What tokens are
Tokens are PhotoMania's in-app currency. Every AI generation — photo or video — spends tokens from your balance. Your balance shows in the top bar when you're signed in.
How tokens are spent
Costs vary by what you're creating:
- Most photo effects cost 1 token per generation. A small number of advanced effects cost more — the cost is always shown on the Generate button before you spend.
- Animate (photo to video) costs 2 tokens per second at 720p and 3 tokens per second at 1080p. The default 5-second clip at 1080p is 15 tokens.
- 4K upscaling is free for Pro and Unlimited subscribers up to a monthly quota. Other plans don't include it. See the upscaling topic for details.
How you receive tokens
Tokens come from three sources: your welcome bonus when you sign up, your monthly subscription refresh, and any top-up packs you buy. All three add to the same single balance.
Unused tokens roll over. If you have 30 tokens left when your Starter plan renews, you'll have 130 tokens (30 plus the 100 from the new cycle). Tokens don't expire as long as your account stays active.