Paid preview in the Gemini API (Google's current model list names veo-3.1-generate-preview and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview as Preview models; Veo 3.1 Fast rates are still published on the pricing page); also served via Vertex AI, the Gemini app and Flow[1]
Google's current video model: 8 s[2] clips that extend to 148 s[2] at 720p, 4K output on 8-second clips[2] and native audio[3], billed per second in the Gemini API[4].
Pricing
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| API price, 720p with audio (per second) | $0.40/s Standard $0.10/s Fast $0.05/s Lite[4] |
| API price, 1080p with audio (per second) | $0.40/s Standard $0.12/s Fast $0.08/s Lite[4] |
| API price, 4K (per second) | $0.60/s Standard $0.30/s Fast[4] |
| API billing basis | Per second of successfully generated video, with audio included by default; price varies by tier (Standard / Fast / Lite) and by output resolution (720p / 1080p / 4k)[4] |
| Cheapest paid consumer plan | $19.99/mo Google AI Pro $99.99/mo Google AI Ultra[5] |
| Consumer plan ladder | Google AI Pro $19.99/month (1,000 Google Flow Credits, limited trial of Veo 3.1 Lite); Google AI Ultra from $99.99/month (10,000 or 25,000 Google Flow Credits, full Veo 3.1)[5] |
| In-app cost per second | No public data |
| Free tier | Gemini API free tier: Not available for Veo 3.1 Standard, Fast or Lite (paid tier only)[4] |
Output specs
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Max length, single generation | 8 s[2] |
| Max length with extensions | 148 s (with extensions, 720p)[2] |
| Max output resolution | 2160p (4K) (Standard)[2] |
| Frame rate | 24 fps[2] |
| Aspect ratios | 16:9 (default), 9:16[2] |
| Max reference inputs per generation | 3[2] |
Features
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Native audio | Yes[3] |
| Lip-sync | No public data |
| Text-to-video | Yes[3] |
| Image-to-video | Yes[3] |
| First / last frame control | Yes[1] |
| Multi-shot in one generation | No public data |
| Video editing | Yes (Lite)[6] |
| Video extension | Yes[3] |
Access
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | Paid preview in the Gemini API (Google's current model list names veo-3.1-generate-preview and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview as Preview models; Veo 3.1 Fast rates are still published on the pricing page); also served via Vertex AI, the Gemini app and Flow[1] |
| Public API | Yes[1] |
| Where to use it | Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI; Gemini app; Flow[1] |
| Regional limits | In EU, UK, CH and MENA locations, allow_adult is the only permitted personGeneration value[2] |
| Release date | 2025-10-15[1] |
Public leaderboards
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| LMArena text-to-video score | 1364 ±14 (veo-3.1-audio)[7] |
| LMArena text-to-video rank (of 48) | #12 (veo-3.1-audio)[7] |
| LMArena image-to-video score | 1398 ±10 (veo-3.1-audio)[8] |
| LMArena image-to-video rank (of 48) | #13 (veo-3.1-audio)[8] |
| VGI-Bench overall score | 32.0[9] |
Where Veo 3.1 appears on this site
Kling vs Veo 3 · Veo 3 vs Sora · Alternatives guides
All head-to-head comparisons
Kling vs Veo 3 · Veo 3 vs Sora · Sora vs Kling · Seedance 2.5 vs Sora 2 · Kling 3.0 vs Seedance 2.5 · Veo 3.1 vs Seedance 2.5 · Kling 3.0 vs Runway Gen-4.5 · Veo 3.1 vs Runway Gen-4.5 · Luma Ray3.2 vs Kling 3.0 · Minimax H3 vs Kling 3.0 · Minimax H3 vs Veo 3.1 · Wan 3.0 vs Kling 3.0 · Seedance 2.5 vs Seedance 2.0 · Veo 3.1 vs Veo 3.1 Lite · PixVerse V6 vs Kling 3.0 · Vidu Q3 vs Kling 3.0
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”.
- Introducing Veo 3.1 and new creative capabilities in the Gemini API — Google Developers Blog. developers.googleblog.com/introducing-veo-3-1-and-new-creative-capa…. Checked 2026-10-06
- Gemini API — Generate videos with Veo — Google. ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/veo. Checked 2026-10-06
- Gemini API — Video generation docs index — Google. ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/video. Checked 2026-10-06
- Gemini API — Pricing (Veo 3.1 Standard / Fast / Lite) — Google. ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing. Checked 2026-10-06
- Google AI plans (Google One, US pricing) — Google. one.google.com/intl/en_us/about/google-ai-plans. Checked 2026-10-06
- Gemini API — Models list (Veo 3.1, Veo 3.1 Lite) — Google. ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models. Checked 2026-10-06
- Text-to-Video Arena leaderboard — LMArena (arena.ai). arena.ai/leaderboard/text-to-video. Checked 2026-10-06
- Image-to-Video Arena leaderboard — LMArena (arena.ai). arena.ai/leaderboard/image-to-video. Checked 2026-10-06
- VGI-Bench leaderboard (EMNLP 2026) — VGI-Bench research team. hexuan21.github.io/VGI-Bench. Checked 2026-10-06