Very Good FFmpeg Product Overview

A simple FFmpeg API with usage-based pricing.

High-performance infrastructure, no $0 monthly minimum.

Very Good FFmpeg is a REST API that runs your exact FFmpeg commands on high-performance cloud infrastructure - and bills you per GB processed, with volume discounts that kick in automatically as you grow.

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Why Very Good FFmpeg

Very simple **API**.: Five endpoints cover everything. No nonsense.
Very helpful **logging**.: Watch every job in the dashboard, so you can monitor progress and debug issues.
Very cheap **pricing**.: Pay only for what you process. Volume discounts kick in automatically as you grow.
Very fast **hardware**.: CPU jobs get 16 dedicated cores at 5+ GHz. GPU jobs run on Nvidia silicon.
Very long **timeouts**.: A six-hour ceiling. Encode a feature film in one job. No more awkward chunking around Lambda's 15-minute clock.
Very high **rate limits**.: 100 requests per second. Fan out a full batch in one go.
Very high **uptime**: 99.99% (SLA available to enterprise customers)
Very enterprisey **auth**.: Teams and role-based access control built in.
Very useful **integrations**.: TypeScript, Python, MCP, and Make integrations.
Very smart **auto-diagnosis**.: When a command fails, we analyse the FFmpeg output and tell you exactly what went wrong.
Command **chaining**.: Run multiple FFmpeg commands in one go.
Very responsive **support**.: We're happy to help.

Who Very Good FFmpeg Is For

**Transcoding**: Turn uploads into playback-ready H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9, or ProRes outputs.
**Compression**: Reduce file size with CRF, presets, bitrate caps, and web-safe MP4 output.
**Audio extraction**: Extract MP3, WAV, AAC, or copied audio streams for speech, podcast, and AI flows.
**Clipping and trimming**: Create clips, previews, highlights, and exact time ranges from long media files.
**Thumbnail extraction**: Grab poster frames, preview images, and contact sheets for media libraries.
**Format conversion**: Convert MOV, MKV, WebM, and AVI files into predictable MP4 outputs.

How It Works

Sign up: Get an API key in 30 seconds. No credit card required.
POST your FFmpeg command: Same flags, same filter graphs, same syntax. We run it on dedicated high-CPU/GPU infrastructure.
Get a webhook (or poll): Output lands at a stable URL, ready to serve or pipe into the next stage.

Example Request

curl -X POST https://verygoodffmpeg.com/api/ffmpeg \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "input_files": {
      "input.mp4": "https://your-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/input.mp4"
    },
    "output_files": ["output.mp4"],
    "ffmpeg_commands": ["-i {{input.mp4}} -c:v libx264 -crf 23 {{output.mp4}}"]
  }'

Pricing

It's usage-based like AWS. Pretty boring.

Volume	Price per GB	Discount
0 GB - 10 GB	$0.50	-
10 GB - 100 GB	$0.10	80% off
100 GB+	$0.08	84% off

How Very Good FFmpeg Compares

How we compare.

Feature	Very Good FFmpeg	Rendi (Pro)	RenderIO (Growth)
Pricing model	Usage-based / GB	Subscription + GB quota	Subscription + command quota
Entry price	$0.50/GB	$25/month	$29/month
Included quota	Unlimited	100 GB processed	1,000 commands
Max job runtime	6 hrs	10 min (unlimited for high tiers)	5 min
Compute per job	16 5GHz vCPUs	Shared pool per-account	Cloudflare Workers
GPU support	Nvidia, on demand	Upon request	No
Uptime	99.99%	99.99%	Unknown
Role-based auth	Yes	No	No
Temporary File uploads	Yes	No	Yes
Realtime logs	Yes	No	No
Official SDKs	TypeScript + Python	No	No
MCP server	Yes	Yes	No
Auto-diagnosis	Yes	No	No
Command chaining	Yes	Yes	No

