KitCutLimits
Every number on this page comes from KitCut's code when the docs are built. The same numbers are at limits.json, for programs.
On Free, the free credits (30; monthly in many countries, once elsewhere) make one film of up to 30 seconds; the longest Free film (1 minute) needs bonus credits.
| Limit | Value | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Film length | 5 seconds to 8 minutes, in steps of 5 seconds | all plans; the longest depends on the plan |
| Longest film on Free | 1 minute | plan |
| Longest film on Standard | 1 minute | plan |
| Longest film on Pro | 8 minutes | plan |
| Credits a film uses | its length in seconds, at least 30 | all plans |
| Free credits | 30 seconds of film a month where Free refills; 30 seconds once, at sign-up, elsewhere | Free; the country at sign-up decides |
| Idea (typed text) | 3 to 30,000 characters; may be empty when there are pictures, text files or voice notes | per film |
| Looks | code-drawn, painted, collage | per film |
| Films being made at once | 1 on Free, 1 on Standard, 2 on Pro | per account; the plan decides |
| Films asked for per day | 5 | per account, failed ones included |
| Films waiting for a turn | 5 | the whole service |
| Notes on a finished film | 20 for one new version, up to 500 characters each | per film |
| Rounds of changes to a finished film | 5 a day | per film |
| Credits a round of changes uses | the seconds its notes cover, at least 5 and at most the film's length; the first round on a film uses none | per round |
| Pictures at Standard or High | the film's credits and 25% more (Standard) or 60% more (High), rounded up, at least 5 more | per film; a collage, or a project painted by GPT Image |
| Credits sharper pictures use | the difference between the two levels' parts of what the film used (Standard 25%, High 60%, a draft 0%), rounded up, at least 5; one of the day's rounds | per film, painted films only |
| Pictures | 9 per film; jpeg, png, webp | per film |
| Voice notes | 3 per film, up to 3 minutes each | per film |
| People | 4 per film, one photo each, a name up to 40 characters; drawn in one of 13 styles, or auto | per film |
| Text files | 3 per film; .txt or .md, up to 100,000 characters (400 KB) each | per film |
| Upload size through kitcut.ai | 4.4 MB | per file |
| Uploads per day | 200 files or 120 MB | per account |
| Unused uploads kept | 24 hours | per upload |
| Cast members (characters, places, props) a new film starts with | up to 24, the most recently used | per account or project |
| Earlier films a new film may look at | 5 | per account or project |
| Versions kept of a cast member | 5 | per cast member |
| Projects | no limit, open or archived | per workspace |
| Project name / brief | 80 / 10,000 characters | per project |
| Project pictures | 9; jpeg, png, webp; a name of up to 31 characters | per project |
| Project voice lines | 12 | per project |
| Project drafts | 50 | per project |
| Brand files | 200 MB a file | per project |
| Brand pictures | 8; a name of up to 24 characters, a note of up to 200 | per project |
| Style pictures | 4 of one style, 25 MB each | per project |
| YouTube publishes | 20 per day | per account |
| Copies of a film on one YouTube channel | 1 | a second is asked for by name in the publish dialog |
| Video | 1920x1080, H.264 (MP4) | every film |
| Frame rate on Free | 30 frames a second | plan |
| Frame rate on Standard | 60 frames a second | plan |
| Frame rate on Pro | 60 frames a second | plan |
By film length
What a film of each length gets while it is made:
- Claude's working time. Waiting in the queue does not count against it.
- The most paintings a painted film may use, and the most cut-outs a collage film may use, repaints included.
- The most narration sentences.
| Film length | Claude's working time | Paintings (painted look) | Cut-outs (collage look) | Narration sentences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 seconds | 20 minutes | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| 30 seconds | 23 minutes | 8 | 14 | 12 |
| 1 minute | 31 minutes | 12 | 20 | 20 |
| 2 minutes | 46 minutes | 12 | 40 | 40 |
| 4 minutes | 76 minutes | 12 | 40 | 80 |
| 8 minutes | 136 minutes | 24 | 40 | 160 |
What happens at a limit
| Limit reached | What the person sees |
|---|---|
| Film longer than the plan allows | The length can't be picked; the slider's track is locked past the plan's longest film. Through an assistant: "Films on this plan can be up to …". |
| Not enough credits | "Not enough credits" on the button; the film is not started and nothing is taken. |
| Claude choosing the length, on Free | The box under the slider can't be ticked; it says it is on the paid plans. On a paid plan, Claude picks a length no longer than the plan's longest film or the credits left. |
| Films already being made (1 at a time, 2 on Pro) | "You already have a film in the making" (or "2 films"): the new film is refused until one of them is finished or stopped. No credits are taken. |
| 5 films today | New films are refused until the next day. |
| Too many films waiting | "The queue is full"; try again in a few minutes. |
| The day's capacity is used | "The studio has made all the films it can today"; try again tomorrow. No credits are taken. |
| Idea too long | The page shows how many characters to cut. |
| 20 notes on one version of a film | The note box says that is the most for one version; send them, then add more to the next version. |
| A note longer than 500 characters | The note box counts down and then shows how many characters to cut. |
| Not enough credits for a round of changes | Make version N is off: the page says what the round uses and what is left, with a link to get more. Nothing is taken. |
| 5 rounds of changes to one film today | "This film has had its 5 rounds of changes for today." The notes are kept for the next day. Sharper pictures count as one of the rounds. |
| Sharper pictures for a film painted by Muse, or code-drawn | Not offered: only GPT Image's paintings and cut-outs come as drafts (Sharper pictures). |
| Standard or High pictures asked for a code-drawn film, a painted film outside a project, or a project not painted by GPT Image | Not offered on the page. Asked for anyway (an assistant, a link), the film is refused before anything is held: "Only a collage film, or an episode of a project whose style is painted by GPT Image, can start above a draft." |
| Sharper pictures with notes waiting on the film | "Send your notes, or delete them, first": sharper pictures are a version of their own. |
| A version of the film is already being made | Notes can't be added or sent until it is ready or stopped, and the film can't be published to YouTube until then. |
| More than 9 pictures, 3 text files or 3 voice notes | The buttons stop adding more. |
| A voice note reaches 3:00 | Recording stops and the note is attached. |
| A template longer than the plan's longest film | The film doesn't start: "Films on this plan can be up to …". |
| 9 pictures in a project | Choose files is off until one is removed. |
| 12 voice lines in a project | Approve is off: "A project holds up to 12 voice lines: remove one first." |
| 50 drafts in a project | "A project holds up to 50 drafts: make or delete one first." |