A different kind of Opus 5.5 video prompt: educational explainer

A user shared their experience with Opus 5.5 in generating an educational explainer video. The process involved a "one-shot" prompt, with one editorial change, making it technically two prompts. The user provided technical background on the model's video generation process, noting the use of a high-quality text-to-speech model and an OpenRouter API key. The final cost was under $3, with most expenses attributed to AI judges rather than speech and music generation, suggesting a prompt rewrite could reduce costs further.

This account details the specific technical process and cost breakdown for generating a video with Opus 5.5, unlike general reports focusing only on output quality.