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to learn a new API or DSL?: No. If your command works in `ffmpeg` on the terminal, it works here. Same flags, same filters, same syntax. Send the command, we run it.
How is this cheaper than a subscription?: You only pay for what you process. A $29/month plan costs $29 even if you process 1 GB. Process 1 GB with us and you pay $0.50. Process 5 TB and our volume discounts kick in automatically - you’d pay $0.08/GB at the top tier.
What hardware do my jobs run on?: Every CPU job runs on a dedicated 16 vCPU / 32 GB DDR5 RAM / NVMe instance with 5+ GHz cores. GPU jobs run on Nvidia RTX and A-series hardware. No shared tenants or throttling.
What's the uptime guarantee?: 99.99% SLA available to enterprise clients. Contact us for details.
How long can a single job run?: 6 hours. We don’t cap you at 15 minutes the way other platforms do.
Are there egress or storage fees?: No. You pay per GB processed. Output URLs and webhook delivery are included.
How is GB processed measured?: We bill on the size of the input and output file(s) your command reads and writes. Webhook payloads and intermediate temp files don’t add to your bill.
Do failed jobs count toward billing?: Yes. Failed or cancelled jobs are billed for the input and output bytes processed before they stop.
Are there rate limits or concurrency caps?: New accounts start with 10 requests per second rate limit. Once you add a $10 pre-paid balance, it increases to 100. There is no limit on the number of concurrent jobs.
Which codecs and filters are supported?: A full ffmpeg build with the standard codec set: H.264, H.265/HEVC, AV1, VP9, ProRes, AAC, Opus, and the full filter graph. If `ffmpeg -codecs` lists it on a stock build, we have it.
Do you train models on my files or share them with anyone?: No. We don't train on, inspect, or share your media. Files are processed on a dedicated instance and deleted after the job completes.
Can I watch a job while it runs?: Yes. Every job streams FFmpeg stderr in real time through the dashboard.
Do you support GPU acceleration?: Yes. Set machine: "nvidia" on the request to route the job to a current-generation NVIDIA GPU worker. FFmpeg uses CPU code paths by default, so a GPU instance only runs faster if your command actually uses GPU decoders, encoders, and filters. See the hardware acceleration docs at /docs#hardware-acceleration for the full caveat and the list of supported codecs.
What happens when a command fails?: AI analyses the FFmpeg output and tell you exactly what went wrong. We find it saves a lot of time in diagnosing problems with FFmpeg commands.
Can I run multiple commands in one request?: Yes. Pass an array of FFmpeg commands and they run sequentially on the same instance. One request can fan out multi-resolution transcodes, thumbnails, and HLS packaging in a single job.
Do you have SDKs?: Official TypeScript and Python clients are available now.
Can I upload files instead of providing a URL?: Yes. You can optionally use the temporary upload endpoint to upload a file into our storage for use as inputs into FFmpeg.
Do you support teams?: Yes. Create teams, invite members, and assign role-based permissions from the dashboard.
What happens if I don't use it for a month?: You pay $0. No subscription floor.

Get Started

Get an API key in 30 seconds. Your first 2 GB are free. No credit card required.

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A very good FFmpeg API.

The hosted FFmpeg REST API with usage-based pricing.

Usage-based pricing
Realtime logs in the dash
16-core CPU and Nvidia GPU machines
Up to 6 hour job runtime

Try free See pricing

POST /api/ffmpeg

# Transcode to 1080p, 720p, and 480p in one request.
  curl -X POST https://verygoodffmpeg.com/api/ffmpeg \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "input_files": {
      "input.mp4": "https://storage.verygoodffmpeg.com/sample.mp4"
    },
    "output_files": ["1080p.mp4", "720p.mp4", "480p.mp4"],
    "ffmpeg_commands": [
      "-i {{input.mp4}} -vf scale=-2:1080 -c:v libx264 -crf 23 {{1080p.mp4}}",
      "-i {{input.mp4}} -vf scale=-2:720  -c:v libx264 -crf 23 {{720p.mp4}}",
      "-i {{input.mp4}} -vf scale=-2:480  -c:v libx264 -crf 23 {{480p.mp4}}"
    ]
  }'

How it works.

Step 1

Sign up

Get an API key in 30 seconds. No credit card required.

Step 2

POST your FFmpeg command

Same flags, same filter graphs, same syntax. We run it on dedicated high-CPU/GPU infrastructure.

