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How to use ArtFire well

Credits let you create across Image Studio, Video Studio, Arcana, upscaling, and enhancement. This page covers the costs, limits, model choices, references, privacy, and troubleshooting basics users should know.

Modal tools cost less

Image edits, upscales, masks, and lightweight workflows usually run on controlled GPU infrastructure, so they can stay affordable.

API video is per second

Sora, Veo, Kling, Seedance, Runway, Pixverse, Hailuo, Pika, Wan, and similar models scale by duration and resolution.

Caps protect your plan

Higher tiers unlock longer clips, premium models, and higher resolution so costs stay predictable.

Image Studio

Use for text-to-image, image-to-image, references, style exploration, and batches.

Video Studio

Use for text-to-video, image animation, video references, clip extension, motion, and sound options.

Arcana

Use guided workflows when you want a specific result like headshots, outfit try-on, room decor, storyboards, or fixes.

Upscale and Enhance

Use upscalers and skin enhancement after you have a keeper, not during early drafts.

API Video Pricing Bands

Actual cost depends on model, duration, and resolution.

Draft API video
24-30 credits/sec
Fast lower-cost models for quick motion drafts.
Standard API video
30 credits/sec
Balanced models for normal creator work.
Premium API video
90-120 credits/sec
Kling, Sora 2, Veo fast/lite, and similar premium routes.
Ultra API video
160-200 credits/sec
Sora Pro, Veo flagship, and other high-cost routes are restricted.

Plan Video Caps

These caps apply to API-backed video models. Modal/image tools use their own shown costs.

Spark
3,000
Draft API video, up to 5s, up to 720p
Pro
8,000
Draft + standard API video, up to 8s, up to 720p
Studio
16,000
Draft + standard + premium API video, up to 10s, up to 720p
Business
60,000
Draft + standard + premium + ultra API video, up to 15s, up to 720p

Workflow Guidance

Draft cheap, finish premium

Start with faster image or draft video models. Move to Sora, Veo, Kling, Seedance, or other premium routes only when the prompt and references are close.

Short clips first

For video, test motion at the shortest duration and 720p or lower. Longer premium clips spend credits quickly.

Use references deliberately

A clean face, product, room, garment, or first-frame reference usually improves consistency more than a longer prompt.

One clear edit per run

For image editing, ask for one focused change at a time when identity, layout, or text placement matters.

Account Basics

Subscription credits reset monthly

Monthly plan credits are for the current billing cycle. Unused subscription credits do not roll over after renewal or cancellation.

Upgrade for access, top up for bursts

Upgrade when you need better model access, longer video caps, higher resolution, or more recurring credits. Top up when one project needs extra runs.

Purchases are final

Subscriptions, top-ups, and credit purchases are non-refundable except where required by law. Review the credit cost before generating.

Commercial use is included

Every ArtFire plan includes commercial use for outputs you generate, subject to these Terms, applicable law, and third-party model rules.

Creations are private by default

Your library is your workspace unless you publish, share, or otherwise make something available.

Save keepers to your library

Generated images and videos can be reused as references, downloaded, or opened from the Library.

Troubleshooting

If credits are too low

Buy a top-up or choose a shorter clip, lower resolution, or cheaper model. API video can spend credits quickly by design.

If generation fails

Provider failures and cancellations may refund credits. If the balance does not look right after a minute, contact support.

If a model is locked

Your plan may not include that tier, duration, or resolution. The app will show the required upgrade path.

If quality misses

Try a cleaner reference, simplify the prompt, lower the number of simultaneous changes, or generate a first frame before video.

Important Notes

AI outputs can vary. Prompts and references guide the result, but they do not guarantee exact likeness, layout, text, or motion.

All purchases are final. Subscriptions, top-ups, and credit purchases are non-refundable except where required by law.

Commercial use is included on every plan, subject to these Terms, applicable law, and third-party model terms.

Quick examples

A premium image effect may cost about 48 credits. A 5s premium API video may cost about 450-600 credits at 720p.