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Estimate a generation request

Price the exact task, model, and input payload before deciding whether to create paid media.

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POST /v1/estimate is public. It requires no API key, creates no media, and spends no balance.

Estimate the payload you intend to run

Send the same task, optional model, and input object you would send to POST /v1/generations. This catches unsupported combinations and returns a request-specific USD estimate with line items.

Use static prices to understand units. Use the estimate response as the decision point for a concrete request, especially when duration or quantity changes the total.

Estimate again after input changes

Treat an estimate as a snapshot of one payload. Estimate again after changing the task, model, duration, quantity, resolution, or source media. Creation performs its own current estimate before reserving balance.

Continue to Create and monitor only when the estimated amount is acceptable.

Estimate a model-backed task

Public endpointPOST /v1/estimate

This model-backed example prices the same task, model, and input used by creation.

curl https://api.entirefeed.com/v1/estimate \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "task": "video.create",
  "model": "seedance-2",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A crisp product reveal on a clean studio set",
    "duration_seconds": 8,
    "aspect_ratio": "9:16",
    "resolution": "720p"
  }
}'

200 Request-specific estimate

{
  "estimated_cost": {
    "amount_usd": "1.64"
  },
  "line_items": [
    {
      "type": "video_generation",
      "model": "seedance-2",
      "quantity": 1,
      "unit": "operation",
      "amount_usd": "1.64"
    }
  ]
}

Estimate a model-less task

Model-less tasks omit model. Their input still validates against the selected task schema.

curl https://api.entirefeed.com/v1/estimate \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "task": "video.split_scenes",
  "input": {
    "video": {
      "url": "https://cdn.example.com/source/interview.mp4"
    },
    "threshold": 24,
    "minimum_scene_length_seconds": 1.5
  }
}'

200 Model-less estimate

{
  "estimated_cost": {
    "amount_usd": "0.00"
  },
  "line_items": [
    {
      "type": "split_scenes",
      "model": null,
      "quantity": 1,
      "unit": "operation",
      "amount_usd": "0.00"
    }
  ]
}