A company asking for the price of an AI corporate video cannot get a useful answer from “one to three minutes” alone. A routine social-media introduction and a film shown repeatedly at an industry exhibition may have the same runtime, yet they carry different responsibilities. The first needs clear information and stable visuals. The second must hold up on a large screen and represent the workplace, equipment, and company with greater confidence. The publishing context sets the level of control.
Start with where the finished film will appear
A corporate video usually moves through briefing, copy and script, storyboarding, asset preparation, AI image or video generation, editing, voice, captions, finishing, and delivery checks. AI can reduce some set-building and asset work. Company names, product specifications, captions, logos, and machinery structures still need controlled typography, compositing, or retouching. The production team must inspect the film shot by shot for misspellings, warped graphics, and visible generation failures.
To compare visual directions and finish, browse AI-generated corporate image video cases. Cases help align expectations, but they do not produce a quote by themselves. A different company brings different brand assets, facilities, equipment, and communication goals.
About US$740 to US$1,190: a complete film for everyday communication
For the scope supplied in this brief, a one-to-three-minute corporate video with standard commercial visual quality, no obvious broken imagery, no misspellings, and no distorted graphics is priced at CNY 5,000 to 8,000. Using the exchange rate checked on August 17, 2026, that is approximately US$740 to US$1,190 per film. This tier suits paid social placements, company social channels, regular content publishing, and routine business introductions.
The work still goes beyond stitching together a few generations. A team needs to turn company information into a watchable script, design the shot order, prepare people, office, product, or abstract visual assets, then complete motion generation, editing, voice, and basic finishing. Clear logo files, approved copy, product photographs, and an accurate company profile give the production team more time for narrative and visual consistency.
About US$1,480 to US$4,450: accurate environments and designed camera work
When the film combines live-action footage with AI, recreates a site, workshop, machinery, or production process in high detail, and requires cinematic visuals with professional storyboarding and camera design, the supplied reference is CNY 10,000 to 30,000 for one to three minutes. At the same exchange rate, that is approximately US$1,480 to US$4,450. This tier is better suited to commercial campaigns, investor or sales presentations, conferences, and exhibition screens.
The additional cost has practical causes. Live action requires access, people, and camera planning. AI shots must connect with real footage in light, perspective, and color. A workshop cannot merely resemble a generic industrial setting; it needs the company's own structural features. Cinematic quality also requires more than a filter. The director designs motion and pacing, while post-production handles compositing, grading, sound, and large-screen specifications. The more accurately the film must reproduce reality, the fewer random outputs the team can accept.
The price difference lies in control, not runtime alone
Runtime only states how long the audience watches. It does not show the number of shots, the amount of live action, the completeness of machinery references, or whether horizontal, vertical, and clean versions are required. Revision scope matters too. Correcting copy, replacing one shot, and abandoning the approved visual direction create very different amounts of rework.
Before requesting proposals, place the use case, runtime, mandatory company information, available assets, live-action needs, visual references, delivery formats, and revision rounds in one brief. Ask each team to describe the script, generation, post-production, and delivery scope against those same conditions. The AIGCSDM work gallery can help identify a direction; once the brief is ready, a company can post the project and receive proposals based on asset quality and the required finish.
