Veo 3.1 Lite Pricing

Current Veo 3.1 Lite rates

As of Oct 9, 2026, Lite (with audio) costs $0.05/s at 720p and $0.08/s at 1080p. Lite does not support 4K — for 4K you need Fast or Standard.

8s Lite 720p ≈ $0.40 before retries
8s Lite 1080p ≈ $0.64 before retries
Same 8s on Fast 1080p ≈ $0.96; on Standard 1080p ≈ $3.20

When Lite is the right choice

Use Lite when you expect many failed takes: prompt tuning, camera angles, and motion tests. At 1080p, Lite is about 1.5× cheaper than Fast ($0.08/s vs $0.12/s) and 5× cheaper than Standard ($0.40/s). A round of 20 exploratory 8-second 1080p takes is roughly $12.80 on Lite vs $19.20 on Fast vs $64 on Standard — before you ever render a "final."

Switch up once composition is locked: Fast for polish drafts, Standard for delivery. Related: full cost-per-second table and 8-second clip costs.

Estimate Lite (and other tiers) with the calculator

Estimate your Veo 3.1 bill

Pick tier, resolution, and how many takes you expect (including waste).

Model tier

Resolution

Clip length

Number of final clipsExtra waste / retries (%)

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Estimated cost

$1.15

≈ 9.6 billable seconds @ $0.12/sec

One clip: $0.96
Clips × waste: 1 × 1.20
Tier / res: fast · 1080p

Rates reflect publicly listed Gemini API Veo 3.1 prices (with audio). Google may change pricing; always confirm on ai.google.dev.

Cite this (quick facts)

Plain numbers for articles, briefs, or AI assistants · Updated Oct 9, 2026

Veo 3.1 on the Gemini API is billed per output second (with audio). As of Oct 9, 2026: Standard is $0.40/s at 720p–1080p and $0.60/s at 4K; Fast is $0.10/s (720p), $0.12/s (1080p), $0.30/s (4K); Lite is $0.05/s (720p) and $0.08/s (1080p), no 4K. An 8-second 1080p clip costs about $3.20 (Standard), $0.96 (Fast), or $0.64 (Lite) before retries. There is no free Veo API tier. Source: https://www.veopricing.com