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Model Details
Capabilities
Text → VideoImage → Video
Constraints
Inputs: Text, ImageOutputs: Video, AudioOutput lengths: 4s, 6s, 8sAspect ratios: 16:9, 9:16Resolutions: 720p · 1080p
Scores
Physics58.0
Prompt Adherence54.0
Animation55.6
2D Animation53.0
3D Animation64.0
Anime Animation50.0
Cinematography56.0
Human55.0
Hands50.0
Animals63.0
Objects68.0
Logic + Consistency53.0
Scene Consistency71.0
Text Fidelity43.0
Actor Performance45.0
Total Score60.0
Evaluation Summary
Good for
- •Cinematography
- •Native audio generation
- •Scene consistency
- •Physics
Bad for
- •Actor performances
- •Logical worldbuilding
- •Has a glossy aesthetic
- •Image-to-video tasks
Summary
Veo 3 is an incredible model that proves Google is leading the pack in cinematic generations. It's great for cinematography and has built-in audio capability. It can struggle with logical worldbuilding on more creative camera requests, but most of the time it does quite well. Where it takes a step back: actor performances weren't as good as Veo 2, and the output has a glossier look. Veo 2 had more cinematic taste. Image-to-video tasks also struggle more than prior models.
Examples
Surrealist cinematic locked wide, foreground a single small white rabbit sitting perfectly still in a hayfield, ears twitching as a tall white farmhouse behind it is engulfed in large flames. Tiny paper flecks drift, the rabbit ignores them, grass swaying in the warm draft. Saturated 35mm film grade, painterly composition, impossible calm.
Cinematic medium two-shot on a smoke-strewn battlefield, a battered knight in dented plate kneeling as a hooded sorceress in pale linen gently lays her palm over his bloodied vambrace, a faint warm glow pulsing beneath her fingers. Embers drift between them, distant figures rendered out of focus. Soft golden magic-hour light pierces the haze, painterly anamorphic frame, the held tension between gratitude and unfinished violence. ---
Extreme fisheye GoPro lens locked on a screaming man in a white tee plummeting headfirst between crystalline glass skyscrapers, his hands thrust forward and splayed wide right up against the camera, fingers individually articulated, palm lines and ring catching the refracted light. The city below is fractured cyan brilliance, hair flying upward, mouth open in a wide howl. Sky-piercing speed motion, prismatic chromatic aberration, the held terror of free fall.
Retro 80s anime style, GoPro-selfie framing as a young astronaut in a cracked white suit stretches one arm out to film himself inside a battered cockpit packed with toggle switches, CRT readouts and dangling wires. He tries a tight smile that doesn't quite hide his exhaustion; a planet rolls past the viewport behind. Cel-painted highlights, chromatic aberration on the monitor glow, Akira-era color richness, the held breath of someone who isn't sure they'll be rescued. ---
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.
Tilt-shift miniature-style cinematic shot, medium frame of a small toy figure in a white tee carefully pushing a rounded foam boulder on a steep model hillside, knees braced, hands flat against the textured prop. Tiny pebbles slide past in slow rivulets. Toy-like depth-of-field on the upper and lower thirds, harsh midday sun casting long shadows, the absurd comedy of a single push that never quite arrives.
Extreme wide-angle 16mm-style fisheye, locked-off on the bow of a tall ship as an adult sailor crouches near the camera, the bowsprit and rigging curving around him in distorted arcs, gray Atlantic swell heaving behind. Wind moves his curls, ropes thump against masts. Heavy practical grain, vignetted edges, desaturated blues and bone whites, archival expedition film texture.
Practical-effects studio shot, locked medium-wide on a miniature gray facade on a tabletop set. A soft puff of orange paper confetti and theatrical dust releases from one window, then drifts downward in slow motion. Warm amber light, simple painted backdrop, lightweight paper pieces floating calmly, clean film texture.
Extreme wide-angle 16mm-style fisheye, locked-off on the bow of a tall ship as an adult sailor crouches near the camera, the bowsprit and rigging curving around him in distorted arcs, gray Atlantic swell heaving behind. Wind whips his curls, ropes thump against masts. Heavy practical grain, vignetted edges, desaturated blues and bone whites, archival expedition film texture.
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| Rank | Model | Provider | Score | Compare Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seedance 2.0 ProTop 5 | ByteDance | 73 | Veo 3 vs Seedance 2.0 Pro |
| #2 | Kling 3 ProTop 5 | Kling | 62 | Veo 3 vs Kling 3 Pro |
| #3 | Kling 2.6Top 5 | Kling | 60 | Veo 3 vs Kling 2.6 |
| #5 | Grok Imagine 1.0Top 5 | xai | 58 | Veo 3 vs Grok Imagine 1.0 |
| #6 | Veo 2 | 56 | Veo 3 vs Veo 2 | |
| #6 | Veo 3.1 | 56 | Veo 3 vs Veo 3.1 | |
| #8 | PixVerse v5.5 | PixVerse | 55 | Veo 3 vs PixVerse v5.5 |
| #9 | Grok 2025 | xai | 54 | Veo 3 vs Grok 2025 |
| #10 | Seedance 1.5 Pro | ByteDance | 53 | Veo 3 vs Seedance 1.5 Pro |
| #11 | Veo 3.1 Fast | 51 | Veo 3 vs Veo 3.1 Fast | |
| #12 | Sora 2 Pro | OpenAI | 50 | Veo 3 vs Sora 2 Pro |
| #13 | Veo 3 Fast | 48 | Veo 3 vs Veo 3 Fast | |
| #14 | Vidu Q2 | Vidu | 45 | Veo 3 vs Vidu Q2 |
| #15 | LTX-2 19B | Lightricks | 43 | Veo 3 vs LTX-2 19B |
| #16 | Gen-4.5 | Runway | 40 | Veo 3 vs Gen-4.5 |
| #17 | Pika v2.2 Text-to-Video | Pika | 26 | Veo 3 vs Pika v2.2 Text-to-Video |
| #18 | Infinity Star | FoundationVision | 24 | Veo 3 vs Infinity Star |
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