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Veo 3 is a video generation model from Google DeepMind that succeeds Veo 2. Google DeepMind's launch announcement says it improves on Veo 2's quality and, for the first time, can generate videos with audio, such as background sounds, dialogue and accurate lip syncing. It is built for creative and filmmaking work, and it powers the company's new Flow AI filmmaking tool.
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Gemini app/webGoogle SynthID text watermarking
Google DeepMind says text generated in the Gemini app and web experience is watermarked with SynthID by adjusting token probabilities.
Official explanationFrequently asked questions
Quality and benchmarks
Yes, Veo 3 is better than Veo 2. It is ahead on Arena Image to Video and Arena Text to Video, and behind on none.
The closest alternatives, matched on model kind and release date, are Kling 2.1 Master and Kling 2.1 Standard by Kling, and Seedance 1.0 Pro by ByteDance. No comparable price was matched.
Kling 2.1 MasterVeo 3 vs Kling 2.1 MasterKling 2.1 StandardVeo 3 vs Kling 2.1 StandardSeedance 1.0 ProVeo 3 vs Seedance 1.0 Pro
MiniMax H3 is the best open-weight alternative, holding rank 11 on Arena Text to Video. Veo 3 itself is closed.
Licensing and access
No, Veo 3 is not open source or open weights. It is closed and uses a Proprietary license.
Basics
Veo 3 was made by Google DeepMind and released on May 20, 2025.
Media
Yes, Veo 3 supports image-to-video with image input. Video editing with video input is not listed.
Veo 3 ranks 25 on Arena Text to Video with a score of 1254 and rank 32 on Arena Image to Video with a score of 1259. Both are Arena's own ranks.
Generated from Vertical Tabs data, updated November 9, 2026.

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