Veo 3.1 Lite API pricing
Veo 3.1 Lite by Google, priced on Gemini API. API model ID veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview
Veo 3.1 Lite API pricing starts at $0.05/second (official pricing page, verified Oct 9, 2026).
| Resolution | Price | 5-second clip | 10-second clip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 720p · with audio | $0.05/second | $0.25 | $0.50 |
| 1080p · with audio | $0.08/second | $0.40 | $0.80 |
Verified against the official pricing page on Oct 9, 2026. Official pricing page
Examples are unit price × length or count. They do not include retries, free allowances, or inputs and options that the official page prices separately.
Other video generation models
- Seedance 2.0 Mini · $0.04/second†
- Kling 2.6 · $0.042/second
- MiniMax H3-Max · $0.05/second
- Runway Gen-4 Turbo · $0.05/second · image to video only
- Wan 3.0 · $0.05/second
- Seedance 2.0 Fast · $0.06/second†
- Wan 3.0 Prime · $0.068/second
- Seedance 2.0 · $0.07/second†
- MiniMax H3 · $0.08/second
- Kling 3.0 · $0.084/second
- Veo 3.1 Fast · $0.10/second
- Wan 2.7 · $0.10/second
- Seedance 2.5 · $0.103/second†
- Kling 3.0 Turbo · $0.112/second
- Runway Gen-4.5 · $0.12/second
- Veo 3.1 · $0.40/second
Starting prices from each model's official pricing page, verified Oct 9, 2026. Every tier and its source are on the model's own page.
† Billed by video tokens. The per-second price is the one the official page lists for a 16:9, 5-second video without video input.
Questions
- How much does Veo 3.1 Lite cost per second?
- Veo 3.1 Lite: 720p · with audio $0.05/second, 1080p · with audio $0.08/second.
- How much does a 10-second Veo 3.1 Lite video cost?
- At the lowest listed tier (720p · with audio), a 10-second Veo 3.1 Lite clip costs $0.50, before any separately priced inputs, options or retries.
- Are there lower-priced alternatives to Veo 3.1 Lite?
- Among the models listed on modelpick, these start lower: Seedance 2.0 Mini (480p, $0.04/second, billed by video tokens; per-second price as listed on the official page), Kling 2.6 (720p · no audio, $0.042/second) (official pricing pages, verified Oct 9, 2026). Starting prices can be for a different tier, and output quality differs; compare the same tier and samples before switching.