Vertex AI video APIs - verified October 18, 2026

Vertex AI video generation API pricing

Google Cloud Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (formerly Vertex AI): 7 video models with 25 pricing rows, priced per 1M tokens and per "/ 1 count", read from the provider's own pages on October 18, 2026. 3 models are retiring or retired: veo-3.0-generate-001 (retirement date 2026-06-30 passed, still listed); veo-3.0-fast-generate-001 (retirement date 2026-06-30 passed, still listed); Veo 2 (shut down on the Gemini API on 2026-06-30, no date for this API).

Read from docs.cloud.google.com, cloud.google.com. Compare every video generation API

Models: 7
Pricing rows: 25
Active: 4
Retiring or retired: 3

Models

Veo 3.1

veo-3.1-generate-001

Current

Earliest retirement, per the provider: November 17, 2026 or later.

Prices (provider's own wording)

$0.40 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 720p/1080p, with audio
Video + audio, 720p/1080p
“| Veo 3.1 | Video + Audio generation | Generate high-quality videos with synchronized speech/sound effects from a text prompt or reference image | Text/Image prompt | Video + Audio | 720p, 1080p | $0.40 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
$0.60 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 4K, with audio
Video + audio, 4k
“| 720p, 1080p | $0.40 / 1 count | | | | | | | 4k | $0.60 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
“| Veo 3.1 | Video + Audio generation”
Context - cloud.google.com
$0.20 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 720p/1080p, without audio
Video only (no audio), 720p/1080p
“| Video | 720p, 1080p | $0.20 / 1 count | | | | | | | 4k | $0.40 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
$0.40 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 4K, without audio
Video only (no audio), 4k
“| Video | 720p, 1080p | $0.20 / 1 count | | | | | | | 4k | $0.40 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com

Status: GA
“- veo-3.1-generate-001 - Launch stage: GA - Release date: November 17, 2025 - Retirement date”
docs.cloud.google.com
“| veo-3.1-generate-001 | November 17, 2025 | November 17, 2026 or later |”
Also on the page - docs.cloud.google.com
Max duration: 8 seconds
“4, 6, or 8 seconds; reference image to video only supports 8 seconds.”
docs.cloud.google.com
Resolutions: 720p, 1080p, 4K
“Supported output resolutions: 720p, 1080p, 4K”
docs.cloud.google.com
Audio: supported (priced separately from video-only)
“Sound generation Supported”
docs.cloud.google.com
Image-to-video: Yes
“Text to video, image to video, from first and last frame Supported”
docs.cloud.google.com
Video-to-video: extend videos
“Extend videos Supported”
docs.cloud.google.com
Aspect ratios: 9:16, 16:9
“Supported aspect ratios: 9:16, 16:9”
docs.cloud.google.com

Veo 3.1 Fast

veo-3.1-fast-generate-001

Current

Earliest retirement, per the provider: November 17, 2026 or later.

Prices (provider's own wording)

$0.10 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 720p, with audio
Video + audio, 720p
“Text/Image prompt | Video + Audio | 720p | $0.10 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.12 / 1 count | | | | | | | 4k | $0.30 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
“| Veo 3.1 Fast | Video + Audio generation”
Context - cloud.google.com
$0.12 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 1080p, with audio
Video + audio, 1080p
“Text/Image prompt | Video + Audio | 720p | $0.10 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.12 / 1 count | | | | | | | 4k | $0.30 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
“| Veo 3.1 Fast | Video + Audio generation”
Context - cloud.google.com
$0.30 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 4K, with audio
The docs disagree
Video + audio, 4k
“Text/Image prompt | Video + Audio | 720p | $0.10 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.12 / 1 count | | | | | | | 4k | $0.30 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
“| Veo 3.1 Fast | Video + Audio generation”
Context - cloud.google.com
$0.08 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 720p, without audio
Video only, 720p
“| Video | 720p | $0.08 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.10 / 1 count | | | | | | | 4k | $0.25 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
$0.10 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 1080p, without audio
Video only, 1080p
“| Video | 720p | $0.08 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.10 / 1 count | | | | | | | 4k | $0.25 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
$0.25 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 4K, without audio
The docs disagree
Video only, 4k
“| Video | 720p | $0.08 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.10 / 1 count | | | | | | | 4k | $0.25 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com

Status: GA
“- veo-3.1-fast-generate-001 - Launch stage: GA - Release date: November 17, 2025”
docs.cloud.google.com
“| veo-3.1-fast-generate-001 | November 17, 2025 | November 17, 2026 or later |”
Also on the page - docs.cloud.google.com
Max duration: 8 seconds
“Video lengths: 4, 6, or 8 seconds. ”
docs.cloud.google.com
Resolutions: 720p, 1080p
“Supported output resolutions: 720p, 1080p ”
docs.cloud.google.com
Audio: supported (priced separately from video-only)
“Sound generation Supported”
docs.cloud.google.com
Image-to-video: Yes
“Text to video, image to video, from first and last frame Supported”
docs.cloud.google.com
Video-to-video: extend videos
“Extend videos Supported”
docs.cloud.google.com
Aspect ratios: 9:16, 16:9
“Supported aspect ratios: 9:16, 16:9”
docs.cloud.google.com

Disagreement: the pricing page lists 4k prices for Veo 3.1 Fast, but the model card lists output resolutions 720p and 1080p only.

