Veo 3.1 Standard: 1080p costs the same as 720p ($3.20 per 8 seconds)

Veo 3.1 Standard is $0.40 per second at both 720p and 1080p, so an 8-second clip is $3.20 at either resolution and $4.80 at 4K ($0.60 per second). Since there is no 1080p premium on Standard, pick 1080p unless you need the file size benefit. Google's Gemini API pricing page (read 2026-10-04) also lists Veo 3.1 Fast at $0.10, $0.12 and $0.30 per second and Lite at $0.05 and $0.08.

On Sume, an 8-second Wan 3.0 clip is $1.00 at 720p and $2.00 at 1080p, and a Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 clip is $1.00 at 720p, $1.50 at 1080p and $3.00 at 4K.

What flat resolution pricing means

On Standard, going from 720p to 1080p costs nothing extra: 8 x $0.40 = $3.20 at both. On Fast the step is $0.02 per second, 8 x ($0.12 - $0.10) = $0.16 per clip. On Sume every model scales with resolution, for example Omni 720p to 1080p is 8 x ($0.1875 - $0.125) = $0.50.

Sume's rates are provider list x 1.25 per output second, as the video docs state; for Omni that is $0.10, $0.15 and $0.30 list at 720p, 1080p and 4K, giving $0.125, $0.1875 and $0.375.

Which to run

• Highest fidelity from Google: Standard at 1080p, because 720p saves nothing.
• Drafts: Fast at 720p, $0.80 per 8-second clip, a quarter of Standard.
• Cheapest Google row: Lite at 720p, $0.40.
• Mixed pipeline with other models and audio: Sume's Video Router, a different model family at a different price.

Steps

• Count seconds, not clips; Veo clips are billed per second.
• Choose the model tier by use: drafts on Fast or Lite, finals on Standard.
• Draft at 720p when the choice is free, then render the winner at the final resolution.

A 100-clip project

One hundred 8-second clips cost $320 on Veo 3.1 Standard at 720p or 1080p, $80 on Fast at 720p, $40 on Lite at 720p and $100 on Sume Wan 3.0 at 720p. Drafting all 100 on Fast ($80) and then finishing 20 of them on Standard (20 x $3.20 = $64) costs $144 in total.

Caveats

Veo clips come with audio and a distinct look that a different model will not match, so price per second is not price per equivalent clip. Prices read 2026-10-04.