| name | cost-estimate |
| description | Price a batch before submitting it, using live `higgsfield generate cost` preflight rather than remembered numbers. Trigger - /cost-estimate, before every generation batch and whenever a budget is questioned. |
Cost Estimate
Never submit a batch you have not priced. Provider pricing moves; remembered numbers go stale.
Preflight live
higgsfield generate cost <model> --prompt x --duration 5 --resolution 1080p --mode std
Do this per distinct model+setting combination in the batch. Multiply by shot count.
Report in this shape
Always show the alternative you did NOT pick, so the choice is visible:
| Line | Model | Unit | Qty | Credits |
|---|
| Keyframes | Nano Banana Pro 2k | 2 | 24 | 48 |
| Identity shots | Seedance 2.0 1080p | 45 | 8 | 360 |
| Other shots | Kling v3.0 pro | 8.75 | 16 | 140 |
| VO auditions | ElevenLabs | 0.15 | 12 | 2 |
| Total | | | | 550 |
| Uniform premium | Seedance all | 45 | 24 | 1,128 |
| Saving | | | | 578 |
Guardrails
- Check remaining balance with
higgsfield account status and refuse to start a batch that cannot complete. A batch that dies halfway wastes what it already spent.
- Concurrency caps near 6. Larger batches return
out of credits errors that are actually rate limits — verify the balance before believing the error.
- Post-production is 0 credits. Never quote generation to fix something ffmpeg can fix.
- Music has no model — always a real external cost line.
