**TL;DR:** ai video cost per minute: pricing, process & examples
The AI video cost per minute ranges from roughly $50 for simple text-to-video clips to $300+ for scripted, edited productions with voice, sound design and revisions. CarlosVideo18+ charges flat rates of $94, $150 and $250 per finished minute,...

# AI Video Cost Per Minute: Pricing, Process & Examples

The AI video cost per minute ranges from roughly $50 for simple text-to-video clips to $300+ for scripted, edited productions with voice, sound design and revisions. CarlosVideo18+ charges flat rates of $94, $150 and $250 per finished minute, with 7-day delivery and crypto accepted for payment.

**What it costs**

| Package | Price | Best for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Short clip | from $94 | 10–15 s social cut, one style |
| Standard | $150 | 30–60 s, custom style, voiceover, 2 revision rounds |
| Premium | $250 | 60+ s, complex scenes, 2 revision rounds |

## What you actually pay per finished minute

Most studios quote a project price, then divide it by runtime to produce a per-minute figure. That number hides everything that matters: how many revision rounds are included, who writes the script, whether a human editor touches the timeline, and how long the whole job takes.

A useful way to read any quote is to ask three questions. What is the runtime of the deliverable? How many revisions are included before charges escalate? When does the clock start and stop? Answer those and you can compare vendors on the same basis.

CarlosVideo18+ publishes its rates openly at [carlosvideo18.shop/pricing](https://carlosvideo18.shop/pricing), so there is no discovery call before you see a number. Three tiers, one delivery window of 7 days, revisions included, crypto accepted.

## ai video cost per minute by production tier

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tier | Typical scope | ai video cost per minute | Delivery | Revisions |
| Base | Template-driven clips, stock voiceover, minimal edits | $50 – $149 | 2–5 days | 1 round |
| Standard | Scripted clips, custom voice, sound design, brand styling | $150 | 7 days | 2 rounds |
| Premium | Multi-scene storytelling, custom visuals, licensed music, color pass | $150 – $250 | 7 days | 3 rounds |
| Enterprise / agency | Campaign sets, multiple aspect ratios, dedicated producer | $250+ | Custom | Scoped per campaign |

The gap between tiers is rarely about the model generating pixels. It is about the human decisions around those pixels: pacing, structure, the script, the third rewrite of a sentence that did not land. Those hours do not disappear because the footage was machine-generated.

## Where the money goes

When you break down a typical production minute at the Standard tier, the split looks something like this:  
- **Script and direction — 25%.** Someone decides what the video argues, in what order, with what hook in the first three seconds.
  
- **Generation and sourcing — 20%.** Model calls, iterations, rejected takes, style reference work.
  
- **Edit, sound and grade — 35%.** Cutting to beat, voice cleanup, music licensing, color consistency across scenes.
  
- **Project management and revisions — 20%.** Communication, version control, the second and third rounds.

Studios that advertise very low per-minute pricing usually cut from the last two lines. You get generated footage, assembled. Sometimes that is exactly what you need. Often it is not.

## Six factors that move the number

**1. Aspect ratio count.** One video delivered as 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 is three render and review passes, not one. Ask whether additional ratios are priced per file or per video.

**2. Voice.** Stock synthetic voices are near-free. A cloned or licensed voice with direction, pacing notes and pronunciation fixes adds real time.

**3. Script ownership.** If you supply a finished script, you remove a full stage. If you want the studio to write it, expect to pay for two or three drafts.

**4. Brand kit depth.** A logo and two colors is fast. A 40-page guideline document with motion standards, lower-third rules and approved fonts takes longer to honor correctly.

**5. Revision policy.** Unlimited revisions sounds generous until you learn each one resets a delivery date. Fixed rounds with a defined scope keep both sides honest.

**6. Usage rights.** Internal training footage and a paid national campaign carry different licensing obligations, especially where music and voice are concerned.

## How CarlosVideo18+ prices the work

CarlosVideo18+ runs three published packages rather than quoting per project, which makes the ai video cost per minute predictable before you commit:  
- **$94 per finished minute** — single-scene videos, product or feature explainers, short social cutdowns from a supplied script.
  
- **$150 per finished minute** — scripted multi-scene pieces with custom voice direction, sound design and brand styling across the full runtime.
  
- **$250 per finished minute** — narrative or campaign-grade videos with original visual direction, licensed music, color grading and up to three revision rounds.

Every tier ships within 7 days, revisions are included rather than billed hourly, and \1 only (no cards, no bank transfer). Full breakdowns live on the [pricing page](https://carlosvideo18.shop/pricing).

## The process, start to finish

**Day 0 — Brief.** You submit goals, audience, runtime, brand assets and any script you already have. A short form covers what most kickoff calls spend an hour discovering.

