What came out about microdramas this week?
On 11 November 2026 Tela Viva covered a Max Audiovisual panel on new business models, distribution and storytelling in vertical series and other formats. The piece says microdramas have been a hit in Brazil for some time: creators launch their own shows, large media groups such as Globo already use the format a lot, and ReelShort, a platform built for vertical, has strong results in the country. The ReelShort speaker described the stories: one dramatic core, usually a romantic pair, and repeating figures such as a billionaire CEO, twins separated in childhood, someone poor who became rich. Thousands of stories are small variations on the same themes.
The same piece says the PlayAction label for short novelas produced six titles in five months. It does not say those titles were made with AI. Another speaker said YouTube, Kwai and TikTok are excellent places to test this kind of content, and that AI made the test much cheaper: the time and money needed to test an idea dropped, and if the idea works you can make it better and more elaborate.
What does that mean for creators in Brazil?
The panel split two windows. A novela on TV is usually watched with other people. A microdrama is watched on the phone, alone. The ReelShort speaker said its audience is mostly women aged 35 and older. Vertical does not replace the traditional novela. It is another window, and the PlayAction producer warned that taking a show made for a traditional window and simply calling it vertical does not work, in story or in technique.
For a creator in Brazil the useful news is the test. YouTube, Kwai and TikTok are already where a hook gets tried, and AI cut the cost of that test. It did not remove the need for a story that holds someone until the next episode: cheaper production is not the same as being watched.
The Flow credits help page, checked on 13 November 2026, caps Gemini Omni Flash 1.2 at 10 seconds on any account and at 15 seconds on a Google AI Plus, Pro or Ultra plan. An episode longer than that is assembled in an editor from several generations. Each generation and each edit spends credits.
How many credits does Omni Flash 1.2 spend on a vertical novela?
Google publishes the rate, not the total for an episode. The sums below are arithmetic from the Flow credit table. The help page tells you to check Settings on the prompt box before you generate, because the rate can change. One request can produce more than one generation, and the rate is per generation.
| Work | Who can use it | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Omni Flash 1.2, 10 seconds, 360p | Any account | 10 (10 × 1 per second) |
| Omni Flash 1.2, 10 seconds, 720p | Any account | 30 (10 × 3 per second) |
| Omni Flash 1.2, 15 seconds, 360p | Plus, Pro or Ultra | 20 (10 × 1, then 5 × 2) |
| Omni Flash 1.2, 15 seconds, 720p | Plus, Pro or Ultra | 60 (10 × 3, then 5 × 6) |
A 60-second episode built only from 15-second clips at 720p, one generation per clip, is 4 × 60 = 240 credits. At 90 seconds it is 6 × 60 = 360. That is a clean pass, with no retake. The same 15-second clip drafted at 360p costs 20 credits, one third of the 60 at 720p, because the table charges 1 credit per second at 360p and 3 at 720p up to 10 seconds, then double that from second 11 to 15. Four 15-second drafts at 360p, for one minute, are 80 credits before the 720p version.
A face or background that does not match the previous clip means another take, and each take is a new generation. An edit on Omni Flash 1.2 sits on the same row as a new generation of the same length: editing a 10-second clip at 720p also costs 30 credits. It is not free. Extending a clip by 3 to 10 seconds, since 5 November 2026, needs Plus, Pro or Ultra and Omni Flash 1.2, at the same per-second rate. A one-minute episode is still several generations.
The longer table, including the exit of Veo 3.1 Fast, Quality and Omni Flash 1.1 on 5 December 2026, is in how many credits Omni Flash 1.2 uses.
Which Veo 3 · Unlimited Credit plan fits?
ChugAx is an independent shop in Vietnam. It sells access to Google AI Ultra 20x plans. Unlimited Credit means the shop refills the Family Flow pool with no cap on how many times it refills. It does not mean a video costs zero credits. Omni Flash still spends credits on every generation and every edit. A season of tests plus final shots is the kind of burst that empties a fixed monthly pool. A refillable pool is what keeps the next episode moving, inside the refill hours below.
| Plan | Who shares the pool | Price for the month |
|---|---|---|
| Veo 3 · Unlimited Credit · 1 member | The shop manages the Family. Up to 5 customers in that group share one pool. | 8,000,000 VND (about US$ 310.1, about R$ 1.538,46) |
| Full Family · Unlimited Credit | You manage the Family. You and 4 people you invite share the pool. | 40,000,000 VND (about US$ 1,550.4, about R$ 7.692,31) |
If you work alone and can accept a pool shared with other customers, the 1-member plan is the smaller bill. If the credits must stay with people you invite, for example a small team cutting the same series, choose Full Family. Ask the bot about the support tool that helps you use a shared pool. If the 1-member plan stops during the month, the shop restores access or arranges a replacement account; if it cannot, it refunds the unused time. On Full Family the shop restores the plan when the problem comes from its own account; if it cannot, it refunds the unused time. Problems with your own Gmail are not covered. The three Full Family exclusions are listed in the warranty guide.
How do you order from Brazil?
Orders go through the Telegram bot @chugax_gl_bot. The website does not take payment. There is no Pix key: Pix only moves money inside Brazil.
- Tell the bot which plan you want. It checks that your Gmail is eligible and states the amount.
- Pay only after that confirmation. Buy USDT with Pix and send it on the network the bot names (TRC20 or BEP20), or add reais to Wise with Pix and send VND to the MB Bank account the bot gives.
- The shop activates the plan 1 to 3 days after it has the details and confirms payment. That wait is for a new order, not for a later refill.
On a 1-member plan the shop groups are in Vietnam, so switch your IP to Vietnam only at the moment you accept the Family invitation, and join within 24 hours of the bot reporting Done. On Full Family, declare the country you are in. The members you invite must be in the same country.
Prices are set in VND for the whole term. Reais on this page use 5,200 VND per real and are a reference only. Dollars use 25,800 VND per dollar. The amount you pay is the one the bot confirms. The steps in more detail are in paying from Brazil. Never send a password, an OTP or a recovery code.
Which limits still apply?
Refills run from 10:00 to 21:00 Vietnam time (GMT+7), which is 0:00 to 11:00 in Brasília, with 2 to 3 hours between refills. Message the bot when the pool hits zero. If the pool empties after 11:00 in Brasília, the refill waits until the window opens again. This is not an instant, 24-hour service.
- Google and Flow limits still sit on top of the credit count. The help page says the rates can change at any time.
- This page does not claim that a custom voice, Portuguese dialogue or every Omni Flash option is open in Brazil.
- A 15-second clip and an extension need a paid Google AI plan. On 5 December 2026 Veo 3.1 Fast, Veo 3.1 Quality and Omni Flash 1.1 leave Flow. Start a new series on Omni Flash 1.2 or Veo 3.1 Lite, instead of mixing models in the middle.
- A new order takes 1 to 3 days to activate. Do not count on the plan the same day you pay.
- A refillable pool helps you test. It does not create an audience.