Veo 3 API price: the direct answer
Google announced Gemini API prices of $0.40 per second for Veo 3 and $0.15 per second for Veo 3 Fast in a September 8, 2025 pricing update. These are Google-published rates for the named models in that announcement—not a guaranteed current rate for every Veo version or API route. (developers.googleblog.com)
| Model named in Google’s announcement | Announced price | Billing unit |
|---|---|---|
| Veo 3 | $0.40 | Per second |
| Veo 3 Fast | $0.15 | Per second |
Google said in the same announcement that Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast were stable and ready for scaled production use in the Gemini API at that time. The announcement does not establish today’s price or availability for a different model version, such as Veo 3.1. (developers.googleblog.com)
Budgeting takeaway: use the rate that matches the exact model and API route you will call. Google’s Gemini Developer API pricing page describes paid pricing for production applications, but the retrieved page content does not confirm a current Veo-specific rate. Confirm the applicable rate in the live pricing information before committing a production budget. (aistudio.google.com)
Estimate your Veo API budget
For a simple estimate using the announced per-second rates:
Estimated generation cost = output seconds × price per second × number of generations
For example, assuming each generation is billed for an 8-second output:
- Veo 3: 8 × $0.40 = $3.20 per generation; 100 such generations = $320.
- Veo 3 Fast: 8 × $0.15 = $1.20 per generation; 100 such generations = $120.
These are arithmetic examples based on Google’s announced rates and an assumed 8-second output—not a claim about current availability, billing treatment for failed requests, or the rates for another Veo model. They exclude any other applicable charges.
Which price should you use?
- Use the $0.40/second figure only when your quote is for the Veo 3 model covered by Google’s September 2025 announcement.
- Use the $0.15/second figure only when your quote is for Veo 3 Fast covered by that announcement.
- Don’t substitute a third-party provider’s price for Google’s direct API rate. Match the provider, model/version, route, and billing unit before comparing quotes.
- Don’t assume these figures price Veo 3.1. The announcement names Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast; it does not give a Veo 3.1 rate. The Gemini Developer API pricing page is the relevant place to check for the rate currently applicable to a Gemini API deployment. (
aistudio.google.com)
Sources
Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast – new pricing, new configurations and better resolution