Step 3

Get a webhook (or poll)

Output lands at a stable URL, ready to serve or pipe into the next stage.

Read the docs →

Why us.

Very simple API.

Five endpoints cover everything. No nonsense.

POST/api/ffmpegSubmit a job GET/api/jobsList jobs GET/api/jobs/:idGet job status POST/api/jobs/:id/cancelCancel a job POST/api/tmp-fileUpload a temp file

Very helpful logging.

Watch every job in the dashboard, so you can monitor progress and debug issues.

LIVE

Very cheap pricing.

Pay only for what you process. Volume discounts kick in automatically as you grow.

Volume	Price per GB	Discount
0 GB - 10 GB	$0.50	-
10 GB - 100 GB	$0.10	80% off
100 GB+	$0.08	84% off

Very fast hardware.

CPU jobs get 16 dedicated cores at 5+ GHz. GPU jobs run on Nvidia silicon.

machine="cpu"16 vCPU

32 GB DDR5NVMe5+ GHz32 GB DDR5NVMe5+ GHz

machine="nvidia"Nvidia GPU

RTX 4090RTX 5090A4000A5000RTX 4000RTX 2000

Very long timeouts.

A six-hour ceiling. Encode a feature film in one job. No more awkward chunking around Lambda's 15-minute clock.

Max single-job duration

Rendi Pro

10 min

AWS Lambda

15 min

Cloud Run

60 min

Very Good FFmpeg

6 hours

Very high rate limits.

100 requests per second. Fan out a full batch in one go.

req / s

70/ s

0100

request log

Very high uptime

99.99% (SLA available to enterprise customers)

View system status

Very enterprisey auth.

Teams and role-based access control built in.

AliceAdmin

BobUser

Very useful integrations.

TypeScript, Python, MCP, and Make integrations.

TS	npm i @verygoodffmpeg/sdk	TypeScript SDK →
PY	pip install very-good-ffmpeg	Python SDK →
MCP	https://verygoodffmpeg.com/api/mcp	MCP server →
Make.com	Official app	See docs →

Very smart auto-diagnosis.

When a command fails, we analyse the FFmpeg output and tell you exactly what went wrong.

Diagnosis

'-blah' is not a valid FFmpeg flag. Remove it or check the docs?

Command chaining.

Run multiple FFmpeg commands in one go.

{
  "input_files": { "input.mp4": "https://…/source.mp4" },
  "output_files": ["1080p.mp4", "720p.mp4", "480p.mp4"],
  "ffmpeg_commands": [
    "-i {{input.mp4}} -vf scale=1920:1080 {{1080p.mp4}}",
    "-i {{input.mp4}} -vf scale=1280:720  {{720p.mp4}}",
    "-i {{input.mp4}} -vf scale=854:480   {{480p.mp4}}"
  ]
}

Very responsive support.

We're happy to help.

Email support[email protected]

Use Cases.

Whatever you're building, let our cloud FFmpeg API do the heavy lifting.

Transcoding
Turn uploads into playback-ready H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9, or ProRes outputs.
Compression
Reduce file size with CRF, presets, bitrate caps, and web-safe MP4 output.
Audio extraction
Extract MP3, WAV, AAC, or copied audio streams for speech, podcast, and AI flows.
Clipping and trimming
Create clips, previews, highlights, and exact time ranges from long media files.
Thumbnail extraction
Grab poster frames, preview images, and contact sheets for media libraries.
Format conversion
Convert MOV, MKV, WebM, and AVI files into predictable MP4 outputs.

Boring pricing.

It's usage-based like AWS. Pretty boring.

Also, first 2GB are free. No card required.

Volume	Price per GB	Discount
0 GB - 10 GB	$0.50	-
10 GB - 100 GB	$0.10	80% off
100 GB+	$0.08	84% off

How we compare.

Our competitors are in shambles.

