Answer: LongCat Video 720p Standard is 300 credits per job on the public pricing copy. The Try one-time pack is $9.9 / 500 credits, so you get one full 720p Standard job from that pack with 200 credits left — not a stack of extends unless you use Distilled tiers or buy Pro.
Live credit sheet (LongCat rows)
From the pricing page:
- Image / image-edit style rows: 80 credits per image (as stated on pack cards)
- LongCat video Distilled vs Standard tiers called out with 150 / 200 (non-720) and 250 / 300 at 720p
- 720p Standard = 300 credits / job
Packs
| Pack | Price | Credits | 720p Standard jobs (floor) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Try | $9.9 | 500 | 1 (200 left) |
| Pro | $89 | 5,000 | 16 |
| Max | $389 | 50,000 | 166 |
The page also mentions monthly/yearly alternatives; use the one-time Try math when you are testing continuation.
What "continuation" means for your wallet
Continuation is a second (or third) segment that must match the first. That usually means another full job, not a free append. Budget extends as N × 300 at 720p Standard, not as "one pack forever."
If you only needed a cheaper draft lane, read the Distilled 720p 250 cr row before you burn Standard.
When hosted Try is enough
- You want to see whether LongCat continuation holds your subject for one more beat.
- You do not want to install a GPU stack today.
- One paid 720p Standard (+ leftover for an image row or Distilled) answers the question.
When to self-host GPU instead
- You already run ComfyUI / local LongCat and your power/time cost beats $89 / 5k at your volume.
- You need dozens of continues per day and the Max pack still feels like a tax.
- You accept ops work (drivers, queues, disk) in exchange for lower marginal cost.
Hosted wins when your scarce resource is attention, not electricity.
Worked example
You generated a 720p opener yesterday. Today you need one continuation beat. Try $9.9 / 500 covers one 300 cr Standard job and leaves 200. That leftover might fund a Distilled continue or an 80-credit image — not a second Standard 720p. If the continue fails subject lock, you now know whether to fix the opener, switch Distilled/Standard, or stop. You have not yet earned the right to complain about GPU self-hosting costs.
CTA
Buy Try — $9.9 / 500 credits, run one 720p Standard (300 cr) continuation test, and only upgrade to Pro when the leftover 200 cr is the annoying part — not the model quality.
Kling rows on the same page use seconds × credits; do not mix those multipliers into LongCat 300.