Two rates for one episode, against one rate for the finished second
One page states a draft pass from one credit per second and an episode cut from three. The other states episodes composited from segments at one credit per second of output. They are the two priced cells in this column, and they price different things. As of 2026-09-22.
| Point at issue | AI Dramas | SceneMixer |
|---|---|---|
| The published rate | One credit a second draft, three a second for the cut | One credit a second of finished output |
| What the price implies | A review step between the two passes | A single delivery operation |
| What is not priced | What the extra two credits buy | A second attempt after a change |
Inclusion rule. Only cells carrying a unit appear here. A rate is recorded as published and never converted into a cost per episode, since episode length is a separate variable. Order. The two-tier rate first, then the single rate.
1A unit is what turns a feature into a line in a budget
Credits per plan, per project or per seat cannot be multiplied by anything a producer knows. Credits per second of finished picture can be multiplied by an episode length and an episode count in one step, without a sales call.
That is why this file records the unit rather than the price. Prices move quarterly; whether a page carries a unit at all is the thing that decides if a reader can work anything out.
2Two tiers describe a way of working, not just a price
A cheap pass and an expensive one only make sense if the cheap one is used to decide something. That implies generate roughly, look, approve, then spend, which is the correct discipline for serial work: most waste comes from delivering shots nobody reviewed.
A single rate makes no statement about review. It may still be cheaper in total, and the page does not offer any way to tell.
3Neither page prices the second attempt
Series work is mostly re-cutting. A four-second replacement in episode eleven either costs four seconds or costs the whole episode again, and the difference is an order of magnitude across a season.
No page read for this file states which. It is the sharpest question to ask of either vendor and the least likely to be volunteered.
4The wording both sides published
- Assembling an episodeA draft pass is stated to start at 1 credit per second and an episode cut from 3 credits per secondtwo rates on one page
- Assembling an episodeEpisodes are composited from segments, billed at 1 credit per second of outputa priced step
5Sources
Read from the home page at aidramas.com and the published how-to guide at scenemixer.com, checked 2026-09-22 and 2026-09-12 respectively. The full column is on assembling an episode; the single readings behind this contrast are AI Dramas and SceneMixer. Other contrasts filed here: Pexo and SceneMixer, Topview and Anijam, Novi AI and Pexo.