One 15-second avatar script in 9:16, 1:1 and 16:9: cost of all three

Rendering one 15-second script in three aspect ratios on Sume means three separate jobs, and the price is the same for each: $2.76 at standard, so $8.28 for all three. Aspect ratio is a request field, not a price factor. The options are 1:1, 3:4, 9:16 (default), 4:3 and 16:9, all at 720p.

The three-job cost

Each job is billed on its own estimated length. Using the same avatar handle for each keeps the presenter consistent.

Check the framing before paying three times

Avatar video previews show the first frame for an aspect ratio, and the preview stills do not depend on the tier. Use a preview for each of 9:16, 1:1 and 16:9 to check that the avatar and background sit well in each crop. Regenerating a preview is cheaper than regenerating a video.

If one ratio is wrong after rendering, you pay only for that job again: $2.76 at standard. The other two are unaffected.

Alternatives to three renders

A crop is $0.02, so a 9:16 render plus a crop costs $2.78, less than two renders at $5.52. But a crop removes picture, so it is a different frame, and a native 16:9 render is better than cropping a vertical file wide. Read the avatar video docs for the field list.

• Render 3:4 and crop to 4:5 with Video filter for a feed post, at $0.02 per crop.
• Render 9:16 once and reuse it for vertical placements only.
• Render 1:1 when one file has to serve a feed and a thumbnail slot.

Which ratio for which placement

Use 9:16 for vertical feeds and stories, 1:1 for square feed posts, and 16:9 for a website hero or a landscape player. The 3:4 and 4:3 options sit between them and suit portrait or landscape feed formats. Platform requirements differ: for example, TikTok non-Spark ads accept 9:16 from 540x960, 16:9 from 960x540 and 1:1 from 640x640, so a 720p render clears each of those minimums.

Spark ads accept mp4 and mov with no duration limit, and other ad formats accept up to 10 minutes, so a 15-second clip is well inside the length rules. Check the TikTok ad specification page before you upload.