Veo 3.1 Fast vs Veo 3.1 Lite
Both Veo 3.1 Fast and Veo 3.1 Lite are available on Scenes AI, and between these two the trade-off is quality against cost. Veo 3.1 Fast rates higher on measured image-to-video quality — 68 against 62 out of 100 — while Veo 3.1 Lite is cheaper per second of finished video. Every figure below comes from the same catalogue that bills your account.
What actually differs
These two match on most of the 10 specifications below; they differ on 2.
- Veo 3.1 Fast
- Balanced quality and cost · strongest in-video audio
- Veo 3.1 Lite
- Fastest and cheapest · ideal for iterating
- Veo 3.1 Fast scores 68 out of 100 on measured image-to-video preference testing against Veo 3.1 Lite's 62 — a 6-point gap.
- Veo 3.1 Lite starts at $0.024 per second against $0.049 for Veo 3.1 Fast — 2.00x the rate for the same second of finished video.
Side by side
Specifications and rates, straight from the live catalogue.
| Spec | Veo 3.1 Fast | Veo 3.1 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | ||
| Quality score | 68/100 | 62/100 |
| Billing | Flat, per clip | Flat, per clip |
| From (per second) | $0.049 | $0.024 |
| Longest scene | 8s | 8s |
| Aspect ratios | 2 (16:9, 9:16) | 2 (16:9, 9:16) |
| Resolutions | 720p, 1080p, 4k | 720p, 1080p, 4k |
| Reference images | 3 | 3 |
| Scene-to-scene morph | Yes | Yes |
| In-video audio | Always on | Always on |
Which should you pick?
Use Veo 3.1 Lite while you are still working out whether the idea holds — the point of the cheaper engine is that a draft you throw away costs little. Switch to Veo 3.1 Fast for the version you intend to publish. Because Scenes AI shows a scrubbable preview before any clips are bought, you can settle the structure cheaply and pay the higher rate once.
Price your own video with either engine on the pricing page, or read the full specs for Veo 3.1 Fast and Veo 3.1 Lite.
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