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Veo 3
by Google DeepMind
Veo 3 is Google DeepMind's video generation model, available through Gemini and Flow. Its standout feature over most competitors is native audio: it generates synchronized dialogue, sound effects, and ambient noise alongside the video itself instead of leaving the clip silent. It also holds up well on physics and motion consistency across longer shots, which is where a lot of earlier video models fell apart. Filmmakers and ad creators use it to produce short, near-broadcast-quality clips straight from a text prompt.
Veo 3 features and capabilities, including which plan they need and how they compare in the CanIUse matrix.
google-deepmindAdded 2026-07-17Catalog rank 5
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✨ Modalities
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Yes, requires free plan. Text prompts drive Veo 3.1 in Flow, Gemini, and the API; output can include native dialogue and sound.Text Input
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Yes, requires free plan. Image-to-video is a documented Veo 3.1 input; the Gemini API model card lists text and image in.Image Upload / Vision
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No. Veo outputs video with audio, not still images. Still generation in Flow is a different model.Image Generation
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No. There is no conversational voice loop; you type or attach a frame, then wait for a clip.Voice Mode
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Partial. Veo can extend clips and take frame direction in Flow/API. Analysing arbitrary uploaded video is Gemini video understanding, not Veo.Video Understanding
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Yes, requires plus plan. Google Veo 3 generates video with native audio in Gemini, Flow, and Vertex.Video Generation
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No. No PDF/DOCX ingestion. Inputs are prompts and images (and clip extension), not documents.File Upload (PDF, DOCX)
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No. Not a code-execution product.Code Execution
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No. The Veo 3.1 Gemini API card lists text and image inputs only. Native audio is generated on the way out.Audio Input
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Partial. Google Flow’s Scenebuilder is the filmmaking canvas around Veo, not a Veo chat artifact panel.Canvas / Artifact Editor
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No. No computer-use / screen-control product.Screen Sharing / Computer Use
🧠 Memory & Context
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No. No cross-session user memory. Flow may keep projects; that is the studio, not a Veo memory layer.Persistent Memory
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No. Prompt cap is 1,024 tokens on the Gemini API Veo 3.1 card — not a large LLM context window.Large Context Window
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No. No global instruction profile for Veo. Each job is a prompt plus optional frames.Custom Instructions
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No. Veo is a generator, not a chat log. Conversational video editing is documented for Gemini Omni, not Veo.Conversation History
🔌 Integrations
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No. Does not browse the live web.Web Search / Browsing
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No. No third-party plugin marketplace for Veo itself.Plugins / Extensions
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Yes, requires pro plan. Gemini API Veo 3.1 is paid-tier only. Legacy veo-3.0 IDs shut down 30 June 2026.API Access
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Unknown. No first-party Veo Zapier app was checked.Zapier Integration
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No. No Custom GPT-style Veo agents.Custom GPTs / Bots
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Unknown. Flow link sharing exists in changelogs; live multiplayer editing was not confirmed.Real-time Collaboration
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No. No live social firehose.Live Social Data Integration
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No. Not a cited-search product.Live Citation Mapping
👨💻 Developer
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No. No tool-calling interface. You submit a generate-video request.Function Calling
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No. Clips are returned when generation finishes, not token-streamed.Streaming Responses
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No. No custom-weight training product for Veo.Fine-Tuning
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No. Not an embeddings API.Embeddings API
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No. Output is video, not JSON schema.Structured Output (JSON)
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No. Not a chain-of-thought LLM. Conversational video reasoning is Gemini Omni.Reasoning / Thinking Mode
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No. Hosted by Google. Weights are not for local download.Local Execution
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No. Closed model.Open Weights
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No. Not a multi-agent orchestrator. Flow “Agent” is a studio feature, not Veo’s API.Multi-Agent Orchestration
📱 Platforms
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Yes, requires free plan. Used in the browser via Flow, Gemini, Google Vids, and Google AI Studio.Web App
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Partial. There is no Veo iOS app. DeepMind lists Gemini as a surface; Gemini has iOS. A dedicated Veo mobile client was not documented.iOS App
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Partial. Same as iOS: Gemini Android may expose video gen; there is no Veo Android app.Android App
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No. No native Veo desktop app. Flow and Gemini are browser/Gemini-app surfaces.Desktop App
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No. No official Chrome extension.Chrome Extension
🔒 Privacy
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Unknown. Needs a current Google DPA read for Flow/Gemini video, not a guess from the model page.GDPR Compliant
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Partial. Paid Gemini API Veo 3.1 lists “Used to improve our products: No”. Consumer Flow/Gemini training controls were not checked here.Opt Out of Data Training
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Yes, requires enterprise plan. DeepMind lists Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform as a Veo surface for governed production use.Enterprise Privacy Mode
💼 Workspaces
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Unknown. Flow has studio projects; a Veo-specific folder model was not confirmed on the DeepMind page.Projects / Folders