See exactly what you’re spending—per project, episode, scene, and shot.
Most AI tools charge you in credits and tokens, but don’t tell you where the cost actually went. Plixel’s Cost Control gives you clear visibility into spend by project and episode, so you can budget confidently, spot waste, and keep production moving without surprise overages.
The problem: credits disappear with no accountability
Creators don’t struggle to pay for AI—they struggle to manage it. With most tools:
Project Consumption
You can’t tell which project is consuming your credits
Budget
Rework and re-rolls quietly drain the budget
Tracking
It’s hard to track how much an episode actually cost to produce
Forecasting
Producers can’t forecast spend before committing to a full season or film
What it is
Cost Control is Plixel’s budgeting and spend-visibility layer. It ties usage directly to the work you care about—projects, episodes, scenes, and shots—so you can answer, instantly:
What is this episode costing me?
Where are we wasting credits?
What’s the expected cost to finish this cut?
Spend by project
Know which shows or films are consuming budget, and compare across projects.
Spend by episode (or deliverable)
Track the real cost to produce an episode—from first draft to final cut.
Spend by scene and shot
See where iteration is happening and which shots are expensive due to re-rolls.
Usage trends over time
Spot patterns early: creeping rework, “problem scenes,” or episodes that exceed budget.
How it works
Usage is tagged automatically
Every generation and revision is attributed to the project, episode, scene, and shot it belongs to.
Plixel builds a spend ledger
Credits and usage are converted into clear cost breakdowns by deliverable.
You review and optimize
Spot the expensive areas, adjust your workflow (or creative plan), and reduce unnecessary re-rolls.
You forecast before you scale
Use past episodes to predict the next ones—so you can plan a season or film with confidence.