...the generation cost recently jumped from $0.16 to $0.50.” [Trustpilot review of Replicate](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/replicate.com), June 21, 2026> “First they require you to add money to your account for future credits, but after a year they remove the money from your account.” [Trustpilot review of Replicate](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/replicate.com), September 22, 2026 ### Stay on Replicate when - You need one of its 50,000+ community models, or you ship your own model in a Cog container. - You fine-tune and serve private models and want the training and serving on one bill. - You run FLUX \[schnell\] at low volume: $3 per 1,000 images is hard to beat below ~50,000 images a month. ### A flat plan is cheaper when - You run open models such as FLUX.1 dev, SDXL or Wan at steady volume: 10,000 calls are $47 a month on the ModelsLab Standard plan. - Volume passes ~50,000 images a month: the $149 Open Source Unlimited plan has no per-image charge on self-hosted models. - You keep a private deployment warm only to avoid cold starts: that is $2,527 a month for one L40S before any output. Moving a FLUX Call Off Replicate --- The ModelsLab request for the same model. model\_id replaces the Replicate model version. ### curl curl ``` 1curl -X POST 'https://modelslab.com/api/v7/images/text-to-image' \ 2 -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 3 -d '{ 4 "key": "YOUR_API_KEY", 5 "model_id": "flux", 6 "prompt": "isometric illustration of a small bakery, pastel colours", 7 "width": 1024, 8 "height": 1024 9 }' ``` ### Python Python ``` 1import requests 2 3# Replicate: replicate.run("black-forest-labs/flux-dev", input={...}) 4# ModelsLab: one POST, the model is a field in the body. 5response = requests.post( 6 "https://modelslab.com/api/v7/images/text-to-image", 7 json={ 8 "key": "YOUR_API_KEY", 9 "model_id": "flux", 10 "prompt": "isometric illustration of a small bakery, pastel colours", 11 "width": 1024, 12 "height": 1024, 13 }, 14) 15print(response.json()) ``` Leaving Replicate? The [Replicate alternative](/replicate-alternative) guide covers the migration. For the monthly bill on fal, see [fal.ai pricing](/fal-ai-pricing) ; for every FLUX variant across five providers, see [FLUX API pricing](/flux-api) . Related pricing guides --- [### Replicate Alternative What changes when you move off Replicate, endpoint by endpoint.](/replicate-alternative) [### fal.ai Pricing The main guide: fal per-megapixel prices and the monthly bill.](/fal-ai-pricing) [### ModelsLab Pricing Basic $21, Standard $47, Open Source Unlimited $149 a month.](/pricing) [### FLUX API pricing Every FLUX variant priced across five providers.](/flux-api) [### AI API Latency Comparison Cold starts and response times side by side.](/ai-api-latency-comparison) [### fal.ai Alternative The other serverless option, compared.](/fal-ai-alternative) Get Expert Support in Seconds We're Here to Help. --- Want to know more? You can email us anytime at Chat with support[View Docs](https://docs.modelslab.com) Replicate bills public models either per output (FLUX.1 [dev] is $0.025 per image, FLUX [schnell] $3 per 1,000 images) or per second of hardware time. Private deployments bill every second an instance is online, including setup and idle time. Prices checked on replicate.com on September 23, 2026. Replicate's pricing page, checked September 23, 2026, lists an Nvidia T4 at $0.81/hr, L40S at $3.51/hr, A100 (80GB) at $5.04/hr and H100 at $5.49/hr, billed per second. One L40S kept online for a 30-day month is about $2,527. Yes. Cloudflare announced its agreement to acquire Replicate on November 17, 2025, and Replicate now operates as part of Cloudflare. The replicate.com pricing page still publishes its own per-second and per-output rates. Yes. Replicate's billing documentation, read September 23, 2026, says purchased prepaid credit is valid for one year from the purchase date and is not refundable. When the model you run is open-weight and your volume is steady. FLUX.1 dev on Replicate is $0.025 per image, so 10,000 images cost $250; the same volume fits the ModelsLab $47 Standard plan. Replicate is the better choice for custom Cog containers and for its 50,000+ model catalogue. Sources --- Every competitor price and quote on this page, with the date we read it. - [Replicate pricing](https://replicate.com/pricing) — hardware per-second rates and private-model billing, read 2026-09-23 - [Replicate flux-schnell](https://replicate.com/black-forest-labs/flux-schnell) — $3 per 1,000 images, read 2026-09-23 - [Replicate flux-dev](https://replicate.com/black-forest-labs/flux-dev) — $0.025 per image, read 2026-09-23 - [Replicate flux-1.1-pro](https://replicate.com/black-forest-labs/flux-1.1-pro) — $0.04 per image, read 2026-09-23 - [Replicate flux-kontext-pro](https://replicate.com/black-forest-labs/flux-kontext-pro) — $0.04 per image, read 2026-09-23 - [Replicate prepaid credit](https://replicate.com/docs/topics/billing/prepaid-credit) — one-year validity, read 2026-09-23 - [Cloudflare press release](https://www.cloudflare.com/press/press-releases/2025/cloudflare-to-acquire-replicate-to-build-the-most-seamless-ai-cloud-for-developers/) — acquisition announced 2025-11-17 - [Replicate on Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/replicate.com) — TrustScore 1.9, read 2026-09-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How does Replicate pricing work? Replicate bills public models either per output (FLUX.1 [dev] is $0.025 per image, FLUX [schnell] $3 per 1,000 images) or per second of hardware time. Private deployments bill every second an instance is online, including setup and idle time. Prices checked on replicate.com on September 23, 2026. ### How much does a Replicate GPU cost per hour? Replicate's pricing page, checked September 23, 2026, lists an Nvidia T4 at $0.81/hr, L40S at $3.51/hr, A100 (80GB) at $5.04/hr and H100 at $5.49/hr, billed per second. One L40S kept online for a 30-day month is about $2,527. ### Is Replicate part of Cloudflare now? Yes. Cloudflare announced its agreement to acquire Replicate on November 17, 2025, and Replicate now operates as part of Cloudflare. The replicate.com pricing page still publishes its own per-second and per-output rates. ### Do Replicate credits expire? Yes. Replicate's billing documentation, read September 23, 2026, says purchased prepaid credit is valid for one year from the purchase date and is not refundable. ### When is a flat plan cheaper than Replicate? When the model you run is open-weight and your volume is steady. FLUX.1 dev on Replicate is $0.025 per image, so 10,000 images cost $250; the same volume fits the ModelsLab $47 Standard plan. Replicate is the better choice for custom Cog containers and for its 50,000+ model catalogue. --- *This markdown version is optimized for AI agents and LLMs.* **Links:** - [Website](https://modelslab.com) - [API Documentation](https://docs.modelslab.com) - [Blog](https://modelslab.com/blog) --- *Generated by ModelsLab - 2026-09-24*