Veo 3.1 API Pricing: Official Google Veo API vs Google Flow API
4 min read • October 20, 2026
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Introduction
Through the useapi.net Google Flow API, Veo 3.1 runs on your Google Flow website subscription (Google AI Pro or Ultra), so you pay the subscription and nothing per second.
Price per video
What one 8-second Veo 3.1 video with sound costs on the official Veo API, priced per second on both the Gemini API and Google Cloud’s Agent Platform (which calls it “per count”), and on each Google Flow subscription (720p, October 2026). Each Google Flow subscription comes with a monthly number of credits, and each video uses a set number of them, so a video costs its share of the subscription.
| Model | Official API | Pro $19.99/m 1,000 cr/mo | Ultra $99.99/m 10,000 cr/mo | Ultra $199.99/m 25,000 cr/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veo 3.1 Fast | $0.80 $0.10 a second | $0.40 / 20 cr 50 videos/mo | $0.10 / 10 cr 1,000 videos/mo | $0.08 / 10 cr 2,500 videos/mo |
| Veo 3.1 Quality | $3.20 $0.40 a second | $2.00 / 100 cr 10 videos/mo | $1.00 / 100 cr 100 videos/mo | $0.80 / 100 cr 250 videos/mo |
| Veo 3.1 Lite | $0.40 $0.05 a second | $0.20 / 10 cr 100 videos/mo | $0.05 / 5 cr 2,000 videos/mo | $0.04 / 5 cr 5,000 videos/mo |
| Veo 3.1 Lite lower priority | — | — | — | $0 / 0 cr about 1,000+ videos a day |
- 1080p costs nothing extra on Google Flow with a paid subscription (upscale), while the official Veo API charges $0.96 for a 1080p Fast video.
- 4K upscaling on Ultra costs 50 credits ($0.50 on Ultra $99.99), so a 4K Fast video comes to $0.60 and a 4K Quality video $1.50, against $2.40 and $4.80 on the official Veo API.
- With more than one subscription, one useapi.net token works with all of them and spreads your videos across them automatically.
- Prices are US prices from Google’s subscription page and its Flow credits page.
What changes on October 22, 2026
Google shuts down the Veo 3.1 Preview models on the Gemini API on October 22, 2026. After that, Google’s own Veo API is Agent Platform on Google Cloud (formerly Vertex AI), at the same prices, and it needs a Google Cloud project with billing.
The Google Flow API is not affected: Veo 3.1 keeps running on Google Flow with your Google AI subscription. Google’s suggested replacement, Omni 1.1 Flash, runs there too with a paid Google AI subscription (Plus, Pro or Ultra).
Examples
Veo 3.1 videos made through the Google Flow API, from our release notes. To make your own, POST /videos has ready-to-run code, and the Veo 3.1 tutorial walks through a first video. In our runs on October 20, 2026, an 8-second video took 50 to 105 seconds.
veo-3.1-fast » Lady and her dog, with AI voice narration
From Veo 3.1 Lite and Voice Narration.
veo-3.1-fast » Dancing cha-cha (portrait reference-to-video)
From Veo 3.1 Portrait R2V.
More on YouTube: Veo 3.1 extend and concatenate.
Questions
How much does the Veo 3.1 API cost?
Through useapi.net on Google Flow with Google AI Ultra $199.99, an 8-second Veo 3.1 Quality video costs $0.80 and a Lite video $0.04, against $3.20 and $0.40 on the official Veo API. The same subscription also includes Veo 3.1 Lite at lower priority for $0, about 1,000+ videos a day (as of October 2026). See Price per video.
Is Veo 3.1 still on the Gemini API?
Through useapi.net, Veo 3.1 keeps running on Google Flow with a Google AI subscription after Google shuts down the Veo 3.1 Preview models on the Gemini API on October 22, 2026. Google’s own route moves to its Cloud Agent Platform, which needs a Google Cloud project and a billing account. The Google Flow API needs neither, only a Google AI plan and a useapi.net token.
What is the cheapest way to run Veo 3.1 at volume?
Through useapi.net, connect several Google AI Ultra $199.99 subscriptions and one token spreads your jobs across them. 4K costs 50 extra credits there, so a 4K Fast video comes to about $0.48, against $2.40 on the official Veo API (as of October 2026). See Price per video.
Prices in this article were read on October 20, 2026, and Google changes plans and rates without notice, so check the live price before you commit spend. Connect your accounts with the setup guide.
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