Google commits to video generation, announces Veo 3.1 Lite

Following OpenAI’s Sora exit last week, Google today said it’s committed to offering video generation while announcing Veo 3.1 Lite.

Veo 3.1 Lite slots under Veo 3.1 Fast, with Veo 3.1 remaining at the top. This new offering is Google’s “most cost-effective video model.”

Meant for “high-volume video applications,” this model supports Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video, as well as 720p or 1080p resolutions with landscape (16:9) and portrait (9:16) aspect ratios. It offers the same generation speed as Veo 3.1 Fast. 

On the pricing front, it is “less than 50% of the cost of Veo 3.1 Fast,” which is getting a price cut on April 7. 

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Veo 3.1 Lite is rolling out today on the Gemini API and Google AI Studio.

Google ends the announcement with the following note: “Our commitment to making video generation more available to developers doesn’t stop with the release of Veo 3.1 Lite. Stay tuned for more updates soon!” Others at the company have posted about how “video’s here to stay.”

Veo is integrated into various Google products at this point, including YouTube Shorts, Google Photos, Google Vids, and the Gemini app. There’s also the dedicated Flow tool. 

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