Veo 2 baseline
What is Veo 2?
Veo 2 is Google DeepMind's AI video model. We use it as the baseline so you can find a higher overall score, a lower price, or stronger category results.
- Overall score
- 56.0
- Price per second
- $0.35/sec
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Editor's recommendation
Start with Seedance 2.0 for the highest overall score
Seedance 2.0 ranks first at 72.0 overall and $0.15/sec. Use the ranking to compare its price and score with Veo 2.
Ranked by overall score
The 10 best Veo 2 alternatives
Each model uses the same published baseline. Compare the score, price, gap from Veo 2, and available side-by-side evidence.
Seedance 2.0 ranks first at 72.0 overall and $0.15 per second.
Rank 1
Seedance 2.0
ByteDance
Seedance 2.0 scores 16.0 points above Veo 2 overall.
Overall score
72.0
56.0
- Overall score
- 72.0
- Price per second
- $0.15/sec
- Score vs Veo 2
- 16.0 points higher
- Price vs Veo 2
- $0.20/sec less
Rank 2
Seedance 2.0 Fast
ByteDance
Seedance 2.0 Fast scores 14.0 points above Veo 2 overall.
Overall score
70.0
56.0
- Overall score
- 70.0
- Price per second
- $0.12/sec
- Score vs Veo 2
- 14.0 points higher
- Price vs Veo 2
- $0.23/sec less
Rank 3
HappyHorse-1.0
Alibaba (Wan)
HappyHorse-1.0 scores 6.0 points above Veo 2 overall.
Overall score
62.0
56.0
- Overall score
- 62.0
- Price per second
- $0.14/sec
- Score vs Veo 2
- 6.0 points higher
- Price vs Veo 2
- $0.21/sec less
Rank 4
Kling 3 Pro
Kling AI (Kuaishou)
Kling 3 Pro scores 6.0 points above Veo 2 overall.
Overall score
62.0
56.0
- Overall score
- 62.0
- Price per second
- $0.17/sec
- Score vs Veo 2
- 6.0 points higher
- Price vs Veo 2
- $0.18/sec less
Rank 5
Kling 2.6
Kling AI (Kuaishou)
Kling 2.6 scores 4.0 points above Veo 2 overall.
Overall score
60.0
56.0
- Overall score
- 60.0
- Price per second
- $0.14/sec
- Score vs Veo 2
- 4.0 points higher
- Price vs Veo 2
- $0.21/sec less
Rank 6
Veo 3
Google DeepMind
Veo 3 scores 4.0 points above Veo 2 overall.
Overall score
60.0
56.0
- Overall score
- 60.0
- Price per second
- $0.40/sec
- Score vs Veo 2
- 4.0 points higher
- Price vs Veo 2
- $0.050/sec more
Rank 7
Grok Imagine 1.0
xAI
Grok Imagine 1.0 scores 2.0 points above Veo 2 overall.
Overall score
58.0
56.0
- Overall score
- 58.0
- Price per second
- $0.070/sec
- Score vs Veo 2
- 2.0 points higher
- Price vs Veo 2
- $0.28/sec less
Rank 8
Veo 3.1
Google DeepMind
Veo 3.1 scores 0.0 points above Veo 2 overall.
Overall score
56.0
56.0
- Overall score
- 56.0
- Price per second
- $0.40/sec
- Score vs Veo 2
- Same overall score
- Price vs Veo 2
- $0.050/sec more
Rank 9
PixVerse v5.5
PixVerse
PixVerse v5.5 scores 1.0 point below Veo 2 overall.
Overall score
55.0
56.0
- Overall score
- 55.0
- Price per second
- $0.050/sec
- Score vs Veo 2
- 1.0 points lower
- Price vs Veo 2
- $0.30/sec less
Rank 10
Grok 2025
xAI
Grok 2025 scores 2.0 points below Veo 2 overall.
Overall score
54.0
56.0
- Overall score
- 54.0
- Price per second
- $0.070/sec
- Score vs Veo 2
- 2.0 points lower
- Price vs Veo 2
- $0.28/sec less
Scores and prices are from the model snapshot updated Jul 25, 2026.
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Direct evaluation examples
Watch Veo 2 beside the alternatives
Open a published comparison to see both models tested with the same evaluation data and video examples.
Example 01
Grok Imagine 1.0 vs Veo 2
See the side-by-side example →Example 02
HappyHorse-1.0 vs Veo 2
See the side-by-side example →Example 03
Kling 2.6 vs Veo 2
See the side-by-side example →Example 04
Kling 3 Pro vs Veo 2
See the side-by-side example →Example 05
Seedance 2.0 Fast vs Veo 2
See the side-by-side example →Example 06
Seedance 2.0 vs Veo 2
See the side-by-side example →Example 07
Veo 2 vs Grok 2025
See the side-by-side example →Example 08
Veo 2 vs PixVerse v5.5
See the side-by-side example →Example 09
Veo 2 vs Veo 3.1
See the side-by-side example →Example 10
Veo 3 vs Veo 2
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