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Veo 3.1 vs Gen-4.5

Veo 3.1 edges out Gen-4.5 overall (Veo 3.1 56.0 vs Gen-4.5 40.0.) Veo 3.1 looks stronger on Objects and Animals, Physics, Humans, Prompt and Logic. The main tradeoffs are in Cost and Speed, where Gen-4.5 tends to score better.

Google
Google
Veo 3.1
56
56
Total Score
Veo 3.1
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rank
#8
cost
24.00
/min
speed
935
ms
Runway
Runway
Gen-4.5
40
40
Total Score
Gen-4.5
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rank
#18
cost
3.00
/min
speed
0
ms
Veo 3.1Google
Gen-4.5Runway
Good for
  • Objects and Animals
  • Physics
  • Humans
  • Prompt and Logic
Good for
  • Cost and Speed
Bad for
  • Cost and Speed
Bad for
  • Objects and Animals
  • Physics
  • Humans
Modalities
CapabilityVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
Text input
Image input
Video input
Audio input
Image output
Audio output

Providers

Google
Provider
Google
google-veo
Google is the platform that serves Veo 3.1 requests, pricing, and availability.
Runway
Provider
Runway
runway-ml
Runway is the platform that serves Gen-4.5 requests, pricing, and availability.

Physics

Veo 3.1 leads on physics (+18.5), with a measurable advantage over Gen-4.5. The clearest separation is on Physics (+18.5). Across the other sub-metrics in this group, the gap is smaller but generally consistent with the overall direction. If physics is a priority for your prompts, Veo 3.1 is the safer pick here.
MetricVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
Physics55.937.4

Prompt Comparisons

Prompt Adherence
Prompt
First-person handlebar POV cinematic shot, hands gripping rubber grips as a single-speed slices through a rain-glazed neon downtown at full speed, signage smearing into long horizontal streaks of magenta and lime. Tires hiss across wet pavement, brake-lever shadows flicker, breath visible in the cold. Heavy practical motion blur, anamorphic streak flares, lo-fi cinéma-vérité grit, the held high of an unsanctioned midnight ride.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
Prompt Adherence
Prompt
Anime walking-shot in the style of a quiet contemporary anime film, low POV camera tracking forward over a dirt road, framing a person's worn sneakers and beige cargo pants stepping in steady rhythm. Ahead, a small valley town spills downhill under a blazing orange sunset streaked with telephone lines and clouds. Painterly clouds with rim-lit edges, hand-drawn dust puffs at each step, the kind of contemplative end-of-day walk that doesn't need narration.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
Prompt Adherence
Prompt
Classic cinematic homage, soaring wide shot of a colossal gorilla clinging to the silver tip of a deco skyscraper, one massive fist raised at three biplanes banking around it in tight figure-eights. Below, a sprawling 1930s metropolis bakes in afternoon haze, propeller drone audible. Hybrid black-and-white-meets-color grade, fine 35mm grain, the iconic theatrical scale of an old-school spectacle staged with modern fidelity. ---
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Gen-4.5

Prompt and Logic

Veo 3.1 leads on prompt and logic (+14.7), with a measurable advantage over Gen-4.5. The clearest separation is on Prompt Adherence (+20.0). Across the other sub-metrics in this group, the gap is smaller but generally consistent with the overall direction. If prompt and logic is a priority for your prompts, Veo 3.1 is the safer pick here.
MetricVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
Prompt Adherence67.047.0
Logic Consistency47.235.6
Scene Consistency50.638.1

Prompt Comparisons

Prompt Adherence
Prompt
Stylized 2D cinematic close-up, a young woman in profile applying deep red lipstick with deliberate care, her reflection visible in a vanity mirror as she purses, smooths, and presses her lips together. Behind her, painterly cumulus drift across an unrealistically saturated cyan sky. Bold linework, comic-book inking with cel-shading, color-block backdrop, the small private ritual of putting on a face for the world.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
Logic Consistency
Prompt
Anime cinematic shot, low-angle hero composition of a young mage in a slate cloak standing center-frame as luminous white energy ribbons spiral up from the moss around his feet and weave through the canopy of a primeval forest. Eyes closed, hands clasped in concentration, robe lifting subtly. Sun shafts piercing the trees, painterly Shinkai sky peeking through, ribbons animating in fluid 2D ink-and-light strokes, the held silence of summoned focus.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
Logic Consistency
Prompt
Anime cinematic shot, low-angle hero composition of a young mage in a slate cloak standing center-frame as luminous white energy ribbons spiral up from the moss around his feet and weave through the canopy of a primeval forest. Eyes closed, hands clasped in concentration, robe lifting subtly. Sun shafts piercing the trees, painterly Shinkai sky peeking through, ribbons animating in fluid 2D ink-and-light strokes, the held silence of summoned focus.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5

Aesthetics

Veo 3.1 leads on aesthetics (+1.8), with a measurable advantage over Gen-4.5. The clearest separation is on Cinematography (+3.3). Across the other sub-metrics in this group, the gap is smaller but generally consistent with the overall direction. If aesthetics is a priority for your prompts, Veo 3.1 is the safer pick here.
MetricVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
Cinematography47.344.0
Taste
Quality0.60.3

