Veo 3.1 Lite Lands on Vertex AI With Upscaling, Audio, and a Three-Tier Model Stack

Tools

Veo 3.1 Lite and Standalone Veo Upscaling Now Available on Vertex AI

The enterprise angle on Veo 3.1 Lite matters here: Vertex AI now offers all three tiers (Veo 3.1, Fast, and Lite) with native audio generation across the board, plus a new standalone upscaling capability that can push any video — AI-generated or camera-shot — up to 1080p or 4K. The upscaling feature is in private preview now, with public preview coming soon, making this a meaningful unlock for production teams working with legacy or mixed-source video assets.

News

Build with Veo 3.1 Lite: Google's Most Cost-Effective Video Generation Model

Google's official developer announcement confirms Veo 3.1 Lite is live on the Gemini API paid tier and Google AI Studio, supporting Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video at 720p and 1080p with 4s, 6s, or 8s clip durations. The hint that "more video news for developers" is coming soon suggests this three-tier stack isn't the final move — worth watching.

Analysis

Full Veo Pricing Table: How Veo 3.1 Lite, Fast, and Flagship Stack Up

The-Decoder published the clearest side-by-side pricing breakdown across all three Veo tiers, including the April 7 Fast price cuts — Veo 3.1 Fast 720p drops from $0.15 to $0.10/sec while Lite sits at $0.05/sec. Also worth noting: Google is now the primary Western competitor in AI video after OpenAI shuttered Sora, with ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 as the main remaining rival.