Veo 3 Pricing: $0.05 to $0.60 a Second, or From 120 Credits
Veo 3 pricing on Google runs $0.05 to $0.60 a second in October 2026. On AIVeed, Veo3.1 is 120 or 320 credits a clip: $0.59 or $1.58 on the $99 credit pack.
Veo 3 pricing on Google's Gemini API runs from $0.05 to $0.60 per second of video with audio, depending on the Veo 3.1 tier and resolution (Gemini API pricing, checked October 13, 2026). On AIVeed, Veo3.1 costs a flat 120 credits for an ~8-second Fast clip and 320 credits for an ~8-second Quality clip (AIVeed public pricing, checked October 13, 2026).
Google's figures below come from Google's own Gemini API and Vertex AI price pages; AIVeed's come from the AIVeed Veo3.1 model page and AIVeed's public pricing endpoint, all checked on October 13, 2026. On AIVeed, Veo3.1 runs from an ordinary AIVeed account and credit balance — no Google Cloud project, billing tier or API key — and credit packs start at $5 with no subscription (AIVeed pricing, checked October 13, 2026).
How much does Veo 3 cost per second on Google?
Veo 3.1 on Google's Gemini API costs $0.40 per second at 720p or 1080p and $0.60 at 4K, Veo 3.1 Fast costs $0.10 at 720p, $0.12 at 1080p and $0.30 at 4K, and Veo 3.1 Lite costs $0.05 at 720p and $0.08 at 1080p, all for video with audio (Gemini API pricing, checked October 13, 2026). The older Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast models cost the same as their Veo 3.1 counterparts on Vertex AI: $0.40 a second for Veo 3, and $0.10 at 720p or $0.12 at 1080p for Veo 3 Fast (Vertex AI generative AI pricing, checked October 13, 2026). Video without audio is cheaper on Vertex AI, for example $0.20 a second for Veo 3.1 at 720p or 1080p (Vertex AI generative AI pricing, checked October 13, 2026).
| Google Veo 3.1 tier · resolution | USD per second | USD per 8-second clip |
|---|---|---|
| Veo 3.1 · 720p or 1080p | $0.40 | $3.20 |
| Veo 3.1 · 4K | $0.60 | $4.80 |
| Veo 3.1 Fast · 720p | $0.10 | $0.80 |
| Veo 3.1 Fast · 1080p | $0.12 | $0.96 |
| Veo 3.1 Fast · 4K | $0.30 | $2.40 |
| Veo 3.1 Lite · 720p | $0.05 | $0.40 |
| Veo 3.1 Lite · 1080p | $0.08 | $0.64 |
How does Google's Veo 3.1 price compare with AIVeed?
An ~8-second Veo3.1 Quality clip on AIVeed costs 320 credits, which is $1.58 on the $99 / 20,000-credit Business pack and $2.67 on the $5 / 600-credit Pilot pack, against $3.20 for an 8-second Veo 3.1 clip at Google's 720p rate (AIVeed public pricing and Gemini API pricing, checked October 13, 2026). An ~8-second Veo3.1 Fast clip on AIVeed costs 120 credits, which is $0.59 on the Business pack and $1.00 on the Pilot pack, against $0.80 for 8 seconds of Veo 3.1 Fast at Google's 720p rate; Google's Veo 3.1 Lite is $0.40 for 8 seconds at 720p (AIVeed public pricing and Gemini API pricing, checked October 13, 2026). AIVeed's Veo3.1 credits are the same on every pack; only the dollar value of a credit changes with the pack.
| Where · Veo 3.1 tier | $99 / 20,000-credit Business pack | $49 / 9,000-credit Popular pack | $19 / 3,000-credit Starter pack | $5 / 600-credit Pilot pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIVeed · Veo3.1 Quality (320 credits) | $1.58 | $1.74 | $2.03 | $2.67 |
| AIVeed · Veo3.1 Fast (120 credits) | $0.59 | $0.65 | $0.76 | $1.00 |
| Google Gemini API · Veo 3.1 · 720p | $3.20 (8 × $0.40, billed per second) | |||
| Google Gemini API · Veo 3.1 Fast · 720p | $0.80 (8 × $0.10, billed per second) | |||
| Google Gemini API · Veo 3.1 Lite · 720p | $0.40 (8 × $0.05, billed per second) | |||
How has Veo 3 pricing changed?
Veo 3 pricing has fallen since launch: on September 8, 2025, Google cut Veo 3 from $0.75 to $0.40 per second and Veo 3 Fast from $0.40 to $0.15 per second, writing "Veo 3: Now $0.40 / second ; was $0.75 / second" (Google Developers Blog, checked October 13, 2026). In October 2026 the Veo 3.1 standard rate is still $0.40 per second at 720p or 1080p, Veo 3.1 Fast is down to $0.10 per second at 720p, and Google also lists Veo 3.1 Lite at $0.05 per second at 720p (Gemini API pricing, checked October 13, 2026). On AIVeed, a Veo3.1 Fast clip is 120 credits and a Veo3.1 Quality clip is 320 credits (AIVeed public pricing, checked October 13, 2026).
