VEO 3.1 Lite AI Generator
Generated on PixelDojo with VEO 3.1 Lite. Produced by PixelDojo's generation pipeline.
VEO 3.1 Lite costs 1.5 credits per second at 720p, the cheapest of the three VEO 3.1 tiers, so a 4 second clip is 6 credits. We ran the same earbuds image-to-video test we ran on Fast and Standard on August 26, 2026, and it finished in about 102 seconds for 6 credits, the fastest and cheapest of the three. It also did two things its own documentation says it should not: it ignored the requested 16:9 aspect ratio and it returned a real audio track. This page covers the price, the timing, and both of those measured surprises.
The 6 credit test that came back in the wrong aspect ratio
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Slow cinematic camera orbit around the earbuds case, soft studio lighting shifts, the lid opens gently to reveal the earbuds, product commercial style
VEO 3.1 Lite
The price, and what we actually measured
The cheapest VEO 3.1 tier
1.5 credits per second at 720p, 2 credits per second at 1080p. A 4 second 720p clip is 6 credits, less than a fifth of Standard's 32 credits for the same length.
What it measured
About 102 seconds from request to finished file, the fastest of our three VEO 3.1 tests. Fast took about 178 seconds and Standard about 139 seconds for the identical request in the same batch.
It returned the wrong aspect ratio
We requested 16:9 from a square 1024x1024 source image, the same request that returned a correct 1280x720 on both Fast and Standard. Lite came back 720x1280, a portrait 9:16 frame, ignoring the requested ratio.
It generated audio despite being documented as audio-free
The tool's own configuration lists Lite with no audio generation. Our returned file nonetheless carried a real AAC stereo track, measured at about -10.3 dB mean volume with peaks at 0 dB, in the same range as the audio Fast and Standard generated for the same prompt.
It runs on separate infrastructure from Fast and Standard
Lite is configured as its own routing target rather than a lighter mode of the same pipeline, which likely explains why its behavior diverges from the other two tiers on both aspect ratio and audio.
No reference images, confirmed in the schema
Unlike Standard, Lite's configuration does not accept reference images for style guidance. That restriction held as documented; the aspect ratio and audio behavior did not.
1.5 credits a second at 720p. Our test: 6 credits, about 102 seconds, and an unexpected portrait output with audio.
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6 credits for a 4 second clip
1.5 credits per second at 720p, less than half of Fast's rate and under a fifth of Standard's.
About 102 seconds, the fastest of the three tiers
Measured in the same batch as our Fast and Standard tests, on August 26, 2026.
Worth testing your own aspect ratio before relying on it
Our 16:9 request came back as 720x1280 portrait. Confirm the actual output shape before building a pipeline around a requested ratio.
How It Works
How we ran the test, so you can repeat it:
Start from the same image as the other two tiers
We reused the identical earbuds product still and prompt from the Fast and Standard tests for a direct comparison.
Request 720p and 16:9, then check what comes back
We asked for the cheaper 720p tier and a 16:9 frame. The credit charge matched our request; the output's actual aspect ratio did not.
Run it in the app or over the API
Generate from the VEO 3.1 page, or POST to /api/v1/models/veo-3.1-lite/run. Ours took about 102 seconds and charged 6 credits.
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Common Questions
Everything you need to know about VEO 3.1 Lite
What does VEO 3.1 Lite cost?
1.5 credits per second at 720p, or 2 credits per second at 1080p. A 4 second clip at 720p is 6 credits, and note that 1080p on Lite only supports an 8 second duration, not 4 or 6.
How fast is VEO 3.1 Lite?
About 102 seconds for our 4 second image-to-video test on August 26, 2026, faster than the Fast tier's about 178 seconds and the Standard tier's about 139 seconds for the identical request that same day.
Does VEO 3.1 Lite generate audio?
Its configuration says no, but our test file carried a real AAC audio track measured at about -10.3 dB mean volume, in the same range as the audio Fast and Standard produced for the same prompt. Do not rely on Lite being silent without checking the specific output.
Will it honor my requested aspect ratio?
Not reliably based on our test. We requested 16:9 and received a 720x1280 portrait clip instead, while the identical request returned the correct 1280x720 on both Fast and Standard. Verify the actual output dimensions rather than assuming the request was honored.
How does it compare with Fast and Standard on price?
Lite at 1.5 credits per second is half of Fast's 3 and less than a fifth of Standard's 8. Lite is also the only tier of the three with no reference image support.
How do I call it from the API?
POST to /api/v1/models/veo-3.1-lite/run with your API key, a prompt, and either image for image-to-video or text alone for text-to-video.