HappyHorse Reference-to-Video 1.1 costs 9 credits per second at 720p and roughly 11.6 credits per second at 1080p on VdoBloom — so a 5-second reference-driven clip is 45 credits ($2.25) at 720p or 58 credits ($2.90) at 1080p, and the longest clip the model makes, 15 seconds at 1080p, costs 173 credits ($8.65). Those are the exact numbers from the platform’s credit table, not estimates, and every duration from 4 to 15 seconds is priced individually.

This post converts all of them into dollars so you can budget a character series before you start one. The conversion rate used throughout is the Lite plan rate: $15 a month buys 300 credits, so one credit is $0.05.

What you are paying for

Reference-to-video is not image animation. An image-to-video model takes your upload and treats it as the literal first frame. HappyHorse Reference-to-Video 1.1 instead reads your reference images as a description of a subject — this face, this mascot, this product, this style — and then generates a brand-new prompted scene with that subject inside it. You are buying subject consistency across many shots, which is why the pricing question that actually matters is not “what does one clip cost” but “what does a six-clip series cost.”

The model renders at 720p or 1080p, in durations from 4 to 15 seconds chosen at every whole second, across nine aspect ratios: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 4:5, 5:4, 21:9 and 9:21. Aspect ratio and framing do not change the price. Only resolution and duration do.

Every tier, in credits and dollars

This is the complete price list. HappyHorse 1.1 shares one credit matrix across its text, image and reference modes, so these figures apply identically whether you generate from a prompt or from references.

Duration	720p credits	720p cost	1080p credits	1080p cost
4 seconds	36	$1.80	47	$2.35
5 seconds	45	$2.25	58	$2.90
6 seconds	54	$2.70	70	$3.50
7 seconds	63	$3.15	81	$4.05
8 seconds	72	$3.60	93	$4.65
9 seconds	81	$4.05	104	$5.20
10 seconds	90	$4.50	116	$5.80
11 seconds	99	$4.95	127	$6.35
12 seconds	108	$5.40	139	$6.95
13 seconds	117	$5.85	150	$7.50
14 seconds	126	$6.30	162	$8.10
15 seconds	135	$6.75	173	$8.65

The 720p column is perfectly linear: 9 credits for every second, with no discount for longer clips and no penalty for short ones. The 1080p column averages about 11.6 credits per second and creeps up very slightly with length. The practical reading is that 1080p costs roughly 28 percent more than 720p for the same runtime — a smaller premium than most models on the platform charge for a resolution step.

The 1.1 revision is the cheap one

The original HappyHorse Reference-to-Video 1.0 is still in the catalog and still priced on its own older table. It is meaningfully more expensive, especially at 1080p.

Clip	1.0 credits	1.1 credits	You save
5s at 720p	58	45	13 credits ($0.65)
5s at 1080p	99	58	41 credits ($2.05)
10s at 1080p	197	116	81 credits ($4.05)
15s at 1080p	295	173	122 credits ($6.10)

At the long end of 1080p the 1.1 revision is close to 40 percent cheaper for the same duration, the same resolution and a wider set of aspect ratios. Unless you have a prompt library specifically tuned against 1.0 output, 1.1 is the version to budget around.

A worked budget: a six-clip character series

Say you are building a short episodic series with one recurring character. You lock the character with a reference set, then generate six scenes: five 8-second shots and one 12-second closer, all at 1080p vertical 9:16.

Five clips at 8 seconds, 1080p: 5 × 93 = 465 credits ($23.25)
One clip at 12 seconds, 1080p: 139 credits ($6.95)
Series total: 604 credits, or $30.20 at the Lite rate

Add a realistic re-roll allowance — reference-driven generation usually needs two attempts per shot before the framing lands — and the honest figure is closer to 1,000 credits, about $50. Two things cut that down. First, prototype at 720p: the same six-shot plan at 720p is 468 credits ($23.40), and you only spend 1080p credits on takes you have already approved. Second, buy annual. Lite drops to $10 a month on annual billing, which lowers the effective per-credit cost below the $0.05 used in every table above. Details are on the pricing page.

What the free tier gets you

New accounts get 10 free credits with no card. That is not enough for a single HappyHorse 1.1 run — the cheapest tier, 4 seconds at 720p, is 36 credits. Ten credits is designed for cheaper models in the catalog; use them to test the platform, then come to HappyHorse once you have a paid balance. One-time credit packs start at $2.49 for 75 credits and never expire, which is enough for one 5-second 720p reference clip with a little left over.

When a different model is the cheaper answer

If your subject is already in one exact picture and you only want that picture to move, you do not need reference mode at all — HappyHorse Image-to-Video 1.1 is priced identically but is a simpler, more predictable job for the model, so you burn fewer credits on failed takes. If you have no subject to preserve and are inventing a scene from scratch, HappyHorse Text-to-Video 1.1 is again the same price and the right tool. Reference mode earns its keep only when the same subject has to survive across more than one clip.

Reference-to-video is run from the image-to-video workspace at /dashboard/video-creation/image-to-video/, where the exact credit cost for your chosen duration and resolution is displayed before you confirm the run. If you are uploading references of a real person, you must have that person’s consent to generate video of their likeness.

Frequently asked questions

How much does one HappyHorse Reference-to-Video 1.1 clip cost?

From 36 credits ($1.80) for 4 seconds at 720p up to 173 credits ($8.65) for 15 seconds at 1080p. The 720p rate is a flat 9 credits per second; 1080p averages about 11.6 credits per second.

Do extra reference images cost more?

No. Price is set only by duration and resolution. The number of reference images you supply, and the aspect ratio you pick from the nine available, do not change the credit charge.

Is 1080p worth the extra credits?

For final deliverables, yes — the premium is about 28 percent, which is modest. For testing whether a reference set holds the subject correctly, generate at 720p first; a 5-second test costs 45 credits instead of 58.

Do credits expire?

Credits bought in one-time packs, which start at $2.49 for 75 credits, never expire. Subscription credits refresh with the billing cycle. Paid plans also download without a watermark and carry commercial rights.

Why is version 1.0 still listed if 1.1 is cheaper?

Output character differs slightly between the two builds, and some teams have prompt sets tuned against 1.0. On price and framing options, though, 1.1 wins outright — it is up to roughly 40 percent cheaper at long 1080p durations and supports nine aspect ratios against 1.0’s five.

HappyHorse Reference-to-Video 1.1 Pricing: Every Credit Tier in Dollars