Google Veo: a faster or lighter tier, note by note
3 Google Veo entries on a faster or lighter tier, 29 July 2025 to 31 March 2026, across Veo 3 and Veo 3.1 Lite. The latest: Veo 3.1 Lite preview is released as a lower-cost tier for high-volume use. As of 2026-09-25.
| Line | Entries |
|---|---|
| Google Veo | 3 |
| Kling AI | 6 |
| LTX | 2 |
| Luma Ray | 2 |
| Midjourney video | 2 |
| MiniMax Hailuo | 3 |
| Runway | 2 |
| Seedance | 4 |
| Vidu | 2 |
| Wan | 7 |
Inclusion rule. Lines with at least one entry of this kind. Order. Alphabetical by line.
Of Google Veo's entries, 3 concern a faster or lighter tier, the first from July 2025.
1The entries
29 July 2025, Veo 3
Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast are now generally available.
Google Cloud, Vertex AI release notes
- July 29Veo 3 and the Veo 3 Fast tier become generally available on Vertex AI2025
31 July 2025, Veo 3
Launched image-to-video generation for the Veo 3 Preview model. Released Veo 3 Fast Preview model.
Google, Gemini API changelog
- July 31Image-to-video opens for the Veo 3 preview and a Veo 3 Fast preview is released2025
The gap from the previous entry: 2 days.
31 March 2026, Veo 3.1 Lite
Launched Veo 3.1 Lite Preview, veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview , our most cost-efficient video generation model
Google, Gemini API changelog
- March 31Veo 3.1 Lite preview is released as a lower-cost tier for high-volume use2026
The gap from the previous entry: 243 days.
2The same kind of change in other lines
- Kling AI: 6 entries, December 2024 to June 2026
- LTX: 2 entries, March 2026 to August 2026
- Luma Ray: 2 entries, September 2025 to January 2026
- Midjourney video: 2 entries, August 2025
- MiniMax Hailuo: 3 entries, October 2025 to August 2026
- Runway: 2 entries, August 2024 to April 2025
- Seedance: 4 entries, June 2026 to September 2026
- Vidu: 2 entries, August 2025 to September 2025
- Wan: 7 entries, February 2025 to August 2026
Google Veo, every entry · Faster and lighter tiers, every line · Veo 3
3Notes read
- Google Cloud, Vertex AI release notes, read 2026-09-25
- Google, Gemini API changelog, read 2026-09-25