What you get for free
New Google accounts receive 60 welcome credits, valid for 30 days. This is a one-time grant, not a daily refill. Text-to-video costs 6 credits per task; image-to-video and first-and-last-frame cost 8. With no other usage, that covers up to 10 text tasks or 7 image-based tasks with 4 credits remaining. No payment card is needed to spend welcome credits.
Pick the right starting point
Use text-to-video when you have an idea but no image. Use image-to-video when a portrait, product shot or illustration already gives you the composition. Use first-and-last-frame when both the opening and ending matter, such as an empty room becoming a furnished space.
Make your credits useful
Start with a 5-second test and one clear action. Check subject shape, faces and motion before revising the prompt. A 10- or 15-second task currently costs the same credits as a 5-second task in the same mode, but longer clips can be harder to keep consistent. Each account can have one active video task at a time.
What “free” does and does not mean
Generation requires Google sign-in, available credits and queue capacity. The current workflow adds no brand watermark, though the model can generate lettering or marks. Public output is silent standard-resolution footage, not the separately upscaled homepage showcase. Download work you want to keep.
A prompt to start with
A polished silver robot places a small glass sphere on a dark table, slow push-in, soft studio light, one continuous shot.
Use this as a starting point, then adjust one action or camera instruction at a time. It is a prompt example, not a guarantee of a specific result.
Try this workflow →