Veo 3.1 Fast and Quality Leave Google Flow on December 5: What to Use Now

Google Flow is retiring Veo 3.1 Fast and Veo 3.1 Quality on December 5, 2026, along with Omni Flash 1.1. Until then you can still generate with them. After that date, Flow's video models are Omni Flash 1.2 and Veo 3.1 Lite. This guide explains what changes, what Veo 3.1 Lite can and can't do in Flow, how the credit costs compare, and where you can keep making Veo 3.1 videos.

The details below come from Google's Flow models page, Flow credits page and Gemini API deprecations page, checked on November 10, 2026.

What Google is changing in Flow

Google says that until December 5 you can keep generating with the retiring models at their usual credit rates, and it recommends moving new projects to Omni Flash 1.2 or Veo 3.1 Lite.

Veo 3.1 Lite in Flow: what it can and can't do

Veo 3.1 Lite stays, but Google describes it as "a dependable, low-cost baseline for standard 720p creation". In Flow it does:

• Text to video, first frame and first-and-last frame, at 4, 6 or 8 seconds, in both aspect ratios.
• Ingredients (references) to video at 8 seconds only.

It does not do video-to-video editing or extending, and Flow lists it at 720p. If your Flow workflow used Veo 3.1 Quality for its look or Veo 3.1 Fast for 1080p and 4K output, Lite in Flow is a step down on resolution.

Credit costs before and after

Per generation, from Google's credits page:

Omni Flash 1.2 is billed by the second instead: 3 credits per second at 720p for the first 10 seconds, or 1 credit per second at 360p. A 10-second 720p clip is 30 credits. Clips from 11 to 15 seconds need a paid plan and cost 6 credits per extra second at 720p.

What to do before December 5

1. Finish and download anything you are making with Veo 3.1 Fast or Quality.
2. Upscale first. For the retiring models, 1080p upscaling is free on Plus, Pro and Ultra, and 4K is 50 credits on Ultra. Do it while the models are still there.
3. Re-test your best prompts in Omni Flash 1.2 and Veo 3.1 Lite. They are different models, so a prompt tuned for Veo 3.1 Quality may need new wording.
4. Pick a replacement per job. Omni Flash 1.2 suits edits, references and clips up to 15 seconds. Veo 3.1 Lite suits cheap 720p clips of up to 8 seconds.

Is Veo 3.1 going away everywhere?

Not on Google's own schedule for every product. The Flow change covers the Flow app. On the Gemini API, Google already shut down the Veo 3.1 preview models on October 22, 2026 and points developers to Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash, while the generally available Veo models remain on its Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. Google can change these plans, so check its pages before you build on a model.

Keep using Veo 3.1 on Veo3 AI

Veo3 AI is an independent product, not Google, and it does not run through Flow. As of November 10, 2026 it offers:

• Veo 3.1: 8-second clips at 720p, 1080p or 4K, 16:9 or 9:16, with native audio, from text or from a first and last frame.
• Veo 3.1 Lite: the same 8-second length at 720p, 1080p or 4K, for a lower credit cost.

You pay with Veo3 AI credits and see the cost before you generate, with no Google AI plan needed. If our providers' access to Veo 3.1 changes, we will update this page. If you need many clips at once, the Agent can set up a batch from a prompt list on our Veo automation page.

Veo3 AI does not have Omni Flash 1.2 yet. Our Gemini Omni option runs 1.1, and Google has said its 1.1 API endpoint will route requests to 1.2 from December 3, 2026.

FAQ

When is Veo 3.1 Quality removed from Google Flow?

On December 5, 2026. Until then you can still generate with it at 100 credits per 8-second video.

Is Veo 3.1 Fast being discontinued?

In Google Flow, yes, on December 5, 2026. Google recommends Omni Flash 1.2 or Veo 3.1 Lite instead.

What happened to Veo Extend?

Google retired it on November 5, 2026. Extending a video in Flow now uses Omni Extend on Omni Flash 1.2, which needs a Google AI Plus, Pro or Ultra plan.

Is Veo 3.1 Lite as good as Veo 3.1?

Lite is Google's low-cost model. In Flow it is limited to 720p and can't edit or extend videos. For 1080p or 4K Veo 3.1 output, Flow will not offer a Veo option after December 5.

Will my old Flow videos be deleted?

Google's notice is about generating with these models. It does not say existing videos are removed, but downloading anything you want to keep is the safe step.

Can I still use Veo 3.1 Fast after December 5?

Not in Flow. Veo3 AI's Veo 3.1 option is the Fast model with 720p to 4K output, and it is not affected by Flow's change.