Migrate from veo to gemini.
1 documentation-derived translation pattern — what carries over and what to watch for. Cited to the Feature Parity Map; the audit tells you whether the move is worth it.
Standalone Veo usage (the metered Gemini API / AI Studio, or the Flow filmmaking app) can be folded into the video generation already bundled in a Google AI Pro/Ultra plan, since the Gemini app includes native create-video (now powered by Gemini Omni, which is replacing Veo in the app, with Veo 3.1 still runnable via the API and Flow). For light, prompt-driven work, recreate Veo prompts by attaching the video-generation tool in the Gemini prompt bar instead of paying per second on the API; higher-volume or editorial work stays in Flow, where Pro/Ultra plans include a monthly Flow Credit pool. This lets one Gemini subscription cover chat, research, and occasional video rather than a separate Veo API bill.
- Warning: Very different metering: the Gemini consumer app gates video generation behind a refreshing daily usage allowance that varies by plan (set per tier and adjusted over time, not a published fixed count), whereas the Veo API bills per second with no daily cap -- a high-volume workflow will hit the app's limits quickly and should stay on the API or Flow.
- Warning: Developer controls are lost in the consumer app: explicit resolution/duration/aspect-ratio parameters, model-variant selection (Veo 3.1 vs Fast vs Lite), reference-image counts, and programmatic extension that the Veo API exposes are not surfaced in the Gemini prompt bar, so precise or automated pipelines cannot be reproduced there.
- Warning: Both surfaces watermark with SynthID, but API outputs are deleted after 2 days while app/Flow outputs live in the product UI -- retention and export handling differ, so download and archival steps must be re-planned.