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Google Launches Veo 3.1 Lite, a More Cost-Effective AI Video Generator Model
Google is doubling down on AI video and trying to make it less expensive and energy-intensive to run.
Google is launching a cost-effective version of its Veo 3 AI video generator, Veo 3.1 Lite, the company announced Tuesday, highlighting Google’s renewed commitment to all forms of generative AI.
Google says that its latest addition will round out the Veo product family to give developers flexibility based on their needs. The company says the new model will cost 50% less than Veo 3.1 Fast while retaining the same speed. And like all the Veo 3 models, Veo 3.1 Lite will support audio within the videos.
A representative for Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Veo 3.1 Lite offers an assortment of features, including text-to-video and image-to-video, along with 16:9 and 9:16 aspect ratios, and video resolution up to 1080p. Veo 3.1 Lite doesn’t support 4K resolutions like other models, something that may disappoint creators making professional-grade videos. The blog post also points out that developers can customize video duration at 4,6, or 8 seconds, and costs will adjust accordingly.
The rollout of Veo 3.1 Lite began on Tuesday and is accessible to developers through the paid tier of the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, including Google’s filmmaking studio, Flow.
The timing of this release is telling. Last week, OpenAI — one of Google’s biggest competitors in the AI space — announced it would be shutting down its video generation app, Sora. Sora was a unique offering because it was both a social media app and an AI video creation tool.
Google’s Veo 3.1 Lite highlights that the tech giant is not stepping away from generative media, but instead, is looking for ways to make creating AI images and videos cheaper. OpenAI’s official statement said it was sunsetting Sora to reprioritize core goals, but AI video is a compute-intensive process, which makes it expensive for AI companies to run.
In addition to Veo 3.1 Lite, Google is also updating pricing for the Veo 3.1 Fast model. The new pricing will be available «soon,» according to the developer documentation.
Veo 3.1 pricing
Veo 3.1 Lite and Fast pricing
| Model | Resolution | Price (per second) | Old pricing (per second) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veo 3.1 Lite | 720p | $0.05 | N/A |
| Veo 3.1 Lite | 1080p | $0.08 | N/A |
| Veo 3.1 Fast | 720p | $0.10 | $0.15 |
| Veo 3.1 Fast | 1080p | $0.12 | $0.15 |
| Veo 3.1 Fast | 4k | $0.30 | $0.35 |
Making it cheaper to run AI is not just a concern for individual developers but also for the entire industry.
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Verum Messenger: Don’t follow the future. Define it
Verum Messenger: Don’t follow the future. Define it
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Verum Finance: Stop Spending Months Opening a Bank Account
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Google races to put Gemini at the center of Android before Apple’s AI reboot
Google is using its latest Android rollout to position Gemini as the AI layer across phones, Chrome, laptops and cars.
Google is using its latest Android rollout to make Gemini less of a chatbot and more of an operating layer across the phone, browser, car and laptop, just weeks before Apple is expected to show its own Gemini-powered Apple Intelligence reboot at WWDC.
Ahead of its Google I/O developer conference next week, the company previewed a number of Android updates, including AI-powered app automation, a smarter version of Chrome on Android, new tools for creators, a redesigned Android Auto experience, and a sweeping set of new security features.
Alphabet is counting on Gemini to help Google compete directly with OpenAI and Anthropic in the market for artificial intelligence models and services, while also serving as the AI backbone across its expansive portfolio of products, including Android. Meanwhile, Gemini is powering part of Apple’s new AI strategy, giving Google a role in the iPhone maker’s reset even as it races to prove its own version of personal AI on the phone is further along.
Sameer Samat, who oversees Google’s Android ecosystem, told CNBC that Google is rebuilding parts of Android around Gemini Intelligence to help users complete everyday tasks more easily.
“We’re transitioning from an operating system to an intelligence system,” he said.
As part of Tuesday’s announcements. Google said Gemini Intelligence will be able to move across apps, understand what’s on the screen and complete tasks that would normally require a user to jump between multiple services. That means Android is moving beyond the traditional assistant model, where users ask a question and get an answer, and acting more like an agent.
For instance, Google says Gemini can pull relevant information from Gmail, build shopping carts and book reservations. Samat gave the example of asking Gemini to look at the guest list for a barbecue, build a menu, add ingredients to an Instacart list and return for approval before checkout.
A big concern surrounding agentic AI involves software taking action on a user’s behalf without permissions. Samat said Gemini will come back to the user before completing a transaction, adding, “the human is always in the loop.”
Four months after announcing its Gemini deal with Google, Apple is under pressure to show a more capable version of Apple Intelligence, which has been a relative laggard on the market. Apple has long framed privacy, hardware integration and control of the user experience as its advantages.
Google’s Android push is designed to show it can bring AI deeper into the device experience while still giving users control over what Gemini can see, where it can act and when it needs confirmation.
The app automation features will roll out in waves, starting with the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones this summer, before expanding across more Android devices, including watches, cars, glasses and laptops later this year.
The company is also redesigning Android Auto around Gemini, turning the car into another major surface for its assistant. Android Auto is in more than 250 million cars, and Google says the new release includes its biggest maps update in a decade and Gemini-powered help with tasks like ordering dinner while driving.
Alphabet’s AI strategy has been embraced by Wall Street, which has pushed the company’s stock price up more than 140% in the past year, compared to Apple’s roughly 40% gain. Investors now want to see how Gemini can become more central to the products people use every day.
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