Sume vs Higgsfield
Per-second prices for the same models, plans against top-ups, and Remix against Genjutsu.
Sume and Higgsfield sell many of the same video models. On Sume, a workspace without a price book pays the provider's list price, with 0% markup, from a balance you top up with no subscription. Seedance 2.5 and Sume Remix cost less on Sume than on Higgsfield's API. Wan 3.0, Kling 4.0 and MiniMax H3 cost the same as Higgsfield's API list, and Higgsfield currently shows a discounted price below that list.
At a glance
| Sume | Higgsfield | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Top up from $5; each top-up lasts 365 days. No subscription. | App: monthly credit plans from $15. API: a prepaid dollar balance with no subscription. |
| What a model costs | The provider's list price per second or per image, shown before you run | App: credits per generation. API: a list price and a discounted price per second or per image |
| Markup on the provider's price | 0% without a price book | |
| Unused balance | Each top-up lasts 365 days | App plan credits don't roll over and credit packs expire after 90 days. API funds expire a year after they are added. |
| Video remix, 720p | Sume Remix: $0.2766 per source second | Genjutsu: $0.681 per input second, API list |
| API and MCP | Same balance and prices as Studio | API balance is separate from app plans |
The same model on each
Both companies sell these video models through an API. Next to Sume's price, the table shows the two prices on Higgsfield's API pricing page: its list price and the lower price it labels max-discount.
| Model and option | Sume | Higgsfield API list | Higgsfield API discounted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.5, 480p | $0.1028 | $0.2057 | $0.144 |
| Seedance 2.5, 720p | $0.2312 | $0.4622 | |
| Seedance 2.5, 1080p | $0.5686 | $1.1373 | $0.7961 |
| Wan 3.0, 480p | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.02 |
| Wan 3.0, 720p | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.04 |
| Wan 3.0, 1080p | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.08 |
| Kling 4.0, 720p | $0.157 | $0.157 | $0.1099 |
| Kling 4.0, 1080p | $0.235 | $0.235 | $0.1645 |
| MiniMax H3, 2K | $0.13 | $0.13 | $0.065 |
What one clip costs
A 10-second Seedance 2.5 clip at 720p is 10 × $0.2312 = $2.312 on Sume, and 10 × $0.4622 = $4.622 at Higgsfield's API list: 50% less on Sume.
In Higgsfield's app, its pricing guide puts a 5-second Seedance 2.5 clip at 1080p at 80 credits, about $3.92 on the Plus plan at the guide's own figure of $0.049 a credit. The same clip on Sume is 5 × $0.5686 = $2.843.
Remix and Genjutsu
Sume Remix and Higgsfield Genjutsu both remake a source video with new people, new objects or a new style. Sume Remix costs $0.123, $0.2766 and $0.6804 per second of source video at 480p, 720p and 1080p. Higgsfield's API lists Genjutsu at $0.318, $0.681 and $1.632 per input second, and shows half of that as its discounted price.
The Remix comparison goes through each resolution and a worked example.
How you pay
On Sume you add funds from $5 and spend them on what you run. Each top-up lasts 365 days, Sume pays the card fee, and one balance pays for Studio, the agent, the API and MCP. The prices are on the pricing page and the API rate card.
Higgsfield's app is a monthly plan. Signed out, its pricing page shows Starter at $15 for 200 credits, Plus at $49 for 1,000 and Ultra at $129 for 3,000 a month; signed in, it can show other plans. Its pricing guide says plan credits don't roll over, and that credit packs need an active plan. Higgsfield's API is a separate product with its own dollar balance and no subscription.
Which one fits
| If you want | Better fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.5 at the lowest price | Sume | $0.2312 a second at 720p against $0.4622 on Higgsfield's API list |
| A video remix by the second | Sume | Sume Remix is $0.2766 per source second at 720p; Genjutsu is $0.3405 at Higgsfield's discounted price |
| App work without a monthly plan | Sume | Top-ups from $5 instead of a plan |
| Wan 3.0, Kling 4.0 or MiniMax H3 at today's lowest price | Higgsfield's API | Its discounted price is below the list price Sume charges |
Questions
- Which costs less, Sume or Higgsfield?
- It depends on the model. Seedance 2.5 and Sume Remix cost less on Sume than Higgsfield's API list and its discounted price. Wan 3.0, Kling 4.0 and MiniMax H3 cost the same as Higgsfield's API list, and Higgsfield's discounted price is lower today. The tables above give every number.
- Does Sume add anything on top of the provider's price?
- Not for a workspace without a price book: it pays the provider's list price with 0% markup and no fee on top. Sume pays the card fee, so a $50 top-up is $50 of balance. A workspace on a signed agreement pays that agreement's terms. See billing.
- Do I need a subscription to use Sume?
- No. You add funds from $5 when you need them, and each top-up lasts 365 days.
- Can I call the same models from code?
- Yes. The Sume API and MCP draw from the same balance as Studio, at the same prices.
Sources
Prices checked on . Sume's prices come from its live price list; other companies' prices come from the public pages below. A blank cell means the company does not publish that number.
- Higgsfield API pricing
- Higgsfield API: Seedance 2.5 text to video
- Higgsfield API: Wan 3.0 text to video
- Higgsfield API: Kling 4.0
- Higgsfield API: MiniMax H3
- Higgsfield API: Genjutsu Motion Transfer
- Higgsfield pricing (plans)
- Higgsfield Pricing Explained
- Meet the Higgsfield API
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