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Model infoModelsSnapshot: 15 Oct 2026

Google / Veo

Veo 3.1 Lite preview

Video generation model offered through the Gemini API.

previewClosed weightsVideo generation
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 12 Oct 2026
13 of 25 specification fields collected
Output resolution720p, 1080pSee specification notes below
Clip duration4, 6 or 8 secondsSee specification notes below
Input billingSee ratesGoogle Gemini API
Output billingSee ratesPublished units and conditions below

Specifications

Provider-documented facts. “Not collected” means we have not verified that field yet, not that the feature is unsupported.

Input token limit
1,024 tokensSource for Input token limit (opens in a new tab)

Text-input token limit; not a video duration or a general chat context.

Maximum output
Not collected
Input modalities
Text, ImageSource for Input modalities (opens in a new tab)

Text, Image

Output modalities
Video, AudioSource for Output modalities (opens in a new tab)

Video with audio

Reasoning
Not collected
Tool calling
Not collected
Structured output
Not collected
Streaming
Not collected
Batch processing
Not collected
Fine-tuning
Not collected
Knowledge cutoff
Not collected
Parameters
Not collected
Architecture
Not collected
Languages
Not collected
Model card updated
March 2026Source for Model card updated (opens in a new tab)

Card update month, not a release date.

Videos per request
1 video per requestSource for Videos per request (opens in a new tab)
Output resolutions
720p, 1080pSource for Output resolutions (opens in a new tab)

These resolutions have separate rates.

Video duration
4, 6 or 8 secondsSource for Video duration (opens in a new tab)

1080p and 4K (where supported) require 8 seconds. On models supporting reference images, those requests also require 8 seconds.

Frame controls
First and last frame interpolationSource for Frame controls (opens in a new tab)
Video extension
Not supportedSource for Video extension (opens in a new tab)

Not supported by Lite.

Context caching
Not collected

See endpoint caching records. No verified support claim for this model.

Access & pricing

Prices belong to an endpoint and billing tier. A provider listing does not guarantee access for every account or region.

API model ID
veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview
Access
Google AI Studio / Gemini API account; region, tier and quota restrictions apply.
Regions
See Google supported-region and account requirements; region-specific availability not yet collected.

Prices retain their published currencies and billing units below.

Published billing units · original currency · observed 12 Oct 2026
CategoryUsageRateUnit
Video generation720p video with audio1$0.05second of video
Video generation1080p video with audio1$0.08second of video

Rate conditions

  1. Standard paid-tier rate at the named resolution. Charged only when video generation succeeds.
Pricing source (opens in a new tab)

Data & enterprise terms

Retention, training use, regional processing and enterprise terms have not been summarized for this endpoint.

Caching

Caching can reuse earlier input processing. Availability, lifetime and billing depend on the endpoint. A cache hit still generates a new response.

01 / INITIAL INPUTProcess & retain

The system processes eligible input and retains reusable state.

02 / LATER REQUESTCheck available state

Reuse depends on matching input, session state and the cache policy.

03 / CACHE HITReuse & generate

Reusing state can reduce repeated work. Any charges follow the billing rules below.

Google Gemini API

veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview
Not verified

Provider-side caching has not been verified for this endpoint. Missing documentation is not evidence that caching is unsupported.

How it works
Not collected
Minimum reusable input
Not collected
Lifetime & refresh
Not collected
How to enable it
Not collected
Usage fields
Not collected
Billing rules
Not collected
Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

What the measurements say

No benchmark observations have been added for this model. We do not turn a vendor description into a performance score.

Latency and throughput depend on the host, request size, reasoning settings and load. There is no measured speed or global usage figure in this record.

The record behind the model

Why it is included

Google-documented proprietary hosted release in the Gemini API model catalog. No public weights identified for this release in the reviewed documentation; public-weight Gemma models are excluded.

Classification evidence (opens in a new tab)

Lifecycle dates

Gemini API release31 Mar 2026Source (opens in a new tab)
Earliest possible Gemini API shutdown22 Oct 2026Source (opens in a new tab)

Sources reviewed