> Use the current pricing page, account balance, and displayed estimate to evaluate the work you submit. Include review and additional revisions when comparing the total cost of a finished video. Source: https://shortyedit.com/help/understand-editing-credits --- # Why does the cost of an AI edit vary? Use the current pricing page, account balance, and displayed estimate to evaluate the work you submit. Include review and additional revisions when comparing the total cost of a finished video. [The Shorty team](https://shortyedit.com/about#editorial-team) · Updated 15 September 2026 ## Key takeaways - Select relevant media, specify the opening and ending, and give exact names or product wording. - Check the pricing page and the estimate in your account before submitting. - Contact support with the project context and the account’s displayed information. ## Record the cost of an approved result | Record | Why it matters | | --- | --- | | Selected media and initial estimate | Defines the scope of the first cut. | | Actual credits used | Records what the submitted work consumed. | | Revision requests and their cost | Includes work needed to reach approval. | | Review and manual finishing time | Captures effort outside automated processing. | ## How can I avoid unnecessary retries? Select relevant media, specify the opening and ending, and give exact names or product wording. Check the saved run after a disconnect. For a revision, name the problem and the elements to preserve. ## Where are the current prices? Check the pricing page and the estimate in your account before submitting. Plan allowances and processing needs can change. An example brief is not a quote for your footage. ## What if a charge looks wrong? Contact support with the project context and the account’s displayed information. The resolution depends on the job and account state; this guide does not promise an automatic credit refund. ## Keep the ideas coming ### Current pricing Explore this editing workflow in Shorty. ### Compare approved-edit costs Compare the cost of an approved video: processing, retries, revisions and human review. A subscription price alone does not tell you what one usable result costs. Use the same brief and source material for a fair evaluation. ### Check an existing run Sign in to the same account and open Edits to find your submitted run and its latest status. Check that existing run before starting another edit. An unsubmitted draft and a submitted cloud job have different recovery expectations. ### How much does an AI video editor cost per edited video? On Shorty, one finished edit costs about $2.56 on the $19 Creator plan with Auto, the default director, and 43¢ with GPT 6 Luna, the lightest one. Larger plans and annual billing bring an Auto edit down to about $1.38 and a Luna edit to 23¢. These figures divide each plan’s price by the edits its credits cover: about 594 credits per Auto edit since Shorty Nitro became Auto’s model on 28 October 2026, and about 100 per Luna edit. Edits with lots of footage or a reference video use more credits. For any editor, divide the price by the finished videos a plan really produces. ## Questions, answered. ### Does copying a brief use editing credits? No. Copying or opening a brief does not submit an edit. Review the estimate before starting paid processing. ### Does another attempt always cost the same? Do not assume that. Check the scope and estimate for the work you are about to submit. ## Your next video starts here. Bring the footage. Tell us the idea. Shape the edit. --- Published by Tools Products FZ-LLC. Canonical HTML: https://shortyedit.com/help/understand-editing-credits