China's Frontier Models, One Marketplace

Watermark notice — Every image model on NovAI is served by a Chinese provider (Zhipu AI, ByteDance, Tencent) and burns a visible AI-generated label such as AI生成 into the corner of the output under China’s labelling rules — NovAI cannot switch it off. Video output varies by model: in our 4 August 2026 tests Seedance 2.0 and CogVideoX-Flash showed no visible label, while Hunyuan Video 1.5 is labelled. Text and chat models are not affected. Which models, and what it rules out →

Video | Image | Chat — one API key, 38 models from 7 Chinese labs. Official-direct pricing with OpenRouter comparison built-in.

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Models
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Platform Fee
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ModelVendorContextNovAI / 1M tokensOpenRouter / 1M tokens
Doubao-Seed-2.0-Pro
3.2T MoE flagship. 256K ctx, GPT-4 class reasoning.
ByteDance256K$0.40 / $2.00OpenRouter N/ATry
Doubao-Seed-2.0-Lite
Cost-efficient low-latency workhorse. Strong multimodal.
ByteDance256K$0.075 / $0.45$0.25 / $2.00
70% cheaper
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Doubao-Seed-2.0-Code
Code generation specialist. Optimized for dev workflows.
ByteDance128K$0.448 / $2.24OpenRouter N/ATry
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
685B MoE, 128K ctx. Top-tier reasoning & coding.
DeepSeek128K$0.57 / $1.15$0.57 / $1.15
≈ match
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DeepSeek-V4-Flash
Fast distilled. 128K ctx, 3x cheaper than Pro.
DeepSeek128K$0.08 / $0.17$0.08 / $0.17
≈ match
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Qwen3.8-Max NEW
Alibaba's newest flagship. Latest Qwen generation, strong CN & EN.
Alibaba1M$1.84 / $5.52$2.00 / $6.00
8% cheaper
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Qwen3.7-Max
Alibaba flagship. 128K ctx, strong CN & EN.
Alibaba128K$1.16 / $3.48$1.48 / $4.43
22% cheaper
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Qwen3.6-Max-Preview
Next-gen preview. Improved multilingual & reasoning.
Alibaba128K$1.03 / $6.16$1.03 / $6.16
≈ match
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Qwen3-Max
Solid all-rounder. Balanced performance & cost.
Alibaba128K$0.57 / $2.65$0.78 / $3.90
27% cheaper
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Qwen-Plus
Budget-friendly. Great for high-volume simple tasks.
Alibaba128K$0.185 / $0.53$0.26 / $0.78
27% cheaper
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GLM-5
Zhipu flagship. Strong reasoning & tool calling.
Zhipu AI128K$0.60 / $1.92$0.60 / $1.92
≈ match
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GLM-5.1
Latest GLM iteration. Improved speed & accuracy.
Zhipu AI128K$1.05 / $3.96$1.26 / $3.96
input cheaper
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GLM-5.2
Zhipu's newest flagship. Top reasoning & agentic coding.
Zhipu AI128K$1.19 / $3.74$1.19 / $3.74
≈ match
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GLM-5.3
New Zhipu flagship. Coding & agentic, 1M context.
Zhipu AI1M$1.25 / $4.00$1.40 / $4.40
11% cheaper
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GLM-4.6V
Vision-language model. Image understanding & analysis.
Zhipu AI128K$0.30 / $0.90$0.30 / $0.90
≈ match
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GLM-4.6V-Flash
FREE forever. Vision model for basic image tasks.
Zhipu AI128KFREEOpenRouter N/ATry
GLM-4.7-Flash
FREE forever. Fast general chat model.
Zhipu AIFREEOpenRouter N/ATry
GLM-4.1V-Thinking-Flash
FREE forever. Vision reasoning — step-by-step analysis of images.
Zhipu AIFREEOpenRouter N/ATry
GLM-5V-Turbo
Fast multimodal vision. Low-latency image understanding.
Zhipu AI128K$1.08 / $3.69$1.20 / $4.00
10% cheaper
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MiniMax-Text-01
256K ctx, strong Chinese text model.
MiniMax256K$0.14 / $1.10$0.20 / $1.10
30% cheaper input
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Hunyuan Hy3
Tencent Hunyuan flagship. Strong Chinese & general reasoning, agentic tool use.
Tencent256K$0.18 / $0.72$0.20 / $0.80
10% cheaper
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Hunyuan Hy3 Preview
Preview build of Hy3. Lowest-cost entry into the Hunyuan family.
Tencent256K$0.127 / $0.423$0.060 / $0.21Try
Hunyuan MT2 Pro
Dedicated machine-translation model. 30+ languages, domain-aware.
Tencent32K$0.29 / $0.87OpenRouter N/A
Exclusive
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Hunyuan Role
Role-play & character model. Persona consistency, immersive dialogue.
