Veo 3.1 Lite

Preview

Cheapest Veo tier, billed per second with audio: $0.05/s at 720p, $0.08/s at 1080p; 4K output is not supported. Paid tier only; token price fields are N/A. No shutdown date announced.

Veo 3.1 Lite by Google is tracked live in our LLM catalog. It is in preview.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

Provider
Google
Status
Preview
Input price
Output price
Cached input
Blended price
Context window
Max output
Modality
text-in, video-out
Open weights
No — API only
Knowledge cutoff
Released
31 Mar 2026
API string
veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview

Source: Google official documentation ↗

FAQ

Veo 3.1 Lite — questions & answers

Is Veo 3.1 Lite deprecated?

No — Veo 3.1 Lite is in preview and not currently scheduled for deprecation or retirement in our tracker.

Does Veo 3.1 Lite support image or vision input?

Our catalog lists Veo 3.1 Lite's modalities as text-in, video-out; image/vision input is not among them.

Can I self-host Veo 3.1 Lite?

No — Veo 3.1 Lite is proprietary. Its weights are not publicly released, so it is available only through Google's API (or hosted partners), not for self-hosting.

What is the API model string for Veo 3.1 Lite?

The API model identifier for Veo 3.1 Lite is "veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview" when calling Google's API.