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Worked examples on Sume's catalog Formats and endpoints: product video and photography, try-on, app and product ads, logo animation, and more.

Start with: Ready-made Formats for product video: the Sume Format catalog

Museum exhibit intros on Wan 3.0: 22 s each, eight for $22.00 at 720p

A 22-second Wan 3.0 clip costs $1.375 at 480p, $2.75 at 720p and $5.50 at 1080p on Sume, the same as two 11-second jobs. One job keeps the shot continuous.

Game teaser in 15 seconds: H3 Max start and end frame for $1.50

A 15-second teaser from two key-art frames costs $1.50 on MiniMax H3 Max at 768p on Sume. The image_url and end_image_url body, the 1080p price and the checks.

Six Nano Banana 2.1 start frames, six Wan 3.0 clips: a 3-min Short

Six 9:16 Nano Banana 2.1 stills ($0.60 at 1K) feed six 30 s Wan 3.0 jobs as first frames: $23.40 at 720p for a 180-second Short, with Timeline.

45 seconds on Wan 3.0: a 30 s and a 15 s job, $11.25 at 1080p

Past the 30-second cap, a 45-second Wan 3.0 video is two jobs: 30 s and 15 s cost $11.25 at 1080p or $5.625 at 720p on Sume. Chain with the last frame.

Day-to-night time-lapse from two photos on Seedance 2.5: 8 s, $4.62

Two photos and an 8-second Seedance 2.5 job at 720p cost $4.62 on Sume. Send the day photo as first_frame and the night photo as last_frame.

Caption once after stitching: four 15 s clips cost $0.30, not $0.90

The caption job is $0.20 per accepted job up to 60 s. Stitch four 15 s clips first ($0.10), then caption once ($0.20): $0.30, not $0.90.

Nano Banana 2.1 still, then Omni 1080p for 6 s: $1.225 together

A Nano Banana 2.1 still at $0.10 and a 6-second Omni Flash 1080p animation at $1.125 total $1.225 on Sume. The two-call Python script and where the cost sits.

1:8 vertical strip split into four 1:2 panels: cost vs four calls

A 1:8 Nano Banana 2.1 strip on Sume cuts into four 1:2 panels for a long scroll. $0.15 at 2K vs four calls on models that list 1:2. Math and a request.

One 8:1 image sliced into 8 square carousel slides: $0.15 vs $1.20

Generate one 8:1 Nano Banana 2.1 image on Sume at $0.15 (2K), cut it into 8 squares for a swipe carousel. Cost vs 8 separate images, slicing code, seam gotchas.

Daily horoscope Shorts for 12 signs: a card and a voice for $2.66

Twelve horoscope Shorts, each a 1K card, 450 characters of TTS and a one-minute Timeline render, cost $2.66 per day on Sume ($0.2214 each).

8:1 website section divider at 1440x180: cost of 5 dividers on Sume

A 1440x180 divider is 8:1, a ratio Nano Banana 2.1 lists on Sume. Five dividers cost $0.50 at 1K, $0.75 at 2K. CSS aspect-ratio and a request that matches.

Re-render 3 of 17 rejected clips: what the retries add on Seedance 2

Seventeen 8-second Seedance 2 clips cost $51.408; re-rolling 3 rejected clips and then 1 more adds $12.096. Failed jobs are released, rejected takes are billed.

Ultra-wide title cards: five 6 s Seedance 2.5 clips in 21:9 at 1080p

A 6-second 21:9 Seedance 2.5 clip at 1080p costs $8.57 on Sume, about 4 cents over 16:9. Table by ratio.

Launch kit: 4 clips, 12 images, a voiceover and a track for $9.98

Four 8-second 1080p clips, twelve 2K images, a 1,200-character voiceover and a track cost $9.982 with Wan 3.0, or $20.4716 with Seedance 2.5 clips.

320x50 and 468x60 banners from one 8:1 image: keep 80% and 97.5%

A 320x50 slot is 6.4:1 and 468x60 is 7.8:1. Generate one 8:1 Nano Banana 2.1 image on Sume for $0.10 at 1K, then crop. The width you keep and what to avoid.

