Veo 3.1 shoots in 8-second takes and lets you direct every one: write a line in quotes and it's spoken, name a sound and you hear it, set the first and last frame and it lands on both. Every clip on this page comes with the prompt that made it, so you can borrow the scene and recast it with your product.
Cinematic, 35mm, slow push-in. Night, inside a snowed-in alpine ranger hut. A ranger in her fifties in a wool hat sits at a wooden desk lit by a single amber lamp; frost covers the window behind her, blue moonlight outside. She lifts a CB radio handset and says, calm and tired: "Base, this is Ridge Two. The pass is closed. I'm staying the night." Sound: wind howling against the walls, radio static crackling before and after her line, a kettle starting to whistle on the stove behind her.
Settings
Made with Veo 3.1 on 10/12/26. Trimmed only, nothing else touched.
A ranger in a snowed-in mountain hut radios base at night: "Base, this is Ridge Two. The pass is closed. I'm staying the night." Wind, radio static and a whistling kettle. Made with Google Veo 3.1.
Put a line in quotes and Veo 3.1 says it, with the room tone and effects you describe wrapped around it. Press play and watch each sound arrive on the line of the prompt that asked for it.
Click a sound to jump to that moment.Tap a sound to jump to that moment.
Our labels, not separate tracks. Veo 3.1 delivers one mixed soundtrack, so turn the sound on for this one.
All three make video with sound. Here's what each one keeps, so you can pick before you spend.
| Feature | Veo 3.1 | Fast | Lite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest resolution | 4K | 4K | 1080p |
| Reference images | Up to 3 | Up to 3 | Not available |
| First and last frame | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Extensions | 7 seconds at a time, at 720p | 7 seconds at a time, at 720p | Not available |
| Sound | Always on | Always on | Always on |
A character, your product and a location, each held to its own look for the whole take. That's how the bottle on screen stays your bottle instead of the model's best guess.
Hover a reference to see where it shows up.Tap a reference to see where it shows up. Reference images need an 8-second take.
The result
A trail runner stops on a red-rock ridge at golden hour, drinks from a steel bottle and says "Twelve miles. Still cold." Made from 3 reference images.
Each take comes with its full prompt. Keep the structure, then swap in your product and your lines.
A product shot where the wind and the waves set the mood.
A sunscreen tube on a striped beach towel, the corner flapping in the wind, waves behind.
Tabletop static shot, sun-bleached colors. A plain sunscreen tube with no logo lies on a striped beach towel. The towel corner flaps in the wind as waves roll in behind. Sound: wind, waves.
Two whispered lines and the quiet of open water.
A grandfather and granddaughter whisper to each other in a rowing boat at dawn: "Do they ever bite this early?" "Only for people who whisper."
Two-shot with a gentle drift, soft gold dawn light. A grandfather and his granddaughter sit in a rowing boat on still water. She whispers: "Do they ever bite this early?" He whispers back: "Only for people who whisper." Sound: water lapping, a distant bird.
A shop owner reviews a new pot while walking her aisles.
A plant shop owner walks her greenhouse and talks to camera about a new ceramic pot.
Walking selfie shot, leafy greens. A plant shop owner walks down her greenhouse aisle holding her phone and talks to camera: "This is the new ceramic pot. It's heavier than it looks, and every glaze is done by hand." Sound: her voice, footsteps on gravel, a misting fan.
Watercolor animation scored with soft piano.
Watercolor animation of a fox pouncing in fresh snow, with soft piano.
Watercolor animation, side tracking shot. A red fox pounces into fresh snow in a quiet field and pops back up. Sound: soft piano only, no dialogue.
An isometric explainer with one calm sentence of voiceover.
An isometric 3D cutaway of a rooftop solar panel with a short voiceover.
Isometric 3D cutaway, clean blues, slow orbit. A rooftop solar panel opens up to show its layers as sunlight hits it. A calm voiceover says: "Sunlight knocks electrons loose in the panel, and that flow is the power that runs your home." Sound: the voiceover over a soft ambient pad.
A popsicle losing its shape on hot pavement, cicadas buzzing.
A close-up of an orange popsicle melting on hot pavement, cicadas in the background.
Macro static shot, saturated orange. An orange popsicle melts on hot pavement, the drips spreading slowly. Sound: cicadas buzzing.
No prompts in this category yet.
7 of these come from Google's own documentation, which is more candid than most. Knowing them up front saves you credits.
8 seconds is the ceiling for one take.
FixAnything longer is extended 7 seconds at a time, or stitched.
Extended takes come out at 720p, even when the first take was 4K.
FixKeep 4K for single 8-second takes.
If the last second of a take is silent, the extension can't carry the sound on.
FixKeep some sound in the last second.
English is fully supported. Other languages aren't evaluated yet.
FixTest them on a 4-second take first.
Google's safety filters sometimes block a take because of its audio.
FixReword the line and try again.
Takes made from your images can only show adults, and in the EU, UK, Switzerland and MENA every take is adults-only.
FixCast adult characters in your references.
Reviewers of Veo 3 saw crowded scenes and specific camera angles drift.
FixOne subject and one camera move per shot works best.
Lite skips 4K, reference images and extensions.
FixUse Fast when you need any of those.
Open the Model Studio and choose Veo 3.1, Fast or Lite from the model list.
Describe one shot, put dialogue in quotes and name the sounds you want. Read the line out loud, and if it runs past 8 seconds, cut it.
Need longer than 8 seconds? Extend the take 7 seconds at a time.
Google's own guidance is dialogue in quotes and sounds named plainly. Here's the shape we start from.
[The look: lens, light, camera move]. [Where and when]. [One subject doing one thing]. [Who speaks] says: "[The line]" Sound: [what we hear].
What is Google Veo 3.1?
It's Google DeepMind's video model, and it makes 4 to 8-second clips with sound generated alongside the picture. You can guide it with up to 3 reference images or a first and last frame.
When did Veo 3.1 come out?
Google released it on October 15, 2025, and added 4K output and vertical reference-image videos on January 13, 2026.
Is Google Veo 3.1 free to use?
Google's API has no free tier for Veo 3.1. On Predis.ai you can try it in the 3-day trial, which needs a card and moves to a paid plan unless you cancel.
How long can a Veo 3.1 video be?
Each take is up to 8 seconds. Extending adds 7 seconds at a time, up to 148 seconds in total, at 720p.
What's the difference between Veo 3.1, Fast and Lite?
All three make video with sound. Fast costs less and keeps 4K, reference images and extensions, while Lite costs least and drops all three.
Does Veo 3.1 make 4K video?
Yes, for 8-second takes on Veo 3.1 and Fast. Extensions stay at 720p, and Lite stops at 1080p.
How do I use Veo 3.1?
Pick it in the Predis.ai Model Studio, describe one shot, put dialogue in quotes and name the sounds you want. The template on this page gives you the shape.
Can I use Veo 3.1 videos in ads?
Google doesn't claim ownership of what you make, though it may generate similar videos for other people. Every clip carries an invisible SynthID watermark that identifies it as AI-generated.
Is Veo 3.1 Google's newest video model?
It's the current Veo generation. Google also offers Gemini Omni, a separate model for making and editing video by conversation.
Start from any prompt on this page and recast it with your product.