Google Offers Free Weekend Access to Gemini's Veo 3 AI Video Generation Tool

Google is offering free access to Gemini's powerful video generation tool

Google TV and Android Auto could get Gemini support in mere weeks The introduction of Veo 3 video generation in Google Gemini was a game-changer. While the feature was initially limited to subscribers of the Google AI Ultra plan, it was introduced to the $20/month AI Pro tier in May, thereby extending the tool's capabilities to a broader audience. Google is going a step further now with a new limited-time feature offering. Google has announced the rollout of Veo 3 capabilities to all users of the Gemini app, including non-paying users, until the end of the weekend. However, users will be limited to just three video generations from the start of the weekend until 10 PM (PT) on Sunday, August 24, according to the Google Gemini account on X/Twitter. As 9to5Google points out, Josh Woodward, the head of Gemini and Google Labs, revealed on Thursday that the team was setting up "a LOAD of TPUs and warming them up," which we now know was in reference to this new weekend promotion for free Gemini users. Close One of my free accounts currently has access to Veo 3 Fast (Preview) in the Gemini mobile and web apps (gemini.google.com). When available, Gemini will greet users with a message about the inclusion of sound in Veo 3 videos. The text at the bottom of this box (pictured above) also mentions the weekend-only free Veo 3 access. A similar prompt also appears when opening the Gemini web app. You don't have a lot of time to try it out This is a great way for users to get acquainted with AI-generated short videos, especially if they haven't tried it before. While one may argue that three videos over a short time are insufficient to get a feel of Veo 3's capabilities, Google's plan here is to get users hooked on the tool and potentially turn them into paying subscribers. Limits also exist for paying users, although they're slightly more flexible. Subscribers of the Google AI Pro plan get three video generations per day with Veo 3 Fast, but will only have access to Veo 2-based video generation until the limit is reset. Meanwhile, the $250/month Google AI Ultra plan comes with a significantly higher quota of requests, though it's not unlimited. If you've never tried Veo 3 before, head over to the Gemini mobile or web app, tap the Video option in the prompt bar. It can also be located by tapping the three-dot menu in the prompt bar. While there's no discrediting the benefits of this tool, there's also scope for misuse, like with any AI product. So it's not surprising that this was among the key concerns during the early days of Veo 3's rollout. To alleviate some of these potential issues, each video generated by Gemini features a SynthID digital watermark, while there's also a visible Veo watermark on the generated videos.

Gemini letting anyone generate Veo 3 videos this weekend

Google's latest video generation model lets you generate 8-second clips that include sound. Gemini this weekend is letting free app users try Veo 3. As of July, Google AI Pro subscribers worldwide can make three Veo 3 Fast generations per day. AI Ultra customers have expanded access to the full model. Until Sunday at 10 p.m. PT, free Gemini users can generate three videos. Gemini chief Josh Woodward on Thursday teased how Google was "setting up a LOAD of TPUs" ahead of this trial. Free users have access to Veo 3 Fast, which is 2x faster to generate, while maintaining the same 720p resolution. Opening the Gemini app today might prompt you about this. If not, tap the three-dot menu in the prompt bar for a new "Video: Generate with Veo" option." Your prompt should "describe a scene and add details like visual style and background music."

Google is giving free Gemini users access to Veo 3 AI video generation this weekend

If you've been eager to give the AI video creation powers of Google Veo 3 a try, but haven't had the funds to stretch to a Google AI Pro (or Ultra) subscription, now's your chance: Google is giving all Gemini users a taste of the Veo 3 engine this weekend. As per a Google Gemini App post on social media (via 9to5Google), free users can get three Veo 3 video generations this weekend without paying anything. The offer lasts until 10pm PT Sunday (that's 1am ET / 6am BST / 3pm AEST on Monday). The only information we have is that post - so it's not clear if this applies everywhere in the world, or just the US. Your best bet is to give it a go in Gemini and see what happens, though with only three generations available, choose your words carefully. If you do subscribe to Google AI Pro ($19.99 / £18.99 / AU$32.99 per month), then you get three video generations per day, normally. Higher quality videos can also be created by paying users through Google's online Flow video editor. We've written extensively about what you can do with Veo 3 in Gemini. One of the tricks you can try is turning a still image into a video: just describe what you want to happen in the picture, and after a couple of minutes of thinking, Veo 3 will do the rest. You can also start from scratch of course. Try and be as detailed as you can with your prompts, specifying what's happening in the scene, how your characters should move, the style the video should be in, where the camera is positioned, and so on. Clips created with Veo 3, which are limited to eight seconds, also come with sound attached: you might want to give some instructions here too, otherwise the video generator will fill the silence with something generic. While the AI video generation technology in Google Veo 3 is undoubtedly impressive, it's far from perfect - there are often plenty of weird glitches on show. For the next couple of days, you can take a look for yourself.