Credits & Billing
VidRush uses a credit-based billing system. Every video you generate consumes credits based on two factors: the visual model you choose and the reasoning effort level you set. Credits are deducted when a video completes, not when it enters the queue.
Credit costs per minute
| Visual Model | Reasoning | Credits / Min | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini (Image) | Low | 32 | Lowest cost. Best for rapid testing. |
| Mini (Image) | Medium | 40 | High-quality image storytelling. |
| Pro (Video) | Low | 44 | Video B-roll included, used more sparingly. |
| Pro (Video) | Medium | 55 | The standard. Maximum quality and video density. |
| Mini / Pro | Experimental | 40/ 55 | The newest pipeline; use on test videos first. |
Coming soon: Deep Video V2 at a higher credit rate than v1 Pro. [VERIFY: rate]
Know the cost before you generate
The Quote Statement shows an estimated total credit cost for every generation before you approve it (around 1,430 credits for a long documentary, for example). The final charge can be slightly higher or lower, since billing follows the actual rendered length. If the estimate surprises you, adjust the duration or model in the Quote Statement; the estimate updates before any credits are spent.
What credits cover
The credit cost for each video covers the entire production pipeline in a single charge: AI research, scriptwriting, voiceover generation, music licensing, stock footage sourcing, motion graphics, thumbnail generation, and rendering.
Using a Custom Voiceover (your own audio file) costs the same credits as AI-generated narration. The credit covers the full pipeline, not just the voice.
When credits are deducted
Credits are deducted when your video finishes generating, not when you hit generate or when the video enters the queue. If a generation fails due to a system error, you are not charged.
Re-rendering a video in the editor costs approximately 10% of the original generation cost in credits.
The credit ledger
Your Settings page includes a full ledger: every credit movement, line by line and icon-coded, covering top-ups, renewals, and spends. When a balance looks off, the ledger answers where it went. The settings page also shows what each minute of video costs on your current plan.
Small fractional deductions may appear in the ledger in the future. Those belong to the upcoming Rush Agent feature; normal video generations are charged in whole credits as before.
Credit renewal
Credits renew on your billing date each month. Unused credits do not roll over: they expire at the end of each billing cycle. If your plan resets on the 5th, remaining credits expire at midnight on the 4th.
On a yearly plan, your credit pool still renews monthly. Each month’s allocation is separate and non-rollover. A yearly Pro plan, for example, grants 18,000 credits per month (216,000 per year); unused January credits do not carry over to February. Yearly billing gives you two months free and the same monthly credit refresh.
Billing cycle edge case
If you start a video before your credits expire but it finishes generating after your renewal date, the credits are deducted from your new monthly balance. This is expected behavior: billing follows completion time, not start time.