Prompt Comparisons

Cinematography
Prompt
Image-to-video from the provided forest-path frame. Add a slow handheld push forward along the quiet blue-hour path, with leaves swaying gently and a warm distant lamp glowing between the trees. Soft lens halation, deep slate-blue grade, subtle natural shake, calm indie film texture.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
Cinematography
Prompt
High-contrast black-and-white aerial, locked overhead shot of a boxing ring with one figure seated low in shadow at the bottom of frame as two opponents circle each other slowly in the bright square below, long shadows pinwheeling. The crowd is invisible blackness beyond the ropes. Single hard top-down light pool, crushed blacks, soft 35mm grain, the choreographed stillness of a Wong Kar-wai standoff.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
Human
Prompt
Stylized Disney-revival 2D animation, three-quarter framing on a regal egyptian queen in pleated white linen perched on the arm of a sandstone throne, chin resting on a slender hand, two black cats curling at her sandaled feet. She watches something off-frame with a slow, knowing blink, kohl-lined eyes flicking. Warm gold and turquoise palette, hand-painted hieroglyphic backdrop, subtle hair sway.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5

Animation

Veo 3.1 leads on animation (+5.4), with a measurable advantage over Gen-4.5. The clearest separation is on 3D Animation (+15.5). Across the other sub-metrics in this group, the gap is smaller but generally consistent with the overall direction. If animation is a priority for your prompts, Veo 3.1 is the safer pick here.
MetricVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
2D Animation46.041.0
3D Animation54.038.5
Anime Animation48.352.5

Prompt Comparisons

2D Animation
Prompt
Stylized comic-book animated shot, three-quarter medium framing on a gaunt blue-skinned undead gunslinger in a dust-caked duster, revolver in one hand and crumpled wanted poster in the other reading "WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE — UNDEAD COWBOY — REWARD $10,000" in clean weathered typography. Hot crimson dusk behind, barbed-wire silhouettes, the poster wrinkling as he tightens his grip but every word remaining razor legible. Heavy ink-line aesthetic, Mignola-meets-Mike Allred grit.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
2D Animation
Prompt
Stylized 2D noir animation, locked wide of a softly lit drawing room as a tall figure in a dark shirt steps through a doorway pulsing with hot magenta backlight, briefcase swinging at his side, the city skyline distant beyond. Curtains breathe in the draft, pendant lamps wobble subtly, his silhouette long and theatrical across the rug. Limited frame animation, watercolor-washed shadows, restrained palette of dusty pinks, charcoal, and lamp-amber, Mignola-like line economy.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
3D Animation
Prompt
Stylized 3D animated sequence, slow tracking shot following a hefty woolly bovine sauntering down a narrow aisle of an antique porcelain boutique, glass shelves crammed with delicate vases on either side. Each heavy footstep makes the floorboards tremble, lamps swaying, a single vase teetering and almost falling. Warm amber gallery lighting, plush carpet underfoot, the held-breath tension of inevitable collision, animated with deliberate weight and timing.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5

Humans

Veo 3.1 leads on humans (+15.1), with a measurable advantage over Gen-4.5. The clearest separation is on Hands (+28.3). Across the other sub-metrics in this group, the gap is smaller but generally consistent with the overall direction. If humans is a priority for your prompts, Veo 3.1 is the safer pick here.
MetricVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
Human61.9
Hands76.348.0
Actor Performance40.038.0

Prompt Comparisons

Human
Prompt
High-fashion editorial motion shot, locked symmetrical frame of a model in a tailored mint flight-attendant uniform leaning against a stack of matching pastel suitcases, fingertips delicately raised, lips painted carmine, eyes tracking imperceptibly toward camera. Background a single saturated mint-green wall. Mid-century travel-poster styling, slow micro-movements, polished commercial lighting, the cool poise of an entire era distilled into one held pose. ---
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
Anime Animation
Prompt
High-energy anime sequence, low forward dolly toward a stampeding herd of pale horses galloping in formation across a smoldering plain, magenta lightning crackling from their manes and tracing along their flanks. Hooves throw up clods of blackened earth, eyes burning a saturated pink. Painterly sunset sky with bruised oranges, fluid Trigger-studio action animation, frame-by-frame impact smears, the ground-shaking moment before the lead horse leaps.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
Anime Animation
Prompt
Stylized anime action shot, side-on tracking of a hooded rider in a flowing red scarf leaning into a turn on a chunky crimson sportbike, tail kicking up a curtain of spray as neon storefronts streak past in long horizontal speed lines. Rain sheets across the asphalt, reflections fragmenting into blue-green smears. Heavy ink-line aesthetic, hand-painted speed blur, mid-90s OVA grit, the held adrenaline beat before a downshift.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5

Objects and Animals

Veo 3.1 leads on objects and animals (+23.6), with a measurable advantage over Gen-4.5. The clearest separation is on Animals (+27.8). Across the other sub-metrics in this group, the gap is smaller but generally consistent with the overall direction. If objects and animals is a priority for your prompts, Veo 3.1 is the safer pick here.
MetricVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
Objects61.742.4
Animals68.040.2

