Are you AI video costs snowballing? If (like me) you’re deep-diving into a dazzling array of creative AI tools, generators, and aggregated platforms, you’re not just burning credits. You’re torching cash. It stings. We’ve tasted progress: stock sites swapped stingy credits for unlimited feasts. Yay! Yet here we are, renting software we once owned. Adobe in 2013, MAXON in 2019. Boo! Now AI platforms demand subscriptions AND credits. A double dip that feels like a digital kick