Google Veo Pricing 2026: Cost per 10 Seconds, Free Plan and Watermark
Veo video models are available in Flow and Gemini consumer plans and through Google Cloud APIs.
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Key facts
| Cost per 10 seconds | $1.00 on Google AI Plus (monthly) (Veo 3.1 Fast, 720p, with audio) [Google AI Plus expands to the US] [Google AI Plus launches with Veo 3.1 Fast] [Manage your Google Flow credits] [Learn about Google Flow models & supported features] [Get started with Google Flow] |
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| Cheapest paid plan | $7.99/month (Google AI Plus, monthly) |
| Free plan | Flow provides 50 credits daily without a subscription; unused daily credits do not roll over. Video generation may be unavailable around 14:00-17:00 UTC. [Manage your Google Flow credits] |
| Watermark | Free: Unclear
· Paid: Unclear US Flow and Gemini Apps users can turn visible watermarks off; invisible SynthID marks remain. Watermark settings require login and regional restrictions apply. [Get started with Google Flow] [Manage watermark settings in Gemini Apps] |
| Commercial use | Free: Unclear
· Paid: Unclear Google does not claim ownership of original generated content. Flow refers commercial-use questions to the Terms of Service; no separate consumer commercial license is stated. [Google Terms of Service] [Get started with Google Flow] |
| Max clip length | 8 seconds |
| Max resolution | 4K |
| Native audio | Yes Veo base clips in Flow are up to 8 seconds; 4K is an Ultra-only upscale. Extensions and scene assembly can create longer sequences. [Learn about Google Flow models & supported features] [Manage your Google Flow credits] [Get started with Google Flow] |
| Models | Veo 3.1, Veo 3.1 Fast, Veo 3.1 Lite |
| API | Yes Veo 3.1 previews in Gemini API shut down on October 22, 2026; Veo remains available through Google Cloud. The Cloud table lists Lite 720p at $0.03 silent or $0.05 with audio per count; the per-second billing unit is unclear. [Video generation in the Gemini API] [Agent Platform Pricing - Veo table (Vertex AI pricing redirect)] |
Google Veo plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly | Billed annually (per month) | Credits per month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google AI Plus | $7.99 | — | 200 | 200 extra monthly Flow credits, plus the shared daily allowance. Regular US monthly price. [Google AI Plus expands to the US] [Manage your Google Flow credits] |
| Google AI Pro | $19.99 | — | 1,000 | 1,000 extra monthly Flow credits, plus the shared daily allowance. US student trial is excluded: redeem by December 31, 2026, then renews at $19.99/month unless cancelled. [Start the semester with one year of Gemini, on us] [Manage your Google Flow credits] |
| Google AI Ultra (5x / $100) | $100.00 | — | 10,000 | 10,000 extra monthly Flow credits, plus daily credits; regular $100 tier. [Everything new in our Google AI subscriptions, fresh from I/O 2026] [Manage your Google Flow credits] |
| Google AI Ultra (20x / $200) | $200.00 | — | 25,000 | 25,000 extra monthly Flow credits, plus daily credits; regular $200 tier. [Everything new in our Google AI subscriptions, fresh from I/O 2026] [Manage your Google Flow credits] |
Is Google Veo free?
Yes, Google Veo has a free option: Flow provides 50 credits daily without a subscription; unused daily credits do not roll over. Video generation may be unavailable around 14:00-17:00 UTC.
How we got the cost per 10 seconds
$7.99 / 200 monthly credits = $0.03995 per credit; Veo 3.1 Fast costs 20 credits per 8-second clip for non-Ultra subscribers; 20 * (10 / 8) = 25 credits for 10 seconds (pro-rated); 25 * $0.03995 = $0.99875 (approximately $1.00).
Veo 3.1 Fast is promoted with Google AI Plus; its 8-second Flow charge is pro-rated to 10 seconds with audio. Daily free credits are additional. [Google AI Plus expands to the US] [Google AI Plus launches with Veo 3.1 Fast] [Manage your Google Flow credits] [Learn about Google Flow models & supported features] [Get started with Google Flow] Our reference clip is 10 seconds at 720p of the tool's default model, priced from the cheapest monthly plan that can use it; see the methodology.
