What is the cost floor before markup?

Credits × the pack rate you will pay. Standard 5s 720p starts at 45 credits; the SeedVR2 homepage lane is about 165 credits for the same length — do not mix the two floors.

What markup should I use?

Judgment, not a market survey. The long-form guide shows example bands so you can see the shape of the arithmetic; copy a template, not a price.

Is this calculator the final bill?

No. It uses the same published rates as checkout for planning. After upload, the video upscaler quotes from measured duration — trust that number for the client quote.

Which pack should I buy before quoting?

The smallest public pack that covers the job including one test and one revision pass. Recheck pricing before the quote goes out — pack ladders change.

Freelance pricing desk

What to charge clients for video upscaling

Name: What to Charge Clients for Video Upscaling — Live Credit Math
Author: SeedVR2

Build the floor from published credit rates, estimate the job in the calculator below, then add your markup. Markup bands, revision rules and quote templates live in the linked guide.

1. Confirm the pack rate you will actually pay on live pricing
2. Estimate credits for the real duration and resolution in the calculator (same rates as checkout).
3. Read markup bands, revision rules, and quote templates in What to Charge Clients for Video Upscaling

Estimate the credits for this client job

Pick resolution and length. Numbers match checkout; the live tool preflight remains billing truth after you upload the file.

Estimate credits before you buy

Choose the workload that looks like your next batch. The estimate uses the same credit rules as the tools, then points you back to the smallest credit pack that can cover it.

Video count

Seconds per video

Video model

Video resolution

Estimated workload

45 credits

1 video(s) · 45 credits each

Estimated time: 40s–1m 3s
Estimated output size: 5.0 MB

Estimate, not a measurement: Standard is configured at about 10s of processing per second of footage. Queue load and source complexity move the real time inside this band.

Per hour of source footage: 32,400 credits. A two-hour tape is 12 submissions of at most 10 minutes each, about 64,800 credits in total.

A confirmed system or provider failure triggers an automatic credit-return attempt.

Time and size are planning estimates. The live preflight is the source of truth before you spend credits.

Recommended: Starter Pack

$19.00

800 credits delivered. Select it above and continue to checkout when ready.

Use recommended pack Back to plans

Pricing desk FAQ

What is the cost floor before markup?: Credits × the pack rate you will pay. Standard 5s 720p starts at 45 credits; the SeedVR2 homepage lane is about 165 credits for the same length — do not mix the two floors.
What markup should I use?: Judgment, not a market survey. The long-form guide shows example bands so you can see the shape of the arithmetic; copy a template, not a price.
Is this calculator the final bill?: No. It uses the same published rates as checkout for planning. After upload, the video upscaler quotes from measured duration — trust that number for the client quote.
Which pack should I buy before quoting?: The smallest public pack that covers the job including one test and one revision pass. Recheck pricing before the quote goes out — pack ladders change.

More freelance math: full charge-clients guide · compare SeedVR2 vs alternatives · standalone upscale calculator · video upscaler