Veo 3.1 Lite - Oxen.ai

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Model ID: google-veo-3-1-lite Veo 3.1 Lite is Google’s most cost-efficient Veo model, generating high-quality short videos from a text prompt or a first-frame image, with native synchronized audio. It balances quality and cost for everyday creative and production workflows, with controllable duration, aspect ratio, and resolution.

Example request

Use the Workbench as a request builder: configure parameters for this model in the UI, then open the API tab to copy the exact cURL or Python call.

Sync
Async
Async with SSE

This blocks until the video is ready (typically 5-15 minutes). Prefer Async or Async with SSE for anything beyond quick experimentation.See the video generation reference for more details.

Minimal
Basic parameters
All parameters

curl -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/videos/generate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
  "prompt": "<prompt>"
}'

import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/videos/generate",
    headers={
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
    },
    json={
        "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
        "prompt": "<prompt>"
    },
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

curl -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/videos/generate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
  "prompt": "<prompt>",
  "input_image": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
}'

import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/videos/generate",
    headers={
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
    },
    json={
        "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
        "prompt": "<prompt>",
        "input_image": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
    },
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

curl -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/videos/generate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
  "prompt": "<prompt>",
  "input_image": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "resolution": "720p",
  "duration": 8
}'

import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/videos/generate",
    headers={
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
    },
    json={
        "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
        "prompt": "<prompt>",
        "input_image": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png",
        "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
        "resolution": "720p",
        "duration": 8
    },
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

See the async queue reference for more details.

Minimal
Basic parameters
All parameters

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
  "prompt": "<prompt>"
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Poll until the generation reaches a terminal status.
while true; do
  STATUS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq -r '.status')
  echo "Status: $STATUS"
  case $STATUS in succeeded|failed|cancelled) break;; esac
  sleep 5
done

# Print the result.
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq .

import os
import time
import requests

HEADERS = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers=HEADERS,
    json={
        "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
        "prompt": "<prompt>"
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

while True:
    data = requests.get(
        f"https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/{generation_id}",
        headers=HEADERS,
    ).json()
    if data["status"] in {"succeeded", "failed", "cancelled"}:
        break
    time.sleep(5)

if data["status"] == "succeeded":
    print(f"Result: {data['result_url']}")
else:
    print(f"Generation {data['status']}: {data.get('error_message')}")

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
  "prompt": "<prompt>",
  "input_image": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Poll until the generation reaches a terminal status.
while true; do
  STATUS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq -r '.status')
  echo "Status: $STATUS"
  case $STATUS in succeeded|failed|cancelled) break;; esac
  sleep 5
done

# Print the result.
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq .

import os
import time
import requests

HEADERS = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers=HEADERS,
    json={
        "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
        "prompt": "<prompt>",
        "input_image": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

while True:
    data = requests.get(
        f"https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/{generation_id}",
        headers=HEADERS,
    ).json()
    if data["status"] in {"succeeded", "failed", "cancelled"}:
        break
    time.sleep(5)

if data["status"] == "succeeded":
    print(f"Result: {data['result_url']}")
else:
    print(f"Generation {data['status']}: {data.get('error_message')}")

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
  "prompt": "<prompt>",
  "input_image": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "resolution": "720p",
  "duration": 8
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Poll until the generation reaches a terminal status.
while true; do
  STATUS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq -r '.status')
  echo "Status: $STATUS"
  case $STATUS in succeeded|failed|cancelled) break;; esac
  sleep 5
done

# Print the result.
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq .

import os
import time
import requests

HEADERS = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers=HEADERS,
    json={
        "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
        "prompt": "<prompt>",
        "input_image": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png",
        "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
        "resolution": "720p",
        "duration": 8
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

while True:
    data = requests.get(
        f"https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/{generation_id}",
        headers=HEADERS,
    ).json()
    if data["status"] in {"succeeded", "failed", "cancelled"}:
        break
    time.sleep(5)

if data["status"] == "succeeded":
    print(f"Result: {data['result_url']}")
else:
    print(f"Generation {data['status']}: {data.get('error_message')}")

See the async queue reference for more details.

