Veo 3.1 API
Google's Veo 3.1 video line in three price tiers, one request format.
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models in the line
Veo 3.1 is Google's text-and-image-to-video line. All three tiers we serve take the same request and offer the same output settings — 720p, 1080p or 4K, in 16:9 or 9:16 — so the tier is purely a quality-for-money decision rather than a different integration. The spread between the cheapest and the most expensive tier is roughly eleven times per clip, which makes drafting on one tier and finishing on another a practical workflow.
At a glance
- From
- $0.11 / generation
- Modes
- Text to video, Image to video
- Resolutions
- 720p, 1080p, 4k
- Aspect ratios
- 16:9, 9:16
Models in this family
| Model | From | Modes | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veo 3.1 LiteCheapest Veo 3.1 tier for high-volume text-to-video. 8-second clips with audio at 720p, 1080p or 4k. Text prompt only — no reference images. | $0.11/ generation | Text to video | OpenDocs |
| Veo 3.1 FastGenerate video quickly from text or reference images with resolution controls. | $0.21/ generation | Text to video, Image to video | OpenDocs |
| Veo 3.1 QualityQuality-focused video generation from text or reference images. | $1.8/ generation | Text to video, Image to video | OpenDocs |
Pricing
| Model | Option | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Veo 3.1 Lite | 1080p | $0.11/ generation |
| Veo 3.1 Lite | 720p | $0.11/ generation |
| Veo 3.1 Fast | 1080p | $0.21/ generation |
| Veo 3.1 Fast | 720p | $0.21/ generation |
| Veo 3.1 Quality | 1080p | $1.8/ generation |
| Veo 3.1 Quality | 720p | $1.8/ generation |
Which one to pick
Veo 3.1 Lite
High-volume text-to-video where you are generating many candidates and throwing most away. The cheapest tier by a wide margin, but it takes a prompt only — no reference images.
Veo 3.1 Fast
The default choice. Adds image-to-video on top of text-to-video, with both first-frame and reference-image modes, at roughly twice the Lite price.
Veo 3.1 Quality
Final renders where the clip ships. Same inputs and settings as Fast, priced for output you are not going to regenerate.
Strengths
- Identical parameter surface across all three tiers — switching tier is a one-word change, not a rewrite.
- 4K output available on every tier, not reserved for the expensive one.
- Every tier is served by the same provider routing, so a tier change needs no new credentials or endpoint.
Limitations
- Clip length is fixed — there is no duration parameter, so you cannot ask for a shorter or longer take.
- Only 16:9 and 9:16 aspect ratios; square and vertical-portrait framings are not offered.
- Lite cannot accept a reference image, so any image-to-video work starts at the Fast tier.
The vendor's own description of this line: Google DeepMind — Veo
Guides
- Text to videoWhich text-to-video model fits the shot you have in mind, prompts that actually work, and the full API run from create to finished file.9 min read
- Image to videoTurning a still into a shot — which model to animate it with, first and last frame control, motion transfer, and the prompts that keep the subject intact.8 min read
- Going to productionKey handling, webhooks over polling, idempotency, terminal states, retry policy by error code, balance monitoring, rate limits and media storage.10 min read