Google Veo 3.1 Fast — Google's fast-tier Veo 3.1 — 1080p with native synchronised audio.
Google · From 71 credits / 4s on Dahab Studio.
Veo 3.1 Fast is Google's lower-latency tier of the Veo 3.1 family. It generates 4–8 second 1080p clips with native synchronised audio (ambient sound, dialogue, music) and supports two-keyframe interpolation: a start image and a last frame, for smooth scripted transitions. Dahab Studio routes this through Replicate at $0.149/second.
Specs
- Max duration: 8s
- Resolution: 1080p
- Aspect ratios: 16:9, 9:16
- Native audio: Yes
- Multi-reference: No
- Pricing: 71 cr / 4s, 95 cr / 8s
Use cases
- Polished social ads: When the brand bar is high and the budget allows for premium output — Veo 3.1 Fast nails motion physics and lighting.
- Two-keyframe transitions: Provide a first frame and a last frame; Veo interpolates the camera motion smoothly between them. Used by Dahab Studio Flow for cinematic cuts.
- Native-audio dialogue clips: Veo speaks the dialogue directly in the video output for English prompts — no separate TTS step needed.
- Brand cinematics: Hero videos for landing pages where photorealism matters more than per-second cost.
Veo 3.1 Fast vs alternatives
- vs Veo 3.1 (full quality): Veo 3.1 Fast trades a bit of detail for ~3× lower cost ($0.149 vs $0.40 per second). Use Fast for iteration, Full for final delivery.
- vs Grok Imagine Video: Veo wins on photorealism and physics. Grok wins on cost and longer max duration (15s vs 8s).
- vs Pika 2.0: Native audio in the same generation pass. Pika audio is a separate paid step.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Veo 3.1 Fast cost on Dahab?
- A 6-second clip is 71 credits (~71 EGP). 8-second max is 95 credits. Pay-as-you-go, no subscription.
- Does Veo 3.1 Fast support Arabic?
- For visual prompts yes. For native English-audio output yes. For native Arabic spoken dialogue, route through Dahab's Talking Head which combines Veo video with ElevenLabs Egyptian TTS.
- What's the difference between Fast and full Veo 3.1?
- Fast is ~3× cheaper at $0.149/s vs $0.40/s and slightly less detailed. Full Veo 3.1 outputs the same resolution but with more refined motion and lighting. Use Fast for drafting, Full for final renders.
- Can I supply a start and end frame?
- Yes. Veo 3.1 accepts both an image (start frame) and a last_frame_image (end frame) and interpolates between them. Used by Dahab Studio Flow for keyframe-driven cuts.
- What aspect ratios are supported?
- 16:9 and 9:16 only. Veo does not currently support 1:1, 4:3, or 3:4.
Related models
- Google Veo 3.1 — Google's premium Veo 3.1 tier — top-quality 1080p with native audio.
- Grok Imagine Video — xAI's native-audio video model — fast, cheap, and 1080p out of the box.
- Kling V3 Omni — Multi-reference video — up to 4 images + 1 video + audio output in one model.
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