I m growing a small SaaS. And cloud costs are starting to hurt. I keep hearing about founders stacking $100-300k in Google Cloud credits, but all the advice feels vague or locked behind big-name accelerators.
Where did you actually get credits?
Any creative hacks or things to avoid?
If you ve cracked this, I d love to hear what worked.
And if you re still figuring it out too, just drop a comment. If I ve gathered some useful stuff, I'll be happy to share.
Google Vids just leveled up video creation with major new features!
It is Google's intuitive video editing suite that solves the complexity of creating high-quality videos by letting anyone generate clips from prompts or photos , now with AI-powered video generation (Veo 3.1), custom music (Lyria 3), and fully customizable AI avatars.
What makes it stand out is the combo of free, built-in video generation plus tightly integrated tools: Lyria 3 custom music, AI avatars, a Chrome screen recorder, and direct YouTube publishing, all inside your Google ecosystem.
Key features:
High-quality video generation from text or images using Veo 3.1, free for all Google accounts with a monthly quota.
Custom music tracks with Lyria 3 / Lyria 3 Pro for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, so your videos get original soundtracks that match the mood.
Directable AI avatars you can place into scenes, interact with props, and fully customize in look, outfits, and backgrounds while keeping a consistent face and voice.
A Google Vids Screen Recorder Chrome extension to capture your screen and camera from anywhere on the web, plus one-click publishing straight to YouTube with private-by-default uploads.
Higher limits for Google AI Ultra and Workspace AI Ultra accounts, with up to 1,000 Veo videos per month for power users.
Itโs ideal for creators, educators, marketers, sideโhustlers, and everyday users who want quick tutorials, social clips, birthday montages, travel vlogs, product promos, or internal explainers without learning pro editing tools; faster and cheaper than traditional editing.
Try all new features at vids.new!
@rohanrecommendsย what's one workflow tweak you've seen marketers use to make AI avatars feel authentic in B2B explainers, like keeping voice/branding consistent across clips?
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@rohanrecommendsย still just Veo 3.1 though, yeah?
This model is "okay for very basic stuff", but quickly generates unusable content.
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@moh_codokiaiย What about letting claude code controll your mac, and then let it edit things in iMovie ?
@moh_codokiaiย yeah this is exactly the issue right now
either too expensive or the output feels limited
curious if this actually changes that
It comes down to about 10 videos per month using the Veo model for free? Can a prompt also refer to video sound?
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I find the Google AI Video tools so fragmented - you can literally create videos with Veo in AI Studio, Flow, Gemini, and now Google Vids? And they all have different settings and different limits (even on the same plan), with different options to create longer videos, or to create videos using different inputs.
Would be really great if Google just picked a video direction and stuck with it.