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Manual vs API: Two Ways to Create AI Adult Video on Nureta

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By Nureta TeamUpdated September 29, 2026

Nureta offers two ways to make AI adult video: the app at nureta.ai, where you type a story, and the Nureta Developer API, where your code does it at scale. Both do pure text-to-video with no photos needed, and in both, image-based video with photos of consenting adults also runs up to about 3 minutes. Here is how to choose.

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What is the difference between the Nureta app and the Nureta Developer API?

They share one engine. The Nureta consumer app runs on the same API that developers call at developer.nureta.ai, so a story rendered in the browser and a story sent by a script go through the same director, the same storyboard logic and the same video model. The difference is who drives it, how much you can control, and how you pay.

The app is manual creation: you sign in, paste or write a story, pick a length, optionally add photos, and watch one video render at a time. The API is automated creation: your software authenticates with an API key, creates tasks over HTTP (SDKs are available on request; every example works with plain curl), and receives finished videos by polling or by webhook. One suits a person with an idea tonight; the other a studio, agency or app that needs hundreds of videos.

How do the app and the API compare side by side?

Who: the app is for individuals; the API is for developers, studios and apps. How you create: a story box in the browser vs code or HTTP calls. Length: the app offers 5, 10 or 15-second clips or 30 to 180-second scenes; the API accepts 5, 8, 10, 12 or 15-second clips or any whole number from 16 to 180 seconds. Resolution: the app renders 480p; the API offers 480p, 720p and 1080p. Aspect ratio: the app is vertical 9:16; the API supports 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 1:1, 21:9 or adaptive. References: the app takes up to 2 photos of consenting adults; the API takes up to 9 reference images plus an optional audio_url. Control: the app has an Auto or Edit storyboard; the API adds programmatic segments, a per-shot explicit flag, edit endpoints and webhooks.

Pricing is the other big split. App: your first 5-second video is free, then $1.29 per 5 seconds or credit bundles of $3.79, $7.99, $15.99 and $39.99, paid in USDC on Base only, with no subscription. API: billed per second from a prepaid balance, at $0.1888 per second for 480p, $0.2773 for 720p and $0.5428 for 1080p; failed tasks are refunded automatically, images cost $0.05 each and scripts $0.01 each. On privacy, app videos are private by default, you can delete your account at any time, and because payment is crypto-only, no card data is stored.

When should you choose the app?

Choose the app if you are one person making videos for yourself, you want to start in minutes with no code, or you want to try the product for free first. It also fits if you prefer paying per video, if vertical 480p suits you, and if privacy comes first: you can sign in with a wallet that shares only an address, and nothing you make is published unless you share it.

Manual does not mean basic. For videos over 15 seconds the app lets you pick Auto, where Nureta builds and renders the whole scene, or Edit, where you review the storyboard first. In Edit you can rewrite each shot's script, change its duration, pin a first or last frame, upload a people-free background, adjust the shared World, Wardrobe and Character, and use the 'Sex in this shot' toggle so build-up shots stay non-explicit and payoff shots are explicit.

When should you choose the API?

Choose the API if you are producing at volume, building a product that generates video for your own users, or running a studio pipeline where scripts, casting and publishing are already automated. It is also the answer if you need 720p or 1080p, a horizontal or square frame, more than 2 reference images, your own audio track, or exact clip lengths such as 8 or 12 seconds. Keys default to 10 requests per second, adjustable up to 100.

The API also turns the storyboard into data. In advanced mode you send your own shots, each with a script, a duration of 4 to 15 seconds and an explicit flag, for example {"segments": [{"script": "…", "duration_seconds": 8, "explicit": false}, {"script": "…", "duration_seconds": 10, "explicit": true}]}. Edit mode parks a drafted storyboard with preview images so your code or your editors can change beats, frames, background plates and the shared world, wardrobe and character before rendering, and edits never reprice. Webhooks can be signed with a shared secret and are retried on failure, so a queue can run unattended.

Can you combine both in a hybrid workflow?

Many teams do. Prototype in the app to learn which descriptions, pacing and shot lengths work. Then move the recipe to the API, where the same structure maps to request fields: your shot list becomes segments, your shared look becomes world, wardrobe and character, and the length you chose becomes duration. Cheap building blocks help: a script task drafts a storyboard for $0.01 and a reference image costs $0.05, so you can test ideas before paying for video.

The numbers shift at scale. A 60-second video costs $15.48 pay-per-video in the app and about $11.33 at 480p through the API; 100 videos of 30 seconds at 480p via the API come to about $566. The app's price includes a finished interface and a free first video, while the API asks for engineering time and a prepaid balance. A sensible rule: if someone presses a button for each video, use the app; if software does, use the API.

Does the same content policy apply to both?

Yes. The app and the API run under one consent-first content policy. It is strictly 18+, and it prohibits minors (including fictional ones), non-consensual content, real people without their consent, public figures and celebrities, and several extreme categories. Photos may be used only with the depicted adult's consent to adult content, photos that look like a celebrity or public figure are rejected automatically, and violations are reported to NCMEC where required. Nureta offers no tool for putting a real person's face onto existing footage.

If you build on the API, that policy passes through to your users. Confirm their age, collect consent for any photos they upload, and keep your prompts to fictional adults. In exchange you get explicit adult scenes that mainstream tools block, inside rules clear enough to explain to a payment partner or platform.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nureta app or the Nureta Developer API cheaper?
Per second, the API is lower at 480p: about $0.1888 per second, or roughly $11.33 for 60 seconds, against $15.48 pay-per-video in the app. But the app gives you a free first video, needs no code and charges only when you make something. The API bills from a prepaid balance and refunds failed tasks automatically. For a handful of videos the app is simpler; at volume the API usually wins.
Do I need photos, and can image-based video be long?
No photos are needed: pure text-to-video turns a story or script alone into a video, in the app and the API. If you want your own cast, add photos of consenting adults, up to 2 in the app or up to 9 reference images in the API, and image-based video also runs up to about 3 minutes as a multi-scene movie.
Can I use the API if I'm not a developer?
Only with some help. The API expects HTTP requests or code. SDKs are available on request; every example works with plain curl. If you just want to make your own videos, the app gives you the same engine with a story box, a storyboard editor and no setup, and you can hand the API to a developer later.
Can I control which shots are explicit?
Yes, in both. In the app's Edit storyboard, each shot has a 'Sex in this shot' toggle. In the API, each entry in segments carries an explicit flag, so build-up shots render non-explicit and payoff shots explicit. Explicit shots should describe the action concretely; vague text on an explicit shot renders soft.
Is my content private, and how does payment work?
In the app, videos are private by default, you can delete your account at any time from Account settings, and payment is USDC on Base only, so no card data is stored and no adult merchant appears on a bank statement. On the API, generation is billed per second from a prepaid balance, and what you do with output is up to your own product.

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