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Veo 3.1 Lite
The volume tier of the Veo family. Audio is compulsory; 1080p only runs at eight seconds.
What it costs
| 5s · 720p | 21 credits | ≈ $0.50 |
| 5s · 1080p | 33.5 credits | ≈ $0.80 |
Dollar figures are approximate, at the Starter plan's rate of $19.00 for 800 credits.
What AI video costs per second: 6 findings
What it takes
| Aspect ratios | 16:9 9:16 |
| Resolutions | 720p 1080p |
| Duration | 4, 6, 8 seconds |
| Reference images | Not accepted |
| Last frame | Accepted |
| Audio | Always generated |
When to reach for it
The cheapest Veo by a wide margin, 21 credits for a five-second 720p take against 83.5 on the full model, and the right choice for the shots nobody will study. B-roll, establishing plates, background footage, anything where the sound is atmosphere rather than content.
Two constraints to plan around. Audio is always generated, with no silent mode at all, so if you need a mute clip from this family the answer is Fast rather than Lite. And at 1080p the only available duration is eight seconds; the shorter four- and six-second steps exist at 720p only. That combination catches people out when they ask for a short 1080p take and get a validation error rather than a clip.
No reference images. Like Fast, it accepts a last frame, so frame-chaining works, but character continuity does not. Two aspect ratios, as with the rest of the family.
How to prompt Veo 3.1 Lite
Veo 3.1 Lite takes the same script and sound notation as Veo 3.1, but its sound is always on — a silent clip has to come from Veo 3.1 or Fast — and it has no reference-image slot. Its 1080p runs only at eight seconds.
Guides that cover it
- Two pictures, fifteen seconds: the first-and-last-frame method
Make the opening frame and the closing frame yourself, hand a video model both, and let it fill the middle. Most models take a last frame. What it buys.
- Veo 3.1: the complete prompting guide
Eight seconds of video that writes its own soundtrack. Three audio channels, seven rules, four pipelines and the failures worth knowing about first.
Veo 3.1 Lite is one pick in the composer.
Every model in this catalog runs from the same prompt bar, priced in the same credits.
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