How much does one AI-generated piece of content actually cost?

Pick a content scenario, set length and number of language variants, then read the total cost stage-by-stage — script LLM, video generation, voice-over, thumbnail, and subtitle translation.

Pricing snapshot: 2026-05-20. 26 frontier models. All math runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

1. Pick a content scenario

2. Set length, languages, quality

Quality tier
Changes default model per stage. You can override each stage below.

Cost for 1 piece

$24.05

Biggest cost: Video footage — $24.00 (Runway Gen-3 Alpha)

Monthly total: $192

3. Per-stage breakdown

Toggle the model used at each stage. Total updates instantly.

Script (LLM)

llm
tokens (in/out)
600 / 265
Stage cost
$0.0002
Share of total
0.0%

Video footage

video
seconds
60s
Stage cost
$24.00
Share of total
99.8%

Voice-over (TTS)

tts
characters
750
Stage cost
$0.012
Share of total
0.0%

Thumbnail

image
images
1
Stage cost
$0.040
Share of total
0.2%

Subtitles translation (per extra language)

translation
chars × langs
750 × 0
Stage cost
$0.000
Share of total
0.0%

Best-cost mix for this scenario

Auto-picked cheapest model for each stage. Drop-in alternative if quality tier permits.

Cheapest mix total: $12.01

  • Script (LLM) · Gemini 2.5 Flash$0.0002
  • Video footage · Kling 2.0$12.00
  • Voice-over (TTS) · OpenAI TTS-1$0.011
  • Thumbnail · Stable Diffusion XL (self-host)$0.0020
  • Subtitles translation (per extra language) · GPT-4o mini (prompt translate)$0.000

Read the full methodology in the guide, or jump to the FAQ.