BuzzVideo Pricing Explained: Plans, Credits & Cost Per Ad (2026)
A clear breakdown of BuzzVideo AI plans, what credits buy, Seedance 2.0/2.5 access, and worked cost-per-ad examples.
BuzzVideo AI uses credit-based plans: Free ($0, 500 one-time credits), Starter, Pro, and Ultra—$14, $35, and $63 per month billed yearly ($19, $49, and $89 billed monthly). Your cost per ad is the credits a model and length burn, divided by your plan's monthly credits. Live numbers are always on our pricing page.
Looking for Seedance on its own? Seedance is a video model family you can run on BuzzVideo, and each Seedance generation spends BuzzVideo credits. See Is Seedance free?
How much does BuzzVideo cost?
Prices below are monthly equivalents on yearly billing; monthly billing is $19 / $49 / $89. We regularly run bonus-credit offers on every plan—check the pricing page for what's live.
| Plan | Approx. price (annual → /mo) | Credits | Video | Seedance 2.0 / 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 500 one-time | ✗ | ✗ |
| Starter | ~$14/mo ($168/yr) | 1,900/mo | ✓ | Fast/Mini yes; full 2.0/2.5 ✗ |
| Pro | ~$35/mo ($420/yr) | 4,900/mo | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ultra | ~$63/mo ($756/yr) | 8,900/mo base | ✓ | ✓ + higher parallel |
Also on every paid plan: Marketing Agent, watermark-free exports, Web Explore, MCP, unlimited AI avatars (Free: 10). Parallel generations: Free 1 · Starter 4 · Pro 8 · Ultra 12.
Enterprise adds seats, API, SLA, custom credits—contact sales.
Not sure which plan fits? Compare plans and credits →
What does the Free plan include?
- 500 one-time credits (do not refill).
- Image models such as Seedream 4.5 and Seedream 5.0 Lite.
- Marketing Agent + MCP for supported image (and listed audio) work.
- No video generation, watermarks apply, limited avatars (10).
Free is for trying the studio; video ads start on Starter.
Starter or Pro: which plan do you need?
| Need | Starter | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| First AI ad campaigns | ✓ Fit | Optional |
| Weekly shipping + A/B volume | Tight | ✓ Fit |
| Full Seedance 2.0 / 2.5 hero quality | Use Fast/Mini drafts | ✓ Required for those tiers |
| Technical support | ✗ | ✓ |
Starter includes every image model and every video model except Seedance 2.0 and Seedance 2.5 (Seedance 2.0 Fast and Mini are included). Pro unlocks all premium models, including Seedance 2.0 and 2.5.
What does Ultra add?
Ultra is built for marketing teams running volume. You can scale Ultra to 2× or 4× credits (17,800 or 35,600 a month) at 40% and 50% off. On yearly billing, every plan delivers its credits upfront.
How much does one AI video ad cost?
Credit costs below come from our pricing compare table.
| Generation | Credits | Clips on Pro (4,900 credits/mo) |
|---|---|---|
| Seedance 1.5 Pro · 10s SD | 21 | ~233 |
| Kling 3.0 · 5s | 63 | ~77 |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast · 10s SD | 98 | ~50 |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini · 10s HD | 130 | ~37 |
| Veo 3.1 Fast · 8s HD | 144 | ~34 |
| Seedance 2.0 · 10s HD | 260 | ~18 |
| Seedance 2.5 · 10s HD | 417 | ~11 |
| Veo 3.1 · 8s HD | 576 | ~8 |
Scenario A — volume hooks: 10× Seedance 1.5 Pro drafts ≈ 210 credits, or 10× Kling 3.0 drafts ≈ 630 credits. On Pro (~$35/mo annual equiv.), that’s a small slice of the month—good for exploring hooks.
Scenario B — two heroes: 2× Seedance 2.5 (10s) ≈ 834 credits. Still fine on Pro if you don’t regenerate endlessly.
Scenario C — blended “usable” ad cost: Assume you reject 50% of outputs. If a usable hero needs on average 2× Seedance 2.0 tries (520 credits) + 4× cheap Kling hooks (252) ≈ 772 credits ≈ ~16% of a Pro month’s credits for one shipped creative line—before batch endings.
Rough $ math: Pro annual equiv. $35 / 4,900 credits ≈ $0.007 per credit. A 417-credit Seedance 2.5 clip ≈ ~$2.9 in credit share (subscription amortized)—not including your time, media spend, or failed takes. Ultra lowers your per-credit cost when you scale to 2× or 4× credits.
Always divide by usable ads, not raw generations.
What did our demo ads actually cost?
