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        "content": "## Faceless Shorts pipeline (UberLLM)\nOne key does all three steps:\n1. **Write script**: a cheap chat model (`deepseek/deepseek-v3.2`) writes the title, caption, hashtags and the scenes.\n2. **Make scene image**: `venice/z-image-turbo` draws each scene as a vertical picture.\n3. **Start scene video**: `fal-ai/minimax/hailuo-02/standard/image-to-video` animates each picture into a ~6 s clip.\nScenes run one after another, so a run with 3 scenes takes a few minutes.\n\n### Setup (2 minutes)\n1. Get a key at https://uberllm.dev (sign in with your email, add credit).\n2. Open any **UberLLM** HTTP node → Credential → **Create new** → *Header Auth*:\n   - Name: `Authorization`\n   - Value: `Bearer YOUR_UBERLLM_KEY`\n   Every UberLLM node in this workflow uses this one credential.\n3. Edit the **Settings** node, then click **Execute workflow**.\n\n### Price per scene\nImage $0.0082 + 6 s clip at 768P $0.2295 = about $0.2377 per scene; the script costs a fraction of a cent (prices on 2026-10-30).\n\n### Output\nOne item: `title`, `caption`, `hashtags`, `clips[]` (narration, link, cost) and each clip as binary `scene_1`, `scene_2`… Join them with your editor or an ffmpeg step, add the narration with a speech model (`POST /v1/audio/speech`, same key), and post.\n\n### What you pay\n- The job's cost is shown before it starts (`max_cost_usd` on the reply) and held from your balance. It is never billed more than that.\n- A video that fails or runs out of time costs nothing: the whole hold comes back.\n- Credit you buy does not expire while your account is open.\n- No UberLLM fee on requests. Adding credit by card costs 5.5% + $0.50.\n",
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