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Google Veo 3.1: AI TikTok, now 4K vertical

Google Veo 3.1 now generates 4K vertical AI videos for YouTube Shorts, perfect for mobile creators

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Jan 14, 2026
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Veo 3.1 - Designed to empower creatives

Google’s Veo 3.1 has been upgraded again!

In addition to an all-around improvement in video generation quality, this time there are two key keywords: vertical screen and 4K.

Yes, Google is now closely following in Sora’s footsteps, officially sounding the charge into the short video space, and they’ve gone all out by maxing out the video quality.

Just provide a vertical image along with a simple prompt, and Veo 3.1 can instantly generate a video of a little raccoon working at a coffee shop.

Documentary style, a raccoon running a coffee shop, with dialogue.

Upload three seemingly unrelated images at random, and Veo 3.1 can perform its fusion magic, naturally combining them into one cohesive video.

Imagine a fashion show where models dance gracefully in a grand cathedral built entirely of shimmering crystals.

As for this update to Veo 3.1, in the words of Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai:

Nothing else—just want to help everyone make their dreams come true (we heard everyone’s calls!)

So what dreams exactly got fulfilled? Let’s reveal them right now—

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