Shao Meng: Most domestic Video Agents have been reduced to token relay stations
Shao Meng believes that although domestic Video Agent teams such as LibTV, TapNow, Flova, Pexo, and Medeo emphasize barriers like ecosystem, Agent architecture, and industry know-how in financing roadshows, after all their work they may have all ended up as token relay stations. He speculates that if these websites supported BYOK, the cost for users to bring their own video generation model API Key would be lower than consuming Credits on the site, and even lower when the API Key has a discount. He suggests using REA or building your own Video Agent from scratch paired with discounted API Keys to reduce costs; for users creating video content on TikTok, Ins, and Douyin, the money saved would be considerable.
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I once worked with a Video Agent product, so I have some understanding of domestic teams like LibTV, TapNow, Flova, Pexo, and Medeo. In their startup goals and fundraising pitches, they certainly repeatedly emphasize moats such as the ecosystem, Agent architecture, industry know-how, and deep understanding of C-end user needs, but...
After all that work, they may all have ended up as token relay stations 😂
Think about it: if these websites supported BYOK, let's do the math on consuming your own video generation model API Key versus the cost of consuming Credits on their websites. I guess the cost of consuming your own is lower..
What if your own API Key gets a discount too? Wouldn't that be even better! So, don't forget the middleman's markup—REA or building your own Video Agent from scratch, paired with discounted API Keys, is the real path to lowering costs.
If you create video content on platforms like TikTok, Ins, Douyin, think about how many videos you need to make, how many seconds each video is, and how many times you have to reroll for a good result—how much money you can save. It's not hard to calculate, and it's quite substantial!