Very Good FFmpegRendi (Pro)RenderIO (Growth)

Pricing modelUsage-based / GBSubscription + GB quotaSubscription + command quota

Entry price$0.50/GB$25/month$29/month

Included quotaUnlimited100 GB processed1,000 commands

Max job runtime6 hrs10 min (unlimited for high tiers)5 min

Compute per job16 5GHz vCPUsShared pool per-accountCloudflare Workers

GPU supportNvidia, on demandUpon requestNo

Uptime99.99%99.99%Unknown

Role-based authYesNoNo

Temporary File uploadsYesNoYes

Realtime logsYesNoNo

Official SDKsTypeScript + PythonNoNo

MCP serverYesYesNo

Auto-diagnosisYesNoNo

Command chainingYesYesNo

FAQ

You can also email us at [email protected]

Hosted FFmpeg API
Get Started

Get an API key in 30 seconds. Your first 2 GB are free. No credit card required.

Try Free Talk to an Engineer

# Transcode to 1080p, 720p, and 480p in one request. curl -X POST https://verygoodffmpeg.com/api/ffmpeg \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "input_files": { "input.mp4": "https://storage.verygoodffmpeg.com/sample.mp4" }, "output_files": ["1080p.mp4", "720p.mp4", "480p.mp4"], "ffmpeg_commands": [ "-i {{input.mp4}} -vf scale=-2:1080 -c:v libx264 -crf 23 {{1080p.mp4}}", "-i {{input.mp4}} -vf scale=-2:720 -c:v libx264 -crf 23 {{720p.mp4}}", "-i {{input.mp4}} -vf scale=-2:480 -c:v libx264 -crf 23 {{480p.mp4}}" ] }'

How it works.

Step 1

Sign up

Get an API key in 30 seconds. No credit card required.

Step 2

POST your FFmpeg command

Same flags, same filter graphs, same syntax. We run it on dedicated high-CPU/GPU infrastructure.

Step 3

Get a webhook (or poll)

Output lands at a stable URL, ready to serve or pipe into the next stage.

Why us.

Very simple API.

Five endpoints cover everything. No nonsense.

POST/api/ffmpegSubmit a job GET/api/jobsList jobs GET/api/jobs/:idGet job status POST/api/jobs/:id/cancelCancel a job POST/api/tmp-fileUpload a temp file

Very helpful logging.

Watch every job in the dashboard, so you can monitor progress and debug issues.

LIVE

Very cheap pricing.

Pay only for what you process. Volume discounts kick in automatically as you grow.

Volume	Price per GB	Discount
0 GB - 10 GB	$0.50	-
10 GB - 100 GB	$0.10	80% off
100 GB+	$0.08	84% off

Very fast hardware.

CPU jobs get 16 dedicated cores at 5+ GHz. GPU jobs run on Nvidia silicon.

machine="cpu"16 vCPU

32 GB DDR5NVMe5+ GHz32 GB DDR5NVMe5+ GHz

machine="nvidia"Nvidia GPU

RTX 4090RTX 5090A4000A5000RTX 4000RTX 2000

Very long timeouts.

A six-hour ceiling. Encode a feature film in one job. No more awkward chunking around Lambda's 15-minute clock.

Max single-job duration

Rendi Pro

10 min

AWS Lambda

15 min

Cloud Run

60 min

Very Good FFmpeg

6 hours

Very high rate limits.

100 requests per second. Fan out a full batch in one go.

req / s

70/ s

0100

request log

Very high uptime

99.99% (SLA available to enterprise customers)

View system status

Very enterprisey auth.

Teams and role-based access control built in.

AliceAdmin

BobUser

Very useful integrations.

TypeScript, Python, MCP, and Make integrations.

TS	npm i @verygoodffmpeg/sdk	TypeScript SDK →
PY	pip install very-good-ffmpeg	Python SDK →
MCP	https://verygoodffmpeg.com/api/mcp	MCP server →
Make.com	Official app	See docs →

Very smart auto-diagnosis.

When a command fails, we analyse the FFmpeg output and tell you exactly what went wrong.

Diagnosis

'-blah' is not a valid FFmpeg flag. Remove it or check the docs?

Command chaining.

Run multiple FFmpeg commands in one go.

