Post-Cutoff
Search For AI agents

Google DeepMindVeo familyPreviewVideo generationReleased 15 Oct 2025

Veo 3.1

Google’s dedicated text/image-to-video model with native audio, served as long-running operations.

Model idveo-3.1-generate-preview

Price$0.40 per second

Checked29 September 2026

Where it stands

18newer video generation models since its release

The 5 newest are listed. All video generation models

After it from Google
Gemini Omni Flash (Omni 1.1 Flash)May 2026
Weights
Closed weights; access is hosted only.

How to call it

5 ways to use Veo 3.1, with the model id each provider expects.

Providers, model ids, endpoints and docs for Veo 3.1
ProviderModel idEndpointDocs
Gemini API veo-3.1-generate-preview https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/veo-3.1-generate-preview:predictLongRunning ai.google.dev
Gemini API veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview:predictLongRunning
Gemini API veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview:predictLongRunning
Google Cloud Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Vertex AI) docs.cloud.google.com
Web app gemini.google.com

Pricing

Prices for Veo 3.1
Per second$0.40
Per second, 4K$0.60

As published: “per second of video (veo-3.1-generate-preview, 720p/1080p $0.40, 4K $0.60). Fast: $0.10 (720p) / $0.12 (1080p) / $0.30 (4K). Lite: $0.05 (720p) / $0.08 (1080p)”.

Source: ai.google.dev, checked 29 September 2026.

Specs

Input
Text, images and video
Output
Video and audio
Context window
Not published
Max output
Not published
Open weights
No
Licence
Proprietary
Released
15 October 2025
Status
Preview
Type
Video generation

What stands out

What its maker marketed at launch, and what people found later, each with its source.

  • Native audio in every clip

    Dialogue, SFX and ambience generated with the video; Veo 3.1 extended audio to Ingredients-to-Video, Frames-to-Video and Extend.

    Source: blog.google

  • Reference images and first/last frame control

    Multiple reference images for character/object/style consistency; generate a bridge between a start and end frame.

    Source: blog.google

  • Video extension to a minute+

    Extend clips (720p) to build longer continuous scenes.

    Source: ai.google.dev

Notes

Specs: 4/6/8 s, 720p/1080p/4K (1080p/4K need 8 s; no 4K on Lite), 16:9 or 9:16, 24 fps. Standard + Fast released 2025-10-15, Lite 2026-03-31; all still preview ids in the Gemini API. Veo 2 and Veo 3.0 sunset 2026-06-30. Google now recommends Gemini Omni Flash as default video model.

curl -X POST "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/veo-3.1-generate-preview:predictLongRunning" \
  -H "x-goog-api-key: $GEMINI_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"instances":[{"prompt":"A dramatic sunset over mountains"}]}'
# then poll the returned operation name

Sources: Veo guide, pricing, deprecations, Flow blog.