Minimal
Basic parameters
All parameters

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
  "prompt": "<prompt>"
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Stream the SSE channel, grab the data line that follows a
# media_generation_completed event for our id, and pretty-print it.
curl -sN -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events \
  | awk -v id="$GEN_ID" '
    /^event: media_generation_completed$/ { expect=1; next }
    /^data: / && expect {
      payload = substr($0, 7)
      if (index(payload, "\"generation_id\":\"" id "\"")) { print payload; exit }
      expect = 0
    }
  ' | jq .

import json
import os
import requests

API_KEY = os.environ["OXEN_API_KEY"]
AUTH = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers={**AUTH, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={
        "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
        "prompt": "<prompt>"
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

with requests.get(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events",
    headers=AUTH,
    stream=True,
) as stream:
    event_name = None
    for line in stream.iter_lines(decode_unicode=True):
        if line.startswith("event: "):
            event_name = line.removeprefix("event: ")
        elif line.startswith("data: ") and event_name == "media_generation_completed":
            payload = json.loads(line.removeprefix("data: "))
            if payload.get("generation_id") == generation_id:
                print(payload)
                break

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
  "prompt": "<prompt>",
  "input_image": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Stream the SSE channel, grab the data line that follows a
# media_generation_completed event for our id, and pretty-print it.
curl -sN -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events \
  | awk -v id="$GEN_ID" '
    /^event: media_generation_completed$/ { expect=1; next }
    /^data: / && expect {
      payload = substr($0, 7)
      if (index(payload, "\"generation_id\":\"" id "\"")) { print payload; exit }
      expect = 0
    }
  ' | jq .

import json
import os
import requests

API_KEY = os.environ["OXEN_API_KEY"]
AUTH = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers={**AUTH, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={
        "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
        "prompt": "<prompt>",
        "input_image": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

with requests.get(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events",
    headers=AUTH,
    stream=True,
) as stream:
    event_name = None
    for line in stream.iter_lines(decode_unicode=True):
        if line.startswith("event: "):
            event_name = line.removeprefix("event: ")
        elif line.startswith("data: ") and event_name == "media_generation_completed":
            payload = json.loads(line.removeprefix("data: "))
            if payload.get("generation_id") == generation_id:
                print(payload)
                break

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
  "prompt": "<prompt>",
  "input_image": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "resolution": "720p",
  "duration": 8
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Stream the SSE channel, grab the data line that follows a
# media_generation_completed event for our id, and pretty-print it.
curl -sN -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events \
  | awk -v id="$GEN_ID" '
    /^event: media_generation_completed$/ { expect=1; next }
    /^data: / && expect {
      payload = substr($0, 7)
      if (index(payload, "\"generation_id\":\"" id "\"")) { print payload; exit }
      expect = 0
    }
  ' | jq .

import json
import os
import requests

API_KEY = os.environ["OXEN_API_KEY"]
AUTH = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers={**AUTH, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={
        "model": "google-veo-3-1-lite",
        "prompt": "<prompt>",
        "input_image": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png",
        "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
        "resolution": "720p",
        "duration": 8
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

with requests.get(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events",
    headers=AUTH,
    stream=True,
) as stream:
    event_name = None
    for line in stream.iter_lines(decode_unicode=True):
        if line.startswith("event: "):
            event_name = line.removeprefix("event: ")
        elif line.startswith("data: ") and event_name == "media_generation_completed":
            payload = json.loads(line.removeprefix("data: "))
            if payload.get("generation_id") == generation_id:
                print(payload)
                break

Fetch model details

The models endpoint returns the full model object, including its json_request_schema.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/models/google-veo-3-1-lite

Request parameters

Required parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
`prompt`	`string`	—	Text description of the video to generate, or how to animate the input image.

Optional parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
`input_image`	`string`	—	Optional first-frame image to animate (image-to-video). Leave empty to generate from the prompt alone. Format: uri.
`aspect_ratio`	`string`	`"16:9"`	Output video aspect ratio. One of: 16:9, 9:16.
`resolution`	`string`	`"720p"`	Output video resolution. 1080p requires an 8 second duration. One of: 720p, 1080p.
`duration`	`integer`	`8`	Video duration in seconds. 1080p requires 8 seconds. One of: 4, 6, 8.
`seed`	`integer`	—	Random seed for deterministic generation.

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