16 Jan 2026

Google Launches Improved Veo AI Video Generation Tools

Google Launches Improved Veo AI Video Generation Tools

Google has announced new upgrades to its Veo AI video generating tool, including the ability to make videos based on reference photos, generate vertical videos, and upscale clips to 1080p and 4k resolutions.

Veo 3.1 is Google’s most powerful AI video creation system to date, and it might be a useful tool in your armoury for creating video content, especially if you don’t have time to film product videos. Indeed, the ability to generate vertical films from still photographs could be a useful feature in this context.

Some AI-generated videos have gained a heap of traction, and become viral hits of their own, but these are built from a clever idea as their foundation, which is the real key to hitting a home run with your AI video clips, or any video content. Taking the time to come up with a good idea for your videos is just as important, if not more so, than the capacity to create it.

Google also notes that identity consistency has been improved in Veo 3.1, which will ensure that your characters and background elements maintain their look even as the setting and scene changes.

And as noted, you can also now generate videos in a native 9:16 aspect ratio: Whether you are creating for YouTube Shorts or other platforms, you can now produce high-quality, full-screen vertical storytelling without cropping or quality loss. Given the popularity of short-form video, this could be a valuable addition, which could again make this a tool worth exploring. Veo 3.1 can also generate videos in 1080p and 4K via upscaling, which will improve the look of your content. Some handy updates, which are worth a look if you’re thinking about using AI for video generation.

Google said Veo 3.1 will be available in YouTube Shorts and the YouTube Create app, as well as in both video and portrait modes in the Gemini app, beginning today.

To begin, click Create  and then select the ‘Create Video’ button in your media gallery, or select from the upper right corner > Create video. You can also get started by downloading the YouTube Create app for Android and choosing ‘Generate video.’ Note: This new feature will first be available to YouTube Create users in India, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. We intend to expand the rollout (including to iPhones) in the coming months.

Google’s also rolling out the updated Veo 3.1 model to Flow, the Gemini API, Vertex AI, and Google Vids.

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