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UGC video ad cost calculator
Enter how many new video ads you want a month. The calculator shows what that costs at published UGC creator rates and on the RhythmAds plan that covers it, using the prices on each source's own page.
Where the numbers come from
The creator rates come from each marketplace's own pricing page or rate guide, linked in the table. Ours are the plan prices on our pricing page. The full breakdown, with fees and usage rights, is in what a UGC video ad costs.
Questions
- Is AI always cheaper than a creator?
- Per ad, almost always. But a real person filming with your product brings trust an AI presenter can't, and a real customer's words are something AI must never fake. We'd use creators for a few hero ads and AI for volume and hook tests.
- What do the creator prices include?
- Each row says what the source sells for that price, for example one video with usage rights. Extras like paid usage rights, whitelisting or raw footage cost more, so treat the creator side as a starting price.
- What does a RhythmAds ad include?
- A finished video ad with captions, music, your logo and a call to action, in the sizes Meta uses. You see the storyboard before anything is made, and the storyboards are free.