- Status
- Verified
- Category
- Video
- Terms dated
- July 30, 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-17
Google Veo (Gemini app, Google Flow, Vertex AI)
Google won't claim ownership of Veo videos. On the commercial question, Flow's help page only points back to that ownership line. Flow needs Google AI Plus, Pro or Ultra. On Google Cloud, preview Veo models are for evaluation only.
Plan by plan
Gemini app / Google Flow: AI Plus / Pro / Ultra
Unknown- Who owns the output
- Not claimed by Google
- Revenue cap
- none stated
- Attribution or watermark
- Invisible SynthID on everything. The visible watermark is a user toggle, but it's forced in India, South Korea and Vietnam unless you're on AI Ultra 20x.
- Indemnity
- none stated
No plan-level commercial rule found in the consumer terms.
Gemini API (Veo)
Yes- Who owns the output
- Not claimed by Google
- Revenue cap
- none stated
- Attribution or watermark
- SynthID (invisible)
- Indemnity
- none stated in the Gemini API terms
For professional or business use only, per the Gemini API terms.
Vertex AI, GA Veo models
Yes- Who owns the output
- Customer Data; Google asserts no ownership
- Revenue cap
- none stated
- Attribution or watermark
- SynthID (invisible)
- Indemnity
- Generated-output indemnity for 'Generative AI Indemnified Services', with conditions
We didn't verify the indemnified-services list.
Vertex AI preview (e.g. Veo 3.1 Lite)
No- Who owns the output
- Customer Data
- Revenue cap
- n/a
- Attribution or watermark
- SynthID (invisible)
- Indemnity
- n/a
Evaluation and testing only, unless Google permits otherwise in writing.
By model version
The same tool can come with different terms depending on the model version. Each row is quoted from its own licence or terms page.
| Version | Released | Access | Licence | Can sell | Catch | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generally available Veo models (Gemini API, Vertex AI) | not stated | Hosted (GA) | Gemini API Additional Terms / Google Cloud terms | Yes | Gemini API: professional or business use only. Vertex AI GA models may carry Google's generated-output indemnity, with conditions. | Quote 1 |
| Veo 3.1 Lite, preview on Vertex AI | not stated | Preview | Generative AI Preview Products terms | No | Evaluation and testing only, unless Google permits otherwise in writing. | Quote 2 |
1 Generally available Veo models (Gemini API, Vertex AI)
“Use of Google AI Studio and Gemini API is for developers building with Google AI models for professional or business purposes, not for consumer use.”
2 Veo 3.1 Lite, preview on Vertex AI
“use a Generative AI Preview Product for commercial or production purposes; or”
Common questions
In the Gemini app and Google Flow, Google only says it won't claim ownership of what you generate.
Related tools
In their words
“Some of our services allow you to generate original content. Google won’t claim ownership over that content.”
“The Terms of Service govern how these tools may be used, and must be consulted and followed in their entirety. Per those terms: Some of our services allow you to generate original content. Google won't claim ownership over that content”
“All outputs generated in Google Flow using Veo, Omni, or Nano Banana include invisible SynthID watermarks.”
“A visible watermark will be applied automatically for users in India, South Korea, and Vietnam who are not on the Google One AI Ultra 20x Plan.”
“Be subscribed to Google AI Plus, Google AI Pro, or Google AI Ultra.”
“Use of Google AI Studio and Gemini API is for developers building with Google AI models for professional or business purposes, not for consumer use.”
“Unless permitted by Google in writing (including in the Documentation or an Order Form), Customer will ensure that Customer and its End Users will only use a Generative AI Preview Product for evaluation and testing purposes, and will not:”
“use a Generative AI Preview Product for commercial or production purposes; or”
“Google’s indemnification obligations under the Agreement also apply to allegations that an unmodified Generated Output from a Generative AI Indemnified Service using only Google Pre-Trained Model(s), a Modified Google Model, or a Customer Adapter Model used with a Google Pre-Trained Model infringes a third party’s Intellectual Property Rights.”
Sources
- Primary terms policies.google.com · dated July 30, 2026
- Gemini API Additional Terms of Service ai.google.dev · dated March 23, 2026
- Google Cloud Service Specific Terms (Generative AI, indemnity) cloud.google.com · dated October 12, 2026
- Supplementary Terms for Generative AI Preview Products (Google Cloud) cloud.google.com · dated September 24, 2026
- Manage watermark settings in Gemini Apps support.google.com
- Get started with Google Flow (help) support.google.com
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