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Veo 3.1 Fast vs Veo 3.1
Two models line by line: prices from the official rates this site has confirmed, capabilities from the vendor's own page. Generation quality is not compared — we have no same-prompt samples we can publish, so anything said about it would be a guess.
The short answer
200 seconds of generation a month: 20 videos × 5 seconds each × 2 attempts on average.
- At this volume Veo 3.1 Fast costs less: $20 a month through Gemini API, against $40 for Veo 3.1 through fal.
- Channels this site can price: 19 for Veo 3.1 Fast, 18 for Veo 3.1.
Line by line
| Item | Veo 3.1 FastGoogle | Veo 3.1Google |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Developer | ||
| Status | Active | Active |
| Last confirmed | Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| At your usage | ||
| Cheapest per month | $20/mo Gemini API · Pay as you go | $40/mo fal · Pay as you go |
| Pricing | ||
| Lowest subscription cost per second | $0.010/s Google Flow · Not split by resolution | $0.100/s Google Flow · Not split by resolution |
| Lowest API price per second | $0.100/s Gemini API · 720p · With audio | $0.200/s Runway API · Not split by resolution · No audio |
| Official specs | ||
| Clip length | 4 / 6 / 8 seconds | 4 / 6 / 8 seconds |
| What it can do | Text to video, Image to video, First/last frame, Reference to video, Extend video | Text to video, Image to video, First/last frame, Reference to video, Extend video |
| Highest resolution | 4K | 4K |
| Audio | Generates its own audio | Generates its own audio |
| Specs (from the price lists) | ||
| Resolution | 720p · 1080p · 4K | 720p · 1080p · 4K |
| Audio | With or without audio | With or without audio |
| Billing | Per second, Per 4s clip, Per 6s clip, Per 8s clip | Per second, Per 8s clip |
| Where to buy | ||
| Subscription tools | Google Flow | Luma, Google Flow |
| With an exact published rate | Google Flow | Luma, Google Flow |
| API | Gemini API, Runway API, fal, Replicate | Gemini API, Runway API, fal, Replicate |
| Source | ||
| Official page | Official source page | Official source page |
The "at your usage" row uses this site's default volume; with your own numbers the answer can change. Compare at your own usage ↗