Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday 2026 AI video plan, day by day
Thursday November 26 to Monday November 30, five days of promotion. A day-by-day Sume video and caption plan with costs from the rate card, totalling about $38.
Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26, 2026, Black Friday is the 27th and Cyber Monday is Monday the 30th. The five days are short, so most clips should already exist. What remains is a run of show: a small amount of new footage each day tied to what is happening in the sale.
The plan below prices each day from Sume billed rates, read 2026-10-03.
What does each day cost?
The totals are for generation only. They assume nothing is retaken.
| Day | Work | Arithmetic | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Nov 26 (Thanksgiving) | 4 Wan 3.0 teasers, 10 s, 720p | 4 x 10 s x $0.125 | $5.00 |
| Fri Nov 27 (Black Friday) | 3 Wan 3.0 hero clips, 15 s, 1080p | 3 x 15 s x $0.25 | $11.25 |
| Sat Nov 28 | 10 caption jobs | 10 x $0.20 | $2.00 |
| Sun Nov 29 | 2 Seedance 2.5 clips, 15 s, 720p, 9:16 | 2 x $8.667 | $17.334 |
| Mon Nov 30 (Cyber Monday) | 3 Wan 3.0 swaps, 5 s, 720p, plus 3 captions | 3 x $0.625 + 3 x $0.20 | $2.475 |
| Total | $38.059 |
How should the plan handle problems?
Avoid generating a large number of jobs at once on the busiest days. Pro accepts 24 jobs at a time (4 running, 20 queued) and returns 429 queue_full beyond that, so keep each day's burst under it; this plan never exceeds 10 jobs on a day.
If a job fails it is refunded, so a failure costs time, not money. A clip you do not like is a completed job and is charged, so keep a reserve of 20 to 30 percent for it. For this plan, that reserve is about $8 to $11.
What can be done earlier?
Everything except the Cyber Monday swaps can be generated before the holiday, and doing so avoids queue crowding and lets you check captions. The Black Friday plan covers the 55 days before this week. For aspect ratios of one clip, see the Cyber Monday ratio post.
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