Hi M. Nguyen!
Thank you so much for the review!
To clarify, the cost of 1 credit gets as low as $0.056. To use Luma Dream Machine, which costs 7 credits on our platform, those users are paying $0.392 for a 5 second clip. The cost to us is actually $0.40 (oops!).
We are working on a new billing system this year to separate credit costs from subscriptions, and drop credit costs down so every interaction costs creators like you less. We hope you'll stick with us and share your valuable feedback so we can be an amazing tool for AI video creation of all sizes.
Edit in response to update:
Hello again M. Nguyen,
I understand it can be extremely frustrating to feel like we're not up to your expectations.
We believe firmly in supporting creators, which is why we shifted away from the "automatic" generation in our v2 editor (accessible via conversion from an existing project, or through blank project creation) to enable more complex editing with our expanded NLE.
It's unfortunate that the price was too high for you; we of course need to cover our costs, and do that solely through credit sales. There are no subscriptions, and we haven't been charging for a great number of the features we offer. As models grow more expensive, we raised credit costs to ensure we cover usage.
Lastly, we do save uploaded media -- in our v2 editor, all a project's associated content is available from a media library, and can be dragged to the timeline. Once a file is properly uploaded, it's associated with the project and can be used and reused as desired.
I hope you'll reconsider, and am happy to point you toward options that better fit your need if you reach out through discord.
Sincerely,
Sean Slavik
CEO, Blackstar Properties, Inc.
(Owners of CopyCopter.AI)