> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.recoupable.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Estimate Cost > Estimate the cost of running the content creation pipeline. Calculates per-step and per-video costs based on current pricing. Supports comparing multiple workflow profiles (e.g., premium vs. budget) and projecting batch costs. This endpoint is informational only — it does not trigger any pipeline execution or spend credits. ## OpenAPI ````yaml api-reference/openapi/content.json GET /api/content/estimate openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Recoup API - Content description: >- API documentation for the Recoup platform - an AI agent platform for the music industry license: name: MIT version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://api.recoupable.dev security: [] paths: /api/content/estimate: get: description: >- Estimate the cost of running the content creation pipeline. Calculates per-step and per-video costs based on current pricing. Supports comparing multiple workflow profiles (e.g., premium vs. budget) and projecting batch costs. This endpoint is informational only — it does not trigger any pipeline execution or spend credits. parameters: - name: lipsync in: query description: >- Which workflow to estimate. `false` for image-to-video, `true` for audio-to-video. If omitted, estimates the default image-to-video workflow. required: false schema: type: boolean example: false - name: batch in: query description: >- Number of videos to project costs for. Use this to answer questions like "how much would 30 videos cost?" required: false schema: type: integer minimum: 1 default: 1 example: 1 - name: compare in: query description: >- When `true`, returns estimates for all available workflow profiles (premium, budget, mid) for side-by-side comparison. required: false schema: type: boolean default: false example: false responses: '200': description: Cost estimate calculated successfully content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentEstimateResponse' '401': description: Unauthorized — invalid or missing API key content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentErrorResponse' security: - apiKeyAuth: [] - bearerAuth: [] components: schemas: ContentEstimateResponse: type: object required: - workflows description: >- Cost estimates based on current pricing. When `compare` is `false`, the `workflows` array contains a single entry. When `true`, it contains all available profiles. properties: workflows: type: array description: One or more workflow cost breakdowns items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentWorkflowEstimate' comparison: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentEstimateComparison' description: >- Side-by-side summary. Only present when `compare` is `true` and multiple workflows are returned. batch: type: object description: Batch cost projection. Only present when `batch` > 1. properties: count: type: integer description: Number of videos in the batch example: 30 cheapestTotal: type: number format: float description: Total cost for the batch using the cheapest workflow example: 5.4 mostExpensiveTotal: type: number format: float description: Total cost for the batch using the most expensive workflow example: 28.5 ContentErrorResponse: type: object required: - error properties: error: type: string description: Error message describing what went wrong example: Unauthorized ContentWorkflowEstimate: type: object required: - name - perVideo - steps description: Cost breakdown for a single workflow profile. properties: name: type: string description: Workflow profile name example: Current (image-to-video) perVideo: type: number format: float description: Total estimated cost per video in USD example: 0.82 steps: type: array description: Per-step cost breakdown showing where the money goes items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentStepEstimate' costBreakdown: type: object description: Summary of the biggest cost driver properties: mostExpensiveStep: type: string description: Name of the step that costs the most example: Generate Video mostExpensivePercent: type: integer description: Percentage of total cost from the most expensive step example: 68 ContentEstimateComparison: type: object required: - cheapest - cheapestPerVideo - mostExpensive - mostExpensivePerVideo - savingsPercent description: Summary comparing the cheapest and most expensive workflow options. properties: cheapest: type: string description: Name of the cheapest workflow profile example: Budget (no upscale, LTX video) cheapestPerVideo: type: number format: float description: Cost per video for the cheapest workflow example: 0.18 mostExpensive: type: string description: Name of the most expensive workflow profile example: Current (audio-to-video) mostExpensivePerVideo: type: number format: float description: Cost per video for the most expensive workflow example: 0.95 savingsPercent: type: integer description: Percentage savings between the cheapest and most expensive workflows example: 81 ContentStepEstimate: type: object required: - name - model - cost - note description: Cost details for a single pipeline step. properties: name: type: string description: Pipeline step name example: Generate Image model: type: string description: The AI model or service used for this step example: fal-ai/nano-banana-pro/edit cost: type: number format: float description: Estimated cost for this step in USD example: 0.04 unit: type: string description: >- Billing unit type (e.g., `images`, `seconds`, `megapixels`). Not present for free steps. example: images unitPrice: type: number format: float description: Price per billing unit in USD. Not present for free steps. example: 0.04 note: type: string description: Human-readable calculation detail example: 1 call securitySchemes: apiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: x-api-key description: Your Recoup API key. [Learn more](/quickstart#api-keys). bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer ````