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Veo 3 Preview

Retired

Preview endpoint for Veo 3, marked shut down by Google. Google publishes shutdown dates as "the earliest possible dates on which a model might be retired"; already-shut-down models are marked with a grey row on the deprecations page.

Veo 3 Preview by Google is tracked live in our LLM catalog. It has been retired (shut down 12 Nov 2025); the recommended migration is Veo 3.1.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

Lifecycle warning

This model has been retired. Scheduled shutdown: 12 Nov 2025. Recommended migration: Veo 3.1.

Read the Veo 3 Preview migration guide → replacement & cheapest alternatives

Provider
Google
Status
Retired
Input price
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Output price
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Cached input
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Blended price
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Context window
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Max output
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Modality
text-in, video-out
Open weights
No — API only
Knowledge cutoff
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Released
31 Jul 2025
API string
veo-3.0-generate-preview

Source: Google official documentation ↗

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FAQ

Veo 3 Preview — questions & answers

Is Veo 3 Preview still available?

Veo 3 Preview has been retired and is no longer available. Its scheduled shutdown date is 12 Nov 2025. The recommended migration is Veo 3.1.

Does Veo 3 Preview support image or vision input?

Our catalog lists Veo 3 Preview's modalities as text-in, video-out; image/vision input is not among them.

Can I self-host Veo 3 Preview?

No — Veo 3 Preview is proprietary. Its weights are not publicly released, so it is available only through Google's API (or hosted partners), not for self-hosting.

What is the API model string for Veo 3 Preview?

The API model identifier for Veo 3 Preview is "veo-3.0-generate-preview" when calling Google's API.