Veo

Overview

Direct comparisons

• Veo vs Sora

Key Features

• •Text-to-video and image-to-video with native audio (Veo 3.1)
• •First-frame and first-and-last-frame workflows in Flow
• •Reference-material mode of 8 seconds on Flow's Lite and Fast models
• •Extension in Flow runs on the Lite model and can take an 8-second Lite, Fast or Quality video as input; Gemini API Preview shut down on 22 October 2026
• •Google One AI plans list 50 daily Flow credits, with monthly credits on Plus and Pro; 1080p upscaling on Plus and up, 4K on Ultra
• •Veo 3.1 Preview in the Gemini API shut down on 22 October 2026; other platform availability and pricing require separate checks

Use Cases

• →Shots that need sound generated with the picture
• →Ad and product clips planned from a reference frame
• →Storyboards that must hold a first and a last frame
• →Planning alternative video workflows after confirming the current platform and price

Frequently Asked Questions

Key facts and where they come from

PriceNot established

Historical Gemini API Preview record read on 15 October 2026: For the Gemini API Veo 3.1 paid tier, the published rates are per output second in USD: Lite 0.05 at 720p or 0.08 at 1080p; Fast 0.10 at 720p, 0.12 at 1080p or 0.30 at 4K; Standard 0.40 at 720p/1080p or 0.60 at 4K. There is no free tier; only successful generations are charged. Google states that the Gemini API Preview IDs veo-3.1-generate-preview, veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview shut down on 22 October 2026. Current pricing, the alternative platform and account eligibility remain unverified.Source: Gemini API - pricing · Google - Gemini API video Preview shutdown

AvailabilityNot established

The Flow entry requires age 18+, a supported country and eligible Google AI/Workspace access; desktop Chromium is recommended and features/credit purchases vary by region. These official Flow rules do not settle every Gemini/Vertex/API Veo entry or actual local reachability. Google states that the Gemini API Preview IDs veo-3.1-generate-preview, veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview shut down on 22 October 2026.Source: Google DeepMind - Veo · veo official veo-flow · veo official veo-regions · Google - Gemini API video Preview shutdown

Commercial useNot established

Gemini API is for professional/business use and Google disclaims generated-content ownership, while the Flow commercial FAQ points users to full terms. Uniform commercial-output permission across Flow/Gemini/Vertex, actual output rights and all plan conditions remain unestablished.Source: veo official veo-api-terms · veo official veo-flow

Training on your dataDocumented

Read on 12 October 2026. States that Flow interactions, uploads and generated output may be used to improve Google products and machine-learning technologies while the improvement setting is on, that reviewed interactions are kept up to 18 months disconnected from the account, and that the setting can be turned off. Gemini API terms separately state unpaid-quota content may be used for improvement while paid-quota content is not.Source: Google Flow help - models and data use

API billingNot established

Historical Gemini API Preview record read on 15 October 2026: Veo 3.1 has no free API tier and is billed per second of output: Lite $0.05 at 720p and $0.08 at 1080p, with no 4K; Fast $0.10 at 720p, $0.12 at 1080p and $0.30 at 4K; Standard $0.40 at 720p and 1080p and $0.60 at 4K. Only successful generations are charged. Google states that the Gemini API Preview IDs veo-3.1-generate-preview, veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview shut down on 22 October 2026. Current pricing, the alternative platform and account eligibility remain unverified.Source: Gemini API - pricing · Google - Gemini API video Preview shutdown

Export formatsNot established

Historical Gemini API Preview record read on 15 October 2026: The Gemini API Veo 3.1 text-to-video examples download the generated video to an MP4 file. This documents the API example, not a Flow or Gemini-app plan export guarantee. Google states that the Gemini API Preview IDs veo-3.1-generate-preview, veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview shut down on 22 October 2026. Current pricing, the alternative platform and account eligibility remain unverified.Source: Gemini API - video (Veo) · Google - Gemini API video Preview shutdown

Usage limitsNot established

Veo 3.1 Lite, Fast and Quality: text, first frame, and first-and-last-frame input; reference mode on Lite and Fast is 8 seconds. Flow's Veo does not support video-to-video editing, and extension is performed with the Lite model - while the video being extended may be the 8-second output of Lite, Fast or Quality. Google Flow grants 50 credits daily, plus 200 monthly on Plus and 1,000 monthly on Pro; unused daily and monthly credits do not roll over. Per-generation Veo3.1 Lite/Fast cost10/20 for non-Ultra subscribers or5/10 for Ultra; Quality costs100. Eligible Ultra subscribers and family-plan managers have a lower-priority Lite route at0. For Plus, Pro and Ultra,1080p upscaling costs0;4K upscaling is Ultra-only and costs50. These are Flow credit rules, not Gemini API output-second rates. Historical Gemini API Preview documentation read on 15 October 2026: Native audio with text and image input, reference frames and extension; standard generation is 4, 6 or 8 seconds, 1080p and 4K require 8 seconds, and API extension is 720p from an existing Veo video. Google states that the Gemini API Preview IDs veo-3.1-generate-preview, veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview shut down on 22 October 2026.Source: Flow help - models and what they support · Flow help - credits · Gemini API - video (Veo) · Google - Gemini API video Preview shutdown

Official sources

The vendor pages we read for the claims on this page, what each one states, and the day we read it.