Veo 3.1 Lite

veo-3.1-lite-generate-001

Preview

Prices (provider's own wording)

$0.05 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 720p, with audio
Video + audio, 720p
“Video + Audio | 720p | $0.05 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.08 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
$0.08 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 1080p, with audio
Video + audio, 1080p
“Video + Audio | 720p | $0.05 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.08 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
$0.03 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 720p, without audio
Video only, 720p
“| Video | 720p | $0.03 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.05 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
$0.05 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 1080p, without audio
Video only, 1080p
“| Video | 720p | $0.03 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.05 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com

Status: preview
“- veo-3.1-lite-generate-001 - Launch stage: Preview - Release date: April 2, 2026”
docs.cloud.google.com
Max duration: 8 seconds
“Video lengths: 4, 6, or 8 seconds. ”
docs.cloud.google.com
Resolutions: 720p, 1080p
“Supported output resolutions: 720p, 1080p ”
docs.cloud.google.com
Audio: supported
“Sound generation Supported”
docs.cloud.google.com
Image-to-video: ambiguous: Modalities says image input not supported; Capabilities says image to video supported
“hide_image Image Not supported”
docs.cloud.google.com
Video-to-video: Not stated
Aspect ratios: 9:16, 16:9
“Supported aspect ratios: 9:16, 16:9”
docs.cloud.google.com

Model card is internally inconsistent on image input for Lite.

Gemini Omni Flash, Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash (Agent Platform)

API id not shown on the provider's pages

Not stated

Prices (provider's own wording)

$17.50
Token Price /1M (USD)
Per 1M tokens - with audio
Video output tokens (with audio)
“Video Output\*\* | $17.50 |”
cloud.google.com
“| Model | Type | Token Price /1M (USD) |”
Context - cloud.google.com
1931 / 5792 / 8688 / 17376 tokens per second (360p / 720p / 1080p / 4k)
tokens per second of output video
Token rate (not a price)
Output token rate by resolution (not a price)
“Gemini Omni Flash charges 1931 tokens per second of 360p video, 5792 tokens per second of 720p video, 8688 tokens per second of 1080p video, and 17376 tokens per second of 4k video for video outputs (with audio).”
cloud.google.com
$1.50
Token Price /1M (USD)
Per 1M tokens
Input tokens (text, image, video, audio)
“| Gemini Omni Flash, Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash | Input (text, image, video, audio)\* | $1.50 |”
cloud.google.com

Status: Not stated
Max duration: Not stated
Resolutions: 360p, 720p, 1080p, 4k
“Gemini Omni Flash charges 1931 tokens per second of 360p video, 5792 tokens per second of 720p video, 8688 tokens per second of 1080p video, and 17376 tokens per second of 4k video”
cloud.google.com
Audio: Not stated
Image-to-video: Not stated
Video-to-video: Not stated
Aspect ratios: Not stated

Agent Platform model ID and lifecycle for Omni were not found on the fetched pages.

Retired or retiring

Shut down, past the provider's own retirement date, or scheduled to shut down within six months. Dates are cross-checked against our deprecations tracker.

Veo 3

veo-3.0-generate-001

Date passed 2026-06-30

Deprecations tracker: shutdown 2026-06-30, replacement veo-3.1-generate-001. The retirement date has passed but the page still lists this model among latest available models rather than in the retired table, so availability is unconfirmed. See the row

Prices (provider's own wording)

$0.40 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 720p/1080p, with audio
Video + audio, 720p/1080p
“| Veo 3 | Video + Audio generation | Generate high-quality videos with synchronized speech/sound effects from a text prompt or reference image | Text/Image prompt | Video + Audio | 720p, 1080p | $0.40 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
$0.20 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 720p/1080p, without audio
Video only, 720p/1080p
“| Video | 720p, 1080p | $0.20 / 1 count | | Veo 3 Fast |”
cloud.google.com

Status: retired (listed date passed; still priced)
“| veo-3.0-generate-001 | July 29, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | veo-3.1-generate-001 |”
docs.cloud.google.com
Max duration: Not stated
Resolutions: Not stated
Audio: Not stated
Image-to-video: Not stated
Video-to-video: Not stated
Aspect ratios: Not stated

Retirement date June 30, 2026 has passed, yet the model-versions page still lists it under models available for at least 12 months and the pricing page still prices it.

