Veo 3.1 Lite
Veo 3.1 Lite is the budget tier of Google DeepMind's Veo 3.1, released on 31 March 2026 to halve developer costs again. It keeps the audio, lengths and shapes of the family, drops 4K, and costs $0.05 a second with audio at 720p on fal, a third of Fast and an eighth of the full model.
Anvisha Pai, Co-founder & CEO, Voyager
Google DeepMind · released
›What we asked for
A self-portrait of Veo 3.1 Lite, Google's budget video model: a small paper boat sailing down a rain gutter on a city street, kids' feet splashing past, gentle rain sound, playful and light.
fal-ai/veo3.1/lite
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 6s, generate_audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
At a glance
- Price
- $0.05 a second with audio at 720p, $0.03 silent, $0.08 with audio at 1080p. Our six-second clips cost $0.30.
- Length
- 4, 6 or 8 seconds; our five-second fixture rounds to six.
- Audio
- Native, on by default.
- No 4K
- 720p and 1080p only.
- Use
- Iteration and volume; regenerate at Fast or the full model when a shot is chosen.
Other Veo models: Veo 3.1 Fast, Veo 3.1. Compare all 3.
Anvisha's take
Veo 3.1 Lite keeps most of the family's look at $0.30 a clip and loses it on the details that matter for finished work. The title card overlapped 'MODA' with 'SUMMER' and then cropped, the image-to-video clip barely poured anything, and the pour-over hands are softer than Fast's. The harbour, the market and the woodblock storm are all fine, and the speaking woman is as good as any. Draft on Lite, regenerate the chosen shot on Fast.
Veo 3.1 Lite real output: the same 9 clips every model gets
Every video model on this site gets the same 9 clips, so you can compare like with like. These are the clips Veo 3.1 Lite returned, one try each, nothing re-rolled or retouched. Each tile shows one frame of the clip until you press play. Generated on . The 9 clips took 37 to 102 seconds each and cost $2.70 in total.
A clean product shot that holds its shape through a full slow rotation.
›What we asked for
A matte black ceramic pour-over coffee dripper rotating slowly on a white turntable, soft studio light, seamless white background, product video, no text.
fal-ai/veo3.1/lite
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 6s, generate_audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
A face, lip sync and a spoken line, where the model makes audio.
›What we asked for
A woman in her 40s with short grey hair stands in a bright kitchen, looks at the camera and says 'Good morning, the coffee is ready', natural window light, handheld feel, she smiles at the end.
fal-ai/veo3.1/lite
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 6s, generate_audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
Set text that stays spelled correctly while it moves.
›What we asked for
A title card reading 'MODA SUMMER SESSIONS' animates in over slow-motion footage of a festival crowd at dusk, then a smaller line 'Friday 12 June' fades in beneath it. Bold condensed type, tangerine on navy.
fal-ai/veo3.1/lite
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 6s, generate_audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
A steady drone push-in with stable geometry.
›What we asked for
Drone shot pushing slowly forward over a coastal town at sunrise, terracotta roofs, fishing boats in the harbour, long shadows, cinematic and steady.
fal-ai/veo3.1/lite
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 6s, generate_audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
A spill in slow motion: does water behave like water.
›What we asked for
A glass of water tips over on a wooden table and spills in slow motion, water and three ice cubes sliding across the wood, macro lens, morning light.
fal-ai/veo3.1/lite
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 6s, generate_audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
Hands, a kettle and a steady pour without extra fingers or teleporting objects.
›What we asked for
Close-up of hands pouring hot water from a gooseneck kettle in slow circles into a pour-over coffee dripper, steam rising, shallow depth of field, warm cafe light.
fal-ai/veo3.1/lite
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 6s, generate_audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
Many people and objects moving at once without merging.
›What we asked for
A crowded Saturday farmers market seen from slightly above, shoppers with tote bags, a dog on a leash, a busker with a guitar, bunting swaying, late morning light, gentle camera drift.
fal-ai/veo3.1/lite
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 6s, generate_audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
A named style held across every frame rather than drifting to photoreal.
›What we asked for
A lighthouse on a rocky cliff in a storm, in the style of a Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print, waves crashing in flat colour with visible wood grain, animated like moving paper cutouts.
fal-ai/veo3.1/lite
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 6s, generate_audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
Bring a still product photo to life without changing the product.
