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Why use Veo 3.1 Lite on Google AI Studio?
Google AI Studio offers Veo 3.1 Lite with competitive pricing. Google AI Studio is a model prototyping environment and API access point for Gemini models, offering an inference playground for developers to test and build AI applications.
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Setup recipe
Python + curlInstall
pip install google-genaiAuth
export GOOGLE_API_KEY=...Call
import os
from google import genai
client = genai.Client(api_key=os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"])
response = client.models.generate_content(Model ID
veo-3.1-lite-generate-previewRequest example
import os
from google import genai
client = genai.Client(api_key=os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"])
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview",
contents="Hello"
)
print(response.text)Gotchas
- Use the model name directly, e.g. "gemini-2.0-flash", "gemini-1.5-pro", or "gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06".
- The examples expect GOOGLE_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Capabilities
VisionMultimodal
About Veo 3.1 Lite
Veo 3.1 Lite is Google DeepMind's Veo model focused on video understanding and generation. It was released 2025-01-01.
FAQ
Who created Veo 3.1 Lite?
Veo 3.1 Lite was created by Google DeepMind as part of the Veo model family.
Is Veo 3.1 Lite open source?
Veo 3.1 Lite is not open source; the seed data lists it as proprietary.
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Model Specs
Released2025-01-01