Google AI Pricing Update for Veo 3.1 Lite

Google AI has introduced pricing for the new Veo 3.1 Lite model for video generation, with prices starting at $0.05 for 720p video with audio.

Mar 31, 2026

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Affected

Google AI · veo-3.1

Pricing Change

Cost impact

High · 4/5

Estimated from pricing and window changes

Migration pressure

Low · 0/5

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Cost

High

Score 4/580%

Quality

Low

Score 0/50%

Migration

Low

Score 0/50%

Reliability

Low

Score 0/50%

Compliance

Low

Score 0/50%

The update introduces new pricing for Veo 3.1 Lite, which may affect cost management for users of the video generation model.

Changes

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Before

Try the new  Gemini 3.1 Flash Live  audio-to-audio model in  AI Studio .
veo-3.1-generate-preview ,  veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview
Last updated 2026-03-26 UTC.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2026-03-26 UTC."],[],[]]

After

Try the new high-speed, cost-effective  Veo 3.1 Lite  model for video generation at scale.
veo-3.1-generate-preview ,  veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview ,  veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview
Coming soon:
$0.10 (720p), $0.12 (1080p), $0.30 (4k)
Veo 3.1 Lite video with audio price (default)
$0.05 (720p)
$0.08 (1080p)
(4k output not supported)
Last updated 2026-03-31 UTC.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2026-03-31 UTC."],[],[]]

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Try the new high-speed, cost-effective Veo 3.1 Lite model for video generation at scale.

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