Google unveils Veo 3.1 with native audio and new Flow editing tools

Google on Wednesday unveiled Veo 3.1, an incremental upgrade to its AI video generation system that brings richer audio, finer narrative control, and new editing tools to creators and developers. The company said Veo 3.1 and a lighter-weight Veo 3.1 Fast are being rolled out across its Flow video editor, the Gemini app, the Gemini API and Vertex AI, and that some features will vary by platform.

The update adds native audio generation to features that previously focused on visuals, including Ingredients to Video, Frames to Video and Extend. Google said the model can produce synchronized speech and sound effects that align with generated imagery, improving immersion and continuity when stitching clips or animating transitions. Veo 3.1 also improves image-to-video fidelity and prompt adherence, and the company described gains in realistic textures, character consistency across shots and an enhanced sense of cinematic style and storytelling.

Flow, Google’s AI-centered filmmaking tool powered by Veo, will receive several new editing capabilities to exploit Veo 3.1’s audiovisual output. Ingredients to Video lets users supply multiple reference images to define characters, objects or...