Veo 3.1 API pricing
As of 2026-10-13, Veo 3.1 prices on the Gemini API run from $0.05 per second (Veo 3.1 Lite, lite · 720p) to $0.60 per second (Veo 3.1, 4k) across 8 published variants.
Veo 3.1
API model ID: veo-3.1
| Variant | Price | Billing | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720p | $0.40 per second | per-unit | Same price published for 720p and 1080p. | Google Gemini API pricing Read 2026-10-13 |
| 1080p | $0.40 per second | per-unit | — | Google Gemini API pricing Read 2026-10-13 |
| 4k | $0.60 per second | per-unit | — | Google Gemini API pricing Read 2026-10-13 |
Veo 3.1 Fast
API model ID: veo-3.1-fast
| Variant | Price | Billing | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fast · 720p | $0.10 per second | per-unit | — | Google Gemini API pricing Read 2026-10-13 |
| fast · 1080p | $0.12 per second | per-unit | — | Google Gemini API pricing Read 2026-10-13 |
| fast · 4k | $0.30 per second | per-unit | — | Google Gemini API pricing Read 2026-10-13 |
Veo 3.1 Lite
API model ID: veo-3.1-lite
| Variant | Price | Billing | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lite · 720p | $0.05 per second | per-unit | — | Google Gemini API pricing Read 2026-10-13 |
| lite · 1080p | $0.08 per second | per-unit | — | Google Gemini API pricing Read 2026-10-13 |
Prices are per second of output as the provider publishes them, in USD, with no currency conversion and no averaging across variants. A per-second price is never converted into a per-token figure; compare rows only inside this modality and unit.
Questions
How much does Veo 3.1 cost?
On the Gemini API, Veo 3.1 is $0.40 per second at 720p and 1080p and $0.60 per second at 4K. Veo 3.1 Fast is $0.10, $0.12 and $0.30 per second at those resolutions, and Veo 3.1 Lite is $0.05 at 720p and $0.08 at 1080p. An eight-second 1080p Veo 3.1 clip is $3.20 from these rows.
Is Veo 3.1 available on the Gemini API free tier?
No. Google's pricing page lists the free tier as not available for Veo 3.1, so every generation is billed at the per-second rates on this page. Our Google AI Studio free-tier page records which Gemini models are free of charge; the video models are not among them.
Is Veo 3.1 cheaper than Sora 2?
Sora’s archived prices are not a current API alternative: OpenAI lists September 24, 2026 as the shutdown date. Compare Veo’s current per-second rates by resolution and tier instead. This page records prices, not measured video quality, total workflow cost, or equivalence with a retired model.