Is Veo 3 free or paid?
Veo 3 is paid on Google's developer platform: the Gemini API lists Veo 3.1, Veo 3.1 Fast and Veo 3.1 Lite as "Not available" on its free tier, so every Veo clip there is billed per second (Gemini API pricing, checked October 13, 2026). On AIVeed, every new account starts with 200 free credits (AIVeed pricing, checked October 13, 2026), which covers one 120-credit Veo3.1 Fast clip.
Can you buy Veo without a subscription?
Yes, Veo can be bought without a subscription. Google's Gemini API bills Veo 3.1 per second of video on a paid API project (Gemini API pricing, checked October 13, 2026). On AIVeed, Veo3.1 is paid from one-off credit packs — $5 for 600 credits, $19 for 3,000, $49 for 9,000 or $99 for 20,000 — and AIVeed credits never expire, so the same balance also works on Seedance, Kling 3.0 and Grok Imagine (AIVeed pricing, checked October 13, 2026).
What do you need to pay Google for Veo directly?
Paying Google for Veo directly takes a Gemini API project with paid billing and an API key, because Veo 3.1 is not on the free tier (Gemini API pricing, checked October 13, 2026). Billing alone does not always mean videos come back. On Google's AI developer forum on September 28, 2026, one developer wrote: "I have a Gemini API Paid Tier 1 / Prepay project with an active prepaid balance of approximately $9.99," with AI Studio showing "Veo Fast: 0/2 RPM, 0/10 RPD", yet both Veo 3.1 Fast and Lite returned "429 RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED" (Google AI Developers Forum, loaded October 13, 2026). Our guides to the Veo 3.1 429 error and the Veo 3.1 permission-denied error cover both problems. On AIVeed, Veo3.1 needs only an AIVeed account and credits (AIVeed Veo3.1 model page, checked October 13, 2026).
Are you charged for a Veo video that fails?
Google does not charge for a Veo video that fails to generate: the Gemini API pricing page says "You will only be charged if your video is successfully generated" (Gemini API pricing, checked October 13, 2026). AIVeed refunds videos that fail due to technical issues on its platform: "When our system cannot complete your video request, your credits are immediately restored to your account" (AIVeed pricing, checked October 13, 2026). Generations blocked by AIVeed's content policy are not refunded.
Methodology and verification
Verified on October 13, 2026. Google's Veo prices were read from the Gemini API pricing page and the Vertex AI generative AI pricing page; the price history is from Google's Developers Blog post of September 8, 2025. AIVeed's Veo3.1 credits were read from AIVeed's public pricing endpoint and match the AIVeed Veo3.1 model page, and AIVeed's public models endpoint lists audio as a feature of both Veo3.1 modes; pack prices come from AIVeed pricing.
Google clip prices are per-second rate × 8 seconds: Veo 3.1 at $0.40 × 8 = $3.20, Veo 3.1 Fast at $0.10 × 8 = $0.80, Veo 3.1 Lite at $0.05 × 8 = $0.40. AIVeed dollar figures are clip credits × pack price ÷ pack credits: on the Business pack $99 ÷ 20,000 = $0.00495 a credit, so 320 credits is $1.584, shown as $1.58, and 120 credits is $0.594, shown as $0.59; on the Popular pack $49 ÷ 9,000 = $0.00544, on the Starter pack $19 ÷ 3,000 = $0.00633, and on the Pilot pack $5 ÷ 600 = $0.00833 a credit. AIVeed's Veo3.1 modes produce clips of about 8 seconds and have no resolution option (AIVeed API documentation, checked October 13, 2026), so the comparison uses Google's 8-second, 720p rates, the lowest resolution Google lists for each tier. Dollar amounts allocate part of a purchased AIVeed pack to a clip; they are not a separate checkout price.
Sources
- Gemini API pricing: Veo 3.1, Veo 3.1 Fast and Veo 3.1 Lite per-second prices, free-tier availability and the failed-video charging note; checked October 13, 2026.
- Vertex AI generative AI pricing: Veo 3, Veo 3 Fast and video-only prices; checked October 13, 2026.
- Google Developers Blog, "Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast – new pricing, new configurations and better resolution": September 8, 2025 price cuts; checked October 13, 2026.
- AIVeed public pricing endpoint: Veo3.1 Fast and Quality credits; checked October 13, 2026.
- AIVeed public models endpoint: Veo3.1 availability and audio feature; checked October 13, 2026.
- AIVeed Veo3.1 model page: modes, ~8-second duration and credits; checked October 13, 2026.
- AIVeed pricing: credit packs, free credits, credit expiry and refunds; checked October 13, 2026.
- AIVeed API reference: Veo3.1 options and pack prices; checked October 13, 2026.
- Google AI Developers Forum, "Veo 3.1 returns 429 RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED on paid Tier 1 project with unused quota": post dated September 28, 2026; loaded October 13, 2026.
Generate a Veo3.1 clip from 120 credits on AIVeed — open the Veo3.1 model page to see both modes, or compare Seedance and Kling 3.0 on the same credit balance.