Pricing
Free while it is being built. Priced like a tool after.
Scena Studio is free during the Open Test. At the start of the test, Scena Studio covers shared API use on services where shared access is enabled. Once shared access ends, you must use your own API keys for AI generation. Paid plans are previews until the signed build ships.
Updated 3 Nov 2026 · paid plans are proposed until the signed buildThree plans, three ways to pay
Free for a first episode, Creator for one channel, Studio for several. Pay by the month, the year, or once. AI usage is separate and billed by the services themselves.
Free
No card needed
For trying it on a first episode
Make one whole episode on your own keys and see if the workflow fits, before you pay anything.
$0
forever · one PC
No card, and no time limit.
Download Free — $0
What you get
All 39 AI services & 80+ models, on your keys13 video, 12 image, 4 gateways, voice/lip-sync & custom REST at raw API price. No markup.
The main working screensStudio, storyboard, both queues and export.
One episode, 20 jobs per runEnough to finish a first episode in a few runs.
3 reference locksYour main characters keep the same face from shot to shot.
Consistency check, 20 clips a monthFace, outfit and palette scored on your own GPU.
Short-clip auto-stitcher (up to 20 clips)Stitch 5s–8s clips into 16:9 or 9:16 MP4 with −14 LUFS audio.
Pre-queue TM & copyright warningFlags trademarked terms in prompts before spending API credits.
2× local GPU upscale & commercial rightsZero watermark and 100% yours to monetize on YouTube & Meta.
Move up when an episode needs more than 20 shots in one run, or a second episode is waiting.
Creator
Recommended for most channels
For one channel, every week
One person posting on a schedule: whole episodes queued in one go, every shot checked, no limits on the work.
$96/ year
billed yearly · $8 a month · one PC
$48 less than paying monthly.
Choose Creator Yearly — $96 / yr
Everything in Free, plus
No caps on episodes or jobsQueue a whole 50-shot episode in one run and walk away.
4 parallel jobs per serviceA long queue finishes up to 4× sooner.
Unlimited locks and BLOCK rulesA wrong outfit or a missing prop stops the job before it costs money.
Every clip checkedConsistency check with no monthly limit.
Change service mid-queueMove jobs to another model when one is slow or down. Settings kept.
Dialogue and lip-syncA voice per line, timed against the shot.
Upscaling up to 4×On your own GPU. No per-image fee.
Unlimited auto-stitch, TM BLOCK & 15-lang dubsAuto-stitch 50+ clips at −14 LUFS, block TM risks, and dub into 15 languages.
Move up when you run several channels, or want the queue to keep going overnight.
Studio
For scale and small teams
For several channels or a small team
Big queues that run unattended: accounts take over from each other, jobs run side by side, and one licence covers three PCs.
$240/ year
billed yearly · $20 a month · 3 PCs
$108 less than paying monthly.
Choose Studio Yearly — $240 / yr
Everything in Creator, plus
Unlimited parallel jobsAs fast as your keys and accounts allow.
Account failover and key rotationWhen a key runs dry the next account takes over, so the queue keeps going overnight.
Webhook and local APIYour own scripts push jobs in and read status out.
Upscaling up to 8×, face restoreBig enough for 4K delivery, with faces repaired.
Three PCs on one licenceAbout $6.67 per PC a month on yearly. Three machines, or three people.
Priority help and early buildsAn answer within one working day, and new versions before release.
Multi-channel batch dubbing & custom TM rulesExport 16:9 YouTube + 9:16 Meta Reels cuts with shared team brand-safety rules.
Hardware DPAPI key pool & 4-state shot freezePool encrypted API keys and lock Approved shots across 3 workstations.
Made for two or more channels, a small team, or a PC that renders all night.
View plan diagrams
Compare the plans
Every plan runs every service on your own keys. The difference is how much you can run at once, and how much runs without you.Swipe or scroll sideways to compare all three plans.
| Feature | Free $0 | Creator $96 / yr | Studio $240 / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make the video and the stills | |||
| All 39 AI services (13 video, 12 image, 4 gateways, audio & custom REST), on your own keys | |||
| Episodes open at once | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Jobs per queue run | 20 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Parallel jobs per service | 1 | 4 | Unlimited |
| Keep it the same show | |||
| Reference locks (NOAH, 12SCH…) | 3 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Continuity rules | Warn only | Warn and BLOCK | Warn and BLOCK |
| Consistency check on your GPU | 20 clips a month | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Approvals and freeze | |||
| Pre-queue Trademark (TM) & IP scanner | Warn only | Warn and BLOCK | Warn, BLOCK & custom rules |
| Run it at scale | |||
| Resumable queue and retries | |||
| Change service mid-queue | |||
| Account failover and key rotation | |||
| Webhook and local API | |||
| Finish and hand over | |||
| Export at 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 | |||
| Local upscaling | 2× | Up to 4× | Up to 8×, face restore |
| Dialogue and lip-sync staging | |||
| Short-clip auto-stitcher (5s–8s) & −14 LUFS audio | |||
| Multi-language dubbing & burned-in subtitles | 15 languages | 15 languages, batch channels | |
| Licence and help | |||
| PCs per licence | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Billing cycle & renewal | Forever ($0) | $96 / yr · cancel any time | $240 / yr · cancel any time |
| Cost per PC seat | $0 / PC | $8.00 / mo per PC | $6.67 / mo per PC |
| Commercial use of what you render | |||
| Updates | Every 1.x | Every 1.x | Every 1.x, early builds |
| Help | Community | In the group, within 2 days | Priority, within 1 working day |
How the numbers were set
These prices are proposed, not final. They become final when the signed build ships, and are published here first.