Where Google Veo ranks
- #3 in Cheapest per 10 seconds
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| Tool | Cost per 10 s | Cheapest paid plan | Free plan | Free watermark | Commercial use | Audio | Max length | API per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollo AIPollo AI | $0.38Pollo 2.5, 720p | $15.00/moLite, monthly | Yes | Unclear | Free: Unclear Paid: Unclear | Yes | — | — |
| HeyGenHeyGen · avatar videos | $0.39Avatar V, Video Look, 720p | $29.00/moCreator, monthly | Yes | Yes | Free: No Paid: Yes | Yes | — | $0.010 |
| PixVerseAIVORA PTE. LTD. / PixVerse | $0.83 *PixVerse V6, 720p | $10.00/moStandard, monthly | Yes | Yes | Free: Unclear Paid: Unclear | Yes | 15 s | $0.022 |
| Luma Dream Machine / Luma AppLuma AI, Inc. | $0.90Ray3.2, 720p | $30.00/moPlus, monthly | Yes | Unclear | Free: No Paid: Yes | No | 20 s | $0.030 |
| Hailuo AIMiniMax | $1.05 *MiniMax H3, 768p | $14.99/moStandard, monthly | Yes | Yes | Free: Unclear Paid: Yes | Yes | 15 s | $0.015 |
| Kling AIKuaishou / Kling AI Pte. Ltd. | $1.20Kling VIDEO 3.0, 720p | $8.80/moStandard, monthly | Yes | Yes | Free: No Paid: Yes | Yes | 30 s | $0.042 |
| PikaMellis, Inc. (Pika) | $2.71Seedance 2.5 (hosted by Pika), 720p | $10.00/moStarter, monthly | No | No free plan | Free: No free plan Paid: Yes | Yes | 30 s | $0.040 |
| RunwayRunway AI, Inc. | $2.88Gen-4.5, 720p | $15.00/moStandard, monthly | Yes | Yes | Free: Yes Paid: Yes | Unclear | 10 s | $0.050 |
| InVideo AIInvideo Inc. | $3.00Seedance 2.0 Fast, 720p | $20.00/moStarter, monthly | Yes | Unclear | Free: Yes Paid: Yes | Yes | — | — |
| HiggsfieldHiggsfield Inc. | $3.44Seedance 2.5, 720p | $19.00/moStarter, monthly | Unclear | Yes | Free: Unclear Paid: Yes | Yes | — | $0.042 |
| Seedance via DreaminaByteDance / Dreamina | $3.52 *Dreamina Seedance 2.5, 720p | $15.00/moBasic, monthly | Yes | Yes | Free: Unclear Paid: Unclear | Yes | 30 s | $0.010 |
| OpenArtOpenArt | $4.55Seedance 2.5, 720p | $14.00/moStarter, monthly | Yes | Unclear | Free: No Paid: Unclear | Yes | — | No API |
| Grok ImaginexAI | Not published | $8.00/moThe X Subscription Plus, monthly | Unclear | Yes | Free: Unclear Paid: Unclear | Yes | 15 s | $0.020 |
| ViduShengshu Technology | Not published | $10.00/moStandard, monthly | Yes | Yes | Free: No Paid: Yes | Yes | 16 s | $0.012 |
Sources
- Manage your Google Flow credits checked 2026-10-26
- Get started with Google Flow checked 2026-10-26
- Learn about Google Flow models & supported features checked 2026-10-26
- Video generation in the Gemini API checked 2026-10-26
- Manage watermark settings in Gemini Apps checked 2026-10-26
- Google AI plans with Cloud Storage - Google One checked 2026-10-26
- Google AI Plus launches with Veo 3.1 Fast checked 2026-10-26
- Google AI Plus expands to the US checked 2026-10-26
- Start the semester with one year of Gemini, on us checked 2026-10-26
- Google Terms of Service checked 2026-10-26
- Everything new in our Google AI subscriptions, fresh from I/O 2026 checked 2026-10-26
- Agent Platform Pricing - Veo table (Vertex AI pricing redirect) checked 2026-10-26