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Veo 3.1 Lite (Google)

Spec sheet · Last verified 2026-10-07 · How we source
Status: live — checked 2026-10-07

Preview in the Gemini API (veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview)[1]

The budget tier of Google's Veo 3.1 family, in preview in the Gemini API as veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview[1]. It is billed per second with audio included by default — $0.05/s[1] at 720p, $0.08/s[1] at 1080p — and 4K output is not supported[1]. The Gemini API free tier does not include it[1].

Pricing

Veo 3.1 Lite: pricing (checked 2026-10-07)
MetricValue
API price, 720p with audio (per second)$0.05/s (Veo 3.1 Lite)[1]
API price, 1080p with audio (per second)$0.08/s (Veo 3.1 Lite)[1]
API price, 4K (per second)No public data
API billing basisPer second of generated video, audio included by default; $0.05 (720p) or $0.08 (1080p)[1]
Cheapest paid consumer planNo public data
Consumer plan ladderNo public data
In-app cost per secondNo public data
Free tierGemini API free tier: not available[1]

Output specs

Veo 3.1 Lite: output specs (checked 2026-10-07)
MetricValue
Max length, single generationNo public data
Max length with extensionsNo public data
Max output resolution1080p (Veo 3.1 Lite)[1]
Frame rateNo public data
Aspect ratiosNo public data
Max reference inputs per generationNo public data

Features

Veo 3.1 Lite: features (checked 2026-10-07)
MetricValue
Native audioYes (Veo 3.1 Lite)[1]
Lip-syncNo public data
Text-to-videoNo public data
Image-to-videoNo public data
First / last frame controlNo public data
Multi-shot in one generationNo public data
Video editingNo public data
Video extensionNo public data

Access

Veo 3.1 Lite: access (checked 2026-10-07)
MetricValue
StatusPreview in the Gemini API (veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview)[1]
Public APIYes (Veo 3.1 Lite)[1]
Where to use itNo public data
Regional limitsNo public data
Release dateNo public data

Public leaderboards

Veo 3.1 Lite: public leaderboards (checked 2026-10-07)
MetricValue
LMArena text-to-video scoreNo public data
LMArena text-to-video rank (of 48)No public data
LMArena image-to-video scoreNo public data
LMArena image-to-video rank (of 48)No public data
VGI-Bench overall scoreNo public data

Where Veo 3.1 Lite appears on this site

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All head-to-head comparisons

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Evidence

Only official sources are cited: vendor pages, and leaderboard publishers for their own rankings. Anything we could not find on such a page is shown as “No public data”.

  1. Gemini Developer API pricing (Veo 3.1 rows) — Google. ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing. Checked 2026-10-07