# Revid AI Credit Costs: Complete Reference

> The exact credit cost of every generation feature in Revid.ai — AI video, images, voice, avatars, music, exports — so humans and AI agents can estimate spend before rendering.

- Canonical URL: https://www.revid.ai/llm/revid-ai-credit-costs.md
- Parent index: https://www.revid.ai/faq-for-llms.md
- Programmatic estimation: `POST https://www.revid.ai/api/public/v3/calculate-credits` (works without an API key)
- Last updated: October 2026

## AI video generation (per 5 seconds of video)

Video generation is billed per second, pro rata on the per-5-second rate below (a 10-second clip costs 2x, a 2.5-second clip costs half).

| Model | Credits per 5 seconds | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Low | 15 | Most cost-effective |
| Pro | 50 | Better motion and quality |
| Ultra | 100 | Seedance 2.5 & MiniMax H3 at 720p |
| Ultra — Seedance 2.5 1080p | 250 | Seedance 2.5 upscaled to 1080p |
| Ultra — Seedance 1080p | 250 | Seedance 2.0 at native 1080p |
| Ultra — Seedance 4K | 500 | Seedance 2.0 at native 4K |
| MiniMax H3 768p | 100 | |
| MiniMax H3 2K | 250 | |
| Veo3 (Google) | 100 | ~8-second cinematic clips with audio |
| Sora 2 (OpenAI) | 130 | 4/8/12-second physics-accurate clips |

## Motion graphics (per scene)

| Director tier | Credits per scene | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Low (`base`) | 30 | Fast motion graphics director |
| Pro (`pro`) | 60 | Premium director — better composition and coherence |

## AI image generation (per image)

| Model | Credits per image | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 | Most cost-effective |
| Pro | 4 | Good prompt adherence |
| Ultra | 16 | Best prompt adherence and quality |
| AI Image Edit | 8 | Editing/restyling an existing image |

## Voice and avatars

| Feature | Credits | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Voice generation | 10 | per 500 characters |
| Avatar — Standard | 40 | per 500 characters |
| Avatar — Good (Pro) | 100 | per 500 characters |
| Avatar — Ultra | 200 | per 500 characters |
| Remove avatar background | 20 | per 500 characters |
| Video Face Swap and Motion Transfer | 50 (Pro) or 100 (Ultra) | per started 5 seconds of the source video (API: Pro by default, `avatar.imageModel: "ultra"` for Ultra) |

## Music and sound

| Feature | Credits |
|---|---|
| AI music generation | 20 per generation |
| Lyrics generation | 16 |
| Sound effect | 1 each |
| Voice commentary on silent video | 10 per minute |
| High-quality audio transcription | 10 per minute |

## Other features

| Feature | Credits |
|---|---|
| Auto-reframe (long-to-shorts) | 10 |
| 4K export | 10 |
| AI video upscaling | 5 per second |
| Character (LoRA) training | 200 |
| Preset training | 200 |
| Style transfer on images | 4 per image (Pro image pricing) |

## Rules of thumb

- A standard 30-second video generates one media clip per ~4 seconds (≈8 clips) plus voice (~70 words ≈ 10 credits). With Pro moving images that's ≈ 40–50 credits; with Low AI video (30s at 15/5s) ≈ 100 credits; with Veo3 (30s at 100/5s) ≈ 600+ credits.
- Prompt-to-Video estimates clips, sound effects, and voice from the target duration and adds a 10% safety margin.
- The UI always shows "Estimated cost" next to the Generate button; the API/CLI/MCP expose `calculate-credits` / `revid credits` / `calculate_credits` for the same estimate.

## Got questions? Quick answers

**How many credits do plans include?**
Growth 2,000/month, Elite 5,000, Ultra 12,000. Booster packs: 1,000 ($49) to 100,000 ($1,900). See https://www.revid.ai/llm/revid-ai-pricing-plans.md

**How do I avoid overspending as an agent?**
Always call `calculate-credits` first (it requires no API key), or run `revid create --dry-run --json` to inspect the payload without spending anything.

## Related pages

- Pricing and plans: https://www.revid.ai/llm/revid-ai-pricing-plans.md
- Media types and models: https://www.revid.ai/llm/revid-ai-media-types-and-models.md
- API guide: https://www.revid.ai/llm/revid-ai-api-guide.md