Google Images upgrades its image-to-video characteristic with Veo 3

Google’s newest video-generation mannequin, Veo 3, is coming to Google Images. The brand new mannequin, out there on the cell app’s “Create” tab, will permit customers within the U.S. to show their nonetheless photos into video clips.

Google Images already affords video technology by way of its lately added “Picture to video” characteristic, however the firm says the addition of Veo 3 enhances that performance with higher-quality video. The launch additionally represents how the corporate is working to deliver its newest AI tech to shoppers by way of its merchandise — Google Images, for example, had over 1.5 billion month-to-month lively customers as of Might 2025.

Launched in Might at its I/O developer convention, Google introduced Veo 3, which added image-to-video technology, to its Gemini app in July, making it out there on its AI Extremely and AI Professional subscription plans. On these plans, customers might generate three movies per day, which might carry each seen and invisible watermarks to determine the movies as being AI-generated.

In Google Images, the corporate imagines customers bringing recollections to life, and even animating older images. The present image-to-video characteristic is powered by Veo 2, and lets customers choose a photograph from their gallery and select one among two prompts for both “refined actions” or a shock animation by tapping an “I’m feeling fortunate” button. The mannequin then generates a six-second clip you could possibly share with others.

With Veo 3, the characteristic will stay free with a restricted variety of generations out there, says Google. AI Professional and AI Extremely subscribers may have entry to extra generations. Nevertheless, it received’t help audio and its movies will probably be 4 seconds lengthy.

The brand new photo-to-video characteristic is on the market throughout the Create hub, a brand new part within the Google Images app the place customers can discover inventive instruments and options powered by AI. Along with Veo 3, these embrace a remix choice to alter a photograph’s fashion; make a collage; put collectively montages out of your galleries; create shifting, 3D images referred to as “cinematic” images; and a software to make GIFs from pics.