›What we asked for
The coffee dripper slowly fills as coffee drips through it, steam rising, the camera drifting gently around it, the dripper itself unchanged. (starting from The Nano Banana Pro product shot from the image fixture set.)
fal-ai/veo3.1/lite/image-to-video
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 6s, generate_audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
How the cost under each picture was worked out: fal's Veo 3.1 Lite rate of $0.05 per second at 720p with audio on (fal model page, read 2026-09-09) for the 6 seconds requested; fal does not return the charge.
Veo 3.1 Lite pricing
| Where | Unit | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini API | Second with audio, 720p $0.08 at 1080p. No 4K. | $0.05 | Gemini API pricing, read |
| fal | Second with audio, 720p $0.03 silent; 1080p $0.05 silent, $0.08 with audio. | $0.05 | fal model page, read |
| fal | Six-second 720p clip with audio | $0.30 | fal model page, read |
Is Veo 3.1 Lite free?
There is no free tier for Veo on the Gemini API. In the Gemini app, video generation is a paid-plan feature: Google AI Pro accounts get up to three Veo 3.1 Fast clips a day and Google AI Ultra up to five with the full Veo 3.1, with occasional free weekends for everyone.
- •Gemini API: Google's pricing page lists the free tier as not available for every Veo 3.1 model.
- •Gemini app, Google AI Pro: up to three videos a day on Veo 3.1 Fast.
- •Gemini app, Google AI Ultra: up to five videos a day on Veo 3.1.
- •Every clip carries a SynthID watermark.
iTechGuides on Gemini app video limits, 13 August 2026, read
Where to use Veo 3.1 Lite
- Gemini app · Paid plans; a few clips a day.
- Google Flow · Google's filmmaking tool built on Veo.
- Gemini API and Vertex AI · Pay per second, with and without audio.
- fal · Per-second pricing by resolution and audio; text, image and first-last-frame endpoints.
- Voyager · Runs inside Voyager, the agent for creative work. Private preview by waitlist.
Voyager
Run Veo 3.1 Lite inside Voyager
Voyager is an agent for creative work that runs every model in this reference, Veo 3.1 Lite included. Brief it, and it picks the model, makes the thing and hands back something you can edit. Create an account to get started.
What we noticed running Veo 3.1 Lite
- •The two title lines animate over each other and the frame then crops the top word off. Same prompt, clean on Fast and the full model. See the animated title card clip.
- •The dripper sits there with a wisp of steam and almost no visible pour; the cheapest tier did the least with the starting image. See the image to video clip.
- •Self-portrait: A paper boat between two pairs of wellies in the rain, charming and unrelated to the model.
- •Same fixed 4, 6 or 8 second lengths as the rest of the family; every clip here is six seconds.
Veo 3.1 Lite limits and API parameters
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Length | 4, 6 or 8 seconds. fal API reference, read |
| Resolution | 720p or 1080p; no 4K. fal API reference, read |
›Every setting, for developers
fal (fal-ai/veo3.1/lite)
fal API reference, read
| Parameter | Type | Values | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| prompt | string | Any text Required. | |
| duration | enum | 4s, 6s, 8s | 8s |
| resolution | enum | 720p, 1080p | 720p |
| aspect_ratio | enum | 16:9, 9:16 | 16:9 |
| generate_audio | boolean | true, false | true |
| negative_prompt | string | Any text | |
| seed | integer | Any integer | |
| auto_fix | boolean | true, false Rewrites a prompt the safety filter would refuse. | true |
| safety_tolerance | enum | 1 to 6, 1 strictest | 4 |
| image_url | URL | Starting frame, 720p or higher Image-to-video endpoint. |
What Veo 3.1 Lite will not make
Google's Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy applies: no sexual content involving minors, non-consensual intimate imagery, violent extremism, self-harm, hate, harassment or deceptive depictions of real people, and no adult mode. Every clip carries an invisible SynthID watermark, and fal exposes a safety_tolerance dial from 1 to 6 that operates inside the same policy.
Alternatives to Veo 3.1 Lite
Frequently asked questions
What is Veo 3.1 Lite?
Veo 3.1 Lite is Google's budget video tier, released on 31 March 2026, at $0.05 a second with audio at 720p, with the family's audio and lengths but no 4K.
Is Veo 3.1 Lite good enough?
For drafts and social clips, look at the nine samples above and compare them with Fast's. The difference shows most on faces and fine motion.
How this page is made
Prices, limits and settings are read from the linked vendor and host pages on the dates shown. Every picture was generated by us through fal with the request shown under it, and the original files are kept unedited. A generation that failed is shown as a failure. Model and vendor names are used to identify the products; no vendor imagery appears on this page.
