Cost Breakdown All prices verified -- 9 generations tracked

A 30-second game trailer costs $1.09 on FairStack.

Cinematic clips, epic voice-over, dramatic music, concept art, sound effects — everything for a reveal trailer. Here's every cost.

Game Trailer (30 seconds)
$1.09
FairStack total
$58/mo
Subscription cost
53x
Less expensive
~25 minutes
Time to create

What you are producing

A 30-second cinematic game trailer: 6 dramatic video clips, an epic voice-over narration, intense background music, concept art for key art and social media, sound effects for impacts and transitions, and a logo/title card.

Deliverables: 6 cinematic clips, voice-over narration, epic music, 4 concept art images, 6 sound effects, title card, alternate takes

Every generation. Every cost.

Cinematic video clips (6 × 4s)
video Seedance 1.5 Pro
$0.42
6 x $0.07
Epic voice-over narration (~1,000 chars)
voice ElevenLabs Multilingual V2
$0.05
1 x $0.05
Dramatic music track
music Suno
$0.07
1 x $0.07
Concept art / key art
image GPT Image 1.5 (medium)
$0.08
4 x $0.02
Sound effects (impacts, whoosh, explosions ~5s each)
sfx ElevenLabs SFX
$0.04
6 x $0.006
Logo / title card image
image Ideogram V3
$0.04
2 x $0.02
Alternate video takes
video Seedance 1.5 Pro
$0.28
4 x $0.07
Alternate voice-over take
voice ElevenLabs Multilingual V2
$0.05
1 x $0.05
Alternate music
music Suno
$0.07
1 x $0.07
Total on FairStack
9 generations -- pay-as-you-go, no subscription
$1.09

The subscription alternative

To produce the same project using individual AI tools, you would need:

Runway Pro plan
2,250 credits/mo (37 Gen-4 clips max)
You use: 10 clips = 600 credits (27% of plan)
$28/mo
ElevenLabs Creator plan
100K credits/mo
You use: ~2,000 chars (2% of plan)
$22/mo
Suno Pro plan
500 songs/mo
You use: 2 tracks (0.4% of plan)
$8/mo
Subscriptions
$58/mo
3 separate tools
FairStack
$1.09
One account, pay-per-generation

Three subscriptions for one 30-second trailer. You'd use 27% of Runway and almost nothing of the others.

$1.09 vs $58/mo. An indie developer producing 3 trailers (reveal, gameplay, launch) pays $3.27 vs $58.

No unused credits

Subscriptions charge for capacity you do not use. FairStack charges for what you generate. Nothing more.

One account, all modalities

Video, voice, image, music, sound effects -- all from one platform. No juggling 3 subscriptions.

Same models, lower price

Runway Gen-4, ElevenLabs, Ideogram V3 -- the same models you know, accessed at infrastructure pricing.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use actual game footage instead of generated clips?
Yes. Use FairStack for the AI-generated polish — cinematic cutscene clips, voice-over, music, sound effects — and combine with your own gameplay footage in a video editor.
What about gameplay trailers vs cinematic trailers?
This breakdown covers a cinematic reveal trailer. For a gameplay trailer, you'd use your own screen recordings and just add voice-over, music, and SFX via FairStack — dropping the cost to about $0.14.
Is the quality good enough for Steam or a store listing?
Seedance 1.5 Pro produces 720p cinematic clips suitable for social media and store listings. For higher-end trailers, use a premium video model — FairStack offers 100+ video models at various quality/price tiers.
Can I produce trailers for different platforms?
Yes. Generate different aspect ratios and lengths for Steam, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter. Each additional version costs pennies — just re-generate the clips you need at the new dimensions.

More production cost breakdowns

See what other projects cost to produce with AI.

YouTube Explainer Video

$1.19 vs $58/mo subs

3-minute video with AI narration, 6 video clips (5s each), background music track, thumbnail image, 3 sound effects

See breakdown

Product Demo Video

$0.59 vs $42/mo subs

Voice-over narration, background music, intro/outro clips, thumbnail, alternate takes

See breakdown

TikTok/Reels Batch (10 Videos)

$1.63 vs $62/mo subs

10 video clips, 10 voice-over hooks, background music tracks, alternate takes

See breakdown

Stop paying for capacity you do not use.

Game Trailer (30 seconds) for $1.09 instead of $58/mo. Same AI models. No subscription.

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All Cost Breakdowns Pricing Compare to Competitors

All FairStack prices from platform config (verified source of truth). Competitor prices from public pricing pages.

Subscription costs are monthly totals. FairStack charges per generation with no minimum commitment.