Google AI Veo 3: Features & Cost for Video Generation

Google AI's latest video generation model is Veo 3. It's designed to empower filmmakers and storytellers by creating high-quality, realistic videos with native audio, including sound effects, ambient noise, and even dialogue. Veo 3 truly excels in capturing real-world physics, enhancing realism, and adhering closely to your prompts.

Accessing Veo 3

Currently, Veo 3 is primarily accessible to users with a Google AI Ultra plan. This plan costs around $250 per month, though promotional discounts might be available for initial periods. It's also available for enterprise clients through Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform.

Pricing Model: AI Credits

Google AI plans, including Ultra, operate on an "AI Credits" system. Here's how it generally works for Veo 3:

• With a Google AI Ultra plan ($250/month), you receive 12,500 monthly AI Credits.
• Generating an 8-second video clip using Veo 3 (Quality) consumes 100 AI Credits per generation.
• For faster generation with Veo 3 (Fast), an 8-second clip consumes 20 AI Credits per generation.

For context, an older version like Veo 2 was previously priced at around $0.35 to $0.50 per second, which would translate to roughly $30 per minute or $1,800 per hour. This gives you a sense of the scale of cost for professional-grade AI video generation.

Cost for a 12-Minute Video (Hypothetical)

It's important to understand that Veo 3 currently generates videos in 8-second clips. To create a 12-minute video (which is 720 seconds), you would need to generate multiple 8-second clips and then stitch them together in post-production. This can affect the seamlessness and consistency of characters or scenes across clips.

Calculation based on 8-second clips:

• Total clips needed for 12 minutes (720 seconds): 720 seconds / 8 seconds/clip = 90 clips.
• If using Veo 3 (Quality): 90 clips × 100 AI Credits/clip = 9,000 AI Credits.
• If using Veo 3 (Fast): 90 clips × 20 AI Credits/clip = 1,800 AI Credits.

Since the Google AI Ultra plan provides 12,500 monthly AI Credits for $250, generating these 90 clips (whether quality or fast) would generally fall within that monthly credit allowance. Therefore, the direct "cost" for generating the clips for a 12-minute video would be covered by your $250 monthly subscription fee, assuming you have enough credits remaining and efficiently manage your generations.

This video demonstrates how to use Google VEO 3 to make realistic videos: