What does your usable footage cost?
A delivered take can still miss the brief. Count discarded takes, confirmed restored credits and approved seconds before comparing generation prices.
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Read the costs separately
No approved footage yet: cost per usable second is undefined, even if the generation itself was delivered.
Minimum pack cash assumes a fresh balance after all confirmed restorations. Pending jobs, the order of attempts and refunds, existing balances, payment fees and taxes can change your actual cash outlay. Use checkout receipts for what you paid.
New to AI video? Follow the free first-scene guide →
Characters or cuts drifting? Plan two connected shots →
Planning an AI car video? Inspect the original prompt and review one shot →
Product lettering changing? Plan the shot and add approved artwork in the edit →
Building with the API? Save one request and recover the same job →
Keep a reject in the budget
Seedance 2.5 example: six paid attempts, two credits restored and 18 approved seconds. At $11.25 per five credits, four net credits allocate $9 to the batch: $0.50 per approved second. The minimum whole-pack purchase is $11.25, leaving one credit.
Seedance 2.0 example: six 15-second attempts, one credit restored for two attempts and 18 approved seconds. Two net credits allocate $4.50: $0.25 per approved second. At the same five-credit pack, minimum cash is still $11.25, leaving three credits. These are hypothetical budgets with the same approved seconds, not evidence that either model produces the same quality or success rate.
Use the shot-review template to record picture, sound and continuity separately.
Inspect an entire result
A thumbnail cannot show whether a moving shot keeps its subject, action and story beats. Watch the complete paper-boat scene and read its original prompt →
Plan a music-video chorus before spending on animation →
Open the prompt cookbook and review templates →
Write a character and scene with the free prompt builder →
Text prompt writing is free. Video generation is separate; check live availability before generating or purchasing.