A PRICING GUIDE / YOUR LYRIC VIDEO
How much does a lyric video cost?
A lyric video can cost nothing or several hundred dollars. The price depends on who times the words, how custom the design is and how many formats you need. Here is what you get at each level, and what a custom lyric video costs with us.
The four ways to get a lyric video
| Option | Money | What it costs in time and control |
|---|---|---|
| Make it yourself in a video editor | Free to the price of editing software | You design, time every word and export. Often many hours per song. |
| Online lyric video maker | Free tiers to a monthly subscription | Templates and automatic timing. You check and fix the cues, and the look is shared with other users. |
| Freelancer | Varies widely, from tens to hundreds of dollars | Quality, timing and delivery depend on the person you hire. |
| Lyric video studio | A fixed price per song | You send the track and a brief; the studio designs, times and delivers. |
What drives the price
- Timing. Words that land exactly on the vocal take the most work. Line-by-line text is cheaper to make than word-by-word highlights.
- Design. A reused template costs less than a treatment built for your song and artwork.
- Length. Longer songs mean more lyrics to time and more scenes to design.
- Formats. A landscape video for YouTube and a vertical version for TikTok, Reels and Shorts are two exports with different layouts.
- Revisions and turnaround. Included feedback rounds and fast delivery are part of the price.
Not sure whether to do it yourself? Our guide compares a lyric video maker and custom production.
What a lyric video costs with us
Essential: $59 USD per song. A custom, type-led lyric video for one full song:
- Full song · up to 5 minutes
- Word-by-word timing · karaoke or kinetic type
- 1080p MP4 · choose 16:9 or 9:16
- Add the second format for $19 per song
- Delivery within 48 hours of payment & complete material
- One consolidated revision round
Your first video: $35 USD instead of $59 USD. One discounted Essential video per email address, for first-time video customers. Additional formats, song credits and 10-song packs are excluded. Cannot be combined with other offers.
10-song pack: $499 USD, or $49.90 USD per song. For artists who release often. Credits are valid for 12 months.
Custom: quoted per project. For several tracks, a specific art direction or deliverables outside the packages.
Prices are in US dollars and include applicable tax. Compare everything on packages and pricing.
Start your lyric videoQuestions about lyric video prices
Is a cheap lyric video worth it?
It can be, if the words are timed to the vocal and readable on a phone. Those are the two things listeners notice first. Watch our examples with the sound on to judge the timing for yourself.
Does a vertical version cost extra?
One format is included. The second format is $19 per song. Read more about vertical lyric videos.
Do karaoke-style videos cost more?
No. Word-by-word karaoke highlights and kinetic type are both included in Essential.