Veo 3.1 - ByteSpike

Vendor: Google Model ID: veo-3.1 Capability: 1080p · up to 8s · text + image init · async via tasks API Pricing: per second, standard tier (live rate) Veo 3.1 is Google’s text-to-video flagship. The thing it does best is natural-world footage with coherent physics — water, foliage, animal motion, weather. For studio / cinematic shots Sora 2 Pro often has the edge; for “drone over a forest” / “tide coming in” / “wildlife” type briefs, Veo’s the right call.

Submit

curl https://llm.bytespike.ai/v1/tasks/submit \
  -H "x-api-key: $BYTESPIKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "veo-3.1",
    "prompt": "A drone shot tracking along a river, autumn leaves on the bank, soft afternoon light.",
    "duration_seconds": 5,
    "resolution": "1080p"
  }'

Body parameters

Field	Type	Required	Default	Notes
`model`	string	yes	—	`veo-3.1`
`prompt`	string	yes	—	English-tuned.
`duration_seconds`	integer	yes	—	1–8.
`resolution`	string	no	`1080p`	Supported: `720p`, `1080p`.
`aspect_ratio`	string	no	`16:9`	`16:9` / `9:16` / `1:1`.
`seed`	integer	no	—	Reproducibility.
`image_init`	string	no	—	URL of init image.

Submit response

{
  "task_id": "task_…",
  "status": "queued",
  "estimated_credits": 0.55,
  "submitted_at": "2026-05-08T13:00:00Z"
}

Poll for completion

Recommended cadence: 2s for first 60s, then 5s up to 180s. Query is free.

{
  "task_id": "task_…",
  "status": "completed",
  "result": {
    "video_url": "https://cdn.bytespike.ai/vid/...",
    "duration_seconds": 5,
    "resolution": "1080p"
  },
  "credits": 0.55
}

URLs pre-signed, 24h expiry.

Code examples

curl https://llm.bytespike.ai/v1/tasks/submit \
  -H "x-api-key: $BYTESPIKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "veo-3.1", "prompt": "Drone shot along river", "duration_seconds": 5, "resolution": "1080p"}'

Errors

Code	Trigger	Billed?
400	Body validation (duration > 8, resolution unsupported)	No
401 / 402 / 403	Auth / wallet / scope	No
451	Prompt blocked by upstream safety	No
5xx	Upstream issue	No (auto-retry)

When to use

Natural-world footage (landscape, weather, wildlife, water).
Physics-coherent motion at typical drone / handheld scales.
For lower fidelity at faster turnaround, see Veo 3.1 Fast.
For studio / cinematic 1080p, see Sora 2 Pro.
For lower cost, see Seedance 2.0.

Limits

Limit	Value
Max duration	8s
Min duration	1s
Resolutions	720p, 1080p
Aspect ratios	16:9, 9:16, 1:1
Supports image init	Yes
Typical latency for 5s clip	60-120s
Async via tasks API	Yes

Sora 2 Pro Veo 3.1 Fast

​Submit

​Body parameters

​Submit response

​Poll for completion

​Code examples

​Errors

​When to use

​Limits