One balance for every video workflow.
Buy video processing credits once. Use them through the web app, API, agents, file uploads, or live streams. A second is one second of source video clock time, independent of frame rate.
Launch rate
$0.01 / video second
$0.60/min · $36/hr. Reviewed after benchmark and demand data; Enterprise is custom above $20k/month.
Free start
Try real processing without a card.
6,000s
$60 face value. Signup grant expires after 30 days. API keys are available immediately after account creation.
| Card grant | +6,000s / +$60 |
| Card requirement | $0 setup |
| Total face value | $120 |
Self-serve
Metered credits for production work.
$0.01 / second
$0.60/min · $36/hr. Buy credits manually or auto-refill before your balance drops below 600s ($6).
| Refill presets | $10 · $25 · $50 · $100 |
| Custom amount | Yes |
| Paid credits | No expiry |
Enterprise
Custom pricing for committed volume.
Talk to us
For customers forecasting or committing to more than $20k/month. A nonstop 30-day stream is $25,920/mo self-serve.
| Rate card | Custom |
| Terms | Volume commit |
| Support | SLA + dedicated |
How metering works
1. Upload or stream
We inspect source video duration, not processed frame count.
2. Reserve seconds
Uploads reserve upfront. Streams debit elapsed time while live.
3. Settle ledger
Every event records job, source, seconds, credit type, and balance.
Same video, same charge
Frequently asked questions
How much does video analysis cost?
The launch rate is $0.01 per video second — $0.60 per minute, $36 per hour. You are billed on source video clock time, independent of frame rate: 10 seconds at 60fps costs the same as 10 seconds at 1fps. Queued time is never charged and failed jobs are not charged.
Do I need an account or credit card to test it?
No. POST https://api.primateintelligence.ai/v1/sandbox returns a free test API key with no email, no card, and no signup — test keys return deterministic fixture results, ideal for CI. Creating an account adds a 6,000-second free grant ($60 face value) for real GPU processing, still with no card required.
Do credits expire?
Paid credits never expire. The free 6,000-second signup grant expires after 30 days.
How is Primate Vision different from Twelve Labs or Google Video Intelligence?
Primate Vision answers plain-English questions about video with a deterministic result: yes, no, or indeterminate, plus a confidence score and timestamped evidence clips — rather than returning label taxonomies or embeddings for you to interpret. Pricing is a single metered rate ($0.01 per video second) with no subscription tiers, and the API is built agent-first: a free key in one POST, an OpenAPI 3.1 spec, and an MCP server for Claude, Cursor, and other AI agents.
What happens when my balance runs out?
You can buy credits manually ($10 / $25 / $50 / $100 presets or a custom amount) or enable auto-refill, which tops up before your balance drops below 600 seconds ($6). Above $20k/month, Enterprise pricing is custom — contact sales@primateintelligence.ai.