This article answers one question: exactly what each click of Generate costs you, and when money comes back. By the end you should be able to work out what CN¥100 buys without asking anyone.
The whole rule in one line: CN¥1 = 10 credits
Everything on the platform settles in credits, at a fixed CN¥1 (RMB) = 10 credits. Credits carry no expiry date — whatever you don't spend stays in the account.
Before you submit, the tool panel usually shows the estimated cost for that run. If your balance is short, the top-up window opens on its own; you don't have to go hunting for it.
Roughly what each kind of generation costs
The table below is indicative. The estimated cost shown at submit time is what governs — rates are maintained in the admin console, and changes are announced on the platform beforehand (see the Terms of Service).
| Type of generation | Indicative price | How it's counted |
|---|---|---|
| Hero images, scene images, retouching | From 2 credits per image | Per image; 2K / 4K output carries a multiplier |
| Background removal, image translation | From 2 credits per image | Per image; layered editable translation costs more |
| HD Enhance, HD Upscale | 3-4 credits per image | Per image |
| Short drama ads (express version) | 12 credits for 6s, 20 for 10s | By duration tier |
| Runway and try-on video | 12 credits for 6s, 20 for 10s | By duration tier; bulk adds up per clip |
| Other video generation | From 20 credits | Base covers 5s, per-second surcharge beyond that; 1080P has its own multiplier |
| Speech synthesis | From 3 credits per 1,000 characters | By character count, rounded up proportionally below 1,000 |
| AI presenter | Per minute of narration audio | Longer costs more |
| Voice cloning | One-off flat fee | Charged once per voice; synthesis afterwards is billed separately |
Where a category shows a range, the spread comes down to two things: resolution and duration. Sharper and longer costs more.
Pre-authorization and refunded difference: you may pay less than quoted
Image generation runs on multi-model smart routing — behind one request sits a chain of candidate models tried in order, and whichever produces a good result first is the one used.
At submit time the system pre-authorizes at the price of the first candidate in the chain — the most expensive one, so the pre-authorized amount is the ceiling for that job. If a cheaper model ends up doing the work, the difference is refunded automatically, and your credit history carries a line noting that the final model came in below the queued estimate.
By design it only ever refunds, never back-charges: a downgrade will not come back asking for more.
What happens when something fails
- The job fails outright (every candidate tried, no result): the pre-authorized credits are refunded in full, with nothing for you to do.
- Items canceled or failed inside a bulk job: only the clips that actually rendered are billed; the rest come back.
- Jobs that succeeded: those credits are spent and are not refundable (see the Terms of Service). If you don't like the result, adjust the prompt and re-run — a re-run is billed as a new job.
Every refund leaves a record under Account → Credit history (last 100 transactions): amount, reason and post-refund balance all reconcile. If one ever doesn't — a system fault, say — send the job time to [email protected] and we'll check it against the ledger.
Where free credits come from
| Source | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sign-up bonus | 30 | Enough to start generating without paying |
| Daily check-in | 5 at the base, rising with the streak, up to 35 a day | Break the streak and it resets |
| Referrals | 50 for you, 10 for your friend | Paid out once the friend signs up with your code and completes a first generation |
Free-credit amounts can change as the platform tunes them; the live figures on your Account page are authoritative.
What CN¥100 actually buys
CN¥100 = 1,000 credits (tiers of CN¥100 and above currently carry a bonus on top; the top-up page shows the current terms). Roughly speaking, 1,000 credits is:
- about 500 hero or scene images, at the 2-credit entry price;
- or about 83 six-second short videos, since both drama ads and runway clips are 12 credits each;
- or exactly 50 ten-second runway videos at 20 credits each.
What you get depends on the resolution and duration you pick — the interface quotes every job first.
Is there a membership discount?
Right now every registered user sits in the same user group at the same list price; there is no paid tier to buy. The system does support per-group discounts, so if you're buying for a team or producing at high volume and need dedicated pricing, write to [email protected].
For payment methods, crediting and invoices, see Top-ups, crediting and invoices; the full rate card also lives on the pricing page.