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Three meters that are not the same thing
- Free starter generations — enough to learn the path, not enough for a weekly content calendar.
- Credits — spend on text-to-video, image-to-video, and some image tools. Retries burn the same pool.
- Pro unlocks — premium models, styles, or higher limits. Pro is not a promise of unlimited free exports.
Searches like “ai video free credits run out” and “does ai video app charge after trial” usually mean someone mixed these three up.
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Read the gate before the first paid job
Open pricing inside the app. Note what free can finish end-to-end, what needs credits, and when export adds a watermark. If the listing promised ai video generator subscription, confirm in-product copy matches—marketing language and the meter can disagree on peer apps.
Then run one throwaway clip. Watch the balance before and after. That single delta tells you more than a feature list.
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What we will not claim
We do not promise watermark-free unlimited exports on free, viral reach from one clip, or that every device renders the same model quality. Credits apply to generations and some exports. Read the meter before you retry.
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How we tested this in Soranova
We opened Soranova on Android, recorded the free/credit labels on a text-to-video start screen, ran one short job, and compared the meter before export. When an export gate appeared, we stopped instead of launching three parallel retries. Product labels can change by region—re-check in your build. When the path is clear, open Soranova on Android, run one focused job, and export only after the gallery tile appears.
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