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Veo 3.1 Lite Preview
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Summary
Veo 3.1 Lite is the Lite tier of the Veo 3.1 line next to Veo 3.1 and Veo 3.1 Fast. It was released as a preview on March 31, 2026, and the model card lists the Gemini API, AI Studio, Vertex AI, Google Flow and Google Workspace.
It remains a preview on Vertex AI under veo-3.1-lite-generate-001. Only the Gemini API ID veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview was shut down on October 22, 2026.
What Veo 3.1 Lite Preview can do
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All benchmark results
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Show all 2 individual results from 1 source
Measurements without matching peer values
These measurements have no matching peer values under the same test conditions. Their original values and sources remain available here.
Veo 3.1 Lite T2V overall win rate vs Veo 3.1 Fast (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
- Source value
- 54.6
- Score
- 54.6
- Metric
- Overall pairwise win rate for Veo 3.1 Lite versus Veo 3.1 Fast on text-to-video (T2V).
- Unit
- %
- Benchmark version
- Google DeepMind model card published April 2026; evaluation revision not stated
- Category
- video
- Direction
- Higher is better
- Sample
- 1000
- Source type
- vendor-reported
- Evaluator
- Google DeepMind Veo 3.1 Lite model card
- Status
- active
- Retrieved at
- 2026-10-28
- Methodology
- Vendor-reported result. Google DeepMind evaluates Veo 3.1 Lite against Veo 3.1 Fast. This row is the model-card overall win-rate for the stated task and prompt count. The card does not specify prompt selection, evaluator, number of generations or pairwise judgments, seeds, aggregation method, or uncertainty.
- Context
- The prompt count is reported, but it is not a count of repeated generations or independent judgments. No confidence interval or evaluation revision is given. This is Google's vendor-reported result.
Veo 3.1 Lite I2V overall win rate vs Veo 3.1 Fast (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
- Source value
- 47.2
- Score
- 47.2
- Metric
- Overall pairwise win rate for Veo 3.1 Lite versus Veo 3.1 Fast on image-to-video (I2V).
- Unit
- %
- Benchmark version
- Google DeepMind model card published April 2026; evaluation revision not stated
- Category
- video
- Direction
- Higher is better
- Sample
- 646
- Source type
- vendor-reported
- Evaluator
- Google DeepMind Veo 3.1 Lite model card
- Status
- active
- Retrieved at
- 2026-10-28
- Methodology
- Vendor-reported result. Google DeepMind evaluates Veo 3.1 Lite against Veo 3.1 Fast. This row is the model-card overall win-rate for the stated task and prompt count. The card does not specify prompt selection, evaluator, number of generations or pairwise judgments, seeds, aggregation method, or uncertainty.
- Context
- The prompt count is reported, but it is not a count of repeated generations or independent judgments. No confidence interval or evaluation revision is given. This is Google's vendor-reported result.
Popularity compared
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Popularity index
0 to 100, higher is more popular
20 of 98 models
As of November 2026 · Source: gradually.ai popularity index
Over time
Weekly values from November 1, 2026 to November 5, 2026
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All specifications
Watermarking and provenance
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- AI watermarking
- Subject to limitations. Google documents SynthID for videos from the former Gemini API preview endpoints. Those endpoints were shut down on October 22, 2026. Other access routes require separate verification.
- Source: AI watermarking
Licence and access
- Preview release
- The Gemini changelog dates the Veo 3.1 Lite preview to March 31, 2026; model materials state that the Vertex AI endpoint became available on April 2.
- Source: Preview release
API
Further details
- Active Vertex AI model ID
- veo-3.1-lite-generate-001 is documented as a Vertex AI preview route; the source gives no shutdown date.
- Source: Active Vertex AI model ID
- Retired Gemini API alias
- veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview was shut down in the Gemini API on October 22, 2026. That alias shutdown is not a global retirement of the Vertex AI model.
- Source: Retired Gemini API alias
- Other product access
- Google names Gemini API, AI Studio, Vertex AI, Flow, and Workspace as Veo 3.1 Lite product surfaces, but does not document the exact model ID used by apps other than Vertex AI.
- Source: Other product access
- Gemini API model ID
- veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview, shut down on October 22, 2026
- Source: Gemini API model ID
Prices
Free to use at Google (Google AI Free, with limited credits), more from €4.99 a month (Google AI Plus, with limited credits). Through other providers from ≈ €6.36 a month (ElevenLabs Starter, with limited credits). 35 plans in Germany.
| Plan | Monthly price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Google AI Free | free | developer's own plan, with limited credit |
| Google AI Plus | €4.99 | developer's own plan, with limited credit |
| Google AI Pro | €21.99 | developer's own plan, with limited credit |
| Google AI Ultra 5x | €99.99 | developer's own plan, with limited credit |
| Google AI Ultra 20x | €219.99 | developer's own plan, with limited credit |
| Lovable Free | free | with limited credit |
| ElevenLabs Starter | ≈ €6.36 | with limited credit |
| Krea Basic | ≈ €9.54 | with limited credit |
| Adobe Firefly Standard | €10.98 | with limited credit |
| Leonardo.Ai Essential | ≈ €12.72 | |
| Recraft Pro | ≈ €21.20 | with limited credit |
| Adobe Firefly Pro | €21.99 | with limited credit |
| ElevenLabs Creator | ≈ €23.33 | with limited credit |
| Recraft Teams | ≈ €23.33 | with limited credit, for teams, per seat |
| Lovable Pro | €25 | with limited credit |
| Leonardo.Ai Team Starter | ≈ €25.45 | for teams, per seat |
| Leonardo.Ai Premium | ≈ €31.81 | |
| Krea Pro | ≈ €37.11 | with limited credit |
| Lovable Business | €50 | with limited credit, for teams |
| Leonardo.Ai Team Growth | ≈ €50.89 | for teams, per seat |
| Adobe Firefly Pro Plus | €54.99 | with limited credit |
| Leonardo.Ai Ultimate | ≈ €63.61 | |
| ElevenLabs Pro | ≈ €104.96 | with limited credit |
| Krea Max | ≈ €111.32 | with limited credit |
| Krea Business | ≈ €212.05 | with limited credit, for teams |
| Adobe Firefly Premium | €219.98 | with limited credit |
| ElevenLabs Scale | ≈ €317.01 | with limited credit, for teams |
| ElevenLabs Business | ≈ €1,049.63 | with limited credit, for teams |
| Adobe Firefly Premium für Teams | n/a | with limited credit, for teams, per seat |
| Adobe Firefly Pro für Teams | n/a | with limited credit, for teams, per seat |
| Adobe Firefly Pro Plus für Teams | n/a | with limited credit, for teams, per seat |
| ElevenLabs Enterprise | n/a | for enterprises |
| Krea Enterprise | n/a | for enterprises |
| Leonardo.Ai Custom | n/a | for enterprises |
| Lovable Enterprise | n/a | for enterprises |
Frequently asked questions about Veo 3.1 Lite Preview
Where can I use Veo 3.1 Lite Preview?
Free to use at Google. Including other providers that makes 35 plans in Germany.
Subscription comparison, prices in Germany incl. VAT
At Google
5 plans, free (Google AI Free).
Through other providers
30 plans from 6 providers, from ≈ €6.36 a month (ElevenLabs Starter), with limited credits.
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