GCP Vertex AI exposes Veo 3.1 through model ID veo-3.1-generate-preview. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.
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Quick Start
- 1
- 2Use the GCP Vertex AI SDK or REST API to call
veo-3.1-generate-preview— see the documentation for request format.
Code Examples
Install
pip install google-cloud-aiplatformAPI key
GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECTModel ID
veo-3.1-generate-previewFor Google-published models use the model name directly, e.g. "gemini-2.0-flash-001". For third-party publishers (Anthropic, Meta, etc.) use the full publisher path, e.g. "publishers/anthropic/models/claude-3-5-sonnet-v2@20241022".
import os
import vertexai
from vertexai.generative_models import GenerativeModel
# Reads GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT from env; authenticates via Application Default Credentials
vertexai.init(project=os.environ["GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"], location="us-central1")
model = GenerativeModel("veo-3.1-generate-preview")
response = model.generate_content("Hello")
print(response.text)Pricing on GCP Vertex AI
Capabilities
VisionMultimodal
About Veo 3.1
Veo 3.1 is Google DeepMind's Veo model focused on video understanding and generation. It was released 2025-01-01.
Model Specs
Released2025-01-01