What is this service?
fal.ai is a generative-media inference platform that lets developers run state-of-the-art image, video, and audio models through a fast API. It hosts popular open and commercial models — the Flux family for image generation, video models like Wan, Kling, and Veo, plus audio and speech models — and runs them on an optimized GPU fleet so results come back in seconds instead of minutes.
It is used by developers, startups, and AI product teams who want to build generative features without managing their own GPUs. Instead of a monthly subscription, fal.ai works on a pay-as-you-go credit model: you add funds to your account and each API call (per image, per second of video, or per GPU-second of custom compute) draws down that balance. There are no fixed plans, no minimums, and no annual commitment.
If your local bank card is declined at fal.ai's checkout — which is common for Iranian and other users whose cards do not clear international payment processors — Mehbit lets you fund a reloadable virtual Visa or Mastercard with USDT and top up your fal.ai balance at fal.ai/dashboard/billing.
Why is payment hard?
Many local bank cards are not authorized for international SaaS billing. Services process payments through Stripe on international rails, so domestic-only cards are often declined even when you have sufficient balance.
Accepted card types
- Virtual Visa
- Virtual Mastercard
- Prepaid
- Debit
- Credit card
- Crypto (direct)
Reloadable virtual Visa and Mastercard work at fal.ai's checkout because they clear 3-D Secure and AVS like any international card. Single-use gift-card BINs and local Iranian bank cards typically fail, and fal.ai does not take cryptocurrency directly — Mehbit converts your USDT to card balance instead.
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Issue it, top up with USDT, then pay at checkout — in your own name.
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Fees & pricing
Clear and simple — the card load fee and the per-transaction fee are separate, with no hidden costs.
5%
Card load fee
Charged when you move money from your wallet onto a card.
0.35USDT
Per-transaction fee
Charged on every payment you make with the card.
from20USDT
Card issuance fee
Depends on the card you choose — the exact fee for each card is shown above.
For businesses
We don’t charge businesses any extra fee — exactly the same rates apply. Need a dedicated solution? Get in touch.
Rates may be updated from time to time; the final rate is always shown in the app before you pay.
Card payment steps
Issue a Mehbit virtual Visa or Mastercard, top it up with USDT, then add it as your payment method at fal.ai/dashboard/billing and add funds to your account balance.
- Step 01
Sign up for Mehbit
Create an account in the web app or Telegram miniapp.
- Step 02
Top up with USDT
Fund your Mehbit wallet with USDT.
- Step 03
Issue a virtual card
Issue a Mehbit Visa or Mastercard for international subscriptions.
- Step 04
Pay at the service
Enter the card details on the service's checkout page.
FAQ
Does fal.ai accept virtual Visa or Mastercard?
Yes. fal.ai bills card payments through a standard third-party processor (Stripe), and a reloadable virtual Visa or Mastercard works as long as it passes 3-D Secure and the AVS address check. A Mehbit virtual card presents as a normal international card and can be added on the fal.ai billing page.
Can I pay fal.ai with a Mehbit card?
Yes. Issue a Mehbit virtual Visa or Mastercard, fund it with USDT, and add it as your payment method at fal.ai/dashboard/billing to top up your account balance.
How much does fal.ai cost?
fal.ai is pay-as-you-go, not a subscription. You add credits in any amount and spend them per output: image models like Flux run roughly $0.025–$0.05 per image, video models are billed per second, and custom GPU compute is billed per GPU-second. There is no monthly plan or minimum.
Can I pay fal.ai with crypto directly?
No. fal.ai does not accept direct cryptocurrency payments — only cards and, for some US accounts, ACH. With Mehbit you use crypto indirectly: fund a Mehbit virtual card with USDT, then pay fal.ai with that card.
Is there a free trial for fal.ai?
There is no free subscription tier, but new accounts are usually given a small starter credit so you can test models before adding funds. Once it runs out you simply top up your prepaid balance.
What if my local bank card is declined by fal.ai?
Local Iranian bank cards do not clear fal.ai's international processor. Fund a Mehbit virtual Visa or Mastercard with USDT and use that.
Tips
Because fal.ai is prepaid, load your Mehbit card with a little more than the credits you plan to buy — that leaves headroom for the 3-D Secure authorization and avoids a partial decline.
Keep the billing name, address, and ZIP/postal code you enter on fal.ai consistent with your Mehbit card details so the AVS check passes cleanly.
Estimate your usage first: image models cost a few cents per image while video and premium models cost more per second — top up an amount that matches how much you actually plan to generate.
Watch your balance. fal.ai can lock the account when credits run too low, so reload before you hit zero to avoid interrupted API calls.
Use the small sign-up credit to test the exact models you need before adding real funds, so you only pay for what performs for your use case.
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