Playcut Pricing: Plans, Credits & What You Get
Playcut pricing is built around three flat monthly tiers — Solo, Team, and Agency — with no per-second video pricing surprises and a 7-day trial on whichever plan you pick. This guide covers exactly what you get at every tier, how credits work, how Playcut compares to competitor pricing, and which plan fits which kind of creator or team.
Table of Contents
- Quick Pricing Summary
- Solo Plan ($19/mo)
- Team Plan ($49/mo)
- Agency Plan ($99/seat/mo)
- How Credits Work
- Trial Details
- Annual Billing & Savings
- Playcut Pricing vs Competitors
- Which Plan Should You Choose?
- Frequently Asked Questions
Quick Pricing Summary
| Plan | Monthly | Annual* | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | $19 | $189 (~17% off) | Solo creators getting started |
| Team | $49 | $489 (~17% off) | Creators & small teams shipping weekly |
| Agency | $99/seat | $989/seat (~17% off) | Agencies & studios at multi-brand scale |
*Annual billing approximate. Each plan starts with a 7-day trial. Pick a plan, card required, cancel anytime within the trial at no charge.
Solo Plan ($19/mo)
The Solo plan is built for solo creators and small brands building their first AI shoots. It includes:
- 1,500 credits / month
- 5 custom AI actors
- 3 custom AI voices
- All studio photographer filters
- Image + video + UGC + product shoots
- Commercial use included — you own everything
- 100GB workspace storage
- 7-day trial included on plan selection
Solo is perfect if you’re testing the waters — building your first custom AI actor, generating product shots, and shipping a few campaigns per month.
Team Plan ($49/mo)
Team is the right tier for brands and small teams shipping content weekly. It adds:
- 4,000 credits / month
- 25 custom AI actors
- 10 custom AI voices
- Multi-brand brand kits (agency-ready)
- Up to 4 team seats
- Priority generation queue
- 300GB workspace storage
- Everything from Solo
Team is the most popular tier for DTC brands, freelancers managing multiple clients, and small teams collaborating in one workspace.
Agency Plan ($99/seat/mo)
Agency is for agencies, production studios, and multi-brand teams at scale. Features:
- 7,500 credits per seat / month
- Unlimited custom AI actors
- Unlimited custom AI voices
- Unlimited team seats
- Urgent generation queue
- API access
- 500GB storage per seat
- Dedicated support
- Everything from Team
Agency is the right fit when you’re running multiple clients in one Playcut workspace, when AI video is part of your production pipeline, or when you need API access to integrate Playcut into other tools. Agency is per-seat — five seats = 37,500 shared credits.
How Credits Work
Playcut uses credits as the unit of generation cost. The credit cost varies by:
- Model: Veo cinematic video costs more than Imagen stills.
- Length: 8s of video costs more than 4s.
- Resolution: 1080p costs more than 720p.
- Generation type: Reference-to-image is cheap. AI actor shoot is more expensive.
Every plan ships a monthly credit allowance that resets each billing cycle. Unused credits do not roll over (this prevents stockpiling and keeps capacity predictable for everyone).
The Agency plan ships 7,500 credits per seat (so 5 seats = 37,500 shared credits), Team ships ~2.7x the Solo allowance, and the per-seat scaling on Agency means a real production team gets meaningfully more headroom than Team — each tier-up is a bigger jump in throughput than just feature unlocks.
7-Day Trial Details
Every Playcut plan starts with a 7-day trial. Specifically:
- Pick a plan first — Solo, Team, or Agency — and add a card to activate the trial.
- Full feature access during the trial — image generation, video generation, custom AI actors, brand kits, team workspaces.
- Plan credits included so you can actually generate, not just browse.
- Cancel anytime within the 7-day window at no charge.
- After day 7, the plan you picked starts billing at its standard rate.
This means you can fully test Playcut’s workflow — custom AI actors, 100% character consistency, brand kit tagging, team folders — before committing to a billing cycle.
Annual Billing & Savings
Annual billing saves approximately 17% on every plan:
- Solo: $19/mo → $189/year (effective $15.75/mo)
- Team: $49/mo → $489/year (effective $40.75/mo)
- Agency: $99/seat/mo → $989/seat/year (effective $82.42/seat/mo)
For teams and agencies committing to AI video for the year, annual is meaningfully cheaper.
