# How much does one finished minute of AI video cost?

**Short answer:** One finished minute cost us $2.26 in video on average across 195 episodes, mostly on Seedance 2.0 Mini and Fast at 720p. At list prices a minute runs from $3.00 to $24.00 before retakes, depending on the model.

URL: https://arc.katechon.technology/answers/how-much-does-a-minute-of-ai-video-cost
Updated: 2026-10-18

## Generated minutes versus finished minutes

A finished minute needs more than a minute of generation. Our five series spent 15% of video money on re-renders, and a fast cut like [BROODFALL](https://arc.katechon.technology/films/broodfall) kept 37% of the clips rendered for it. A carefully planned series is close to the first number; an edit-heavy film is close to the second.

One finished minute at list prices quoted 2026-10-17, with 15% and with 100% extra generation:

| Model | List per minute | With 15% retakes | With 2× generation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini 720p | $7.29 | $8.38 | $14.58 |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast 720p | $11.66 | $13.41 | $23.32 |
| Kling 3.0 Pro | $10.08 | $11.59 | $20.16 |
| Seedance 2.0 720p | $14.58 | $16.76 | $29.15 |
| Veo 3.1 720p | $24.00 | $27.60 | $48.00 |
| Seedance 2.0 1080p | $32.80 | $37.71 | $65.59 |

Model prices on this page are Atlas Cloud list prices quoted 2026-10-17 with its free /calculate endpoint, as published in our [AI video price index](https://arc.katechon.technology/ai-video-price-index). (Source: Atlas Cloud model catalog and /calculate list prices, https://www.atlascloud.ai/models, checked 2026-10-17)

## One minute in Arc credits

One minute as six 10-second clips plus 11 images (five references, six storyboard frames):

| Model | Video credits | Image credits | Total | On the Starter plan's credit price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini 720p | 564 | 143 | 707 | $5.07 |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast 720p | 1,356 | 143 | 1,499 | $10.74 |
| Seedance 2.0 720p | 4,506 | 143 | 4,649 | $33.32 |

References are made once per series, so from the second minute on the image cost mostly disappears. See the [credit estimating guide](https://arc.katechon.technology/guides/estimate-credits) for the full worked example, or price your own shot list in the [cost calculator](https://arc.katechon.technology/tools/ai-video-cost-calculator).

## Where Katechon Arc fits

Arc shows the credit estimate before each generation and refuses a batch your balance cannot cover, which keeps a per-minute budget honest.

If you only need a single minute once, paying list price for a few clips elsewhere costs less than a subscription.

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## Sources

- Atlas Cloud model catalog and /calculate list prices: [www.atlascloud.ai/models](https://www.atlascloud.ai/models), checked 2026-10-17