Google VEO 3 for 5X Cheaper!

Step by step tutorial how to use the new Google Veo 3 Fast mode, which is 80% cheaper and 30% faster.

Now you can create cinematic AI videos with Google’s VEO 3 Fast — 5x cheaper than normal VEO 3, 30% faster rendering, and nearly identical in structure, although it skips some rendering passes.

Pros

- 5x more generations per token

- 30% faster rendering (1 to 2 minutes)

- Ideal for dialogue testing and visual storyboarding

- Generates dialogue, sound effects, and background music

Cons

- Smudgier faces and texture details

- Lighting and camera motion are less refined

For early-stage storyboarding and iterations, the tradeoff is well worth it. You’ll iterate faster, spend less, and stay in creative flow longer.

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How to Get Google VEO 3 Fast

When you subscribe to Google AI Pro plan, you automatically get access to VEO 3 Fast:

- 3 videos per day in Gemini

- 50 videos per month in Google Flow

Navigate to: https://gemini.google/subscriptions

Sign up for the “Google AI Pro” plan, which is $19.99/month.

You’ll need to sign up with a personal gmail address.

Then, navigate to Gemini: https://gemini.google.com

Think of Gemini as a ChatGPT alternative - you can ask questions, type prompts, generate images and videos, perform deep research, and more.

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How to Generate Video with Google VEO 3 Fast

To generate a video within Gemini:

• Start a new chat (just like ChatGPT)

• Describe your video in the prompt input box (just like ChatGPT)

• Click “Video” in bottom bar, so that it appears blue

• Wait 2 minutes for the video to render

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Prompts

But, you still need strong prompts to get usable video.

Below are 2 prompts that I showcased in the youtube tutorial. Copy/paste the prompt into ChatGPT (or Gemini), asking AI to update the prompt with your desired content:

A close-up, cinematic selfie shot showing AI influencer Sabrina Ramonov sitting on a mossy log deep in the forest, talking directly into the camera about the importance of learning AI. Sabrina is animated and inspiring, gesturing as she speaks, with a friendly, approachable smile. In the background, a group of fluffy baby Samoyeds play together, tumbling over each other with their tails wagging. One puppy gently nudges another with its nose, while another pauses, tongue out, gazing curiously at a butterfly. Soft, dappled sunlight filters through tall pine trees, illuminating Sabrina and the playful puppies. The lens is a portrait lens with creamy bokeh, focusing attention on Sabrina’s expression while the joyful scene unfolds behind her. POV is a static tripod. Audio features Sabrina’s clear, enthusiastic voice, joyful puppy barks, gentle rustling of leaves, and distant birdsong. The background includes lush green moss, scattered wildflowers, and towering tree trunks.

To achieve the best results, I suggest including specific references in your prompts. The more specific the action, camera, and style cues, the better your results.

Here are examples:

• Scene pacing: rapid montage of city life at sunrise

• Actor types: eccentric elderly inventor with a mischievous grin

• Camera moves: overhead drone shot sweeping across coastline

• Specific decade or genre: 1980s cyberpunk action sequence

• Lighting details: golden hour sunlight streaming through blinds

• Lens types & effects: shot on wide-angle lens with soft focus

• Soundscape cues: subtle ambient rain with distant thunder

• Color palette/style: muted pastel tones like Wes Anderson film

• Editing techniques: jump cuts between characters’ reactions

• Wardrobe or prop references: character in vintage NASA suit

• Framing/composition: symmetrical center-framed close-up

• Environmental specifics: fog rolling over neon-lit city

• Mood/tone direction: whimsical and playful, similar to Pixar

• Weather/atmosphere: snow falling under streetlights at night

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In Closing

Google VEO 3 Fast is an incredible, cost-efficient option to get cinematic-level AI video from text. And just like regular VEO 3, it includes dialogue, sound effects, and background music.

Pretty mindblowing!

Spend your tokens on iteration, not perfection. You can always take a prompt you’re happy with in Fast, then upgrade quality by rendering it in regular VEO 3.

You’ll create more, test faster, and know what works before adding (expensive) polish.