Google Flow and Veo alternative
Google's AI filmmaking app. Gemini Omni replaced Veo as its default video model in September 2026; Veo 3.1 Lite is still in its credit table.
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Google Flow at a glance
| Cheapest plan | Google AI Plus, $4.99 a month with 200 Flow credits. AI Pro: $19.99 a month with 1,000. |
|---|---|
| Free plan | 50 Flow credits a day for everyone, about five Veo 3.1 Lite clips. No video for non-subscribers at peak hours (2 to 5 PM UTC), and Gemini Omni is for subscribers. |
| A 5-second video | There's no 5-second option. Veo 3.1 Lite, 4 to 8 seconds, is 10 credits, about $0.25 on AI Plus. Gemini Omni Flash, 6 seconds at 720p: 10 credits, about $0.20 on AI Pro. |
| Failed renders | Re-credited. |
| Best for | Free daily clips, and people who already pay for Google AI. |
What Google Flow does well
- A free daily allowance that makes real videos.
- Gemini Omni Flash: first and last frame control, cheap 360p drafts, and extending a clip in 10-second steps up to 40 seconds.
- Flow Agent and editing by conversation.
- An invisible SynthID watermark and C2PA on every output; the visible watermark is a switch.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Google Flow if
- You want free videos every day and can live with short clips.
- You already pay for Google AI Pro or Ultra.
- You want to extend clips and set the first and last frame.
Pick Cirrela if
- You want templates and styles instead of writing every prompt yourself.
- You want to create at any hour: Cirrela doesn't pause free accounts at busy times.
- You want models from several labs in one place, not only Google's.
Start from a template
All templatesEach one is a sentence with blanks for your own words. Fill them in and the studio makes the video.
Questions, answered
Is Google Flow free?
Partly: everyone gets 50 Flow credits a day, about five short Veo 3.1 Lite clips. Non-subscribers can't make videos at peak hours, and Gemini Omni needs a subscription.
How much does Google Flow cost?
Google AI Plus is $4.99 a month with 200 Flow credits; AI Pro is $19.99 with 1,000. A Veo 3.1 Lite clip costs 10 credits.
Is Veo still in Flow?
Gemini Omni became Flow's default video model in September 2026 and replaced Veo in the Gemini app. Veo 3.1 Lite is still listed in Flow's credit table.
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