Google Flow Guide: Free Credits, Pricing and How to Make Videos

Google Flow is Google's AI filmmaking tool that turns a text description of a scene into a video clip. You can use it without a subscription at 50 credits a day, and Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers get 200, 1,000 and 10,000 or more credits a month. This is based on Google Help as of October 14, 2026.

Google Flow requirements and how to access it

According to Google Help, you use Flow in a Chromium-based browser such as Chrome or Edge at labs.google/fx/tools/flow. Editing features are strongest on desktop, and the mobile app is for creating on the go. You must be 18 or older and complete age verification.

South Korea is on the list of supported countries. In regions that are not supported, a VPN will not give you access. Sign in with the Google account that holds your subscription so the subscription credits are applied.

How to make a video in Google Flow

You make a video in this order: open a project, pick a model, write a prompt, generate. This is the flow described in Google Help's article on creating videos.

1. Go to Flow and start a new project.
2. In the prompt box, click the model name and choose the Video option and a model.
3. Describe the scene. Google Help advises including the subject, action, environment, lighting and style.
4. In the video settings, choose the aspect ratio, then set the number of outputs, the model and the generation length, and click generate.

To keep the same person or product across several clips, use the ingredients (reference) feature. Drag and drop an image or video, or type @ in the prompt to pick an uploaded ingredient. If you add a start frame and an end frame image and describe the motion between them in the prompt, you get a clip that connects the two scenes. Google Help advises using a plain or split background for subject or product ingredients, and an image with no unintended extra subjects for place or style ingredients.

Success means the frames and ingredients you uploaded show up in the result. Credits are deducted for each generated result (see the credits section below), so set the number of outputs to 1, check the direction, and then increase it.

Google Flow model types and how to choose

The Flow models article lists four video models and three image models. The video models are Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 and Veo 3.1 in Lite, Fast and Quality. The image models are Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2.1 and Nano Banana 2 Lite.

Feature	Veo 3.1 Lite	Veo 3.1 Fast	Veo 3.1 Quality	Omni Flash 1.1
Text to video	4, 6, 8 sec	4, 6, 8 sec	4, 6, 8 sec	4, 6, 8, 10 sec
Ingredients / video reference	8 sec only	8 sec only	Not supported	4, 6, 8, 10 sec
AI editing of existing video	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported	Up to 10 sec
Extend video	8 sec only	Not supported	Not supported	Coming soon

In the credit table in Google Help, Omni Flash 360p costs half the credits of 720p, and Quality costs 10 times Lite. So the cheapest order is to draft with a low-cost model and make only the final version in Quality. To edit an existing video, only Omni Flash works, and editing uploaded video is not supported in the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Voice references can only be added with Omni Flash and ingredient-based generation.

Google Flow free limit and credits per plan

According to the credits article, you get 50 credits every day without a subscription, and you can also use image generation and the Flow agent. However, during peak hours of 2 PM to 5 PM UTC (11 PM to 2 AM Korea time), you may not be able to make videos without a subscription. Daily credits refresh based on your first generation, and unused credits do not roll over.

Plan	Monthly price (Korea)	Flow credits
Free (no subscription)	0 KRW	50 per day
Google AI Plus	7,500 to 11,900 KRW	200 per month
Google AI Pro	29,000 KRW	1,000 per month
Google AI Ultra (5x)	119,000 KRW	10,000 per month
Google AI Ultra (20x)	300,000 KRW	25,000 per month

The Google AI plans page and the Flow credits article list the same monthly credit values. For KRW prices, the Google Korea blog and the Google One plans page show Plus differently, as 7,500 KRW or 11,900 KRW, so the amount on the checkout screen is the reference. Subscription credits refresh when your billing cycle starts and do not carry over to the next month. If you run short, Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers can buy extra AI credits in supported regions (except Japan).

How many credits Google Flow uses and how many videos you get

Google Help explains that one request can produce several results, so credits are deducted per generation, not per request. The table below shows the cost per generation for non-Ultra subscribers and free users from the same article.

Calculating from this table, Pro's 1,000 monthly credits equal 50 Veo 3.1 Fast clips or 10 Quality clips. Plus's 200 credits equal 10 Fast clips, and the free 50 daily credits give about 7 Omni Flash 720p 4-second clips. The same article says Ultra subscribers pay half, with Lite at 5 and Fast at 10, and that 4K upscaling costs 50 credits on Ultra only, while 1080p upscaling costs 0 credits for subscribers. Limits and costs can change, so Google advises checking the latest costs in the settings at the top right of the prompt box.

You can see your remaining credits by clicking your profile picture at the top right of Flow. Subscribers can also check the renewal date and usage history on the AI credit activity page in Google One.

Common mistakes in Google Flow

• Adding a voice reference with a Veo model causes an error. Voice references can only be added with Omni Flash models and ingredient-based generation. This limit comes from Google Help's article on creating videos.
• Trying to make videos without a subscription during peak hours. The credits article says video generation may be blocked for non-subscribers from 11 PM to 2 AM Korea time, so avoid those hours or use a subscription.
• Choosing by the Ultra price alone. Ultra 5x gives 10,000 credits a month and 20x gives 25,000, so check the values in the credits article before you decide.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use Flow on mobile?

According to the getting started article, you can create on the go with the mobile app. The models article notes that some Omni features, such as setting start and end frames, are available only on the web.

Can I share credits with my family?

According to the credits article, you can share AI credits with a Google One family group. Only the plan manager can buy extra credits and change the plan.

Can I use it with a company Workspace account?

The getting started article says eligible Workspace plan users can use Flow at no extra cost with 50 credits a day.