Credits & plans
Credits are the only unit ReadVideo bills against. This page collects the rates, the free tier, plan details, and the expiry rules in one place.
Transcription rates
Rounded up to the next started minute, per job. Every job costs at least 1 credit.
| Media type | Rate |
|---|---|
| Audio files | 1 credit / minute |
| Video files | 1.2 credits / minute |
| Authorized video links | 1.5 credits / minute |
| Baidu Netdisk links | 1.5 credits / minute |
Link imports
- • Baidu Netdisk links: billed at the link rate, sign-in required (no membership), up to 2 links / 20 GB per day.
- • For a large upload, "audio track only" extracts and uploads just the audio from a file over 512 MB — about 20× faster; playback afterward is audio only.
Add-ons
| Add-on | Rate | Range | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI summary | 3 credits / 10 min | 3 – 30 credits | Everyone |
| Key-sentence highlights | 4 credits / 10 min | 4 – 40 credits | Any paid plan |
| Full-transcript translation (per language) | 6 credits / 10 min | 6 – 90 credits | Any paid plan |
| Subtitle export (SRT, FCPXML) | 2 credits / 10 min; the same file is free again within 24 h | 2 – 20 credits | Any paid plan |
| Shot detection | 1 credit / 10 min | 1 – 12 credits | Everyone |
| Shot report (after shot detection) | 3 credits per video; the report is kept, reading it again is free | 3 credits | Everyone |
Free tier
- • Signed out: one free trial a day, up to 10 minutes.
- • First sign-in: a one-time welcome grant of 100 credits, valid 30 days.
- • Signed in: 10 free credits every day, valid 24 hours.
- • Free accounts (no active plan) process one file at a time; any active plan lifts this limit.
Plans
Every plan is a one-time purchase, for 30 days or a year; a year costs six months and carries twelve months' credits. No auto-renewal. Every plan has every feature; the steps differ in credits, storage, and API and AI-agent access from Plus up.
| Plan | Price | Credits | Storage | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite · 30 days | USD 5 · one-time | 500 | 2 GB | Upload video / audio, several at once · Google Drive share links · Subtitle export (SRT, FCPXML) · Full-transcript translation and translated captions · One-click key-sentence highlights · Shot detection and shot report · Search across your library |
| Lite · 1 year | USD 30 · one-time | 6,000 | 2 GB | Upload video / audio, several at once · Google Drive share links · Subtitle export (SRT, FCPXML) · Full-transcript translation and translated captions · One-click key-sentence highlights · Shot detection and shot report · Search across your library |
| Plus · 30 days | USD 15 · one-time | 2,000 | 10 GB | Upload video / audio, several at once · Google Drive share links · Subtitle export (SRT, FCPXML) · Full-transcript translation and translated captions · One-click key-sentence highlights · Shot detection and shot report · Search across your library · API and AI-agent access |
| Plus · 1 year | USD 90 · one-time | 24,000 | 10 GB | Upload video / audio, several at once · Google Drive share links · Subtitle export (SRT, FCPXML) · Full-transcript translation and translated captions · One-click key-sentence highlights · Shot detection and shot report · Search across your library · API and AI-agent access |
| Creator · 30 days | USD 45 · one-time | 6,000 | 50 GB | Upload video / audio, several at once · Google Drive share links · Subtitle export (SRT, FCPXML) · Full-transcript translation and translated captions · One-click key-sentence highlights · Shot detection and shot report · Search across your library · API and AI-agent access |
| Creator · 1 year | USD 270 · one-time | 72,000 | 50 GB | Upload video / audio, several at once · Google Drive share links · Subtitle export (SRT, FCPXML) · Full-transcript translation and translated captions · One-click key-sentence highlights · Shot detection and shot report · Search across your library · API and AI-agent access |
| Pro · 30 days | USD 119 · one-time | 18,000 | 200 GB | Upload video / audio, several at once · Google Drive share links · Subtitle export (SRT, FCPXML) · Full-transcript translation and translated captions · One-click key-sentence highlights · Shot detection and shot report · Search across your library · API and AI-agent access |
| Pro · 1 year | USD 714 · one-time | 216,000 | 200 GB | Upload video / audio, several at once · Google Drive share links · Subtitle export (SRT, FCPXML) · Full-transcript translation and translated captions · One-click key-sentence highlights · Shot detection and shot report · Search across your library · API and AI-agent access |
Top-ups
Ran out mid-pass? Top-up packs are sold while a pass is live; their credits never expire.
- • 500 credits · USD 5
- • 1,100 credits · USD 10
- • 5,000 credits · USD 40
Expiry, rebuy & upgrade rules
- • Credits never expire. The pass sets when plan features can be used: after it ends the credits stay in your balance, and any new pass makes them usable again.
- • Buying the same tier again while it is still active extends the period: 30 days for a monthly pass, a year for a yearly one.
- • Upgrading to a higher tier starts the new plan's period right away; the unused part of the current plan is credited, as shown at checkout.
- • While a plan is active, tiers below it are unavailable to buy.
Failure refunds & refunds
- • If a transcription or add-on job fails, the credits it charged are returned to your balance automatically.
- • Unused credits can be refunded — see the Refund Policy.
- • Prices are shown in US dollars, with local prices in euros and pounds sterling in some regions.
- • US and Canadian dollar prices exclude tax, which is added at checkout; euro and pound prices include VAT where applicable.
- • Credits are non-transferable and cannot be cashed out or moved between accounts.