Veo 3 Fast

veo-3.0-fast-generate-001

Date passed 2026-06-30

Deprecations tracker: shutdown 2026-06-30, replacement veo-3.1-fast-generate-001. The retirement date has passed but the page still lists this model among latest available models rather than in the retired table, so availability is unconfirmed. See the row

Prices (provider's own wording)

$0.10 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 720p, with audio
Video + audio, 720p
“| Veo 3 Fast | Video + Audio generation | Generate videos with synchronized speech/sound effects from a text prompt or reference image faster | Text/Image prompt | Video + Audio | 720p | $0.10 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.12 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
$0.12 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 1080p, with audio
Video + audio, 1080p
“| Veo 3 Fast | Video + Audio generation | Generate videos with synchronized speech/sound effects from a text prompt or reference image faster | Text/Image prompt | Video + Audio | 720p | $0.10 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.12 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
$0.08 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 720p, without audio
Video only, 720p
“| Video | 720p | $0.08 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.10 / 1 count | | Veo 2 |”
cloud.google.com
$0.10 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 1080p, without audio
Video only, 1080p
“| Video | 720p | $0.08 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.10 / 1 count | | Veo 2 |”
cloud.google.com

Status: retired (listed date passed; still priced)
“| veo-3.0-fast-generate-001 | July 29, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | veo-3.1-fast-generate-001 |”
docs.cloud.google.com
Max duration: Not stated
Resolutions: Not stated
Audio: Not stated
Image-to-video: Not stated
Video-to-video: Not stated
Aspect ratios: Not stated

Veo 2

API id not shown on the provider's pages

Gemini API shutdown 2026-06-30

Deprecations tracker (the same model on another API): shutdown 2026-06-30, replacement veo-3.1-generate-preview. Page also points to the GA Veo 3.1 models on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform as an alternative. See the row

Prices (provider's own wording)

$0.50 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 720p
Video generation, 720p
“| Veo 2 | Video generation | Generate videos from a text prompt or reference image | Text/Image prompt | Video | 720p | $0.50 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com
$0.50 / 1 count
Price (USD) column, "/ 1 count" (the Veo table does not define the count unit)
Per count (undefined) - 720p
Advanced Controls (interpolation, extend, camera controls), 720p
“| Advanced Controls | Generate videos through start and end frame interpolation, extend generated videos, and apply camera controls | Text/Image/Video prompt | Video | 720p | $0.50 / 1 count |”
cloud.google.com

Status: Not stated
Max duration: Not stated
Resolutions: Not stated
Audio: Not stated
Image-to-video: Not stated
Video-to-video: Not stated
Aspect ratios: Not stated

No Agent Platform model ID or lifecycle row for Veo 2 on the fetched pages; the Gemini API deprecations page lists veo-2.0-generate-001 as shut down June 30, 2026 on the Gemini API.

Where the docs disagree

Vertex AI Veo 3.1 Fast: 4k prices on the pricing page, no 4k on the model card
The Agent Platform pricing page lists 4k prices for Veo 3.1 Fast, with and without audio. The Veo 3.1 Fast model card lists 720p and 1080p as the supported output resolutions.
“Text/Image prompt | Video + Audio | 720p | $0.10 / 1 count | | | | | | | 1080p | $0.12 / 1 count | | | | | | | 4k | $0.30 / 1 count |”
Pricing page - cloud.google.com
“Supported output resolutions: 720p, 1080p ”
Model card - docs.cloud.google.com
What this page does: Both 4k rows are shown, tagged as disputed.

FAQ

How much does Vertex AI video generation cost?

Veo 3.1: $0.40 / 1 count, per count (undefined), for Video + audio, 720p/1080p. Veo 3.1 Fast: $0.10 / 1 count, per count (undefined), for Video + audio, 720p. Veo 3.1 Lite: $0.05 / 1 count, per count (undefined), for Video + audio, 720p. Veo 3: $0.40 / 1 count, per count (undefined), for Video + audio, 720p/1080p. Veo 3 Fast: $0.10 / 1 count, per count (undefined), for Video + audio, 720p. Veo 2: $0.50 / 1 count, per count (undefined), for Video generation, 720p. Gemini Omni Flash, Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash (Agent Platform): $17.50, per 1m tokens, for Video output tokens (with audio). Each is the first generation price the provider lists for the model, in its own unit, as of October 18, 2026; the model cards list every resolution and option.

Which Vertex AI video models are retiring or retired?

veo-3.0-generate-001: retirement date 2026-06-30 passed, still listed, replacement veo-3.1-generate-001; veo-3.0-fast-generate-001: retirement date 2026-06-30 passed, still listed, replacement veo-3.1-fast-generate-001; Veo 2: shut down on the Gemini API on 2026-06-30, no date for this API, replacement veo-3.1-generate-preview.

Sources

Verified 2026-10-18 from each provider's own pricing pages and video model docs; every quote was string-matched against the page that day. Prices are shown in the provider's own unit and never converted between units. Retirement dates are cross-checked against our deprecations tracker. Prices change without notice; check the linked source before you commit a budget to one.

55 of 55 quotes on this page matched the source pages that day.

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Where the docs disagree

Vertex AI Veo 3.1 Fast: 4k prices on the pricing page, no 4k on the model card

FAQ

How much does Vertex AI video generation cost?

Which Vertex AI video models are retiring or retired?

Sources

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