Tool · Video, Pictures, Talking presenters

Google Flow

Google's browser studio for making short video clips and pictures from a description, a photo or reference images, then editing and stitching them into scenes. Runs Google's own Veo, Gemini Omni and Nano Banana models. Needs a Google account; some daily credits are free.

Go to Google Flow’s website

At a glance

Open or closed: Closed
Only usable through the maker's app or API
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Licence: Google Terms of Service and Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy (The maker's own terms)
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Can I sell what I make?: Yes
Terms assign ownership ('Google won't claim ownership over that content'); no explicit commercial clause. Some Flow help pages say a paid Google AI plan is needed to use Flow at all.
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Cost: Free option: 50 Flow credits a day for everyone; non-subscribers may be blocked from video during peak hours (about 2-5 pm UTC)
Plans below.
How you use it: In your browser, Phone app
Help page says 'download the Google Flow app' but does not name the phone platforms. Desktop Chromium browser recommended. 18+ only; supported regions only. Multiple models, but all Google's own.
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Skill needed: No setup
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Made by: Google LLC (US)
Google Terms: organised under Delaware law, address 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, USA.
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Status: Available
Former address labs.google/flow now redirects to flow.google.com.
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What you can make with it

A video, from a description (main use)
A video, by bringing a photo to life
A video, by editing a video I have
A video, a longer version of a clip
A picture, from a description
A picture, by changing a photo I have
A talking presenter, a digital twin of me

text to videoimage to videovideo to videotext to imageimage to image

Models page lists text to video, frames to video, ingredients, extend and video-to-video editing; image creation and editing; a separate help article covers making an avatar of yourself.

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Plans and prices

No paid plans listed.

Google AI plan prices are rendered by script and were blank on the page we read, so plans are left empty. Credit figures are from the Flow credits help page (support.google.com/flow/answer/16526234).

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Rights and safety

Trains on your work?: Trains on your work unless you opt out
With 'Help improve Google Flow' on, Google may use interactions, uploads and generated output to improve products; human reviewers may read them. Can be switched off.
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Watermark: Invisible watermark, Visible watermark
All Veo, Omni and Nano Banana outputs carry an invisible SynthID mark. A visible mark can be switched on in your profile and is always added in India, South Korea and Vietnam.
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Real faces and voices: Copies a real face (avatar of yourself), no consent step
Copies a real voice (avatar of yourself), no consent step
Avatar captures 'your own' look and voice via a phone scan; no explicit consent or identity check is described. Not offered in the EEA, UK or Switzerland.
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Limits: max video seconds: 10; note: Veo models 4-8 s per clip; Gemini Omni Flash up to 10 s. Omni outputs 720p or 360p draft; upscaling to 1080p (subscribers) or 4K (Ultra).
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Models it uses

Veo 3

Models it uses (not yet listed on Plainly)

Veo 3.1 Lite, Veo 3.1 Fast, Veo 3.1 Quality, Gemini Omni Flash 1.1, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2 Lite, Nano Banana 2.1

Other options for “A video, from a description”

Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Premiere, Akool, Animoto, Arcads, Canva AI (Magic Studio), CapCut, Civitai, CogVideoX, ComfyUI, Creatify, DeeVid AI, DomoAI, Dreamina, Dzine, fal, Filmora, FlexClip, Fliki, Fotor, Genmo, getimg.ai, Hailuo AI

About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.