Our verdict
Veo 2 is the better choice
Veo 2 scores higher than Grok 2025 in most quality categories shown. Its biggest lead is in actor performance, but Grok 2025 costs less.
Google DeepMind
Veo 2
56.0Overall score
- Rank
- #8
- Price per minute
- $21.00/min
xAI
Grok 2025
54.0Overall score
- Rank
- #11
- Price per minute
- $4.20/min
Best for
Highest overall score
Veo 2
Veo 2 leads the overall score by 2.0 points.
The overall score does not measure file reliability.
Best for
More readable text
Veo 2
Veo 2 leads by 17.0 points.
Long or moving text still needs manual review.
Best for
Lower generation cost
Grok 2025
Grok 2025 runs $4.20/min, against $21/min for Veo 2.
Provider prices can change.
Best for
Built-in audio
Grok 2025
Grok 2025 generates audio with the video; Veo 2 does not.
This comparison does not score audio quality.
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Reviewer scores
Scores by category
Veo 2 wins 8 of 14 categories head-to-head. Each bar is the reviewer score out of 100.
Biggest gap2D Animation: Grok 2025 ahead by 49.5 points.
Closest categoryPrompt Adherence: Veo 2 ahead by 3.5 points.
Head-to-head scores
14 categories rated head-to-head
Veo 2Grok 2025
Physics
56.2
45.9
Prompt Adherence
58.0
54.5
Logic Consistency
38.3
43.3
Scene Consistency
57.7
66.9
Cinematography
67.7
52.7
2D Animation
23.0
72.5
3D Animation
54.5
67.7
Anime Animation
27.3
39.5
Human
52.7
57.9
Hands
59.9
39.7
Actor Performance
65.3
34.7
Objects
57.8
53.1
Animals
75.8
54.5
Text Fidelity
54.0
37.0
