Google Launches Veo 3.1 Lite as OpenAI Shuts Down Sora — Video Generation at $0.05/Second
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Google released Veo 3.1 Lite on March 31, a cost-optimized video generation model at less than 50% the cost of Veo 3.1 Fast. Pricing: $0.05/sec for 720p, $0.08/sec for 1080p, supporting text-to-video and image-to-video in 16:9 and 9:16 at 4/6/8 second durations. Available now on Gemini API and Google AI Studio, with Veo 3.1 Fast price cuts following April 7. Strategic timing as OpenAI recently shut down Sora.