Alternatives
Best cheaper alternatives to Veo 3.1 Lite
Looking for a cheaper or smarter replacement for Veo 3.1 Lite by Google? We compared every Video model with verifiable pricing on real input/output cost, context window, intelligence and modalities. 8 options are meaningfully cheaper.
Category: Video
ByteDance Seedance 1.0 Lite100% CHEAPER
Together AI
Same category
$0 in · $0.14 out / 1 Video 96%
PixVerse v5100% CHEAPER
Together AI
Same category
$0 in · $0.3 out / 1 Video 96%
Grok Imagine Video80% CHEAPER
xAI
Same category
$0.01 in · $0.05 out / 1 Second 98%
Photo Avatar33% CHEAPER
HeyGen
Same category
$0.0333 in · $0.0167 out / request 78%
Digital Twin33% CHEAPER
HeyGen
Same category
$0.0333 in · $0.0167 out / request 78%
Studio Avatar33% CHEAPER
HeyGen
Same category
$0.0333 in · $0.0167 out / request 78%
Lipsync33% CHEAPER
HeyGen
Same category
$0.0333 in · $0.0667 out / image 78%
Marengo Video Indexing16% CHEAPER
TwelveLabs
Same category
$0.042 in · $0 out / 1 Minute Video 96%
Veo 3.1 Fast
Google
Same category
$0.1 in · $0 out / 1 Second 98%
Gen-3 Alpha Turbo
Runway
Same category
$5 in · $0 out / credit_second 98%
Gen-3 Alpha
Runway
Same category
$10 in · $0 out / credit_second 98%
Marengo Search API
TwelveLabs
Same category
$4 in · $0 out / 1000 Queries 96%
HeyGen Avatar 3.0
HeyGen
Same category
$2 in · $0 out / 1 Min Video 95%
Synthesia Expressive Avatars
Synthesia
Same category
$2.5 in · $0 out / 1 Min Video 95%
Pika 1.0
Pika Labs
Same category
$0.1 in · $0 out / Credit 90%
D-ID Agents
D-ID
Same category
$0.5 in · $0 out / Credit 90%
Sora 2
OpenAI
Same category
$0.5 in · $0 out / 1 Second 85%
Veo 3.1
Google
Same category
$0.4 in · $0.6 out / 1 Second 80%
Costs are normalised to a blended 1M-token workload (or per-unit price for non-token models) using each model's latest verified pricing. Models with pricing under review are excluded from recommendations.