Cover - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Cover - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2025	Mar. 27, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2025
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-40743
Registrant Name	Verde Clean Fuels, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	85-1863331
Entity Address, Address Line One	711 Louisiana St.
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 2160
Entity Address, City or Town	Houston
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	77002
City Area Code	908
Local Phone Number	281-6000
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	true
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 22.8
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Certain sections of the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) within 120 days of the Registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Report” and "Annual Report").
Entity Central Index Key	0001841425
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2025
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	VGAS
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
Trading Symbol	VGASW
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Class A Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		22,049,621
Class C Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		22,500,000