150-second YouTube Short from three avatar jobs (60+60+30): cost
A 150-second avatar Short built from 60, 60 and 30 second jobs costs $27.60 at standard video, plus $0.125 music and $0.30 Timeline render.
A 150-second avatar video made from three Sume jobs of 60, 60 and 30 seconds costs $27.60 for the video at standard. Add one Music 1.0 track at $0.125 and a Timeline render of 3 minutes (150 seconds rounded up) at $0.30, and the total is $28.025. YouTube allows Shorts up to 3 minutes, so 150 seconds fits.
The cost lines
A single avatar job accepts 4 to 60 seconds, so 150 seconds takes three jobs. The Timeline render is billed on output minutes rounded up, which makes 150 seconds a 3-minute charge.
| Item | Quantity | Rate | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avatar job 1 (standard) | 60 s | $0.184/s | $11.04 |
| Avatar job 2 (standard) | 60 s | $0.184/s | $11.04 |
| Avatar job 3 (standard) | 30 s | $0.184/s | $5.52 |
| Music 1.0 | 1 track | $0.125 flat | $0.125 |
| Timeline render | 3 min | $0.10/min | $0.30 |
| Total | $28.025 |
What YouTube says about length
YouTube's Shorts page says a Short can be up to 3 minutes, and it must be square or vertical and uploaded after 2024-10-15 to get the longer length. The same page says a Short over 1 minute with an active copyright claim is blocked worldwide and cannot be monetized. That matters for music: use a track you have the right to use, such as one you made, and do not add a copyrighted song to a clip longer than a minute. See the YouTube Shorts help page.
Aspect ratio and disclosure
If the Short does not need to be 150 seconds, a 59-second version is $10.856 and needs no Timeline join.
- Use 9:16 (the default) or 1:1 for all three jobs so the Short is vertical or square.
- Keep one avatar handle across the three jobs.
- Altered or synthetic content may need a disclosure label on YouTube; read their rules before you publish.
- Splitting at 60 seconds is only one option; 50, 50 and 50 costs the same video price.
Cheaper variants
Dropping to the plus tier is not a saving, as plus is $36.75 for the same 150 seconds. The saving options go the other way: standard stays the cheapest tier, and trimming the script is the main lever. A 120-second Short is $22.405 with music and a 2-minute render, and a 90-second one is $16.885.
Music is optional. Without the track, the 150-second version is $27.90. Some avatar scripts read better with no bed under the voice, and skipping it also avoids any copyright question.
Order the work so the cheap steps come last: finish all three avatar jobs, check the joins in a short preview if you have one, and only then submit the Timeline render.
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