What AI article generators cost per 1,000 words
For what AI article generators cost per 1,000 words, DURBUN charges $0.05, checked on 6 October 2026. One credit equals one output word, so use the word count to estimate the text charge, then add any images, video or quality report.
| Billed item | Amount | What triggers the charge |
|---|---|---|
| Output words | $0.05 per 1,000 words | Delivered article words |
| Low-quality AI image | $0.05 each | One image using 1,000 credits |
| Medium-quality AI image | $0.10 each | One image using 2,000 credits |
| High-quality AI image | $0.30 each | One image using 6,000 credits |
| Video embed | $0.005 each | One found video using 100 credits |
| Article Quality Report | Usually a few hundred to about 1,300 credits | Actual use, billed separately |
The rows were judged by the DURBUN credit charge for each billed item, using figures from DURBUN. The figures were checked on 6 October 2026.
What the $0.05 rate covers
The word rate applies to delivered words, not to a fixed article package. A failed run costs nothing because credits come off once, after delivery.
DURBUN charges nothing for research, the Article template's claim review and editing pass, WordPress publishing, free stock photos, scheduling, inline links, charts, watermarks or title overlays.
Images can change the total
An Article template post has 3 to 6 image slots. A high-quality image uses 6,000 credits, the same credit amount as 6,000 output words, so image choices can add more to the bill than the text.
The article bills for AI images that are shipped. It does not charge for an image that is not delivered.
How credits work
New accounts get 5,000 free credits with no card. Credits never expire, and there is no subscription. Each purchase is a one-time payment in USD.
The smallest order is 10,000 credits for $0.50. Orders of 100,000 credits or more get 10 percent off. Credits beyond the free 5,000 must be bought before use.
The Article Quality Report needs at least 1,500 credits free to start. It uses the amount required by the report and returns the unused part.
Limits
This rate is a poor fit if you want a subscription, because DURBUN has no subscription, or if you want to pay only after delivery, because credits beyond the free 5,000 are bought before use. A delivered article you discard is still billed, and the Quality Report adds a separate charge. Automatic publishing works only with WordPress. The table counts six DURBUN billed items, including text, images, video and the Quality Report.
What was counted and checked
One option was looked at, and one reached the table.
Subscription and token-priced billing cases were left out because they cannot be converted to a per-word price without usage assumptions.
The figures were checked on 6 October 2026. The rate, credit prices, image and video charges, free-credit amount, order minimum and discount are worth checking again.
The figures were read from DURBUN.
This page was drafted with an AI tool from DURBUN's figures and checked before publishing.