How does the video agent work, and what does it cost?
Describe the video and the agent designs it, makes the media it needs, checks every scene and renders an MP4. It runs Claude Opus 5.5 with Claude Code in the cloud. Most videos cost between about 25 and 450 credits, depending on the length and how complex the task is, plus any media it generates. 200 credits are held at the start, the unused part comes back, and the agent's work is never charged above 400, 600 or 1,000 credits for Light, Medium or High effort.
Steps
- Mention Creative Claw and describe the video: what it shows, the exact words on screen, its length and its size.
- Attach any footage, images, music or logo it should use, and say what each one is for.
- Choose Light, Medium or High effort, and a media budget for generated images, voiceover, music and sound effects. Set the budget to 0 to use only your own files.
- When the video is ready, say what to change. The agent revises the same project and renders it again.
What it costs
200 credits are held when the agent starts, so the account needs 200 credits available. When it finishes you are charged for the work done. If that is less than the hold, the difference comes back; if it is more, the rest is charged then.
The agent's own work is never charged above 400 credits at Light, 600 at Medium and 1,000 at High. Media it generates is added at its normal credit price, inside the media budget (200 credits unless you set another).
On our own account on 8 October 2026, a 6-second title card at Light cost 25 credits, an 8-second two-scene teaser at Medium cost 89 credits, and a small change to that teaser cost 36 credits.
If it fails or you stop it
A turn that fails is not charged. You can stop a turn from the video card while the agent works: the card asks you to confirm, the work already done is charged, the rest of the hold comes back, and no video is made.
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