Mischief 1 API, Price Per Second, and ClipWhim Credit Math

Developers searching for a Mischief 1 API, Mischief 1 API pricing, or the Mischief 1 price per second usually want two numbers: what the model costs on a raw inference API, and what the same clip costs when you generate it through a no-code tool. This page covers both, using ClipWhim's published credit prices, and explains when wiring the API yourself is worth it versus uploading in the browser.

What Mischief 1 is

Mischief 1 is an image-to-video model released by The Biological Computing Co. (TBC) on October 30, 2026. Public write-ups describe it as built on Alibaba's open Wan 2.2 model, with TBC's "neuron-derived" training claims around how the model was shaped (OpenRouter, The Next Web). You give it one still as the first frame plus a text prompt; it returns a short silent 16:9 MP4. There is no text-only mode on the documented endpoints.

Documented output limits (from fal's schema and third-party write-ups checked for our other guides) are 480p (832×480) or 720p (1280×720), 3 or 5 seconds at 16 fps, landscape only, no audio (fal API schema, Treza Labs). ClipWhim exposes those same settings in the online generator and on the Mischief 1 video generator page.

Ways to access Mischief 1

Official / third-party inference APIs

As of the sources we cite on this site (checked 2026-11-04), Mischief 1 image-to-video is listed on at least:

• fal – hosted model page and HTTP API for developers with an API key.
• OpenRouter – lists the model with a per-second price range.

We have not verified every reseller or self-hosted build. Pricing and availability on those platforms can change; treat third-party rate cards as snapshots, not guarantees. OrigoTech also mentions a TBC creation app in passing (OrigoTech); we do not have a confirmed official TBC developer portal URL to link.

No-code: ClipWhim on mischief1.com / clipwhim.com

ClipWhim runs Mischief 1 behind a browser form: upload an image, write a prompt, pick resolution and length, pay with credits. Checkout for paid packs and plans is on mischief1.com (the only payment domain). ClipWhim does not expose a public HTTP API for your own scripts – if you need programmatic batch jobs today, you would use a third-party inference API such as fal, not ClipWhim.

Published API price per second (third-party)

On fal, Mischief 1 is listed at $0.005 per second at 480p and $0.01 per second at 720p, so a 5-second clip is $0.025 or $0.05 (fal). OpenRouter lists the same "from $0.005/second" range (OpenRouter). Treza Labs reported a 3-second 480p test billed at exactly $0.015 (Treza Labs). These are raw inference prices before your own storage, queue workers, moderation, and payment fees.

ClipWhim credit math (our prices)

On ClipWhim the rule in code is: 1 credit = 1 second of 480p; 720p costs 2 credits per second. So a 5-second 480p clip is 5 credits and a 5-second 720p clip is 10 credits. Failed generations are refunded. New Google sign-ups get 10 free credits; email/password sign-ups get 0 (see Mischief 1 free).

Effective dollars per credit = plan price ÷ credits granted. Using the live catalog:

Per-second and per-clip cost on ClipWhim

Multiply dollars-per-credit by credits per second (1 at 480p, 2 at 720p):

Compared with the raw fal rates above, ClipWhim's per-clip price is higher. The difference pays for hosting, upload/result storage, payment fees, automatic refunds on failed runs, moderation, and the web UI. Full plan tables also live on /pricing and the pricing guide.

Simple batch cost table (ClipWhim Starter rates)

Using Starter Pack effective rates ($0.25 per 5 s · 480p clip, $0.50 per 5 s · 720p clip). One Starter Pack is 180 credits – enough for 36 × 5 s 480p clips or 18 × 5 s 720p clips – so larger batches need more packs or a subscription.

At Creator monthly rates the same 50 × 5 s 480p batch is roughly $11.30; at Pro monthly, about $9.40. If your volume is hundreds of clips a day, compare those figures to fal's $0.025 / $0.05 API clips and include your own engineering time.

When ClipWhim beats wiring the API yourself

• No API key, no code. Upload in the browser; no SDK, webhooks, or polling loop to maintain.
• No queue management. We submit the job and show progress; you download an MP4 when it is ready.
• Moderation and refunds. Failed runs return credits; uploads go through the site's acceptable-use checks.
• History. Past clips stay in your account so you can re-download without building your own object store index.
• Small and medium batches. Trying prompts, making a few dozen product clips, or shipping social loops is usually faster here than standing up a pipeline.

Start on the video generator or the homepage generator, then buy credits on /pricing when the free allowance is gone.

When the raw API is honestly better

• Huge volume. Thousands of clips where $0.025–$0.05 per 5 s clip dominates and you already have infra.
• Your own pipeline. You need webhooks, custom retries, GPU routing, or to chain Mischief 1 after another model in code.
• Strict cost floor. ClipWhim will not match raw inference pricing; we do not claim to.

In those cases, evaluate fal or OpenRouter directly with their current docs and billing. ClipWhim remains a separate product for people who want the model without the ops.

Worked example: 10 free credits to paid

A new Google sign-up receives 10 free credits. That is enough for one 5-second 720p clip (10 credits) or two 5-second 480p clips (2 × 5). After that, the Starter Pack is the smallest paid step: $9 for 180 credits with no subscription. At Starter rates, those 180 credits are 36 × 5 s 480p videos or 18 × 5 s 720p videos within 90 days. If you already know you will shoot more than about forty 480p clips a month, Creator monthly (420 credits / 60-day grants) usually beats buying multiple Starter Packs – which is why the in-generator upsell may mention Creator only after several successful free runs, not on the first clip.

For prompt ideas that waste fewer credits, use the prompt guide before you burn the free allowance on vague motion. For a product-oriented walkthrough of the web UI, see the image-to-video how-to.

Related guides

For prompt patterns see Mischief 1 prompts. For the free-credit path see Mischief 1 free. For a full plan breakdown see Mischief 1 pricing. To generate in the browser, open the Mischief 1 video generator.