Our verdict
Veo 3.1 leads
Veo 3.1 leads this v-benchmark v2 comparison on the published overall score.
Veo 3.1
62.6Overall score
- Rank
- #11
- Price per minute
- $24.00/min
Runway
Gen-4.5
60.5Overall score
- Rank
- #12
- Price per minute
- $7.20/min
Best for
Highest overall score
Veo 3.1
Veo 3.1 leads the overall score by 2.1 points.
The overall score does not measure file reliability.
Best for
More readable text
Gen-4.5
Gen-4.5 leads by 5.5 points.
Long or moving text still needs manual review.
Best for
Lower generation cost
Gen-4.5
Gen-4.5 runs $7.20/min, against $24/min for Veo 3.1.
Provider prices can change.
Best for
Built-in audio
Veo 3.1
Veo 3.1 generates audio with the video; Gen-4.5 does not.
This comparison does not score audio quality.
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Reviewer scores
Scores by category
Veo 3.1 wins 7 of 13 categories head-to-head. Each bar is the reviewer score out of 100.
Biggest gapObjects: Veo 3.1 ahead by 21.2 points.
Closest category2D Animation: level
Head-to-head scores
13 categories rated head-to-head
Veo 3.1Gen-4.5
Physics
45.3
38.8
Prompt Adherence
79.5
76.0
Logic Consistency
65.5
72.7
Scene Consistency
80.0
78.1
Cinematography
62.9
70.0
Taste
51.9
49.7
2D Animation
47.5
47.5
3D Animation
49.0
44.0
Human
65.9
67.4
Actor Performance
62.0
63.0
Objects
95.6
74.4
Animals
67.1
61.4
Text Fidelity
41.7
47.2