• Google - Gemini API video Preview shutdown ↗

  Google states that the Gemini API Preview IDs veo-3.1-generate-preview, veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview shut down on 22 October 2026. It points to Gemini Omni Flash or GA models on the Enterprise Agent Platform; the notice does not establish Flow availability or alternative account eligibility and pricing.

  Read on November 2, 2026

• Google DeepMind - Veo ↗

  Historical record: The description below was recorded on 2026-09-23. Veo 3.1 Preview in the Gemini API shut down on 22 October 2026. Read Google’s shutdown notice

  Veo 3.1 is the current model on the model page; Flow and the Gemini API are the documented ways to reach it.

  Read on September 23, 2026

• Flow help - models and what they support ↗

  Veo 3.1 Lite, Fast and Quality: text, first frame, and first-and-last-frame input; reference mode on Lite and Fast is 8 seconds. Flow's Veo does not support video-to-video editing, and extension is performed with the Lite model - while the video being extended may be the 8-second output of Lite, Fast or Quality.

  Read on September 23, 2026

• Flow help - credits ↗

  Google Flow grants 50 credits daily, plus 200 monthly on Plus and 1,000 monthly on Pro; unused daily and monthly credits do not roll over. Per-generation Veo3.1 Lite/Fast cost10/20 for non-Ultra subscribers or5/10 for Ultra; Quality costs100. Eligible Ultra subscribers and family-plan managers have a lower-priority Lite route at0. For Plus, Pro and Ultra,1080p upscaling costs0;4K upscaling is Ultra-only and costs50. These are Flow credit rules, not Gemini API output-second rates.

  Read on October 15, 2026

• Gemini API - video (Veo) ↗

  Historical 15 October 2026 record: Native audio with text and image input, reference frames and extension; standard generation is 4, 6 or 8 seconds, 1080p and 4K require 8 seconds, and API extension is 720p from an existing Veo video. The Gemini API Veo 3.1 text-to-video examples download the generated video to an MP4 file. This documents the API example, not a Flow or Gemini-app plan export guarantee. The same page read on 2 November 2026 states that Veo 3.1 Preview Gemini API IDs shut down on 22 October; its remaining examples are historical and do not establish current Flow entitlement.

  Read on November 2, 2026

• Gemini API - pricing ↗

  Historical record: The description below was recorded on 2026-10-15. Veo 3.1 Preview in the Gemini API shut down on 22 October 2026. Read Google’s shutdown notice

  Veo 3.1 has no free API tier and is billed per second of output: Lite $0.05 at 720p and $0.08 at 1080p, with no 4K; Fast $0.10 at 720p, $0.12 at 1080p and $0.30 at 4K; Standard $0.40 at 720p and 1080p and $0.60 at 4K. Only successful generations are charged. For the Gemini API Veo 3.1 paid tier, the published rates are per output second in USD: Lite 0.05 at 720p or 0.08 at 1080p; Fast 0.10 at 720p, 0.12 at 1080p or 0.30 at 4K; Standard 0.40 at 720p/1080p or 0.60 at 4K. There is no free tier; only successful generations are charged.

  Read on October 15, 2026

• Google Flow help - models and data use ↗

  Read on 12 October 2026. States that Flow interactions, uploads and generated output may be used to improve Google products and machine-learning technologies while the improvement setting is on, that reviewed interactions are kept up to 18 months disconnected from the account, and that the setting can be turned off. Gemini API terms separately state unpaid-quota content may be used for improvement while paid-quota content is not.

  Read on October 12, 2026

• veo official veo-flow ↗

  Flow requires age verification at 18+, a supported region and eligible Google AI subscription; qualifying Workspace plans have separate access. Desktop Chromium browsers are recommended, while other browsers/mobile are not fully optimized. This only establishes Flow entry conditions, not every Veo entry.

  Read on October 15, 2026

• veo official veo-regions ↗

  Flow has an official country/territory list including the US, UK and Singapore. Features vary by country; AI credits cannot currently be purchased in Japan, and uploaded-video editing/Avatars have EEA/Switzerland/UK restrictions. This is policy, not a network-access test.

  Read on October 15, 2026

• veo official veo-api-terms ↗

  Gemini API terms require developer professional/business use, supported regions, paid services for EEA/Switzerland/UK clients, and say Google does not claim generated content ownership. They do not establish a uniform consumer Flow/Gemini/Vertex commercial-output licence.

  Read on October 15, 2026

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