Hedra pricing: Studio plans, free use and what a minute costs
Hedra Studio costs $20 a month for 2,000 credits on Basic, $50 for 7,200 on Pro and $100 for 18,000 on Ultra, billed monthly (Hedra pricing page, 5 Nov 2026). Hedra lists no free plan. A minute of Character-3 talking video costs $1.50 to $3.75 on Hedra's pay-as-you-go API.
Key facts
| Studio plans (as of 2026-11-05) | Basic $20/month for 2,000 credits; Pro $50 for 7,200; Ultra $100 for 18,000; Teams $75 for 14,400; all billed monthly, all with commercial use[1] |
|---|---|
| Free use | No free plan on the pricing page; after cancelling, accounts keep 'limited watermarked generations'[1] |
| Credit rules | Charged by generated video length; monthly credits reset each cycle; credit-pack credits never expire[1] |
| Character-3 on the API | 2.5 cents per second at 540p, 5 at 720p, 6.25 at 1080p; clips up to 10 minutes[2] |
| API billing | Prepaid US dollar wallet; Studio credits do not fund API jobs[3] |
| September 2026 repricing | Basic $15/1,500 credits became $20/2,000; Creator $30/5,400 became Pro $50/7,200; Professional $75/14,400 became Ultra $100/18,000[5] |
Hedra sells two things: Studio, a monthly credit plan for its web app, and an API paid from a prepaid dollar balance. Prices below come from Hedra's pricing page, model page, docs and terms, read on 5 November 2026, plus two named third-party trackers for history.
How much does Hedra cost?
Hedra Studio costs $20 to $100 a month, billed monthly, as of 5 November 2026.
| Plan | Price per month | Credits per month | Price per credit | Speed | Commercial use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $20 | 2,000 | $0.0100 | Slower generations | Yes |
| Pro | $50 | 7,200 | $0.0069 | Faster | Yes |
| Ultra | $100 | 18,000 | $0.0056 | Fastest | Yes |
| Teams | $75 | 14,400 | $0.0052 | Fastest | Yes |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | Fastest inference | Yes |
Hedra's pricing page shows only monthly billing, with no yearly discount. Ultra lists "allowances up to 57,600 credits/month" without explaining them, and includes Teams plan access. Teams is the cheapest credit on the page, at about half a cent each.
Is Hedra free?
Hedra lists no free plan. Basic at $20 a month is the cheapest way to make clips with Hedra Studio as of 5 November 2026.
The pricing FAQ says that after you cancel, "you will lose access to most functionality of the platform, apart from limited watermarked generations." That is what a non-paying account gets: a few watermarked test clips. Hedra gives no number for them.
Older guides tell a different story. A Daily AI Fixs article from August 2026 describes a free plan with no credit card that "produces limited, watermarked generations", and earlier guides list monthly free credits. Hedra's current page has neither a Free card nor a free credit amount, so plan on paying for any clip you want to post.
What changed in Hedra's September 2026 repricing?
Hedra raised and renamed its individual plans on or around 28 September 2026, per UsagePricing's snapshots of Hedra's pricing page dated 28 August and 28 September.
| Before (28 Aug 2026) | After (28 Sep 2026) | Credits per dollar |
|---|---|---|
| Basic, $15 for 1,500 | Basic, $20 for 2,000 | 100, unchanged |
| Creator, $30 for 5,400 | Pro, $50 for 7,200 | 180 down to 144 |
| Professional, $75 for 14,400 | Ultra, $100 for 18,000 | 192 down to 180 |
| Teams, $75 for 14,400 | Teams, $75 for 14,400 | 192, unchanged |
The entry price rose by $5, and the middle and top plans now give fewer credits per dollar. Any guide quoting $15, $30 or $75 for individual plans predates the change.
What does a minute of Hedra Character-3 cost?
A minute of Hedra Character-3 talking video costs $1.50 at 540p, $3.00 at 720p and $3.75 at 1080p on Hedra's API, as of 5 November 2026.
