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Veo 3.1 Lite Pricing

Veo 3.1 Lite costs $0.0206 per second of generated video. That's up to 59% below Google's official list price. No subscription; failed generations are free.

Per second from
$0.0206
720p
8 s at 720p
$0.17
official $0.40
1 minute at 720p
$1.24
official $3.00
Below official
up to 59%
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Price list

Veo 3.1 Lite price per second

Every tier with Google's official list price, our price and what common clip lengths cost.

Veo 3.1 Lite pricing for every tier
TierOfficialCheaper Gen.Save8 s clip8 s clips / $10
720p
8 s clip, audio included
$0.05/s$0.0206/s−59%$0.1760
  • Official price: Google Cloud Vertex AI list price for veo-3.1-lite-generate-001 with audio ($0.05 / s at 720p, $0.08 / s at 1080p). Verified October 16, 2026.
  • Our channel bills Lite per clip, so 4 s and 6 s clips cost the same as 8 s.

By task

Veo 3.1 Lite pricing by endpoint

Each Veo 3.1 Lite endpoint is billed on the same per-second rates. Starting price per endpoint:

Veo 3.1 Lite Text to Videoup to −59%
$0.0206/s · 720p

Input: A prompt · google/veo-3.1-lite/text-to-video

Veo 3.1 Lite Image to Videoup to −59%
$0.0206/s · 720p

Input: A first frame (+ prompt) · google/veo-3.1-lite/image-to-video

Cost examples

What Veo 3.1 Lite videos cost

Worked examples at today's prices, against the official list price.

Veo 3.1 Lite cost examples
Use caseRequestTierOfficialCheaper Gen.Saved
Test clip1 × 4 s720p$0.20$0.17$0.035
Social clip1 × 8 s720p$0.40$0.17$0.24
Longest single clip1 × 8 s720p$0.40$0.17$0.24
Prototype batch50 × 8 s720p$20.00$8.25$11.75
Monthly production1,000 × 8 s720p$400.00$165.00$235.00

Estimate your monthly Veo 3.1 Lite bill

Pick a tier and your monthly volume. Switch models to compare — same live prices as the tables above.

Model

Drag the slider — or pick a model — to try your own numbers.

Veo 3.1 Lite at 720p: 1,000 minutes of video per month costs $3,000 at the official list price and $1,238 on Cheaper Gen. — you save $1,763 a month.

Billing

How Veo 3.1 Lite billing works

The same rules apply in the API, the Playground and the Studio. Full details in the billing docs.

  • Unit. Per second of video, for any length in 4, 6, 8 s. Our channel bills Lite per clip, so 4 s and 6 s clips cost the same as 8 s.
  • Audio. No separate audio option.
  • Official reference. Google Cloud Vertex AI list price for veo-3.1-lite-generate-001 with audio ($0.05 / s at 720p, $0.08 / s at 1080p), verified October 16, 2026.
  • Hold, then settle. The quoted price is held from your prepaid balance when you submit and becomes the final charge on success. The exact cost is returned with every generation.
  • Failed = free. Failed generations, and jobs you cancel while queued, are refunded in full automatically.
  • Price before you run. POST /v1/quote/google/veo-3.1-lite/text-to-video returns the price, the official price and your discount for any input — free.

FAQ

Veo 3.1 Lite pricing questions

How Veo 3.1 Lite compares on price

Veo 3.1 Lite costs $0.0206/s, billed per second of generated video. The official list price is $0.05/s (Google Cloud Vertex AI list price for veo-3.1-lite-generate-001 with audio).

A 8-second clip costs $0.17 at 720p. You can pick any length in 4, 6, 8 s and pay per second.

Per second of video, from prepaid credits in US dollars. Our channel bills Lite per clip, so 4 s and 6 s clips cost the same as 8 s. The exact cost is shown on the Generate button in the Studio and returned with every API generation.

Veo 3.1 Lite has no separate audio option; the price per second is the same for every clip at a given resolution.

No. The quoted price is held when you submit and refunded in full, automatically, if the generation fails or you cancel it before it starts.

There is no subscription and no monthly fee. Cheaper Gen. is prepaid: add credits from $10, spend them on any model in the API or the Studio, and failed generations are refunded automatically. The quote endpoint (POST /v1/quote/{endpoint}) is free, so you can price any request before you run it.