---
title: "Estimate a product job without creating or charging it"
method: POST
path: "/v1/products/{product}/estimate"
tags: ["products"]
---

# Estimate a product job without creating or charging it

`POST /v1/products/{product}/estimate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.beeble.ai`
- URL: `https://api.beeble.ai/v1/products/{product}/estimate`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Quote credits without charging. Set max_credits on submission to cap spend.

For switchx_finish, use the parent's model_id (switchx-2.0 or switchx-3.0)
and inputs containing parent_job_id (a public dap_ SwitchX job ID) and
target_resolution (1080 or 2160). The service quotes the completed Standard
parent's transition.

## Path parameters

- `product` string, required

## Request body

- ProductEstimateRequest
  - `model_id` string, required
  - `inputs` object
  - `billing_unit` 'usd' | 'credits': These product endpoints bill credits: the key's organization pool, or the owner's personal credits.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ProductEstimateResponse
  - `product` string, required
  - `model_id` string, required
  - `organization_id` string, nullable
  - `billing_unit` 'credits'
  - `estimated_credits` integer, required
  - `source_metadata` ProductSourceMetadata
    - `generation_type` 'image' | 'video', required
    - `width` integer, required
    - `height` integer, required
    - `frame_count` integer, required
    - `frame_count_exact` boolean, required
    - `fps` number, nullable
    - `duration` number, nullable

## Changes

- **2026-10-02** `a9ab2752bcd8`: 2 breaking
  - the response property `organization_id` became optional for the status `200`
  - response property `organization_id` list-of-types was widened by adding types `null` to media type `application/json` of response `200`
- **2026-09-16** `0f850cd9bab5`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/beeble/apis/beeble-developer-api/changes/v1/products/:product/estimate/post.md)

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