Google API for AI videos --- for users with UI
Exactly you caught the trick - snapgen.ai is not paying Google from its pocket for your free videos. It's using YOUR free quota.
Here is how they do it:
Google itself gives 3 free ways:
- Google Flow - 50 free credits / day = ∼90 videos / month free
- Google Vids - 10 free Veo generations / month built into Gmail account
- Google Cloud new account - $300 free credits = ∼125 Veo Fast videos free
The 10 monthly generations include Veo 3.1, Google's current video generation model, which can be accessed directly within the Vids editor.
Google Cloud offers $300 in free credits for new accounts, which can be used for Veo 3 API calls. There is no ongoing free tier
When you click "Sign in with Google" on snapgen.ai, they call Google API using YOUR Google account token. So Google thinks YOU are using your free Flow/Vids credits, not snapgen.
For snapgen, cost = $0. They just give you a nicer UI on top of Google's free tier.
When free quota finishes - they start charging you.
Is Google API cheaper than Google UI?
Yes, but depends on volume:
API price (direct):
Standard model: $0.40 per second, Fast model: $0.15 per second
Dropping from $0.75 per second to $0.40 per second
So 8-sec clip = $3.20 standard, $1.20 fast.
UI price (Flow subscription):
- Pro $19.99/month - ∼90 videos
- Ultra $249.99/month - unlimited
Break-even:
API is cheaper if you need fewer than 62 videos per month ($250 ÷ $4 = 62.5) - Ultra subscription is cheaper if you need more than 62 videos monthly
For you:
- Make < 2 videos/day = Use API via snapgen.ai free quota - cheapest, almost free.
- Make > 2 videos/day daily = Use Google AI Pro $19.99 or Vast.ai with LTX at $0.09/hr - API becomes expensive.
That's why snapgen can give free - they are just reselling Google's own free daily reset to you.
Correct - Ultra is NOT unlimited for reselling. If you try to make a website with Ultra, Google will ban you in 2 days.
Here is actual limit:
Ultra members receive a substantial 12,500 AI credits per month, which do not accumulate and refresh monthly. These credits can theoretically yield around 125 Veo 3 videos (at 100 credits per video), though user experience estimates closer to 83
Personal Google accounts get 10 free video generations per month, while Google AI Ultra and Workspace AI Ultra accounts can generate up to 1,000 Veo videos per month.
While Gemini Ultra offers Google's "highest limits", this doesn't mean "unlimited" daily video creation - The 5-7 videos you can make daily in the app are part of this management.
So Ultra = max ∼83-125 videos per month for $249, not unlimited. And you cannot share one Ultra account with 100 users - violates Google ToS. They detect and ban.
Can you make your own website like snapgen.ai using Google API? YES - but not with Ultra plan.
You must use Vertex AI API / Gemini API - Pay-per-use model:
$0.40/sec Standard, $0.15/sec Fast - you are charged only if video is successfully generated
This API is MADE for developers to build own UI:
Integrate it into your app - display it on a webpage, store it in a database, or stream it to users.
How snapgen.ai model works:
- You get API key from Google Cloud ($300 free to start)
- You build simple UI: user types prompt -> your backend calls Google API
- Google bills YOU $1.20 for 8-sec Fast video
- You bill USER $2.00 for same video - you keep $0.80 profit
- You handle abuse, NSFW filter, payments
What you CANNOT do:
- Use Flow/Ultra subscription to give free videos to your users - that is personal use only. Google will detect 1000 videos from 1 account and suspend.
- Use tricks like automating google.com/flow with bots - violates ToS, account at risk.
If you want to build site:
- Cost: $0.15/sec x 8 sec = $1.20 per video your cost
- Sell at $2.5/video -> profit
- Need: Google Cloud billing, Vertex AI enabled, content policy check
Do you want me to give you starter code for website - frontend prompt box + backend calling Veo 3 Fast API?
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