{
  "input_files": { "input.mp4": "https://…/source.mp4" },
  "output_files": ["1080p.mp4", "720p.mp4", "480p.mp4"],
  "ffmpeg_commands": [
    "-i {{input.mp4}} -vf scale=1920:1080 {{1080p.mp4}}",
    "-i {{input.mp4}} -vf scale=1280:720  {{720p.mp4}}",
    "-i {{input.mp4}} -vf scale=854:480   {{480p.mp4}}"
  ]
}

Very responsive support.

We're happy to help.

Email support[email protected]

Use Cases.

Whatever you're building, let our cloud FFmpeg API do the heavy lifting.

Transcoding

Turn uploads into playback-ready H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9, or ProRes outputs.

Compression

Reduce file size with CRF, presets, bitrate caps, and web-safe MP4 output.

Audio extraction

Extract MP3, WAV, AAC, or copied audio streams for speech, podcast, and AI flows.

Clipping and trimming

Create clips, previews, highlights, and exact time ranges from long media files.

Thumbnail extraction

Grab poster frames, preview images, and contact sheets for media libraries.

Format conversion

Convert MOV, MKV, WebM, and AVI files into predictable MP4 outputs.

Volume

Price per GB

Discount

0 GB - 10 GB

$0.50

10 GB - 100 GB

$0.10

80% off

100 GB+

$0.08

84% off

How we compare.

Our competitors are in shambles.

Very Good FFmpegRendi (Pro)RenderIO (Growth)

Pricing modelUsage-based / GBSubscription + GB quotaSubscription + command quota

Entry price$0.50/GB$25/month$29/month

Included quotaUnlimited100 GB processed1,000 commands

Max job runtime6 hrs10 min (unlimited for high tiers)5 min

Compute per job16 5GHz vCPUsShared pool per-accountCloudflare Workers

GPU supportNvidia, on demandUpon requestNo

Uptime99.99%99.99%Unknown

Role-based authYesNoNo

Temporary File uploadsYesNoYes

Realtime logsYesNoNo

Official SDKsTypeScript + PythonNoNo

MCP serverYesYesNo

Auto-diagnosisYesNoNo

Command chainingYesYesNo

FAQ

You can also email us at [email protected]

A very good FFmpeg API.

How it works.

Sign up

POST your FFmpeg command

Get a webhook (or poll)

Why us.

Very simple API.

Very helpful logging.

Very cheap pricing.

Very fast hardware.

Very long timeouts.

Very high rate limits.

Very high uptime

Very enterprisey auth.

Very useful integrations.

Very smart auto-diagnosis.

Command chaining.

Very responsive support.

Use Cases.

Transcoding

Compression

Audio extraction

Clipping and trimming

Thumbnail extraction

Format conversion

Boring pricing.

How we compare.

FAQ

Do I need to learn a new API or DSL?

How is this cheaper than a subscription?

What hardware do my jobs run on?

What's the uptime guarantee?

How long can a single job run?

Are there egress or storage fees?

How is GB processed measured?

Do failed jobs count toward billing?

Are there rate limits or concurrency caps?

Which codecs and filters are supported?

Do you train models on my files or share them with anyone?

Can I watch a job while it runs?

Do you support GPU acceleration?

What happens when a command fails?

Can I run multiple commands in one request?

Do you have SDKs?

Can I upload files instead of providing a URL?

Do you support teams?

What happens if I don't use it for a month?

Hosted FFmpeg APIGet Started

A very good FFmpeg API.

How it works.

Sign up

POST your FFmpeg command

Get a webhook (or poll)

Why us.

Very simple API.

Very helpful logging.

Very cheap pricing.

Very fast hardware.

Very long timeouts.

Very high rate limits.

Very high uptime

Very enterprisey auth.

Very useful integrations.

Very smart auto-diagnosis.

Command chaining.

Very responsive support.

Use Cases.

Transcoding

Compression

Audio extraction

Clipping and trimming

Thumbnail extraction

Format conversion

Boring pricing.

How we compare.

FAQ

Do I need to learn a new API or DSL?

How is this cheaper than a subscription?

What hardware do my jobs run on?

What's the uptime guarantee?

Hosted FFmpeg API
Get Started

Hosted FFmpeg API
Get Started