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Veo 3.1 (Gemini API) pricing: what a usable video actually costs
Pay-as-you-go API video with native audio, no subscription credits.
Official site Official pricing
Plans
| Plan | Monthly | Annual equiv. | Credits/mo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini API Paid (pay-as-you-go) | $0/mo monthly | $0/mo annual equiv. | — | No subscription; billed per second. Free tier: Veo not available |
Credits explained
No credits. Veo 3.1 is billed per second of generated video with audio (default) via the Gemini API. Veo generates 8s clips natively; longer finished videos usually mean multiple clips / extensions — calculator multiplies per-second cost transparently.
| Model / mode | Rate | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veo 3.1 Lite · 720p with audio | $0.05/sec | Verified rate | Verified API: $0.05/sec 720p |
| Veo 3.1 Lite · 1080p with audio | $0.08/sec | Verified rate | Verified API: $0.08/sec 1080p; 4K not supported |
| Veo 3.1 Fast · 720p with audio | $0.1/sec | Verified rate | Verified API: $0.10/sec 720p |
| Veo 3.1 Fast · 1080p with audio | $0.12/sec | Verified rate | Verified API: $0.12/sec 1080p |
| Veo 3.1 Standard · 720p/1080p with audio | $0.4/sec | Verified rate | Verified API: $0.40/sec 720p & 1080p |
| Veo 3.1 Standard · 4K with audio | $0.6/sec | Verified rate | Verified API: $0.60/sec 4K |
Cost per finished video (before retries)
| Length | Cheapest calculable cost | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 5s finished video (1 attempt, no retries) | $0.25 | Veo 3.1 Lite · 720p with audio |
| 30s finished video (1 attempt, no retries) | $1.50 | Veo 3.1 Lite · 720p with audio |
| 60s finished video (1 attempt, no retries) | $3.00 | Veo 3.1 Lite · 720p with audio |
Retries multiply this: with 2 retries (3 attempts total) a 30s video costs roughly 3× the table price. Use the calculator with your real retry count.
Watermark & commercial use
Watermark: API pricing page does not state watermark terms here — check Gemini API terms. Consumer Gemini app plans are different from API per-second pricing.
Commercial: Check Gemini API terms for output rights; API paid tier states content is not used to improve Google products.
Plan traps to know
- This is API pricing, not the Gemini consumer subscription — do not mix the two.
- Standard is 4-8x the cost of Lite/Fast per second.
- Retries are billed per generated second — every regeneration costs again.
Best for
Pay-as-you-go API video with native audio, no subscription credits.
Source
Verified from https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing — last checked Oct 16, 2026. If a figure says “check official pricing”, it could not be verified from an official public page that day and we did not guess it.