# veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview

Calls to the model veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview on Gemini API stopped working on October 22, 2026.

On October 22, 2026, the model veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview will be retired. Any calls using model veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview will fail after this date. Developers calling this model through the Gemini API must update their requests before the shutdown.

- API: Gemini API (generativelanguage.googleapis.com)
- Model: veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: October 22, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/gemini-api/veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview/

## What to use instead

Move to gemini-omni-1.1-flash, recommended by Google.