Real budgets, not “contact us for a quote”: short pieces from Leopati start around $25, full productions run $2,500–5,000, and 4K delivery adds about 40%. Here’s what that means specifically for an AI commercial production budget.
Typical spot lengths and their price bands
A short, single-scene brand spot sits toward the lower end of the range; a fuller commercial with multiple scenes, consistent characters and a produced narrative arc sits toward the $2,500–5,000 band — the same territory as a fully produced music video like MIDIVOXX. See the complete numbers on our pricing page.
What multiple platform cuts add to cost
A hero cut plus vertical, short-form and silent-autoplay versions add cost, but far less than producing each separately — they’re re-cut from the same locked assets rather than regenerated from scratch. Telling us every platform length you need upfront keeps this predictable in the quote.
4K delivery and post-production
Higher delivery resolution adds roughly 40% to a project’s cost — a fairly linear addition once the core production is scoped. A heavier finishing pass (full color grading, sound design across multiple cuts) adds on top of that in a similarly predictable way.
Comparing this to traditional commercial production
A traditionally shot commercial needs a location, crew and equipment before a single frame exists — costs that exist regardless of scene count. AI production trades that fixed cost for a per-scene, per-consistency-requirement cost instead, which is why a multi-scene, brand-consistent AI commercial can come in well under an equivalent live shoot.
How to brief for a predictable quote
Tell us the core message, how many scenes or settings you’re imagining, every platform length you need, and whether you need 4K. Send us your brief with those details and we’ll reply with real numbers, not a placeholder.
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