# Google Veo 3.1 Lite

Veo picture quality at the cheapest per-second price of any model here.

Model id: `veo-3.1-lite`
Type: Video
Made by: Google
Inputs: Text, First frame
Length: 4 to 8 s
Resolution: 720p, 1080p
Aspect ratio: auto, 16:9, 9:16
Updated: Oct 12, 2026

## Pricing

| Setting | MiniAPI | fal | Difference |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 720p silent | $0.033 / s | $0.03 | +10% |
| 720p audio | $0.055 / s | $0.05 | +10% |
| 1080p silent | $0.055 / s | $0.05 | +10% |
| 1080p audio | $0.088 / s | $0.08 | +10% |

You are not charged for a job that fails.

## Parameters

| Name | Required | Values | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `negative_prompt` | No | text |  | What to keep out of the result. |
| `prompt` | Yes | text |  | What to make, in plain words. |
| `image_url` | For first frame | https URL |  | A picture to start from. We fetch it and keep a copy for the job. Only with first frame. |
| `aspect_ratio` | No | auto, 16:9, 9:16 | auto | Shape of the result, for example 16:9 or 9:16. |
| `duration` | No | 4s, 6s, 8s | 8s | Length in seconds. The price changes with it. |
| `resolution` | No | 720p, 1080p | 720p | Output size. Higher is sharper, slower and costs more. |
| `generate_audio` | No | true, false | true | Add sound effects, background sound and speech. |
| `auto_fix` | No | true, false | false | Whether to automatically attempt to fix prompts that fail content policy or other validation checks by rewriting them. |
| `safety_tolerance` | No | 1 to 6 | 4 | How strict the model's own content filter is. Lower is stricter. |
| `seed` | No | integer |  | The same seed with the same settings gives a similar result. Leave it out for a random one. |

## Quickstart

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.minicut.ai/v1/queue/veo-3.1-lite" \
  -H "Authorization: Key $MINIAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt":"a red fox runs through snow at dawn","duration":"4s"}'
```

```json
{
  "request_id": "0192f3a4-5b6c-7d8e-9f01-23456789abcd",
  "status": "IN_QUEUE",
  "queue_position": 0,
  "status_url": "https://api.minicut.ai/v1/queue/veo-3.1-lite/requests/0192f3a4-5b6c-7d8e-9f01-23456789abcd/status",
  "response_url": "https://api.minicut.ai/v1/queue/veo-3.1-lite/requests/0192f3a4-5b6c-7d8e-9f01-23456789abcd",
  "cancel_url": "https://api.minicut.ai/v1/queue/veo-3.1-lite/requests/0192f3a4-5b6c-7d8e-9f01-23456789abcd/cancel",
  "price": "0.220000",
  "currency": "USD"
}
```

Page: https://api.minicut.ai/models/veo-3.1-lite
API reference: https://api.minicut.ai/docs/api