AI short-drama pricing drops to 400 yuan per minute; editing software firms are the first to feel the squeeze on profit margins.
Author: Conlin Recently, according to multiple media reports, the quoted price for mass-produced AI animated dramas has fallen to 400 yuan per minute, while the minimum production costs for some AI short dramas featuring commentary have been further reduced. Meanwhile, the gross profit margins of video-editing software companies have begun to decline. Wondershare’s gross margin dropped from 95.48% in 2021 to 90.77% in 2025, and Meitu’s gross margin stood at 73.6% in 2025, down 2.4 percentage points year over year. The cheaper the production side becomes, the thinner the profit margins for the tools themselves—meaning that the savings users enjoy...



