Yes, Higgsfield has a public API as of October 2026. It is a separate developer product at open.higgsfield.ai: you top up a US dollar balance (minimum $5), pay per generation, and call 50+ video and image models via REST, Python or TypeScript. It does not use your subscription credits.
What changed (3 October 2026): This page used to say Higgsfield has no public REST API. That is no longer true: Higgsfield's changelog lists the Higgsfield API launching as a standalone product on 15 September 2026. We also removed the retired Basic / Pro / Max prices, the "~10 free credits a day" claim and the Sora 2 model rows. Sources were read on 2026-10-03.
How the Higgsfield API works
Per Higgsfield's help centre and API docs FAQ: you sign up for an API account, fund a prepaid balance (minimum $5), generate an API key in the console at open.higgsfield.ai, and call https://api.higgsfield.ai with the header Authorization: Key KEY_ID:KEY_SECRET, or use the official Python and TypeScript SDKs. Requests are asynchronous: you get a request_id with status and cancel URLs, then poll or use webhooks.
Video models are priced per second of output and image models per image. Failed and NSFW-flagged requests are not charged. Balance funds expire one year after they are added. A new API key unlocks 20 concurrent requests, and outputs are kept for at least 7 days, so download what you need. Invoice billing exists only for committed-use contracts.
Higgsfield API prices
Rates shown on open.higgsfield.ai on 3 October 2026, which include launch discounts:
| Model | Price | Listed regular price |
|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.5 | from $0.144/s | $0.206/s |
| Genjutsu | from $0.159/s | $0.318/s |
| Kling 3.0 | $0.042/s | $0.084/s |
| Wan 3.0 | from $0.025/s | $0.050/s |
| Cinema Studio 4.0 | from $0.206/s | none listed |
| Soul 2 | from $0.003/image | none listed |
| Ideogram 4.0 | $0.030/image | none listed |
| Grok Imagine 2.0 | from $0.040/image | none listed |
Discounts and rates change, so check the console before you budget.
API vs MCP vs CLI vs web app
| Surface | What it bills | Needs |
|---|---|---|
| Higgsfield API | Prepaid US dollar balance | API key, $5 minimum top-up |
| Web app (higgsfield.ai) | Plan credits; Unlimited and free generations apply here only | Account |
| MCP | Plan credits, always | Active subscription, no API key |
| CLI | Plan credits | Account |
| Supercomputer | Plan credits (its Free Mode text model is free) | Account |
Higgsfield says the API operates "entirely on its own dollar balance," separate from your subscription, while MCP and CLI attach an agent to your existing account and deduct plan credits. So the Unlimited perks on a Plus or Ultra plan do not carry over to the API. For plan prices see Higgsfield pricing; for what is free see is Higgsfield AI free?.
Models behind the API
Higgsfield lists 50+ current models. Video families include Seedance, Kling, Wan, MiniMax, PixVerse, LTX and Grok; image families include Ideogram, Recraft and Qwen; its own models include Soul 2, Genjutsu and Cinema Studio. The open.higgsfield.ai page names 15+ priced models. Which models you can reach through MCP or CLI is a separate list, set by your plan.
When to use the API vs an end-to-end ad tool
The API fits teams that want to ship generation inside their own product and pay per output. It is the wrong tool if what you want is "product link in, finished vertical ad out" with no integration work. Tools built for that job (see /tools and the AI UGC generator guide) trade model breadth for a much shorter path to a publishable asset.
Bottom line
As of October 2026 Higgsfield has a public pay-per-generation API, billed in US dollars from a prepaid balance and separate from plan credits. Use MCP or CLI if you want to spend your existing plan credits from an agent, and the API if you are building a product.