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# Veo 3

> Google Veo 3 flagship — 1080p with native audio (dialogue + ambient + lip-sync). Top-quality cinematic at $0.540/sec. Async LRO.

## Overview

`veo-3` is Google's flagship Veo 3 tier — 1080p output with **native audio**: synchronized dialogue, ambient sound, and lip-sync. Best for hero brand video, talking-head shots, premium cinematic content where audio matters.

Fast budget tier without audio is [`veo-3-fast`](/models/veo-3-fast).

## Specs

| Field           | Value                                                               |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Model ID        | `veo-3`                                                             |
| Creator         | Google                                                              |
| Best for        | Hero brand video, talking-head, premium cinematic with native audio |
| Resolution      | 1080p                                                               |
| Audio           | **Yes** — native dialogue + ambient + lip-sync                      |
| Aspect ratios   | `16:9` (default), `9:16`                                            |
| Duration        | `4`, `6`, or `8` seconds                                            |
| First-frame I2V | Yes — pass `image_url`                                              |
| Pricing mode    | Per second × duration                                               |
| Default latency | \~60–180s end-to-end (heavier inference than 720p)                  |
| Output          | Blob-hosted MP4 (Vercel CDN, durable URL)                           |

## Pricing

Per second of generated video. List = provider cost × 1.35.

| Variant | Provider \$/s | Kyma list \$/s |   8s clip  |
| ------- | :-----------: | :------------: | :--------: |
| `veo-3` |     \$0.40    |   **\$0.540**  | **\$4.32** |

Live source: `GET https://kymaapi.com/v1/pricing`.

## Compared to other video models on Kyma

| Strength         |        veo-3        | [`veo-3-fast`](/models/veo-3-fast) | [`kling-3-pro-audio`](/models/kling-3-pro-audio) | [`seedance-2-pro`](/models/seedance-2-pro) |
| ---------------- | :-----------------: | :--------------------------------: | :----------------------------------------------: | :----------------------------------------: |
| Native audio     |      **★★★★★**      |                  —                 |                       ★★★★★                      |                    ★★★★★                   |
| Lip-sync quality |      **★★★★★**      |                 n/a                |                       ★★★★                       |                    ★★★★                    |
| Cost \$/8s       |        \$4.32       |             **\$1.08**             |                      \$1.81                      |                   \$2.43                   |
| Resolution       |        1080p        |                720p                |                   configurable                   |                    720p                    |
| Best for         | hero / talking-head |               drafts               |                 cinematic + audio                |               action + audio               |

## Use this when

* You need **native audio** + **1080p** + **photoreal lip-sync**.
* The brief is talking-head, hero brand video, premium cinematic.
* Per-clip cost is acceptable for the deliverable.

## Pick something else when

* You don't need audio → [`veo-3-fast`](/models/veo-3-fast) at 25% the cost.
* You need multi-shot action sequences with audio → [`seedance-2-pro`](/models/seedance-2-pro).
* Long-form (10s+) generation needed → [`kling-3-pro-audio`](/models/kling-3-pro-audio) accepts up to 15s.
* Budget tier with audio → [`hailuo-02-*`](/models/hailuo-02-768p) flat-per-call pricing.

## Example — text-to-video with audio

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://kymaapi.com/v1/videos/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KYMA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "veo-3",
    "prompt": "A barista hands a customer a coffee saying \"have a great day\", soft cafe ambience",
    "duration": 8
  }'
```

## Example — image-to-video with audio

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://kymaapi.com/v1/videos/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KYMA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "veo-3",
    "prompt": "The subject turns to camera and waves, friendly background music",
    "image_url": "https://example.com/portrait.jpg",
    "duration": 6
  }'
```

Async — poll `GET /v1/jobs/{id}` until `succeeded` (\~60–180s). Output is a durable Vercel blob URL.