25-second square (1:1) ad on Seedance 2.5: $6.42 at 480p

A 25-second 1:1 Seedance 2.5 clip costs $6.42 at 480p, $14.45 at 720p and $35.54 at 1080p on Sume. Square is the cheapest ratio at 480p.

A 2-second product hero clip on Wan 3.0 costs $0.125 at 480p

Wan 3.0's shortest clip is 2 seconds: $0.125 at 480p, $0.25 at 720p, $0.50 at 1080p. Here is the price ladder for 2, 3 and 5 seconds.

Phrase-of-the-day language video: a card and a voice for $0.21

A language phrase-of-the-day video built from one 1K card, one TTS line and a one-minute Timeline render costs $0.2057. A week of seven phrases is $1.44.

Nine music variants for one Reel: a flat $0.125 each, $1.125 total

Music on Sume is a flat $0.125 per generation, so nine track variants cost $1.125 whatever the length. A cost table, the request body and what to check.

Job opening video with an AI host: 16:9 and 9:16 versions

A 30-second hiring video with a Sume avatar costs $5.52 on Standard or $7.35 on Plus per aspect ratio. A 16:9 and a 9:16 cut on Plus is $14.70.

12 course module intros as 15-second avatar videos: $33.12

Twelve 15-second module intros with one reusable Sume avatar cost $33.12 on Standard, $44.10 on Plus and $99.00 on Max, plus $0.95 once for the avatar.

Three hook variants for one avatar ad: $3.31 on Standard

Test three 6-second hooks on Standard for $3.312 in total, then render the winner as a 30-second video on Max for $16.50. Sume bills avatar video by the second.

Support answer video with an avatar: 25 seconds with a product shot

A 25-second support answer video costs $4.60 on Standard, $6.125 on Plus and $13.75 on Max. A product image adds a small per-second premium.

10 stream alert stings from the music router: $1.25 on Sume

Ten short alert stings cost $1.25 on Sume's music router, because each generation is a flat $0.125 whatever its length. Ask for two seconds in the prompt.

12 game music tracks on lyria-3.5: $1.50 with a flat $0.125 each

A 12-track game soundtrack costs $1.50 on the Sume music router: $0.125 per generation regardless of track length. Write the length into the prompt.

Gate announcements: 8 messages in four languages, 32 TTS jobs

8 gate messages of 220 characters in 4 languages is 32 Sume TTS jobs at $0.01045 each, $0.3344 total. Set language and a matching voice per job.

Korean to Japanese voiceover: translate, then TTS with language ja

Sume TTS does not translate: send Japanese text with language ja. A 400-character Japanese line costs $0.01900. Transcribe Korean with STT first.

One slogan in English, Korean and Japanese: three TTS jobs, cost

Voicing one 120-character slogan in three languages is three Sume TTS jobs at $0.00570 each, $0.01710 total. Set language per job: en, ko, ja.

Silent captioned Reel: drop the audio first, burn with words

To burn captions on a Reel with no sound, run STT first, trim with audio drop, then send your own words: $0.02 + $0.01 + $0.20 = $0.23.

A 60-second Short as twenty 3-second Omni cuts: $7.50 at 720p

Twenty 3-second Omni Flash 1.1 clips at 720p cost $7.50 and at 1080p $11.25, the same as six 10 s clips. Twenty slots pass 12, so Timeline chunks the render.

Square product photo to a 4:1 banner: reference plus aspect_ratio

Turn a 1:1 photo into a 4:1 banner with Nano Banana 2.1 on Sume: input_references plus an explicit aspect_ratio of 4:1, not auto. $0.10 at 1K. Body and gotchas.

Hook, body and CTA from three video models in one 30-second Short

Seedance 2.5 for a 4 s hook, Wan 3.0 for a 20 s body and Omni Flash for a 6 s call to action cost $9.31 in generation, $9.41 with the Timeline join.

