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Google Launches Veo 3.1 With Richer Audio, Tighter Control and New Flow Editing Tools

Google pairs the new model with Flow updates for audio-backed scene building plus object-level edits, reflecting a staged rollout across its apps.

Overview

  • Veo 3.1 and a lighter Veo 3.1 Fast are now available in the Gemini app, the Gemini API and Vertex AI, with full integration into the Flow filmmaking tool.
  • Flow now generates audio for Ingredients to Video, Frames to Video and Extend, bringing sound design into core scene-building workflows.
  • Object-level Insert editing is live in Flow, with Remove slated to follow soon, as the system handles lighting, shadows and background reconstruction for natural-looking results.
  • Feature availability differs by platform, with first-and-last frame transitions active in Flow, Vertex AI and the Gemini API but not in the Gemini app.
  • The model improves prompt adherence and realism for text-to-video and image-to-video generation and supports horizontal 16×9 and vertical 9×16 outputs.