YouTube Shorts hook generator: what Sume does and does not do

Sume has no hook-generator button. It can test a 3-second opener for $0.1125 on Gemini Omni Flash. Five variants cost $0.5625.

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People search for a Shorts hook generator. Sume does not ship a tool by that name, and this post will not pretend otherwise. What it ships is a way to test an opener cheaply: write the first line, render three seconds, look at it.

The model choice sets the test price. Rates are from the repo's estimators, read 2026-10-07.

Price of a 3-second opener

One 3-second opener, read 2026-10-07
ModelSettingsCost
Gemini Omni Flash 1.1360p, $0.0375 per second$0.1125
Gemini Omni Flash 1.1720p, $0.125 per second$0.375
Wan 3.0720p, $0.125 per second, minimum 2 s$0.25 for 2 s
Grok Imagine8 s, 720p$0.10

A cheap test loop

Omni Flash takes 3 to 10 seconds, 9:16 or 16:9, and always makes synced audio. At 360p, five opener variants are $0.5625. Pick the best, then spend the 720p price once. The 360p preview shows framing and motion; it will not show final texture, so judge the line and the first frame, not the finish.

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