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Google Veo (Flow) vs CapCut
Google Veo (Flow) scores higher overall (8.9 vs 8.2), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose Google Veo (Flow) if…
Anyone who wants top-quality clips with synced sound, especially people already paying for Google AI
8.9/10★★★★★Full review →Choose CapCut if…
Social creators who want to generate clips and edit them into finished short videos in one app
8.2/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Google Veo (Flow) | CapCut | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.9/10 | 8.2/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 | #5 of 11 |
| Price | Freemium · from $4.99/month | Freemium · from $19.99/month |
| Free version | 50 Flow credits a day, enough for a couple of fast Veo clips | Full editor with 1080p export and some AI credits; some templates add a watermark |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, API | Web, iOS, Android, Desktop app |
| Made by | ByteDance | |
| Video quality | 9.5 | 8 |
| Ease of use | 8 | 9 |
| Features | 8.5 | 7 |
| Value for money | 9 | 8 |
| Platforms | 9.5 | 10 |
Google Veo (Flow): what the AI does
- Text-to-video and image-to-video with native audio
- Gemini Omni Flash conversational video editing
- Frames-to-video and ingredients (multiple subjects in one scene)
- Up to 10-second Omni clips; turn up to five photos into a video
- Veo 3.1 Lite, Fast and Quality tiers
- Gemini API access for developers
- Google's Gemini Omni Flash tops the Artificial Analysis text-to-video leaderboard
- Native dialogue and sound effects in the same generation
- Free daily credits and a very cheap entry plan
- Same models on web, phone and API
- Credits run out fast at Quality settings and don't roll over
- Flow mobile app is young and poorly rated, with reports of failed or rejected generations
- Plans, credit costs and model names change often
CapCut: what the AI does
- Seedance 2.0 text-to-video and image-to-video
- AI auto-captions and translation
- AI voices and voice effects
- Script-to-video
- Vocal isolation and camera tracking (Pro)
- Templates and effects for TikTok-style videos
- Generation and a full editor in one place
- Seedance 2.0 ranks in the Artificial Analysis top five
- Apps on every platform
- Generous free plan
- Its terms grant CapCut a broad, perpetual licence to content you upload
- Pro doesn't make AI generation unlimited
- Android rating is low (3.6)