**Day 1–2 — Script and direction.** Structure, hook, scene list and voice selection are locked. This is the stage where changes are cheapest; moving a scene here costs minutes, moving it after render costs a day.

**Day 3–5 — Generation and edit.** Scenes are produced, assembled to timing, sound designed and graded. You receive a review link rather than a file, so notes attach to timecodes.

**Day 6–7 — Revisions and delivery.** Notes are applied within your included rounds, then final files are delivered in the ratios you specified. Source projects can be retained on request.

Real examples of finished work, including runtime and tier for each, are posted in the [portfolio](https://carlosvideo18.shop/portfolio).

## Worked examples

**Example A — SaaS feature explainer, 90 seconds.** Supplied script, one brand kit, 16:9 only, stock voice with light direction. Standard tier at $150 per minute: approximately $298 for the finished video, delivered on day 7 with two revision rounds used.

**Example B — DTC product launch, three cutdowns.** 60-second hero at 16:9 plus 15-second cuts at 9:16 and 1:1, custom voice clone, licensed music. Premium tier at $250 per minute for the hero plus flat cutdown pricing: roughly $250 plus cutdown fees, one production cycle.

**Example C — Weekly social series, 10 videos of 30 seconds.** Total runtime 5 minutes. Base tier at $94 per minute with a template system reused across episodes: around $745 total, each video individually delivered within the 7-day window.

The pattern across all three: runtime multiplies, but scene count and revision depth drive the real variance.

## Questions to ask before you sign

Ask any studio — including us — these five things in writing:

1. Is the quoted rate per finished minute or per generated minute? Generated includes discarded takes; finished does not.  
2. How many revision rounds are included, and what happens on round four?  
3. Which formats and aspect ratios are delivered at the stated price?  
4. Who owns the source project files at delivery?  
5. What is the delivery window measured from — brief received, or brief approved?

If a quote cannot answer all five, the per-minute number in it is not comparable to anything else.

## Getting a firm number

Send runtime, format, whether a script exists and which brand assets you have. You will get a fixed figure back, not a range that widens after the kickoff call. Start at [carlosvideo18.shop/order](https://carlosvideo18.shop/order), or compare the three tiers first on the [pricing page](https://carlosvideo18.shop/pricing).

## Frequently asked questions

**What is the average AI video cost per minute in 2025?**  
Most providers sit between $50 and $300 per finished minute depending on script work, voice, sound design and revision depth. Template-driven clips land at the low end; narrative or campaign pieces with licensed music and custom direction sit at the top. CarlosVideo18+ publishes three fixed rates — $94, $150 and $250 per finished minute — so you can compare quotes on the same basis without a sales call.

**Is AI video cheaper than hiring a production crew?**  
For short-form, explainers and social series, yes — typically by a wide margin, because you are not paying crew days, locations, gear rentals or travel. A traditional shoot might spend its budget before a single frame exists. AI production spends that budget on script, edit and revision. Live action still wins when you need real people, real places or physical product interaction on camera.

**How long does delivery take?**  
CarlosVideo18+ delivers within 7 days from brief approval on all three tiers. Simple single-scene videos often arrive sooner, while multi-ratio campaign sets use the full window. Revision rounds run inside the same schedule for the first round; heavier second rounds can add a day. Rush delivery is available on request for an additional fee.

**Do I own the finished video?**  
Yes. On delivery you receive full usage rights to the final files for the scope described in your order, including paid advertising unless otherwise stated. Source project files can be retained and handed over on request. Music and voice licensing terms are confirmed per project so you know exactly where the video can run.

**What is the minimum order?**  
There is no fixed minimum runtime. Single 15-second clips and 10-video batches are both common. Because pricing is per finished minute, short projects carry a practical floor — a 15-second video is billed at a quarter-minute rate rounded to the nearest deliverable unit. Ask during ordering and the exact figure comes back with your quote.

**Can I supply my own script and voice?**  
Yes, and it reduces cost. A finished script removes the writing stage entirely; a supplied voice file removes voice direction and casting. Projects that arrive with both move faster through the first three days of production. If you only have a rough outline, the studio can develop it into a script within the standard tier.

**Do you accept crypto?**  
Yes. \1 only (no cards, no bank transfer) on every tier. Payment terms are confirmed at order time, and deposits can be split for larger multi-video engagements. Billing currency and any network fees are stated before you pay, so the number you approve is the number that settles.

**Where can I see examples before ordering?**  
The [portfolio](https://carlosvideo18.shop/portfolio) shows finished videos with runtime and tier noted for each, so you can judge what a $150-per-minute piece looks like next to a $94 one. Review it before you order, then submit the brief at [carlosvideo18.shop/order](https://carlosvideo18.shop/order) or read the full [rate card](https://carlosvideo18.shop/pricing) first.

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