Pricing

Managed AI for hosted generation. BYOK when you bring the provider account.

Make Effects separates customer metering, provider-cost attribution, and platform guardrails, so a studio can choose hosted generation or route jobs through its own keys without changing the asset workspace.

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Hosted provider keys

Managed AI

Paid GenerationMetered in Polar by media and token usage

Use Make Effects managed generation when you want provider access handled by the hosted app instead of separate provider setup.

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Included workflow

  • Gemini image, video, and music generation through the hosted workflow
  • ElevenLabs speech, dialogue, music, and sound effect workflows when enabled
  • Claude-assisted planning, prompt refinement, and asset review
  • Polar-hosted checkout, invoices, taxes, and customer billing portal

Usage tracked

  • Gemini images, videos, audio, input tokens, and output tokens
  • Claude input and output tokens
  • ElevenLabs audio usage

Bring your own keys

BYOK Platform

Your provider billMake Effects tracks platform guardrails separately

Connect supported provider keys and use Make Effects for storage, workflow orchestration, collaboration, and asset iteration. Provider charges stay with your provider account.

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Included workflow

  • Stored provider keys are encrypted and preferred over hosted platform keys
  • Generation can run without managed AI entitlement when a matching key is present
  • Platform guardrails cover workflow runs, storage, delivery, and video runs
  • Spaces, variants, lineage, and CLI access stay available

Usage tracked

  • Platform workflow runs
  • Platform storage and authenticated media delivery
  • Video workflow fair-use limits by account and space

Plan fit

Same workspace, different billing path.

DecisionManaged AIBYOK Platform
Provider billingThrough the Make Effects Paid Generation planDirectly on your provider account
Provider setupNo provider keys requiredAdd supported provider keys in profile
Usage controlsManaged quotas, rate limits, and provider-cost guardrailsPlatform guardrails and rate limits
Best forTeams that want hosted generation ready immediatelyTeams with existing provider contracts or credits

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