Prompt Comparisons

Animals
Prompt
Ultra wide-angle GoPro-style selfie shot pushed inches from a curious bovine's pink wet nose, fisheye distortion exaggerating the snout while the body falls back into the frame in soft focus. The animal exhales warm breath that briefly fogs the lens, ears flicking, a fly buzzing past. Golden hour sun rakes across whiskers and dew on the muzzle, cumulus cloud sky behind, slight handheld jitter, vlog-found-footage texture.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
Animals
Prompt
Wide tracking shot of a small white research boat motoring across glassy fjord water as a colossal moss-covered crustacean kaiju rises from beneath the surface, its barnacle-encrusted claws sweeping arcs of seawater into the air. Sheets of mist drift through pine-covered cliffs, droplets cascading from its mandibles in slow-motion ropes. Overcast Nordic light, desaturated greens and slate, anamorphic lens with subtle horizontal flares, gritty 35mm grain, sense of immense scale, terrified human figures crouched on the deck.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
Objects
Prompt
Editorial fashion commercial shot, slow vertical crane move rising from base level up to eye-level on a deep oxblood-red leather handbag perched on a circular white plinth, gold padlock and tassel swaying delicately as a curtain of cream silk drapery behind it ripples in a gentle off-screen breeze. Warm tungsten film grade, narrow shaft of light caressing the leather grain, museum-like reverence, the quiet drama of a single object held under a single beam.
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Text

Veo 3.1 leads on text (+9.0), with a measurable advantage over Gen-4.5. The clearest separation is on Text Fidelity (+9.0). Across the other sub-metrics in this group, the gap is smaller but generally consistent with the overall direction. If text is a priority for your prompts, Veo 3.1 is the safer pick here.
MetricVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
Text Fidelity39.530.5

Prompt Comparisons

Text Fidelity
Prompt
Conceptual still-life commercial shot, locked medium frame on a translucent plastic shopping bag bulging with white daisies and baby's breath, set on a flat warm-taupe seamless. Across the wrinkled surface of the bag, the words "Megaton Reviews" are printed in confident red block letters that distort gently as the bag breathes in a light draft. Crisp studio key light, every letter holding shape and curvature through plastic creases, the playful collision of high fashion and corner-store packaging.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
Text Fidelity
Prompt
Cozy macro tabletop scene, top-down framing on an open hardback storybook resting on a thick knit blanket, the left page bearing illuminated calligraphy reading "Once upon a time, in a kingdom far far away…" as a hand gently turns the page to reveal a watercolor castle on a green hill. Warm bedside lamp glow, dust motes drifting, fingertips brushing the parchment, every letter perfectly legible and consistent through the motion, the storyteller-intimate scale of a hand-painted childhood.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
Text Fidelity
Prompt
Stylized comic-book animated shot, three-quarter medium framing on a gaunt blue-skinned undead gunslinger in a dust-caked duster, revolver in one hand and crumpled wanted poster in the other reading "WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE — UNDEAD COWBOY — REWARD $10,000" in clean weathered typography. Hot crimson dusk behind, barbed-wire silhouettes, the poster wrinkling as he tightens his grip but every word remaining razor legible. Heavy ink-line aesthetic, Mignola-meets-Mike Allred grit.
Veo 3.1
vs
Gen-4.5

Cost and Speed

Gen-4.5 leads on cost and speed (+318.8), with a measurable advantage over Veo 3.1. The clearest separation is on Latency (+935.0). Across the other sub-metrics in this group, the gap is smaller but generally consistent with the overall direction. If cost and speed is a priority for your prompts, Gen-4.5 is the safer pick here.
MetricVeo 3.1Gen-4.5
Price / sec$0.400$0.050
Price / min$24.00$3.00
Latency935ms0ms

Prompt Comparisons

Objects
Prompt
Graphic-design product shot, locked symmetrical frame of a tall clear glass bottle with vibrant magenta-and-yellow label split exactly between a deep teal and a hot-pink color block backdrop, a single palm leaf casting an animated soft shadow as it sways off-camera. Hard direct sun shifts subtly, gradient highlights tracing the curvature. Memphis-meets-minimalism styling, saturated to the edge of acid, the bottle held like a sculpture under tropical noon. ---
Veo 3.1
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Objects
Prompt
Hyper-slow-motion macro at 4000fps, frontal close-up of an icy lime cocktail glass as a cascade of crystalline water erupts upward through the rim, droplets suspended in mid-air like glass beads, condensation streaking the sides. Tropical bokeh of turquoise sea and palm fronds dissolves behind. Razor-sharp focus on the splash crown, golden rim of late-afternoon sun, the kind of frozen-time food-commercial moment that lasts a full beat too long.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5
Objects
Prompt
Luxury commercial product shot, slow 360-degree turntable on a square olive-glass bottle with a brushed amber cap, a single silk ribbon and small ivory label fluttering as the platform rotates. Long soft shadow stretches across the warm beige seamless. Polished beauty lighting, micro-reflections traveling along the glass edges, dust motes catching in a single hair-light, hushed minimalist counter-display elegance, 8K macro precision.
Veo 3.1
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Gen-4.5