A 10-minute TikTok ad in all three ratios: 3 renders, $3.00

Three ratios at the 10-minute limit cost $3.00 to render on Sume. Timeline bills $0.10 per started output minute, so each 600-second render is 10 x $0.10 = $1.00, and 3 x $1.00 = $3.00 (as of 2026-10-08). The TikTok page lists three ratios for non-Spark ads, each with a minimum size, and a 600-second ad sits exactly at the 10-minute length limit.

The three outputs

Set output.width and output.height on each render; both must be even integers from 256 to 2160. The default is 1080x1920, which covers 9:16 on its own, so you only need to change the sizes for the other two ratios.

Fit modes decide what the viewer sees

Changing the ratio changes the frame, so each video slot's fit matters. Cover, the default, fills the frame and crops the edges. Contain keeps the whole picture and leaves bars. Blur fills the bars with a blurred copy of the clip. Stretch distorts, so avoid it. A 16:9 master going to 9:16 loses most of its width under cover, so check where the subject sits. The Timeline docs list these four modes.

Captions and logos need a plan per ratio, too. Burned-in text that is safe in 16:9 can end up cropped in 1:1. If the ad carries captions, place them in the footage before the render, or add the caption job after it for each ratio.

Ways to spend less

Run the unbilled plan call for each of the three bodies first. Each returns billable_minutes of 10 and an estimated cost of $1.00, so a typo in duration_seconds shows up before the money moves. Note that 601 seconds bills 11 minutes, so the exact length matters: keep audio.duration_seconds at 600.

You can also decide you do not need all three. If your campaign only serves vertical placements, one render is $1.00. And if the ad is shorter than 10 minutes, the same arithmetic scales: a 90-second ad is 2 started minutes, $0.20 per ratio, $0.60 for all three.

File type is not an issue here. Timeline returns MP4, which is on the TikTok list. The 500 MB and 516 kbps limits are file properties that Sume does not let you set, so measure each of the three files before you upload.

A worked comparison

Compare this with shorter ads. A 30-second ad in three ratios is 3 x $0.10 = $0.30. A 60-second ad is also $0.30, since 60 seconds is one started minute. At 61 seconds each render is 2 minutes, so the set is 3 x $0.20 = $0.60. Length is what drives the bill, and the number of ratios multiplies it. So decide the length first, then the ratio list, and run the plan call on each body.