A film costs what it costs to make. You can see why.
One credit is one cent. Provider costs are passed through, and the only expensive thing in a film is motion. Cards below are a fifteen-minute film.
Up to 15 minutes. Stills with camera moves, Mara's voice, Lukas to camera, any interviews Noor lands. No card.
Moving shots unlock on film two.1 motion minute on an open model, 60 stills, voice, presenter, music.
≈ 1,900 credits3 motion minutes on Seedance 2.5 at 480p, upscaled; 40 stills; everything else.
≈ 5,340 credits5 motion minutes at 720p on Veo or Seedance, Claude Opus writing as well as researching.
≈ 16,200 creditsLength moves the small lines; motion moves the big one
| Length | Motion held at 3 min | Motion scaled · 1 min in 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | ≈ 2,090 · $21 | ≈ 2,090 · $21 |
| 15 minutes · the default | ≈ 5,340 · $53 | ≈ 5,340 · $53 |
| 30 minutes | ≈ 6,615 · $66 | ≈ 10,215 · $102 |
| 45 minutes | ≈ 7,890 · $79 | ≈ 15,090 · $151 |
2,000 for $20 · 6,000 for $58 · 25,000 for $225. They don't expire. Every film stops at a cap you set and asks before spending more.
25,000 credits a month, about four Balanced films. Unused credits roll over 60 days. Bring your own fal, ElevenLabs or Anthropic key and that crew member bills your provider directly.
Free, with one labeled sponsor card per film at a chapter break. Viewer+ is $5 a month: no cards, unlimited questions, and half of it pays the makers you watch.
Where the numbers come from
Motion: Seedance 2.5 via fal, ≈ $0.22 a second at 480p, routed with retakes and upscaling → ≈ 1,200 credits a minute. Stills: FLUX 3 MAX, ≈ 5¢ each. Narration: ElevenLabs, ≈ 20 a minute. Presenter, readers, interviews: Simli, ≈ 50 a minute. Research, script, direction: Claude. Prices follow providers; the router picks the cheapest route that passes the bar each day. The receipt is exact. Every model, ranked →