Hedra's Character-3 page lists 2.5, 5 and 6.25 cents per second, with clips up to 10 minutes from a portrait and an audio track. Studio charges credits instead. Hedra's pricing FAQ confirms credits are "deducted based on the generated video length", and Daily AI Fixs reports Character-3 at 6 credits per second. On that rate:
| Route | 1 minute of Character-3 | Minutes per month |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Basic ($20) | $3.60 | About 5.5 |
| Studio Pro ($50) | $2.50 | 20 |
| Studio Ultra ($100) | $2.00 | 50 |
| Studio Teams ($75) | $1.88 | 40 |
| API, 540p | $1.50 | Pay as you go |
| API, 720p | $3.00 | Pay as you go |
| API, 1080p | $3.75 | Pay as you go |
The API is cheapest for a few 540p minutes a month, and Ultra wins once you render more than about 33 minutes at 720p. Check the credit estimate in Studio before you generate, because Hedra does not print Studio's per-second rate on its pricing page.
How does Hedra API pricing work?
Hedra's API bills per output from a prepaid US dollar wallet, with "no subscription, no seats, no minimum", per the pricing page.
Video generation starts at 1.22 cents per second, avatar and lip-sync at 2.5 cents, editing and motion transfer at 7 cents, and speech at 5 cents per 1,000 characters. Hedra's billing docs say Studio subscription credits "do not fund v3 jobs", so app and API budgets stay separate. The API has an estimate endpoint that prices a job before you submit it. Hedra's model catalogue also resells third-party models, such as Seedance 2.5 from 14.85 cents a second and Kling V3 from 8.4 cents.
Do Hedra credits roll over?
Monthly Hedra credits do not roll over: they reset to the plan's amount at each billing cycle.
Credits from credit packs never expire and are spent only after your monthly credits run out. Hedra's cancellation FAQ adds one condition: you need to resubscribe to use any non-expiring credits left on the account. Hedra's terms say Hedra does not claim ownership of your inputs or outputs, and every paid plan includes commercial use.
Which Hedra plan should you choose?
Pick by minutes of talking video a month, and use the API for anything under about five minutes.
- A few test clips: a free account's limited watermarked generations, or a small prepaid API balance.
- Up to 5 minutes a month: Basic at $20, or the API at 540p.
- About 20 minutes a month: Pro at $50.
- 40 minutes or more: Teams at $75 or Ultra at $100; Teams gives the cheapest credit.
- Ads and client videos: any paid plan, all include commercial use. See how to make an AI commercial.
Hedra is also a model reseller, so compare its rates with Higgsfield pricing and Runway pricing, or price a mix of models in the AI video cost calculator. If your goal is a trending clip starring your own character rather than a talking head, HoneyVid builds it from a template and one photo.
Questions
Is Hedra free to use?
Not as a plan. Hedra's pricing page lists Basic at $20 a month as the cheapest option, and its FAQ says accounts without a subscription keep only limited watermarked generations. Guides from before September 2026 still describe a free tier with monthly credits.
How much does Hedra AI cost per month?
Hedra Studio costs $20 a month for Basic with 2,000 credits, $50 for Pro with 7,200, $100 for Ultra with 18,000 and $75 for Teams with 14,400. All are billed monthly. Enterprise is custom.
Is Hedra expensive?
For talking-head video, no. At 6 credits a second, a minute of Character-3 costs about $3.60 on Basic and $2.00 on Ultra. The API charges $3.00 a minute at 720p with no subscription. Third-party models such as Veo cost far more credits per second.
Does Hedra have a free trial?
Hedra's pricing page lists no trial. You can create an account and see the limited watermarked generations it allows, then subscribe for a month and cancel before renewal. Monthly credits do not carry over, so spend them inside the month.
Do Hedra credits roll over?
Monthly subscription credits do not. They reset to the plan amount at each billing cycle. Credits from credit packs never expire and are used only after the monthly credits run out, but you need an active subscription to spend them.
Can I use Hedra videos commercially?
Yes on every paid plan. Hedra's pricing page lists commercial use on Basic, Pro, Ultra, Teams and Enterprise, and its terms say Hedra does not claim ownership of your outputs.
Sources
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