Veo 3.1 (Quality) | An Honest AI Video Generator Review

Oct 21

Note: This Review is Non-Biased and Not Affiliated with Google.

In this article, we will give you an in-depth breakdown of Google’s AI Video Generator, Veo 3.1 Quality.

Ever since Veo 2 game out, Google has been creating impressive AI Video Generators, and this remains true with Veo 3.1 Quality.

Veo 3.1 Quality Specs:

Up to 8 Seconds of Video

Generate Videos in 1080p

Accessible through third-party Platforms

24 Frames Per Second

Advanced Features such as ingredients and start/end frame prompting

Veo 3.1 quality is an incredibly impressive model, but it doesn’t seem to be the step of from Veo 3 that most other companies give whenever they release a new model.

This could be due to the fact that Veo 3 itself was also impressive. Check out the ratings and tests below and decide for yourself!

Veo 3.1 Turbo - Benchmark Score (7.2/10)

In our Curious Refuge Labs™ review, Veo 3.1 Quality was scored across five categories: Prompt Adherence, Temporal Consistency, Visual Fidelity, Motion Quality, and Style & Cinematic Realism. The average scores were:

Prompt Adherence: 7.8/10
Temporal Consistency: 6.8/10
Visual Fidelity: 7.1/10
Motion Quality: 7.4/10
Style & Cinematic Realism: 7.0/10
Total Curious Refuge Labs™ Score: 7.2/10

As with Veo 3, Veo 3.1’s strength is its strong prompt adherence.

Its biggest deficiency seems to be caused by the fact that it is not uncommon for its generation to have that unfortunate ‘AI’ look. This obviously affects its three lowest performing categories.

With that being said, this is still a phenomenal AI Video Generator.

In this review, we will look at the strengths and weaknesses of Veo 3.1 quality, so that you can know if this AI video generator belongs in your workflow (short answer is it does!).

Veo 3.1 Quality | AI Video Expert Review

Below is a detailed review of how Veo 3.1 Quality performs against the categories listed above.

Prompt Adherence — 7.8/10

What was true with Veo 3 remains true with Veo 3.1.

Prompt Adherence is a strong suit of Google’s AI Video Models. They consistently produce results that match both the subject and tone described.

Prompt: A slow push-in shot captures a young woman cleaning a spill on a hardwood floor. The room is filled with the hazy light from a large window and is cluttered with moving boxes and furniture covered in white sheets. As the camera gets closer, the woman abruptly freezes her cleaning motion. She raises her head, her eyes wide with fear as if she has just heard something off-screen. After a tense moment, her fearful expression melts into one of profound sadness and resignation, and she lowers her gaze back to the floor.

When given a detailed, scene-based description, it doesn’t just interpret the text literally; it composes with intent. The camera angles, lighting choices, and character blocking often feel directed rather than generated.

Veo 3.1 performs best with tight, descriptive prompts that focus on the visual and emotional essence rather than abstract storytelling.

Prompt: A cinematic close-up of a young woman wearing a black cap, her face glistening with sweat under dramatic, warm lighting. She is clearly in the middle of an intense effort. Her facial muscles tense with strain, which then releases into a quick, genuine, but weary smile. The smile fades almost immediately, her lips pursing and her brow furrowing slightly as she resets her focus and pushes through the pain.

Being specific in your prompts as opposed to more abstract is best when utilizing Veo 3.1 on your projects.

Veo thrives when you write prompts as shot directions, describing composition, focal length, and motion rather than mood alone.

Temporal Consistency — 6.8/10

Frame-to-frame stability has improved but still varies depending on the type of motion and camera movement.

In most cases, geometry and lighting remain consistent, especially during subtle gestures or camera pans. However, faster movements or crowd shots still reveal small flickers and elastic distortions.

The shots above stand out for their excellent frame continuity; the hair, clothing, and background lighting remain coherent throughout.

But wide shots or multi-character scenes sometimes suffer from micro-instability, particularly in complex parallax or overlapping motion.

The plus side is that Veo’s temporal consistency tends to fail gracefully rather than catastrophically. The output rarely collapses into visual chaos; it’s more of a “wobble” than a glitch.

Visual Fidelity — 7.1/10

Veo 3.1 delivers rich, cinematic imagery that impresses with its color depth and exposure balance.

The lighting feels more natural and atmospheric, especially in examples like the emotional close-up and commercial hero shots, where tone and contrast are finely tuned.

Textures such as skin detail, fabric reflection, and environmental haze all behave as though they were shot through a real lens.

The fidelity holds up even under dynamic movement, as seen in the boxing and water-hand sequences, where motion blur feels proportional and physically plausible.

What makes Veo’s fidelity particularly strong is its coherence; every element inside the frame feels like it exists under the same light source and within the same camera world.

The thing that limits Veo 3.1 in Visual Fidelity (and Realism) its that it sometimes can generated scene that have the classic ‘AI’ look.

Motion Quality — 7.4/10

Motion in Veo 3.1 feels intentional and realistic. Whether it’s a conversational gesture or a physical action sequence, the timing is fluid and expressive.

In the shot of the woman shadow boxing below, the motion quality is pretty solid. The way the subjects body moves is consistent throughout the shot.

Where Veo 3.1 struggles in this area is being consistent in generating real-time, realistic shots.

Video Generators seem to have the ability to generate decent motion quality in slow motion shots, but whenever you are trying to achieve real-time generations, the quality becomes slightly more inconsistent.

The same is true for Veo 3.1, but even so, the motion quality is a strong suit of Veo 3.1.

Style & Cinematic Realism — 7.0/10

You can generate some incredibly realistic shots using Veo 3.1. The thing that keeps this tool’s rating from being higher is that it is not uncommon for the AI Video generator to generate shots that have that notorious ‘AI’ look to them.

The examples above are both decent examples of that played out. Even though the group shot does better than a lot of other tools, when compared to reality, the shot does not come close.

At the same time, Veo 3.1 can generate some shots that come shockingly close to reality, as shown in the two examples below.

All in all, it is possible (and common) to get realistic shots from Veo 3.1. The concern it there are still some inconsistencies.

Do We Recommend Veo 3.1 Quality for AI Video Artists?

The short answer is, yes, with a caveat.

The thing that would ultimately limit Veo 3 from being the number one choice is the price point, combined with the fact that some of the other tools have more to offer than just an AI Video Generator.

With that being said, the fact that you are able to utilize this AI Video Generator inside of other platforms makes it one that you could probably easily have access to by leveraging one of the platforms that uses multiple APIs.

How Does Veo 3.1 Quality Stack Up Against Other AI Video Tools?

Veo 3.1 is many people’s favorite AI Video generator on the market. While it isn’t necessarily at the top of our list, we are still big fans of the tool. Check out where it ranks below and let us know if you agree on these ratings!