OpenAI Shut Down Sora 2: Where to Move Your Video API Calls
OpenAI removed the Sora 2 API on Sep 24, 2026 with no replacement. How to choose between another AI video model and a template API that costs 24x to 242x less.
September 26, 2026
Guides
Comprehensive guides to video automation and rendering.
FFmpeg vs a Video API: When to Stop Self-Hosting
We render with FFmpeg in production. Infrastructure crosses over near 2,600 video-minutes a month - and the bill was never the expensive part. The effort is.
September 24, 2026
What Is Programmatic Video? A Developer's Explainer
Programmatic video means two unrelated things. For developers it means rendering a video file from JSON - one POST, no editor, from $0.10 a minute.
August 25, 2026
Social Media Video Automation: Batch-Render Ad Variants
TikTok suggests 3-5 creatives per ad group across 3-5 ad groups, so up to 25 videos. We rendered variants of one 9:16 template in 13 to 19 seconds each.
August 20, 2026
How to Embed Video Generation in Your SaaS Product
Wire a video API into your SaaS as a customer-facing feature. Multi-tenancy, quota metering, webhook routing, and the async UX - with working code. A 30s render costs $0.07.
August 13, 2026
Video APIs in 2026: The Developer's Complete Guide
What a video API costs, how the three architectures differ, and how to ship your first render. One 1080p minute runs $0.10-$0.84 across four verified rate cards.
August 12, 2026
How to Let Your AI Agent Preview Videos Before Rendering (Free, No Credits)
66% of developers say their top AI frustration is output that's almost right but not quite. Renderly's free preview endpoint lets your agent see the video first.
August 11, 2026
The Complete Guide to Automating Video Creation in 2026
Automate video creation in 2026 with templates, APIs, and AI agents. An expert production company charges about $1,000/min; a template render, $0.10-0.20.
July 28, 2026
How to Add an AI Voiceover to Real Estate Videos via API
Add an AI voiceover to a real estate listing video with one API call - no recording, no audio editing. Script → narrated 31s video for 1.5 credits (~$0.30).
July 23, 2026
How to Auto-Caption Podcast Clips via API (Pay Per Clip)
Auto-caption a 9-second podcast clip via API for 0.25 credits - not 1.75 for the whole file. Word-level timings, styled captions, one replacement value.
July 21, 2026
Dynamic Video Templates: Variable-Based Video Creation
91% of businesses use video and 82% report good ROI (Wyzowl 2026). Dynamic video templates let you build one design and render thousands of unique videos.
July 16, 2026
How to Create Personalized Outreach Videos That Convert
Sales emails with video get 26% more replies (Salesloft). Here's how to make a personalized outreach video for every prospect at scale - from a CRM, with one API call.
July 12, 2026
E-commerce Product Video Automation: Catalog to Video at Scale
85% of shoppers say a video convinced them to buy. Here's how an ecommerce product video API turns a Shopify catalog into a video ad for every SKU.
June 20, 2026
How to Automate Real Estate Listing Videos with an API
474,976 new US listings hit the market in May 2026 — almost none got a video. Here's how to turn listing data into property videos with one API call.
June 12, 2026
Personalized Video at Scale: The Complete Guide (2026)
83% of consumers can spot AI video and 36% trust those brands less. Here's how to scale personalized video in 2026 without falling into the avatar trap.
June 4, 2026
Template-Based Video vs AI-Generated Video: Which Should You Choose?
Template video vs AI video in 2026: a 1080p minute costs $0.10-$0.20 to render from a template and $4.80-$24.00 to generate with Veo 3.1. Here's the decision rule.
April 16, 2026