Tencent32K$0.47 / $1.86OpenRouter N/A
Exclusive
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GLM-5-Turbo
Fast GLM-5 variant. Low latency, high throughput for production.
Zhipu AI128K$1.08 / $3.69$1.20 / $4.00
8% cheaper
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Qwen3.5-Flash
Alibaba's fastest, cheapest Qwen. Great multilingual value.
Alibaba256K$0.048 / $0.26$0.065 / $0.26
input cheaper
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Qwen3.5-Plus
Balanced Qwen3.5. Strong reasoning across 29+ languages.
Alibaba256K$0.185 / $1.115$0.26 / $1.56
27% cheaper
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MiniMax-M2.5
MiniMax M2.5. Solid all-round chat and content generation.
MiniMax256K$0.27 / $1.08$0.27 / $1.08
≈ match
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MiniMax-M2.7
MiniMax M2.7. Improved reasoning over M2.5.
MiniMax256K$0.30 / $1.20$0.25 / $1.00Try
MiniMax-M3
MiniMax M3. Flagship with up to 512K context.
MiniMax512K$0.30 / $1.20$0.30 / $1.20
≈ match
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Kimi-K2.5
Moonshot Kimi K2.5. Long-context reasoning specialist.
Moonshot256K$0.60 / $3.00$0.60 / $3.00
≈ match
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Kimi-K2.6
Kimi K2.6. Upgraded reasoning and coding.
Moonshot256K$0.95 / $4.00$0.95 / $4.00
≈ match
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Kimi-K2.7-Code
Kimi K2.7 Code. Coding-specialized, agentic dev workflows.
Moonshot256K$0.67 / $3.40$0.67 / $3.40
≈ match
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Kimi-K2.7-Code HighSpeed
Kimi K2.7 Code HighSpeed. Premium low-latency coding tier.
Moonshot256K$2.07 / $8.61OpenRouter N/A
Exclusive
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Kimi-K3
Moonshot Kimi K3. Flagship 1M-context multimodal reasoning.
Moonshot1M$2.90 / $14.50$3.00 / $15.00
~3% cheaper
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Prices per 1M tokens (input / output). "% cheaper" = NovAI vs OpenRouter live list price (checked 2026). "N/A" = not offered on OpenRouter.
ModelVendorSpecsNovAIOpenRouter
Seedream 5.0 Pro OFFICIAL DIRECT
Latest image gen. 4K, editing consistency, small-text rendering.
ByteDance4K | T2I | I2I | Multi-ref | Group photos$0.034 / image$0.04 / image
15% cheaper
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Seedream 5.0 OFFICIAL DIRECT EXCLUSIVE
Cost-effective 2K image gen. High-volume production.
ByteDance2K | T2I | I2I | Batch gen$0.027 / imageN/A
Exclusive
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Hunyuan Image 3.0 EXCLUSIVE
Tencent Hunyuan flagship image gen. Strong Chinese text rendering.
TencentT2I | High-fidelity | CN text$0.028 / imageN/A
Exclusive
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Hunyuan Image Lite EXCLUSIVE
Fast, low-cost image gen. High-volume production.
TencentT2I | Fast | Budget$0.014 / imageN/A
Exclusive
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CogView-3-Flash FREE FOREVER
Free image generation via /v1/images/generations. Zero cost, forever.
Zhipu AIT2I | FreeFREEN/A
Exclusive
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Billed per generated image, any resolution.
ModelVendorSpecsNovAIOpenRouter
Seedance 2.5 NEW OFFICIAL DIRECT
Flagship 2026 video. Native synchronized audio, cinematic quality.
ByteDanceUp to 30s | 480p/720p | T2V/I2V | Native audio480p $0.14 / 720p $0.32/s
Trial: 480p/5s, 1/day
Not yet listed
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Seedance 2.0 OFFICIAL DIRECT
Flagship video. Multi-modal, native audio, 4K cinematic.
ByteDance4-15s | 480p-4K | Text/Img/Vid/Audio | Native audio480p $0.067 / 720p $0.163 / 1080p $0.329 / 4K $1.00/s480p $0.067 / 720p $0.199 / 1080p $0.496 / 4K $1.36/s
720p+ 18-34% cheaper
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Seedance 2.0 Fast OFFICIAL DIRECT
Fast variant. ~30% faster, cost-optimized generation.
ByteDance4-15s | 480p-4K | Faster gen | Multi-modal480p $0.054 / 720p $0.131 / 1080p $0.264 / 4K $0.802/s480p $0.054 / 720p $0.121 / 1080p $0.302 / 4K $0.625/s
1080p 13% cheaper
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Hunyuan Video 1.5 EXCLUSIVE
Tencent Hunyuan video gen. Text & image to video.
TencentT2V | I2V | Async task$0.21 / generationN/A
Exclusive
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CogVideoX-Flash FREE FOREVER
Free video generation via /v1/video/generations. Zero cost, forever.
Zhipu AIT2V | 6s clips | FreeFREEN/A
Exclusive
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Billed per second of generated video. Resolution-based pricing.