Alternatives
Best cheaper alternatives to Veo 3.1
Looking for a cheaper or smarter replacement for Veo 3.1 by Google? We compared every Video model with verifiable pricing on real input/output cost, context window, intelligence and modalities. 11 options are meaningfully cheaper.
Category: Video
Grok Imagine Video98% CHEAPER
xAI
Same category
$0.01 in · $0.05 out / 1 Second 98%
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%
Marengo Video Indexing90% CHEAPER
TwelveLabs
Same category
$0.042 in · $0 out / 1 Minute Video 96%
Photo Avatar92% CHEAPER
HeyGen
Same category
$0.0333 in · $0.0167 out / request 78%
Digital Twin92% CHEAPER
HeyGen
Same category
$0.0333 in · $0.0167 out / request 78%
Studio Avatar92% CHEAPER
HeyGen
Same category
$0.0333 in · $0.0167 out / request 78%
Lipsync92% CHEAPER
HeyGen
Same category
$0.0333 in · $0.0667 out / image 78%
Veo 3.1 Lite88% CHEAPER
Google
Same category
$0.05 in · $0 out / 1 Second 98%
Veo 3.1 Fast75% CHEAPER
Google
Same category
$0.1 in · $0 out / 1 Second 98%
Pika 1.075% CHEAPER
Pika Labs
Same category
$0.1 in · $0 out / Credit 90%
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%
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%
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.