Veo publishes a two day clock on the finished file
The documentation states that generated videos are stored on the server for two days, after which they are removed. No size figure appears anywhere, so what this row publishes in the file column is a deadline for collecting the output. As of 2026-09-22.
| Property of the output file | What the page states | Consequence |
|---|---|---|
| How long it stays fetchable | Two days, then removed | Collection is a scheduled step |
| Its size | Nothing | An upload check has to measure the file |
| Its container or codec | Nothing | Delivery format is not specified here |
Inclusion rule. Statements this documentation page makes about the generated file itself. Input ceilings for reference images are a different subject and are not recorded on this sheet. Order. The statement the page makes first, then the two it does not.
1A retention window is a specification with an operational cost
Two days is generous for a single piece and thin for a campaign. A batch generated on a Friday against a Monday deadline is a batch that has to be fetched before the weekend, and nothing about that appears in the duration or resolution columns.
The cost of missing it is a full re-generation at full price, and on this row that re-generation is also subject to the length and tier conditions the same page attaches. So the retention figure compounds the constraints beside it.
2Two rows in the register publish a clock, thirteen do not
The other is a plain twenty-four hour URL. Two days against one day is not a meaningful ranking; what matters is that both pages state a clock at all, and that the thirteen other entries leave the question unaddressed.
An unaddressed retention policy is not the same as permanent storage. It is a gap, and these sheets mark it hollow rather than assuming either answer, because a pipeline built on the wrong assumption fails quietly and late.
3What the file column cannot tell a delivery check
Nothing here states a size, a container or a codec. The one surface in this register with published file rules asks for a cap, a bitrate floor and one of five containers, and none of those can be checked against this page.
That is the ordinary situation across the register: file rules live on the surface side and retention clocks, where they exist at all, live on the generator side. The two halves of the file column rarely describe the same property.
4Where this cell sits in the column
| Generator | File |
|---|---|
| Amazon Nova Reel | Not stated |
| CogVideoX | Not stated |
| Google Veo | Held on the server for 2 days |
| Grok Imagine | Not stated |
| Hedra | Not stated |
| HeyGen | Upload ceilings, 32MB to 100MB |
| Kling AI | Not stated |
| LTX-Video | Not stated |
| MiniMax | Not stated |
| Pika | Not stated |
| PixVerse | Not stated |
| Runway | Input ceilings, 5MB to 200MB |
| SceneMixer | Not stated |
| Vidu | Not stated |
| Wan 3.0 | A URL valid for 24 hours |
Inclusion rule. Every generator in the register against the file column. Most say nothing about files at all, which is why the column is mostly hollow and worth printing. Order. Alphabetical by generator name.
- How long the output stays fetchableGenerated videos are stored on the server for 2 days, after which they are removed
- Veo 3.1 and Veo 3.1 Fast8 seconds, 6 seconds, 4 seconds, with 8 seconds only if 1080p or 4k or using reference images
5Sources
Read from Google's Veo documentation, checked 2026-09-22. The column itself is described on file, and the rule that keeps surfaces and generators apart is on method. Next along this column: Wan 3.0, TikTok.