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Veo 3.1 Preview

Google’s high-quality text- and image-to-video model for cinematic clips.

Veo Video Preview Open weights: No API: Yes

Plain-English Summary

Google’s high-quality text- and image-to-video model for cinematic clips.

Technical Notes

Generative video model supporting prompt-based video creation with advanced motion, scene, and audiovisual controls.

Best For

Cinematic clips, advertising concepts, storyboards, visual effects

Watch Out For

Preview; generation is slower and more expensive than image models and may have duration limits.

Model Specs

Maker
Google
Country
Not listed
Family
Veo
Type
Video
Release date
Not listed
Date confidence
Not publicly stated
Status
Preview
Context window
Varies
Max output
Not listed
Parameters
Not disclosed
Active parameters
Not disclosed
Architecture
Proprietary video diffusion / transformer system
Reasoning
Not applicable
Tool calling
No
Structured output
No
API available
Yes
Open weights
No
Self-hostable
No
License
Proprietary
Inputs
Text, image
Outputs
Video
Approx. price
See provider pricing
How to access
Provider website or API
Model / API ID
veo-3.1-generate-preview
Knowledge cutoff
Not publicly disclosed
Fine-tuning
Prompting / RAG
Completeness
76 %
Verified
Jul 18, 2026
Snapshot date
Jul 18, 2026
Source
Official source