Creator$8 a month on the yearly plan: below every platform’s monthly entry price in the comparison below.
Studioabout two and a half Creator licences, for three PCs and the features that run a queue unattended.
Lifetimeabout two years of the yearly price. The same range other own-key desktop tools charge once.
How it compares to what is on the market
Video platforms sell credits: the price includes the generation, and the plan runs out after a few dozen clips. Scena Studio sells the tool. You pay each service at its API price with no clip cap, and the licence costs about what a platform’s entry plan does.
Cheapest paid plan, per month
Scena Studio Creator, yearlythe tool only · your keys, no clip cap
$8
Krea Basicselected video models only
$9
Kling Standardabout 660 credits, around 22 short clips
$10
Scena Studio Creator, monthlythe tool only · cancel any time
$12
OpenArt Starter4,000 credits a month
$14
Higgsfield Starter200 credits a month
$15
Runway Standardcredits spent per second of video
$15
LTX Studio Litepersonal use only; commercial from $35
$15
Desktop tools that also run on your own keys
VideoAIStudiofive studios, one-time unlock
$199 once
Hooked Studioshort-form app, launch price (list $199)
$89 once
Scena Studio Creatorepisodes, locks, consistency check · 1 PC
$199 once
Scena Studio Studio3 PCs, multi-key failover, local API
$449 once
Own-key tools charge once for the software and nothing for the generation. Scena Studio’s lifetime price sits in the same range.
Prices from public pricing summaries checked on 3 Nov 2026, monthly billing unless marked. Some platforms are cheaper billed yearly (Krea Basic is $5 a month that way). Platform plans include generation credits; Scena Studio’s price does not, because the services bill your key. Prices change often, so check each site before you compare.
Sources KlingKreaOpenArtHiggsfieldRunwayLTX StudioVideoAIStudioHooked StudioWhat you pay the AI services, and what you don’t pay us
Whenever you use your own API key, the provider charges its published API rate. Scena Studio adds no markup. The app estimates the cost before you run a job and records it after the job finishes.Who bills youEach service you use, on the key you gave it. Kling bills for Kling, Veo for Veo.
At what priceTheir published API price, which is lower than their web app price for every service we support.
What we addNothing. The licence is the only money that reaches this project.
Before you spendThe queue estimate sits in the status bar before you press RUN; the session total climbs while it works.
A worked example
One 46-shot episode, at the rates the app holds today
31 shots · Kling 4.0 Pro · 8 s$11.20
9 shots · Veo 3.1 · 8 s$4.95
6 shots · MiniMax H3 · 6 s$1.45
Upscale, checks, storage$0.00
Episode total$17.60
Illustrative: the EE012 sample episode at the per-second rates in the app’s own service table. Prices change; the app reads the current one before each run. This estimate applies when you use your own keys. Scena Studio covers calls made through enabled shared keys at the start of the Open Test.
Episode Economics & Monetization Payback
What one 60-shot episode actually costs on raw API keys vs. what it earns on YouTube YPP & Meta Reels
Because Scena Studio adds 0% markup to your API keys, runs ArcFace & 4K Real-ESRGAN upscaling for free on your local GPU, and auto-stitches short clips with pre-flight Trademark/Copyright scanning, a single monetized episode typically pays for an entire month of API usage:
| Episode Format (60 shots / 5–8 mins) | Web Credit Wrappers Cost | Scena Studio BYOK API Cost | Local GPU Tasks ($0 API) | Typical YouTube YPP + Meta Reels Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids 3D Educational Cartoon | $42.00 – $68.00 | $4.82 (Seedance + Kling + Veo) | ArcFace check, 4K upscale, FFmpeg stitch, TM scan | RPM $5.80–$7.40 · 1,000 views covers full API cost |
| Cinematic Lore / Sci-Fi Series | $55.00 – $92.00 | $6.15 (Kling 4.0 + Veo 3.1 + Hailuo) | Last-frame continuity, 9:16 Reels cut, TM scan | RPM $8.20–$11.50 + Meta Reels Ads bonus |
The short questions
Will my test account be charged when the beta ends?
Scena Studio does not charge you automatically when Open Test ends. You must use your own API keys for AI generation once shared access ends. Providers may charge for usage on your own keys, including during the test.
Can I buy a licence now?
Not yet, and that is on purpose. Nothing is sold until the signed build ships. Until then the open test is the only tier.
What exactly earns the lifetime key?
One usable report: a bug, a crash log, a service that behaves oddly, a feature that is missing. Sent through the app or the group, from an account that actually rendered something. It is a Studio lifetime key: three PCs, every 1.x release.
Is a plan the app, or credits?
The app. There are no credits to buy here. Once shared access ends, AI generation requires your own API keys and may incur charges from the provider.
Can I move the licence to a new PC?
Yourself, twice a month, from the Licence screen. No ticket needed. Studio covers three PCs at once.
What about refunds?
Within 14 days of a paid licence, one message, no questions. The exact terms are on the legal page.