What you can ask for, and what it costs

Fixing is priced differently. Every other row on this page costs a flat number of credits per video. Fixing a video is billed per minute of output by resolution, because that is what it costs us — see Pricing for the rates. It carries no flat number below for that reason, not because it is unavailable.

FastDrop uses a credit-based pricing system. Every API call consumes credits based on which capabilities you request and your processing tier.

Before you commit

One call, and it decides whether any of the rest is worth making:

Capability	Credits	Description
`readiness`	1	Decide whether footage suits an intended use. Returns a verdict — `proceed`, `fix_first` or `reject` — with machine-readable fix instructions, inline in the same request rather than as a job. See Why check footage before you process it
`fix`	by duration	Execute the fix that verdict prescribed, then re-run the check on the result. Failed fixes cost nothing

readiness is deliberately the cheapest call in the API, because it is the one that stops you making the expensive ones. It is not a quality score: the same file is fit for one job and unfit for another, so what you intend to do with it is part of the question.

Once footage passes

Each of these analyzes a different aspect of your video, and none of them inspect whether the video was suitable in the first place:

Capability	Credits	Description
`classify`	2	Assign one of 6 editor roles with confidence score, explanation, suggested filename, and folder path
`thumbnails`	1	Extract 3-5 keyframe thumbnails from the video
`diagnostics`	1	Get codec, resolution, FPS, VFR detection, duration, health score, and container format
`duplicates`	1	Generate a perceptual hash fingerprint for duplicate detection across your library
`clips`	2	Detect clip candidate timestamps with labels, explanations, and confidence scores
`transcribe`	8	Speech transcription (50+ languages), English translation, optional SRT/TXT file generation

diagnostics and readiness are easy to confuse and answer different questions. Diagnostics reports what the file is — codec, resolution, frame rate. Readiness reports what you should do about it, given a purpose. If you want a decision, ask for readiness; if you want the raw measurements behind one, ask for diagnostics.

Classification roles

classify assigns one of six editor-ready roles, each with a confidence score, explanation, suggested filename and folder path:

Role	Description
Hook	Attention-grabbing opening clips
A-Roll	Primary speaker or interview footage
B-Roll	Supplementary cutaway footage
Screen Recording	Screen captures and tutorials
VO	Voice-over audio clips
Blooper	Outtakes and mistakes

Search (post-processing)

After transcription, you can search across your videos at no additional cost:

Action	Credits	Description
Batch transcribe (for search)	3/video	Transcribe videos during batch processing for search indexing
Transcript search query	0	Search across transcribed segments by keyword or meaning
Visual search query	0	Search by visual description using CLIP similarity

See the Transcript Search and Visual Search guides for details. You can request any combination of capabilities per video. Credits are summed:

// classify (2) + thumbnails (1) + diagnostics (1) = 4 credits
{
  "capabilities": ["classify", "thumbnails", "diagnostics"]
}

Processing tiers

The processing tier controls how classification is performed. It only affects the classify capability — other capabilities always run the same way.

Tier	Credit cost	Method
`basic`	2 credits	Heuristic analysis only. Fastest, uses motion detection, face detection, and audio analysis.
`enhanced`	4 credits	Heuristic first, falls back to AI if confidence is low. Best balance of speed and accuracy.
`premium`	6 credits	Full AI analysis via GPT-4 Vision. Highest accuracy, slower.

The credit cost listed above is for the classify capability only. Other capabilities (thumbnails, diagnostics, etc.) cost the same regardless of tier.

Bundles

Bundles group common capabilities at a discount:

Bundle	Credits	Includes
`full_pipeline`	6	`classify` (enhanced), `thumbnails`, `diagnostics`

Use a bundle by passing its name in the capabilities array:

{
  "capabilities": ["full_pipeline"]
}

Plans

Plan	Monthly price	Credits/month	Rate limit	Max concurrent	Max file size
Free	$0	100	10 req/min	3	500 MB
Starter	$9	150	20 req/min	5	1 GB
Growth	$49	1,000	40 req/min	15	2 GB
Scale	$179	5,000	80 req/min	50	5 GB

Credits reset monthly. Unused credits do not roll over.

Credit examples

Workflow	Capabilities	Tier	Credits/video
Quick classify only	`classify`	basic	2
Classify + thumbnails	`classify`, `thumbnails`	basic	3
Standard workflow	`classify`, `thumbnails`, `diagnostics`	basic	4
Full pipeline bundle	`full_pipeline`	enhanced	6
Everything	`classify`, `thumbnails`, `diagnostics`, `duplicates`, `clips`	basic	7
Everything + transcribe	`classify`, `thumbnails`, `diagnostics`, `duplicates`, `clips`, `transcribe`	basic	15
Everything at premium	`classify`, `thumbnails`, `diagnostics`, `duplicates`, `clips`, `transcribe`	premium	19

A readiness check costs 1 credit and answers before you commit to any of the above.

Checking your usage

Call the usage endpoint to see your current balance:

curl https://api.fastdrop.io/api/v1/usage \
  -H "X-API-Key: fd_live_your_key_here"

Response

{
  "plan_tier": "starter",
  "credits_remaining": 126,
  "credits_monthly": 150,
  "credits_reset_at": "2026-04-01T00:00:00Z",
  "usage_this_month": {
    "total_credits": 24,
    "total_requests": 8,
    "by_capability": {
      "classify": 16,
      "thumbnails": 4,
      "diagnostics": 4,
      "duplicates": 0,
      "clips": 0,
      "transcribe": 0
    }
  }
}

Listing capabilities programmatically

The capabilities endpoint returns current costs and bundles. No API key required:

curl https://api.fastdrop.io/api/v1/capabilities

Get Started

Understanding video defects

Guides

What you can ask for, and what it costs

Before you commit

Once footage passes

Classification roles

Search (post-processing)

Processing tiers

Bundles

Plans

Credit examples

Checking your usage

Listing capabilities programmatically

​Before you commit

​Once footage passes

​Classification roles

​Search (post-processing)

​Processing tiers

​Bundles

​Plans

​Credit examples

​Checking your usage

​Listing capabilities programmatically

Before you commit

Once footage passes

Classification roles

Search (post-processing)

Processing tiers

Bundles

Plans

Credit examples

Checking your usage

Listing capabilities programmatically