Veo 3.1 Lite vs Wan v2.7
Lowest entry price: Veo 3.1 Lite · Longest clips: Wan v2.7 · Newest: Wan v2.7. Not enough arena votes yet for a quality score, so this is a spec comparison.
Google
Veo 3.1 Lite
- Arena—
- From$0.03/s
- Max length8 s
Alibaba (Qwen)
Wan v2.7
- Arena1,428
- From$0.10/s
- Max length10 s
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Where they differ
Quality is the arena score from blind, side-by-side human votes. Price, length and resolution come from each lab’s own listings.
- Lowest entry priceVeo 3.1 LiteVeo 3.1 Lite from $0.03/s (720p) · Wan v2.7 from $0.10/s (720p–1080p)
- Longest clipsWan v2.7Veo 3.1 Lite: 4, 6 or 8 s · Wan v2.7: 2–10 s
- Highest resolutionSame top resolutionVeo 3.1 Lite: 1080p · Wan v2.7: 1080p
- NewestWan v2.7Veo 3.1 Lite Mar 31, 2026 · Wan v2.7 Apr 7, 2026
- Widest inputsWan v2.7Veo 3.1 Lite: Text prompts, Reference images, Video · Wan v2.7: Text prompts, Reference images, Audio, Video
- Native audioBoth generate soundGenerates an audio track with the video: Veo 3.1 Lite yes · Wan v2.7 yes
- Image to videoBoth animate imagesStarts from an uploaded image: Veo 3.1 Lite yes · Wan v2.7 yes
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs and apps
- Most API hostsVeo 3.1 LiteVeo 3.1 Lite: 2 · Wan v2.7: 1
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Quality (blind human votes) | ||
| Text to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | — | 1,337 ±7#20 of 48 · 27,626 votes |
| Image to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | — | 1,428 ±5#11 of 48 · 85,521 votes |
| Price | ||
| Starting price | $0.03/s 720p (best) | $0.10/s 720p–1080p |
| Top price | $0.08/s 1080p, with audio | — |
| 10-second clip | $0.30at the starting rate (best) | $1.00at the starting rate |
| How it is billed | Per second | Per second |
| Output | ||
| Produces | Video with sound | Video with sound |
| Resolutions | 720p · 1080p | 720p · 1080p |
| Highest resolution | 1080p | 1080p |
| Clip length | 4, 6 or 8 s | 2–10 s |
| Longest clip | 8 s | 10 s (best) |
| Sound | Optional | Optional |
| Frame control | First and last frame | First and last frame |
| Aspect ratios | 16:9 · 9:16 | — |
| Inputs | ||
| Text prompts | Yes | Yes |
| Start image (image to video) | Yes | Yes |
| Video input | Yes | Yes |
| Audio input | No | Yes |
| References | — | Images |
| Access | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API hosts | 2 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Mar 31, 2026 | Apr 7, 2026 |
Which should you choose?
Which is better, Veo 3.1 Lite or Wan v2.7?
Neither model has enough arena votes for a reliable quality score yet, so this page compares specs only. Run the same three or four prompts through each and judge the results.
Which is cheaper?
Veo 3.1 Lite costs from $0.03/s (720p), up to $0.08/s (1080p, with audio); Wan v2.7 costs from $0.10/s (720p–1080p). A 10-second clip at the lowest rate: Veo 3.1 Lite $0.30, Wan v2.7 $1.00. Prices are list rates and change often; check the lab before budgeting.
How long can the videos be, and at what resolution?
Veo 3.1 Lite: 4, 6 or 8 s, 720p / 1080p; Wan v2.7: 2–10 s, 720p / 1080p.
What is the difference between Veo 3.1 Lite and Wan v2.7?
Veo 3.1 Lite is a video model from Google (Mar 31, 2026), taking text prompts, reference images and video and producing video with sound. Wan v2.7 is a video model from Alibaba (Qwen) (Apr 7, 2026), taking text prompts, reference images, audio and video and producing video with sound.
Which is newer?
Veo 3.1 Lite Mar 31, 2026; Wan v2.7 Apr 7, 2026.
Which generates video with sound?
Generates an audio track with the video: Veo 3.1 Lite yes; Wan v2.7 yes.
Can I run any of these on my own hardware?
No open weights. Both are available only through APIs and apps.