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. From 2 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
| 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
4Using the models, not reading about them
Release notes such as “Google Veo” matter once a pipeline runs the models; SceneMixer's guides describe how it does:
It is one of the 2K tiers, with SeedDream 5.0 Lite; the Qwen tiers render at lower pixel counts.
SceneMixer, SeedDream 5.0 Pro — “Is this the highest-resolution image tier?” (read 2026-10-13)
Each segment is generated on whatever tier was selected at the time, and the episode composites them together.
SceneMixer, 480P, 720P or 1080P: Which Tier to Pick — “Can I mix tiers in one episode?” (read 2026-10-13)