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How do Bonega credits work and what does a video cost?

Credits buy seconds of video. Every generation costs 4.125 credits per second at Standard resolution and 6.75 at 2K, rounded up, so a 5-second clip costs 21 credits at Standard resolution and 34 at 2K, and a 15-second clip costs 62 at Standard resolution and 102 at 2K. The Standard plan is $9/month for 200 credits (48 seconds of video at Standard resolution); Pro is $49/month for 1500 credits (6 min 3 s of video at Standard resolution). Plan credits reset each billing period; credits from one-time packs do not. Generating a first-frame image with AI costs 5 credits.

Plans

  • Standard — $9/month or $99/year, 200 credits per month, no watermark, extended mode, commercial licence for the generated output included (not for third-party material you supply).
  • Pro — $49/month or $499/year, 1500 credits per month, the same features as Standard with more credits.

Credit packs (one-time top-ups)

  • Small Pack — 130 credits for $10 (31 seconds of video).
  • Medium Pack — 300 credits for $20 (1 min 12 s of video).
  • Large Pack — 800 credits for $50 (3 min 13 s of video).
  • XL Pack — 1500 credits for $90 (6 min 3 s of video).

Paid-first access, precisely

There is no free plan or signup credit grant. Access starts with a paid plan (Standard $9/month for 200 credits, Pro $49/month for 1500 credits) or a one-time pack from $10 for 130 credits, no subscription required. You can preview examples and save a draft before paying, but generation starts after payment.

What is billed and what is not

  • Video generation — 4.125 credits per second at Standard resolution and 6.75 at 2K, rounded up, charged on the seconds generated.
  • AI first-frame image — 5 credits.
  • Uploading your own image or video — free.
  • Downloading a finished video — free, and it can be downloaded again at no cost.

What this means for you

Credits make cost predictable per second, which suits a fixed brief and punishes open-ended experimentation. If you are exploring, generate short clips and extend the one that works rather than regenerating long ones. If you are delivering to a client, price the job in seconds at the published rate before you start, and remember that an extension is billed at the Standard-resolution rate per second, whatever resolution the original request used.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does one second of AI video cost?

4.125 credits per second at Standard resolution and 6.75 at 2K, rounded up to a whole credit. At Standard resolution a 5-second clip is 21 credits and a 10-second clip is 42. At 2K a 5-second clip is 34 credits and a 10-second clip is 68.

Is there a free plan?

No. Bonega has paid Standard at $9/month for 200 credits and Pro at $49/month for 1500 credits. You can preview examples and save a draft before paying, but generation starts after payment; there are no signup credits.

Do unused credits carry over?

Monthly plan credits do not: each billing period RESETS the subscription balance to the plan's allowance, so unused plan credits are not carried forward. Credits bought as a one-time pack are held separately, are added on top of the monthly allowance, and are not reset.