AnimateDiff Lightning
animatediff-lightningByteDance distillation of AnimateDiff. 4-step sampling for over 10x faster inference at comparable quality to multi-step base model.
- Price
- US$0.00117/GPU s
- Input → output
- Text → Video
- Developer
- Community
- Updated
- 23 September 2026
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Examples
Prompt
A girl smiling
Length: 0:02
Settings
negative_prompt: (worst quality, low quality, letterboxed)
Prompt
A girl smiling
Length: 0:02
Prompt
A girl smiling
Length: 0:02
About AnimateDiff Lightning
AnimateDiff Lightning is a model by Community in the Video generation category. On Railwail, AnimateDiff Lightning costs US$0.00117 per GPU second.
Pricing
| GPU time (L40S) | US$0.00117 per GPU second |
|---|
- Billed by the GPU time the run actually takes. When the run starts, 3× the typical price is reserved from your balance and settled afterwards.
- 1 credit = US$0.01
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API
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Specifications
- Model ID
animatediff-lightning- Developer
- Community
- Category
- Video generation
- Input
- Text
- Output
- Video
- Billing
- By usage (tokens or GPU time)
- Catalog entry updated
- 23 September 2026
Tags
- replicate
- animation
- bytedance
- fast
- open-weights
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Frequently asked questions
What is AnimateDiff Lightning?
AnimateDiff Lightning is a model by Community in the Video generation category.
How much does AnimateDiff Lightning cost on Railwail?
On Railwail, AnimateDiff Lightning costs US$0.00117 per GPU second. You are charged for what each request actually uses. Usage is paid from prepaid credits; 1 credit equals US$0.01.
How fast is AnimateDiff Lightning?
There are not enough measured runs of AnimateDiff Lightning on Railwail yet to state a run time. It depends on the input, the settings and the load at the provider.
Is AnimateDiff Lightning better than Google Veo 3.1?
That depends on the task. AnimateDiff Lightning (Community) and Google Veo 3.1 (Google DeepMind) are both models in the Video generation category. The comparison page shows their prices and specifications side by side.
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Compare AnimateDiff Lightning vs. HunyuanVideo - Google Veo 2Google DeepMind
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- Google Veo 3 (Replicate)Google DeepMind
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One API key for every model on Railwail. Usage is charged from prepaid credits, 1 credit = US$0.01.