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Veo 3.1 Fast Pricing

Veo 3.1 Fast costs $0.0413–$0.264 per second of generated video, depending on resolution and audio. That's up to 59% below Google's official list price. No subscription; failed generations are free.

Per second from
$0.0413
720p + audio
8 s at 720p
$0.56
official $0.64
1 minute at 720p + audio
$2.48
official $6.00
Below official
up to 59%

Price list

Veo 3.1 Fast price per second

Every tier with Google's official list price, our price and what common clip lengths cost.

Veo 3.1 Fast pricing for every tier
TierOfficialCheaper Gen.Save8 s clip8 s clips / $10
720p + audio
with native audio
$0.10/s$0.0413/s−59%$0.3330
720p
silent
$0.08/s$0.0704/s−12%$0.5617
1080p + audio
with native audio
$0.12/s$0.1056/s−12%$0.8411
1080p
silent
$0.10/s$0.088/s−12%$0.7014
4K + audio
with native audio
$0.30/s$0.264/s−12%$2.114
4K
silent
$0.25/s$0.22/s−12%$1.765
  • Official price: Google Cloud Vertex AI list price for veo-3.1-fast-generate-001 (with audio $0.10 / $0.12 / $0.30 per s at 720p / 1080p / 4K; video only $0.08 / $0.10 / $0.25). Verified October 16, 2026.
  • With native audio on, every second is billed at the audio rate.

By task

Veo 3.1 Fast pricing by endpoint

Each Veo 3.1 Fast endpoint is billed on the same per-second rates. Starting price per endpoint:

Cost examples

What Veo 3.1 Fast videos cost

Worked examples at today's prices, against the official list price.

Veo 3.1 Fast cost examples
Use caseRequestTierOfficialCheaper Gen.Saved
Test clip1 × 4 s720p + audio$0.40$0.33$0.07
Social clip1 × 8 s720p$0.64$0.56$0.077
Longest single clip1 × 8 s4K + audio$2.40$2.11$0.29
Prototype batch50 × 8 s720p + audio$40.00$16.50$23.50
Monthly production1,000 × 8 s720p$640.00$563.20$76.80

Estimate your monthly Veo 3.1 Fast bill

Pick a tier and your monthly volume. Switch models to compare — same live prices as the tables above.

Model
Resolution

Drag the slider — or pick a model — to try your own numbers.

Veo 3.1 Fast at 720p + audio: 1,000 minutes of video per month costs $6,000 at the official list price and $2,475 on Cheaper Gen. — you save $3,525 a month.

Billing

How Veo 3.1 Fast billing works

The same rules apply in the API, the Playground and the Studio. Full details in the billing docs.

  • Unit. Per second of video, for any length in 4, 6, 8 s. With native audio on, every second is billed at the audio rate.
  • Audio. Optional, billed at a higher rate.
  • Official reference. Google Cloud Vertex AI list price for veo-3.1-fast-generate-001 (with audio $0.10 / $0.12 / $0.30 per s at 720p / 1080p / 4K; video only $0.08 / $0.10 / $0.25), verified October 16, 2026.
  • Hold, then settle. The quoted price is held from your prepaid balance when you submit and becomes the final charge on success. The exact cost is returned with every generation.
  • Failed = free. Failed generations, and jobs you cancel while queued, are refunded in full automatically.
  • Price before you run. POST /v1/quote/google/veo-3.1-fast/text-to-video returns the price, the official price and your discount for any input — free.

FAQ

Veo 3.1 Fast pricing questions

Veo 3.1 Fast costs from $0.0413/s at 720p + audio to $0.264/s at 4K + audio, billed per second of generated video. The official list price is $0.10/s to $0.30/s (Google Cloud Vertex AI list price for veo-3.1-fast-generate-001).

A 8-second clip costs $0.33 at 720p + audio, $0.56 at 720p, $0.84 at 1080p + audio, $0.70 at 1080p, $2.11 at 4K + audio and $1.76 at 4K. You can pick any length in 4, 6, 8 s and pay per second.

Per second of video, from prepaid credits in US dollars. With native audio on, every second is billed at the audio rate. The exact cost is shown on the Generate button in the Studio and returned with every API generation.

Yes. Clips with native audio are billed at a higher per-second rate: $0.0413/s vs $0.0704/s silent at 720p. Turn generate_audio off for silent clips.

No. The quoted price is held when you submit and refunded in full, automatically, if the generation fails or you cancel it before it starts.

There is no subscription and no monthly fee. Cheaper Gen. is prepaid: add credits from $10, spend them on any model in the API or the Studio, and failed generations are refunded automatically. The quote endpoint (POST /v1/quote/{endpoint}) is free, so you can price any request before you run it.