Developers generating lots of short clips where cost matters more than polish; a fraction of full Veo pricing, but no free tier.
Kenning's take
What it does
Veo 3.1 Lite is the lowest-cost member of Google's Veo 3.1 video generation family, at under half the cost of Veo 3.1 Fast with the same speed. It makes 4, 6 or 8 second clips from text or an image, in wide 16:9 or tall 9:16 format at 720p or 1080p. It is available to developers on the paid tier of the Gemini API and in Google AI Studio.
- Text-to-video and image-to-video
- 720p and 1080p output
- 16:9 landscape and 9:16 portrait
- 4, 6 or 8 second clips
- Generated audio included
Who it suits. Developers building apps that generate many short videos where cost matters more than top quality.
Key facts
- Category
- AI models
- Part of
- Google Flow
- Made by
- Google DeepMind
- Released
- 31 March 2026
- How to get it
- Gemini API paid tier and Google AI Studio
- Works on
- API
- API price
- $0.05 per second of video at 720p, $0.08 per second at 1080p; 4K not supported
FAQ
When was Veo 3.1 Lite released?
Google announced Veo 3.1 Lite on 31 March 2026.
How much does Veo 3.1 Lite cost?
$0.05 per second of video at 720p and $0.08 per second at 1080p on the Gemini API paid tier.
Is Veo 3.1 Lite in the Gemini app?
Google's announcement only lists the Gemini API paid tier and Google AI Studio.
Facts from the maker's own pages and the sources listed. Checked 2026-10-11.
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