Playcut Pricing vs Competitors
| Tool | Entry Tier | Mid Tier | Top Tier | Image Gen Included? | Custom AI Actors? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playcut | $19/mo | $49/mo | $99/seat | Yes (Imagen + Gemini) | 5 / 25 / unlimited |
| Runway | $15/mo | $35/mo | $95/mo | Limited | No |
| Pika | $10/mo | $35/mo | $95/mo | — | No |
| Kling | $10/mo | $37/mo | $93/mo | Limited | No |
| HeyGen | $29/mo | $89/mo | $149/mo | — | 1 / 1 / 5 |
| Sora (via ChatGPT) | $20/mo (Plus) | — | $200/mo (Pro) | Separate model | No |
Where Playcut Costs Less
- Agency tier vs ChatGPT Pro: $99/seat vs $200/mo for serious AI video work. Significant savings, plus actual studio tooling.
- Image + Video unified: Playcut covers Imagen + Gemini + Veo on one ledger. Other tools require separate subscriptions for images.
- Custom actor count: 5 actors at $19. Cheapest competitor with 5 actors: HeyGen Business at $149/mo.
- Multi-brand workflow: Brand kits live in your workspace — no extra cost. Other tools have nothing comparable.
Where Playcut Costs More
- Entry tier vs Pika/Kling: $19 vs $10. Pika and Kling are cheaper to start, but they’re single-model video only with no custom actors. If you only need basic video and no actor consistency, they’re cheaper.
- Free tier: Pika and Kling have free tiers (with watermarks/limits). Playcut runs a 7-day trial on a paid plan instead — full features during the trial, paid plan after if you don’t cancel.
For full per-tool comparisons, read:
Which Plan Should You Choose?
Solo ($19/mo)
- Solo creators building their first custom AI actor.
- Side-project content creators with monthly cadence.
- Small DTC brands testing AI photoshoots before scaling.
Team ($49/mo)
- Brands and creators producing weekly content.
- Freelancers managing 1-4 clients with multi-brand brand kit needs.
- Small teams (2-4 people) collaborating in one workspace.
- Anyone who needs 25 custom AI actors for character consistency across many SKUs.
Agency ($99/seat/mo)
- Agencies serving 5+ clients out of one workspace.
- Production studios using AI for previz, b-roll, or final shots.
- Teams needing API access for pipeline integration.
- High-volume creators (per-seat credits scale with seat count — 5 seats = 37,500 shared credits).
- Anyone who wants unlimited custom AI actors.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Playcut cost?
Playcut has three flat monthly tiers: Solo ($19/mo), Team ($49/mo), and Agency ($99/seat/mo). Each plan starts with a 7-day trial — pick a plan, card required, cancel anytime within the trial at no charge. Annual billing saves ~17% on every tier.
How does the 7-day trial work?
Every Playcut plan starts with a 7-day trial. Pick a plan, add a card, and you get full access to that plan’s credits and features (image and video generation, brand kits, AI actors, team workspaces) for 7 days. Cancel anytime within the trial at no charge.
What are credits and how do they work?
Credits are the unit of generation cost. Different generation types cost different credits — text-to-image is cheap, cinematic Veo video is more expensive. Each plan includes a monthly credit allowance that resets each billing cycle.
Which plan should I choose?
Solo ($19) is for solo creators getting started — 1,500 credits, 5 custom AI actors. Team ($49) is for creators and small teams shipping content regularly — 4,000 credits, 25 custom actors, multi-brand brand kits, up to 4 seats. Agency ($99/seat) is for agencies and studios needing high volume — 7,500 credits per seat, unlimited custom actors, unlimited seats, API access, dedicated support.
How does Playcut pricing compare to Runway, Pika, Kling, and Sora?
Runway: $15-$95/mo, video-heavy credits, no custom actors. Pika: $10-$95/mo, single-model video. Kling: $10-$93/mo, single-model video. HeyGen: $29-$149/mo, custom avatars capped per tier. Sora: bundled in ChatGPT Plus ($20) or Pro ($200). Playcut: $19 Solo / $49 Team / $99-per-seat Agency, covers Veo video plus Imagen + Gemini images on one ledger plus 5 / 25 / unlimited custom AI actors. The cheapest competitor that gives you 5 custom actors is HeyGen Business at $149/mo.
Conclusion
Playcut’s pricing is intentionally simple and predictable — three flat tiers, generous credits, no per-second surprises, and a 7-day trial on whichever plan you pick. For solo creators just starting, Solo at $19 is the entry point. For creators and teams shipping regularly, Team at $49 is the sweet spot. For agencies and high-volume studios, Agency at $99/seat is the cheapest path to unlimited custom actors and unlimited seats.
Start your Playcut 7-day trial → — pick a plan, card required, cancel anytime.
Next steps: Read What Is Playcut? for the full product overview, or compare against Runway, Pika, Kling, and Sora.