Veo vs Sora
Google Veo 3.1 vs OpenAI Sora 2 in NEIRON: cinematic light and 4K vs scene physics and 10/15s. Not a reprint of Kling vs Veo. Table, no VPN.
Kling vs Veo is volume and Motion Control. This fork is Google look vs OpenAI physics. Both write a scene from scratch. Sora 2 has no Veo 4K profiles and does not run 30 seconds.
How we compared
One cinematic prompt with no still and one with water/cloth where physics shows. We scored light, prompt match, and length limits. Not a “who is newer” ranking.
Night rain, camera along a wet street, cloth in the wind, neon in puddles, 10 seconds, no on-screen type.
Table
| Criterion | Google Veo 3.1 | OpenAI Sora 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Length | Short clip; Lite/Fast/Quality profiles | 10 or 15 seconds only |
| Look | More often “cinema”, up to 4K on Fast/Quality | Water, cloth, camera physics |
| Reference | A still as a scene anchor | Up to one still |
| When not to | You need collision physics specifically | You need Quality 4K or a 30s character clip |
| Neighbors | Kling if cinema is expensive and Motion Control is required | Seedance if you already have a face |
Verdict
Light, atmosphere, 4K — Veo. Need a puddle and cloth to behave for 10–15s — Sora 2. Story volume is Kling, not this pair.
Top-up from 150 RUB, price before run. Sora does not replace lip sync and does not copy a dance.
- Google Veo 3.1: Cinematic light, profiles to 4K, dense prompt
- OpenAI Sora 2: Scene physics, 10 or 15 seconds, prompt match
Open Veo · Open Sora 2 · Video generator
Other comparisons
- Kling vs Veo — Kling vs Google Veo in NEIRON on one prompt: throughput and Motion Control vs cinematic light. Table, verdict, no VPN.
- Veo vs Seedance — Google Veo 3.1 vs Seedance in NEIRON: cinematic scene vs animating a face. Table, no VPN. Not a reprint of Kling vs Veo.
- Kling vs Seedance 2.5 — Kling 3.0 vs Seedance 2.5 in NEIRON: Motion Control and a scene from scratch vs up to 30s, more refs, 1080p. Not a reprint of Seedance 2.0 vs Kling.