Very Good FFmpeg

What it does

FFmpeg is free. Running it well isn't. Your VPS chokes on it. Vercel crashes. And every "video API" alternative wants you to learn their proprietary interface and pay ~$29/month whether you use it or not. Very Good FFmpeg just runs your FFmpeg commands on dedicated 16-core hardware with a 6-hour timeout. Pay per GB. Works wherever you build - REST API, TypeScript, Python, MCP, Make, or n8n.

Hosted FFmpeg API with usage-based pricing from $0.50/GB down to $0.08/GB. Run any FFmpeg command on dedicated 16 vCPU / 32 GB infrastructure with 99.99% uptime, async webhooks, and no $0 monthly minimum. First 2 GB free.

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. 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 inputs/input.mp4 -c:v libx264 -crf 23 outputs/output.mp4"] }' Pricing It's usage-based like AWS. Pretty boring. Get an API key in 30 seconds. Your first 2 GB are free. No credit card required. # Transcode to 1080p, 720p,…from verygoodffmpeg.com

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