Veo 3 Pricing
Figures below are quoted from cloud.google.com — Vertex AI generative AI pricing and were read on 2026-09-18. Prices change — check the source before you budget against them.
There are two different prices depending on how you reach Veo 3. Through Google's API it is billed per generation unit — $0.40 for video with audio, $0.20 for video only on Veo 3, dropping to $0.10 / $0.08 on Veo 3 Fast. Through a consumer Google AI plan it is bundled into the subscription instead.
Published API rates
| Model | Output | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veo 3 | Video + Audio | 720p, 1080p | $0.40 / 1 count |
| Veo 3 | Video only | 720p, 1080p | $0.20 / 1 count |
| Veo 3 Fast | Video + Audio | 720p | $0.10 / 1 count |
| Veo 3 Fast | Video + Audio | 1080p | $0.12 / 1 count |
| Veo 3 Fast | Video only | 720p | $0.08 / 1 count |
| Veo 3 Fast | Video only | 1080p | $0.10 / 1 count |
| Veo 3.1 | Video + Audio | 720p, 1080p | $0.40 – $0.60 / 1 count |
| Veo 3.1 Fast | Video only | 720p | $0.08 / 1 count |
| Veo 3.1 Lite | Video only | 720p | $0.03 / 1 count |
| Veo 2 | Video only | 720p | $0.50 / 1 count |
Running Google Veo 3 here instead
We run Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast on credits. A Veo 3 Fast generation costs 15 credits here and a Veo 3 quality generation costs 160 (paid plans), against the 18 free credits every new account starts with. No card to try it, and the same account also runs Runway, Kling and ByteDance V1 Pro.
On this site: 160 credits per generation, against 18 free credits on sign-up.
Questions
Is Veo 3 free?
Not through the API — every generation is billed. Google does bundle Veo access into some consumer AI plans, with its own monthly quota. If you want to try a generation without setting up billing anywhere, you can run Veo 3 Fast here on the 18 credits a new account gets.
What does '/ 1 count' mean on Google's price table?
That is Google's own wording on the Vertex AI pricing page, and the page does not spell out what one count covers. We are quoting it as published rather than converting it into a per-clip figure — check the source link before you budget against it.
What is the difference between Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast?
Fast trades some quality for speed and costs roughly a quarter as much per generation ($0.10 vs $0.40 with audio). Here that maps to 15 credits versus 160, and Veo 3 quality is on paid plans.
Veo 3 vs Veo 3.1 vs Veo 3.1 Lite?
3.1 is the newer line and its Lite tier is the cheapest Google publishes — $0.03 per unit for 720p video without audio, against $0.20 for Veo 3. Quality tracks price in the order you would expect.