Veo 3.1 Lite Generate
Veo 3.1 Lite Generate is the cost-optimized tier of the Veo 3.1 family, supporting text-to-video and image-to-video with native audio at 720p and 1080p, built for high-volume video applications that generate continuously rather than one deliverable at a time. Your use is subject to Google's Terms & Privacy Policies.
import { experimental_generateVideo as generateVideo } from 'ai';
const result = await generateVideo({ model: 'google/veo-3.1-lite-generate-001', prompt: 'A serene mountain lake at sunrise.'});Playground
Try out Veo 3.1 Lite Generate by Google. Usage is billed to your team at API rates. Free users (those who haven't made a payment) get $5 of credits every 30 days.
Veo 3.1 Lite Generate
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About Veo 3.1 Lite Generate
Veo 3.1 Lite Generate completes the Veo 3.1 family, released on April 2, 2026. Google positions it as its most cost-effective video model, aimed at developers building high-volume video applications, and states that it matches the generation speed of Veo 3.1 Fast. Cost, not turnaround, is what distinguishes the two tiers.
Veo 3.1 Lite Generate supports text-to-video and image-to-video with native audio generation, the capability shared across the whole Veo 3.1 family. Framing covers landscape (16:9) and portrait (9:16), output runs at 720p or 1080p, and duration is configurable at 4, 6, or 8 seconds with cost adjusting to the length you request.
The tier exists for applications where video generation is a continuous product feature rather than a production step. A social app that renders a clip for every post, a commerce catalog animating thousands of product shots, or a creative testing pipeline generating ad variants all hit a volume ceiling set by per-generation cost. Veo 3.1 Lite Generate raises that ceiling. Veo 3.1 Fast remains the iteration tier inside a creative workflow, and Veo 3.1 Generate remains the final-render tier for work that goes straight to distribution.
Rates for Veo 3.1 Lite Generate are listed on this page as N/A, with N/A breaking out resolution and duration tiers. Calling Veo 3.1 Lite Generate through AI Gateway adds usage and cost tracking, automatic retries, and provider failover on one API surface, which matters more across thousands of generations than it does for a single render.
What To Consider When Choosing a Provider
- Configuration: Duration is the direct cost lever on Veo 3.1 Lite Generate. Clips run 4, 6, or 8 seconds, and cost adjusts with the length you request, so trimming a pipeline from 8 seconds to 4 changes the unit economics of every generation you run. Confirm provider rate limits before you route sustained production volume, so batch jobs do not queue unexpectedly. Validate output quality against a representative sample of your prompts before you standardize a pipeline on Veo 3.1 Lite Generate, since Veo 3.1 Generate remains the quality ceiling of the family.
- Zero Data Retention: AI Gateway supports Zero Data Retention for this model via direct gateway requests (BYOK is not included). To configure this, check the documentation.
- Authentication: AI Gateway authenticates requests using an API key or OIDC token. You do not need to manage provider credentials directly.
When to Use Veo 3.1 Lite Generate
Best for
- High-Volume Video Applications: Per-generation cost sets the ceiling on how much video a product can render
- Product Catalog Animation: Thousands of still product shots become short clips through image-to-video
- Ad Variant Generation: Creative testing pipelines produce many versions of the same concept
- User-Generated Video Features: A clip per user action stays economical at this tier
- Rapid Prompt Iteration: Generation speed matches Veo 3.1 Fast at a lower listed rate
Consider alternatives when
- Final Production Renders:
google/veo-3.1-generate-001applies full generation compute for finished deliverables - Maximum Motion Fidelity: Veo 3.1 Generate is the quality ceiling of the Veo 3.1 family
- Conversational Video Editing:
google/gemini-omni-flash-previewrevises a clip across turns instead of regenerating - Still Image Output:
google/imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001returns images rather than video clips
Conclusion
Veo 3.1 Lite Generate is the tier to pick when video generation is a product feature rather than a production step. Text-to-video, image-to-video, and native audio all carry over from the rest of the Veo 3.1 family at the lowest listed rate in it, which is what makes continuous, high-volume generation practical.