# Explainer Animation Budget Calculator | Motifmotion

Animation budget calculator for explainer, brand and product pieces: seven questions, a suggested style and tier, and a per-minute estimate built on real Motifmotion pricing. Free, no signup.

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## Which animation style fits your project?

Answer the questions below and we’ll suggest a style and an estimate. Send it to us if you want a quote.

This animation budget calculator works from the same cost model we use when we price a project: a base rate for one finished minute at moderate complexity, adjusted for the production level, how character-based the piece is, its length and whether it is a rush. It covers 2D, 3D and motion graphics, so it doubles as a 3D animation cost calculator and an explainer video cost calculator. It is a planning figure, not a quote. Once we have read your brief we confirm the price.

If you want to see what the tiers look like before you answer, the [animation styles guide](/animation-styles-guide) shows every style with a real client example, and the [animation cost guide](/animation-cost-guide) explains what a per-minute rate actually buys. For long-form training and eLearning programs, which are priced at scale, use the [training video cost calculator](/tools/training-video-cost-calculator) instead.

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- **Canonical URL:** https://motifmotion.com/tools/animation-budget-calculator
- **Last published:** 2026-09-16T17:57:56.604Z
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*Originally at https://motifmotion.com/tools/animation-budget-calculator*