A/B test 6 hooks, 2 openings each: 12 vertical 5-second clips priced

Twelve 5-second vertical test clips cost $7.50 on Wan 3.0 at 720p and $34.668 on Seedance 2.5. Per-model totals, plus two 1080p winners.

Retro TV bumper in 4:3: 11 s of Seedance 2.5 costs less at 480p

An 11-second 4:3 Seedance 2.5 clip costs $2.90 at 480p and $6.40 at 720p on Sume. At 480p, 4:3 is cheaper than 16:9.

20-SKU catalog videos: one still and one Wan 3.0 clip each, $8.25

Twenty product videos from one 1K still and one 5-second Wan 3.0 clip at 480p cost $8.25. At 720p the set is $14.50. Each SKU is its own job.

Daily news brief voiceover: 1,400 characters a day for 30 days

A 1,400-character daily brief costs $0.0665 on Sume TTS, so 30 days is $1.995. Table for 1,000, 1,400 and 2,000 characters, plus a retry-safe daily job.

Three-shot vertical product preview: H3 Max, 6 s each, $1.80

Three 6-second vertical shots on MiniMax H3 Max at 768p cost $1.80 on Sume; at 480p $1.125, at 1080p $3.60. One body per shot with shared reference images.

Voice 50 listings at 300 characters each: Sume TTS cost

50 listing scripts of 300 characters each cost $0.7125 on Sume TTS ($0.01425 each). Key each by listing id so a rerun skips finished jobs.

24 Wan 3.0 boards at 480p, then 6 finals on Seedance 2 at 1080p

Twenty-four 6-second Wan 3.0 boards at 480p cost $9.00; finishing six shots on Seedance 2 at 1080p adds $30.618. Mixed-model cost versus Seedance-only drafts.

Conference teaser, 13 s on Wan 3.0: six sessions, $9.75 at 720p

A 13-second Wan 3.0 teaser costs $0.8125 at 480p, $1.625 at 720p and $3.25 at 1080p on Sume. Odd seconds are billed linearly; here is the table and request.

300x1200 half-page ad image: it is exactly 1:4, so request 1:4

A 300x1200 slot is 1:4. Nano Banana 2.1 lists 1:4 on Sume, from $0.075 at 0.5K to $0.20 at 4K per image. Request body, crop math for 160x600, and gotchas.

Animatic on Wan 3.0: six 5 s shots, approve, redo, upgrade

Six 5-second Wan 3.0 shots at 480p cost $1.875 in total, the same as one 30-second job. Split by shot so each frame can be approved alone.

Restaurant menu: 12 dish photos on Nano Banana 2.1 for $1.80

Twelve dish photos for a menu cost $1.20 at 1K, $1.80 at 2K and $2.40 at 4K on Nano Banana 2.1 via Sume. One request per dish, each priced per image.

A CTA plate over the last clip of a 60-second Short: $7.72 all in

Six 10 s Omni Flash clips ($7.50 at 720p), one Nano Banana 2.1 plate ($0.10), a $0.02 compose overlay and a $0.10 Timeline render make a 60 s Short for $7.72.

A/B test six product colors with Omni edit: six jobs, $6.00

Six colorways of one 8-second clip cost $6.00 as Omni Flash 1.1 edits at 720p on Sume. The loop, one Idempotency-Key per color, and the 360p test round.

4:1 banner into a 1:4 skyscraper: regenerate instead of cropping

A crop from 4:1 to 1:4 keeps 6.25% of the width. Send the banner as an input_reference with aspect_ratio 1:4 on Nano Banana 2.1 instead: $0.10 at 1K on Sume.

Listing photo to a 10-second tour clip: MiniMax H3 at 768p is $0.75

A 10-second clip from one listing photo costs $0.75 on MiniMax H3 at 768p and $1.00 on H3 Max. The API body, a 12-photo listing total, and what to check.

Kids story, five 8-second scenes: Omni $5.00 vs H3 $3.00

Five 8-second scenes cost $5.00 on Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 at 720p, $3.00 on MiniMax H3 at 768p and $4.00 on H3 Max, priced on Sume. Plus a reference body.