Google drops Veo 3.1 Lite — half the cost of Veo 3.1 Fast
Google's new Veo 3.1 Lite hits Gemini API and AI Studio at half the price of Veo 3.1 Fast, making AI video generation more accessible.
Google quietly expanded its Veo 3.1 video generation lineup with a new Veo 3.1 Lite model, now live in the Gemini API and Google AI Studio.
Lite comes in at half the cost of Veo 3.1 Fast — which already sits at the affordable end of the Veo family. For context, Veo 3.1 Fast is priced at ~$0.15/second for API access; Lite cuts that further, making programmatic AI video generation viable for a wider range of developers and lighter use cases.
The Veo 3.1 family already brought notable upgrades: native audio generation, portrait video (9:16), video extension, and up to 1080p output. Lite inherits this lineage but trades some capability headroom for a sharper price point.
Why it matters: cheaper tiers drive adoption — Veo Lite gives indie devs and startups a real on-ramp to Google's video AI without blowing API budgets.
Sources
- Introducing Veo 3.1 and new creative capabilities in the Gemini API developers.googleblog.com
- Veo 3.1 | Gemini API Docs ai.google.dev
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