Know the cost before you render.
Describe the shot and see exactly what it consumes. These are not indicative figures — they come from the same pricing engine that meters the studio, so the number here is the number the composer quotes next to the Generate button.
Rendering from a written prompt alone — the cheapest route on any model.
Four things move the price. Two things don't.
Generation is billed by how much video a model has to make, and how expensive that model is per second. Everything else is a creative choice you make for free.
What moves it
- The model. Each one has its own rate per second of output, from the cheap draft tiers up to the mastering engines.
- Output duration. Cost is linear in the seconds you ask for.
- Resolution. More pixels per frame costs the provider more, and that carries through.
- Feeding in a video. Source footage is billed alongside the output, and a reference-driven shot never bills below 1.7× its output length.
What doesn't
- Aspect ratio. A vertical cut costs the same as a widescreen one.
- Frame rate. Every model delivers 24 fps as standard.
- Native audio. On models that generate sound, it is included in the rate rather than charged on top.
- Your prompt. Length and Cast bindings do not change what a video shot costs. References are free on almost every model — MiniMax H3 is the one exception, and it grants five before anything is charged. The calculator shows that line when it applies.
One shot, priced across the roster
The same 5-second 720p text-to-video shot on seven different models. The spread is the reason the calculator exists: picking the right engine for the job is the single biggest lever you have.
| Model | VX | Shots per 1,000 VX |
|---|---|---|
| Seedance 1.5 pro | 5 VX | 200 |
| Kling | 7.35 VX | 136 |
| Seedance 2.0 fast | 8.50 VX | 117 |
| Sora 2 | 8.75 VX | 114 |
| Seedance 2.0 | 11 VX | 90 |
| Seedance 2.5 | 16.20 VX | 61 |
| Veo 3.1 | 35 VX | 28 |
VX is the VisionX production credit, listed at $0.10 each. Your plan grants VX every month and the rate improves as the plan scales — see the top-up rates for the full ladder.
Run the shot you just priced
Bind a Cast, pick the engine, and the composer quotes the same number before anything renders.