Every demo video on our blog was made on BuzzVideo and logged, rejected takes included. Dollar figures use Pro billed yearly (about $0.007 per credit):
| Demo | What we generated | Credits | ≈ Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storyboard ad | Packshot, storyboard sheet, one 10s Seedance 2.5 clip | 447 | $3.20 |
| Talking avatar ad | Two anchor images, 6s + 9s Seedance 2.5 clips | ~650 | $4.60 |
| UGC comparison | Three 8s Seedance 2.5 clips, one rejected | 999 | $7 |
| Three URL-to-video ads | Three 12s Seedance 2.5 clips plus retakes | ~1,700 | $12 ($4 per ad) |
All four used Seedance 2.5, our most expensive video model. Drafting the same ideas on Kling 3.0 or Seedance 2.0 Fast first would cut exploration costs to a fraction of that.
Is yearly billing worth it?
Yearly billing saves up to about 30%: $60 a year on Starter, $168 on Pro, and $312 on Ultra (roughly 3.2–3.5 months free). Yearly plans deliver all credits upfront, and credits reset at the start of each billing cycle, so unused plan credits don't roll over. You can cancel anytime and keep access until the period ends.
How can you spend fewer credits per ad?
- Draft cheap, finish expensive. Explore hooks on Seedance 1.5 Pro, Kling 3.0, or Seedance 2.0 Fast; re-render only the winner on Seedance 2.0 or 2.5.
- Write the prompt once, carefully. Spell out label text, shot count, and what must not appear. Most of our retakes came from things we could have written into the first prompt.
- Attach a clean packshot. It is the cheapest fix for label drift.
- Regenerate the broken shot, not the whole ad. Split long clips into shots so one failure doesn't cost the full length.
- Give state changes their own shot. Opened, poured, or bitten products drift when one clip has to show the change.
- Check the price before you click. BuzzVideo shows credits before each generation—in the app and through MCP.
Can you use BuzzVideo ads commercially?
- Commercial use included on paid plans for ads, social, PDPs, and client/white-label work.
- Watermark-free on paid plans.
- Refunds: no routine refunds; cancel anytime. Contact [email protected] for exception reviews.
- Privacy: your prompts, uploads, and outputs aren't used to train models.
Do MCP generations use the same credits?
BuzzVideo MCP in ChatGPT/Claude spends the same account credits. MCP works on Free, but video still needs a paid plan.
What does a month on each plan look like?
Three example months, using the credit costs above. Your mix will differ; the point is to plan drafts and heroes separately.
| Team | Plan | Example month | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo ecommerce seller | Starter (1,900) | 15 Kling 3.0 drafts (945) + 5 Seedance 2.0 Fast clips (490) | 1,435 |
| Brand marketer shipping weekly | Pro (4,900) | 20 Kling 3.0 drafts (1,260) + 6 Seedance 2.5 heroes (2,502) + 6 Seedance 2.0 Mini variants (780) | 4,542 |
| Agency running client tests | Ultra (8,900) | 40 Kling 3.0 drafts (2,520) + 10 Seedance 2.5 heroes (4,170) + 15 Seedance 2.0 Fast clips (1,470) | 8,160 |
Leave 10–15% of the month unplanned. Retakes happen—three of the four demo ads on this blog needed at least one.
When should you upgrade?
- Starter → Pro when your drafts are working and you want Seedance 2.0 or 2.5 for the final cut, or you run out of credits before the month ends.
- Pro → Ultra when you regularly wait on parallel generations (Pro runs 8 at once, Ultra 12) or need more than 4,900 credits a month.
- Ultra → Enterprise when more than one person needs their own seat, or you need API access or an SLA.
Curious what plans fit your volume? Start free, then upgrade when you need video and Seedance models.
FAQs
How much does BuzzVideo cost per month?
Billed yearly: Starter $14, Pro $35, Ultra $63 per month. Billed monthly: $19, $49, $89. Free is $0 with 500 one-time credits.
Is Seedance included in the price?
Access depends on plan. You don’t pay Seedance separately on BuzzVideo—you spend credits when you run Seedance (or any model). Full Seedance 2.0 / 2.5 need Pro or Ultra.
Do credits roll over?
No. Plan credits reset at the start of each billing cycle, and Free credits are one-time. Bonus credits from promotions never expire.
Can teams share one Starter/Pro/Ultra seat?
Starter, Pro, and Ultra are single-user plans. For multiple seats, API access, and an SLA, talk to us about Enterprise.
How many videos can I make on the Pro plan?
Pro's 4,900 monthly credits cover about 18 Seedance 2.0 HD 10-second clips, 77 Kling 3.0 5-second clips, or 233 Seedance 1.5 Pro 10-second clips—or any mix of them.
How much does one Seedance 2.5 ad cost?
A 10-second Seedance 2.5 HD clip is 417 credits, about $2.90 on Pro billed yearly. Our finished storyboard and talking avatar demos cost 447 and about 650 credits, including the images used as references.
Last verified: October 30, 2026, against our live pricing and product pages.
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About the author
Monica
Product Manager
As a Product Manager at BuzzVideo AI, I work with marketers and growth teams on AI ad workflows—from brief to shippable creatives. I write about practical product workflows, model choices, and how teams turn product pages into ads that feel native on Meta and TikTok.