Compare user-entered AI video cost with a creator or editor day-rate scenario, including output volume, productivity, and revision buffer.
Formula
const ai_monthly_cost = inputs.videos * inputs.ai_cost_per_video * (1+inputs.revision_buffer/100); const days = inputs.videos_per_day > 0 ? inputs.videos / inputs.videos_per_day : 0; const human_monthly_cost = days * inputs.human_day_rate * (1+inputs.revision_buffer/100); return { ai_monthly_cost: Math.round(ai_monthly_cost), human_monthly_cost: Math.round(human_monthly_cost), monthly_difference: Math.round(human_monthly_cost - ai_monthly_cost) };Videos Needed per Month
40
AI Cost per Finished Video
8
Creator or Editor Day Rate
450
Human Videos Finished per Day
6
Revision Buffer (%)
20
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With the default inputs, 40 videos at $8 each plus a 20% revision buffer produces an AI-path cost of $384 per month. At 6 finished videos per creator day and a $450 day rate, the human-path cost is $3,600. The modeled difference is $3,216 in favor of the AI path before adding any omitted work or quality differences.
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The estimate combines Videos Needed per Month, AI Cost per Finished Video, Creator or Editor Day Rate and returns AI Monthly Cost, Human Monthly Cost, AI Savings / Extra Cost.
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