Google Veo
Ranked 3 of 9 AI video generators by recommenders
People recommend Veo for realistic, high-quality AI video output, and some rank it above Sora. Critics most often point to strict safety filters and inconsistent results across clips.
People recommend Veo for realistic, high-quality AI video output, and some rank it above Sora. Critics most often point to strict safety filters and inconsistent results across clips.
31 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 20
- criticize it
- 11
- approval share
- 65%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 20 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
High-quality, realistic video output
“just like Google's Veo, which is quite good at generating videos as well”
Comment from 24 Mar 2026 in “OpenAI set to discontinue Sora video platform” “The results are finally crossing the Uncanny Valley.”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 on Hacker News “Google Veo 3 (premium visual quality)”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Reelive – Access Sora 2, Veo 3, Kling in one place” - Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “Google Gemini Launch Delayed as Tech Falls Short of Internal Goals”
- Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Nano Banana Pro”
Ahead of Sora for some users
“Veo and omni simply were better than Sora”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash” “Gemini, Veo. They've caught up.”
Comment from 5 Aug 2026 in “Jeff Dean leaving Alphabet” Useful for creators and experiments
“Image generation and veo models I'd imagine quite effective for creators”
Comment from 28 Jun 2026 in “Google limits Meta's use of its Gemini AI models” “I made a hilarious Veo-3 ASMR series”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: AI Bingo – weekly challenges to practice AI” Works well with Gemini and Nano Banana
“If Nano-Banana-pro with Veo 3.1 existed during my PhD”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Nano Banana Pro” “Veo/Nanobanana are nice bonuses.”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “OpenAI declares 'code red' as Google catches up in AI race”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Strict safety filters block prompts
“the "safety" filters are honestly exhausting. Half my prompts get flagged for "policy violations".”
Comment from 4 Mar 2026 on Hacker News “heavy-handed 'safety' filters found in Sora or VEO”
Comment from 25 Feb 2026 in “Best unrestricted AI video tools?” Inconsistent style and storylines across clips
“it simply cannot maintain the style or weird quirks get into the subsequent videos”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Nano Banana Pro” “veo 3 can't always hold a coherent storyline for 8s”
Comment from 17 Jul 2026 in “$100 AI Music Video: Claude Fable 5 vs. GPT-5.6 Sol” Behind newer or rival video models
“Veo 3 is one of the weaker video models, surprisingly!”
Comment from 15 Apr 2026 in “OpenAI's $852B valuation faces investor scrutiny amid strategy shift, FT reports” “Veo 3.1 is old AF, it can't even do audio references!”
Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “90210 – running the show without property tax” “Sora 2 was way better than Veo in terms of quality.”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash”
Other AI video generators people recommend
The four most recommended other AI video generators, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.0 | 68 | 21 | 76% | 10 | — | Approved |
| MiniMax H3 | 29 | 11 | 73% | 3 | — | — |
| Google VeoThis page | 20 | 11 | 65% | 8 | — | — |
| Gemini Omni | 16 | 21 | 43% | 2 | — | — |
| Wan video model | 15 | 4 | 79% | 7 | — | Approved |
What people said
33 of the 36 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Sora 2 was way better than Veo in terms of quality.”
“Veo and omni simply were better than Sora”
“Gemini, Veo. They've caught up.”
“veo 3 can't always hold a coherent storyline for 8s”
“best video model (Veo 3.1)”
“Image generation and veo models I'd imagine quite effective for creators”
“Even my prompt with Veo3 or Seedance 2.0 generated video can do better than Apple”
“Veo 3.1 is old AF, it can't even do audio references!”
“A lot of confusing and competing product lines.”
“Veo 3 is one of the weaker video models, surprisingly!”
“just like Google's Veo, which is quite good at generating videos as well”
“which might allow it to compete with Veo 3 and the like”
“This needs to be two orders of magnitude cheaper to become viable.”
“the "safety" filters are honestly exhausting. Half my prompts get flagged for "policy violations".”
“Simply type your ideas, and watch as our cutting-edge AI transforms them into stunning, professional-quality videos”
“heavy-handed 'safety' filters found in Sora or VEO”
“AI is not replacing Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn”
“it's impressive what you can do with them”
“Google Veo 3 (premium visual quality)”
“Current models (Sora, Veo, Runway) are probabilistic generators.”
“why VEO videos look different from each of their different products and why”
“The results are finally crossing the Uncanny Valley.”
“Every Veo 3 extended video has absolutely garbled sound and there is nothing you can do about it”
“models which ai was looking were not launched in india ( Veo3 and nano banana )”
“Suno and nano banana and Veo and Sora all far exceed the average person's abilities”
“Veo/Nanobanana are nice bonuses.”
“it simply cannot maintain the style or weird quirks get into the subsequent videos”
“If Nano-Banana-pro with Veo 3.1 existed during my PhD”
“veo 3.1 has not caught up to the image generation capabilities”
“it produced great results”
“Its sibling Veo 3 even demonstrates some spatial problem-solving ability”
“I made a hilarious Veo-3 ASMR series”
“Why not have Veo make it?”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.