Using Shotstack’s services involves consuming credits based on the operations performed through its various APIs.
These credits account for processing tasks such as rendering videos, generating images, and using speech synthesis, along with storage and bandwidth usage.
This guide provides a detailed overview of the credit costs associated with each operation, helping you to better estimate and manage your usage effectively.
Operation | Credit Cost |
Render video | 1 credit per minute of output video |
Render image | 0.1 credits per image |
Generate image | 0.1 credits per image |
Generate video | 1.5 credits per video (shotstack-itv-mini) 3 credits per video (shotstack-itv-preview) |
Generate speech | 0.1 credit per 100 characters |
Connections (Google Drive, etc) | 1 credit per 10GB of bandwidth |
Storage | 1 credit per 10GB per month* |
* These costs are calculated daily on a pro-rated basis.
You can find a detailed breakdown of your usage on your dashboard.
Note: Creating generative AI assets in the sandbox environment will incur credits.