# What costs credits?

Generation — music and sound effects — and the AI first pass. Transcription, every kind of transcript editing, noise removal, captions and exporting are free on every plan. The exact price is shown on the button before you spend anything.

**Where:** Balance is in the top bar; the cost sits beside every generate button.

Music is priced by length: a base cost covers the first three minutes, and each additional minute adds to it. Sound effects are priced per five seconds started.

The [AI first pass](https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/auto-edit-podcast-with-ai) is the other thing credits pay for: your first one is free, after that a preview costs 10 credits, and applying it to the whole episode costs 100 credits per started 10 minutes.

Credits come with your plan each month. More credits come from moving up a plan — there is no separate credit pack to buy.

- **Music** — Base cost covers the first 3 minutes, then per extra minute.
- **SFX** — Per started 5 seconds.
- **First pass** — First one free · then 10 credits per preview · applying it to the whole episode: 100 credits per started 10 minutes (Lite and up).
- **Free** — Transcription · transcript editing · noise removal · captions · audio export.

## Related

- [What happens when I run out of credits?](https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/out-of-credits)
- [What do the plans include?](https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/plans-and-limits)
- [How do I generate music for my episode?](https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/generate-music)

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Source: https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/credits-cost · Cast docs
Last updated: 2026-08-18