# Veo 3.1 Lite (Google) — API pricing and providers

> Low-cost video generation, native audio. Model id `google/veo-3.1-lite`. Video model by Google.

- Page: https://infro.io/models/google/veo-3.1-lite
- Vendor: Google (https://infro.io/models/google)
- Modality: Video
- Endpoint through INFRO: `POST /v1/videos` at https://api.infro.io/v1
- List rate: $0.05 per second of video
- Rates checked: 2026-10-05

Rates are Google's published list price: what the customer's own provider account bills, not an INFRO charge. INFRO is a BYOK control plane; it charges a software subscription and adds 0% to model spend.

## Providers that serve it

| Provider | Model id sent |
| --- | --- |
| Google AI (Gemini) | `veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview` |
| OpenRouter | `google/veo-3.1-lite` |
| fal.ai | `veo3.1-lite` |
| Replicate | `google/veo-3.1-lite` |

## Questions

### How much does the Veo 3.1 Lite API cost?

Google's published list rate for Veo 3.1 Lite is $0.05 per second of video (checked 2026-10-05). The provider account you connect bills you at the rate on that account, so a negotiated rate replaces the list rate. INFRO adds 0% to model spend.

### Which providers serve Veo 3.1 Lite?

In INFRO's provider registry, Veo 3.1 Lite can be served by Google AI (Gemini), OpenRouter, fal.ai and Replicate. You connect your own account with any of them, and INFRO routes and fails over between the ones you connect.

### What is the Veo 3.1 Lite model ID?

Request it from INFRO as "google/veo-3.1-lite". INFRO sends each provider its own id: Google AI (Gemini) "veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview", OpenRouter "google/veo-3.1-lite", fal.ai "veo3.1-lite", Replicate "google/veo-3.1-lite".

### How do I call Veo 3.1 Lite through an OpenAI-compatible API?

Point an OpenAI SDK, or any HTTP client, at https://api.infro.io/v1 with an INFRO gateway key and send model "google/veo-3.1-lite" to POST /v1/videos. INFRO runs the request on a provider account you connected and returns the provider's response with an estimated cost.

### Does INFRO mark up Veo 3.1 Lite usage?

No. Google or the provider you connect bills model usage to your own account. INFRO charges a software subscription for routing, failover, observability, budgets and policy, and takes 0% of model spend.