Which pages put a rate on a step
Two pages publish a rate against a step: one credit per second of composited output on one, and a draft pass from one credit a second with an episode cut from three on the other. Everywhere else the unit is a plan, a pack or a tier, and an episode cannot be costed from any of them. As of 2026-09-22.
| Tool | What is published | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| SceneMixer | One credit per second of composited output | A rate against a step |
| AI Dramas | A draft pass from one a second, an episode cut from three | Two rates against two passes |
| PopShort AI | Length rises with the subscription tier | A plan, not a rate |
| Dramily | Export-ready episodes among the outputs of a workspace | No unit published |
| Everyone else | Nothing on the cost of a step | No unit published |
Inclusion rule. Only statements that attach a number to an operation count as a rate. A monthly price, a credit pack or a seat is recorded as a plan, because neither can be converted without a second figure. Order. Rates first, then plans, then silence.
1A unit is the difference between a feature and a budget line
Credits per month tell a buyer what access costs. Credits per second of finished picture tell them what a season costs, because the second figure multiplies by something they already know: how long an episode is and how many there are.
Almost every page in this market publishes the first and not the second. That is not concealment, it is simply the shape the industry has settled into, and it means a cost per episode is a sales conversation rather than an arithmetic.
2Two rates on one page describe a discipline
A cheap draft rate and an expensive delivery rate only make sense if somebody looks at the draft. That implies a review point, and a review point is the single cheapest control available in serial production, where most waste is delivering shots nobody examined.
A single rate makes no statement about review at all. It may still be cheaper overall, and neither page offers a way to tell without running a season through both.
3Length tied to a plan is the third shape, and it is honest
One page states that episode length rises with the subscription tier. That turns a technical limit into a purchasing decision and puts the boundary in the open, which most pages leave for a reader to discover after paying.
It is still not a rate. About eight minutes is an estimate, and a producer sizing a run needs a limit they can rely on for the instalment that matters most.
- Assembling an episodeEpisodes are composited from segments, billed at 1 credit per second of outputa priced step
- 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
- Serial formatVideo length is given only as an estimate that rises with the subscription tier, from about one to two minutes to about eighta length tied to a plan
- Assembling an episodeScripts, reusable assets, storyboards, video prompts, previews, covers and export-ready episodes are listed as the outputs of one workspacenamed among the outputs
4The words this register uses
Terms with a page of their own, each recording what vendors publish about it, include segment and shot, reference image, character consistency, storyboard script, scene plate, novel to video, AI short drama and vertical micro-drama.
5Sources
Each cell above traces back to a vendor page named in the register, read 2026-09-22. Where the boundary sits between documented, claimed and absent is spelled out under how read. Also here: Where it was published, Object or action, How wide the cast reaches.