# Credits and billing


# Credits and billing

Second Studio is prepaid. You buy credits; each operation spends some. There is no subscription and
credits do not expire.

## Prices

| Operation | Credits |
|---|---|
| Analyze a style (`POST /v1/styles`) | 2 |
| Make an edit (`POST /v1/edits`) | 5 |
| Record a web app (`POST /v1/recordings`) | 3 |
| Fetch a video on our servers (`POST /v1/fetch`) | 1 |
| Draft a post (`POST /v1/posts`) | 1 |
| Generate an image (`POST /v1/images`) | Priced per image by resolution — check with `estimate: true` |
| Create a character (`POST /v1/characters`) | Same as one image |
| Generate video (`POST /v1/videos`) | Quoted per request from the model provider's price — check with `estimate: true` |
| Generate voice (`POST /v1/voice`) | 1 per 500 characters |
| Lip sync (`POST /v1/lipsync`) | 15 |
| Write an explainer script (`POST /v1/scripts`) | 2 |
| Render an explainer video (`POST /v1/explainers`) | 12 |
| Brand kits (`POST /v1/brands`) | Free |
| Everything else — uploads, reading jobs and styles, listing accounts, bug reports | free |

## Packs

| Pack | Credits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| `starter` | 100 | $10 |
| `growth` | 550 | $50 |
| `scale` | 1,200 | $100 |

`GET /v1/billing` always returns the current prices and packs.

## Buying credits

Email [peter@hellofaro.io](mailto:peter@hellofaro.io) with the pack you want and the account it is for. Credits are
added as soon as payment is confirmed, and show up immediately in `GET /v1/billing`.

## Refunds are automatic

Credits are taken when a job or post is accepted. They are returned automatically when:

- a job fails, including a render that fails its quality check;
- a job gets no response from a worker for three hours;
- a post is rejected, or fails on the platform.

`GET /v1/billing/ledger` lists every purchase, charge and refund with the running balance, and each job
shows `creditsCharged` and `refunded`.

## Running out

A request you cannot afford returns `402 insufficient_credits` and is not started — nothing is
half-done or partly charged.