Video generation is priced by consumption: every run — test passes included — draws on your plan’s credits. Understanding what drives the cost is the difference between ten useful experiments and two. Here is how credits work on this studio, and how to spend them well.
A subscription gives you a monthly allowance of credits, and each generation consumes credits according to what you asked the model to do. Finishing a run is what spends; drafting ideas in the prompt box is free.
The exact price of a run is visible before you commit: the generate button shows the estimate for the current setting combination, and the pricing page lists what each plan includes. Nothing here is metered invisibly.
It depends on the run: duration and resolution are the two main drivers, with retries multiplying the total. The generate button shows the exact estimate for the current settings before you commit, and the pricing page lists what each plan includes.
Plan allowances follow your billing cycle — the billing page shows the reset date and remaining balance for your account. Unused allowances follow the plan terms shown there rather than a hidden timer.
Runs that complete bill as runs; a generation that fails outright should not leave you shortchanged. If your history shows a charge for a clip that never arrived, contact support with the time and prompt and it will be corrected.
Top-ups are handled from the billing page in settings, separately from plan changes — a good option for a burst project without committing to a higher tier. The page shows the current options for your account.
A fresh account starts with enough credits to run the workflow end to end — prompt, generate, download. For ongoing use, plans start at $7.50 per month, and starting at a lower tier costs nothing extra when you upgrade mid-cycle.
Cheap passes, one expensive winner — start at 768P and finish only what earns the 2K.
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