Plans & billing

ZXN Studio has a Free plan and a paid Studio plan. Studio costs $15.99 USD monthly or $159 USD for lifetime access. Monthly renews until cancelled; lifetime is one payment. Both payment options provide the Studio feature set, so the choice is how you prefer to pay, not which of those two options unlocks a better editor.

Payments use Stripe, and access is attached to your account with support for up to two connected devices. Review current pricing before purchasing.

What Free includes

Free includes the full editor and recording/export up to 1080p at 30 fps. Its included creative selection is plain titles, six filters, six effects, three camera frames and people background removal using RVM.

This makes Free a useful place to complete a real project rather than only inspect an interface. Record a short demonstration, edit it, use included treatments and check the exported file. The getting-started guide walks through that process.

The phrase 'full editor' does not mean every effect, model or output option is included. Separate editing access from the specific creative features and export limits attached to each plan.

What Studio adds

Studio adds 4K, 60 fps and supported native ProRes master formats. It also includes all title styles, effects, filters and camera frames, plus all cutout models and live background removal. Depth occlusion, 3D surfaces and motion tracking are also Studio features.

Choose Studio because a project needs those capabilities, not because a higher plan is automatically necessary for a useful video. A straightforward tutorial may work within Free; a project requiring a particular cutout model or master format may not.

The export guide explains how output choices and feature entitlements affect delivery.

Why a premium preview can require Studio later

Studio-only features can be previewed in Free. This lets you explore a treatment before purchasing, but it does not grant Free export rights for that treatment. Export identifies the clips requiring Studio.

For example, a timeline can stay within 1080p at 30 fps and still contain a Studio-only title style. Reducing the resolution does not resolve that title's entitlement requirement. Review the reported clip, then either replace the treatment with an included option or use Studio.

Make this check while the project is still easy to revise, rather than waiting until a delivery deadline.

Choose a payment option around expected use

Monthly costs less initially and may suit a defined period of work. Lifetime requires the larger payment upfront but does not create a monthly Studio renewal.

At the listed USD prices, nine monthly payments total $143.91 and ten total $159.90. The $159 lifetime price is therefore slightly below ten monthly payments. That comparison assumes unchanged prices and excludes any checkout differences or payment-provider currency conversion.

It is not a promise that earlier subscription payments become credit towards lifetime. Check the purchase terms rather than assuming a conversion, discount or automatic transfer. For a fuller decision framework, read monthly or lifetime.

Keep purchase and account details together

Use the account you intend to keep using and check the payment confirmation against it. Because access is account-based, an unexpected Free status should first prompt a check that you are signed into the correct account.

Keep the receipt, purchase date and relevant account email available for billing enquiries. Avoid making a second purchase simply because access does not immediately look as expected. Compare the transaction record, the selected plan and the signed-in account first.

Review the amount and renewal information presented at checkout. The published USD price alone should not be treated as a guarantee of the exact amount appearing on a statement in another currency.

Understand device access and renewals

Your account supports up to two connected devices. That allowance describes connected-device access; it should not be read as a promise of shared projects, team collaboration or automatic media synchronisation.

When changing computers or encountering an access limit, check which devices are connected and follow the account's available management process. Keep source media separately organised because account access is not a project backup.

For monthly billing, complete the cancellation process and retain confirmation when you no longer want renewals. Closing the application or no longer using it is not the same as cancelling a subscription. Check the effective date shown rather than assuming one.

Keep optional services and refunds separate

Optional AI/Codex services may require their own account, model download or charges. Do not assume Studio includes every external AI subscription or usage allowance.

For a refund question, read the refund policy and the terms relevant to your purchase. This guide does not promise a refund window, eligibility or an outcome not stated there.

The safest purchase is an informed one: complete a Free export, identify the features you actually need, then choose the payment schedule that fits your use and budget.