VIDEO MODEL · GOOGLE UNBEATABLE, THEN UNUSABLE
Veo.
- Episodes
- 28
- First seen
- 023 DEC 22 2024
- Last seen
- 073 JUL 12 2026
- Spoken mentions
- 97
The Fast Hours take
Rory and Drew rode Veo from unbeatable to unusable in about a year. Rory predicted no one could compete with Google's YouTube-scale data advantage (Ep. 27), and Veo 3's native dialogue 'changed everything' once it shipped, with Rory calling it the year's biggest video jump (Ep. 48). Within months, the hosts called it unusable — broken physics, people walking through walls, doors that won't shut (Ep. 67) — and abandoned 3.1 as forgettable next to Seedance and Kling (Ep. 69).
Into it 19Mixed 5 Not sold 2Discussed 2 oldest → newest
Receipts about Veo
“Unusable in comparison to what else is out there. Like, in comparison to Seedance and Kling 3 and LTX and like, I don't know. It just doesn't hold up anymore.”
“It has the selection between three and 10 seconds … if you're using it on Flow, it's eight seconds for the keyframe to go from start to end, and sometimes that's too much time — it makes stuff up to happen in between the shots.”
“I think people just start to sleep on Runway. Candidly, the quality is not on a Veo 3 level or a Kling 2.0 level. But sometimes you don't need that. Sometimes you just need something fun like this, and Runway can do that.”
“In my experience, sports, Veo 2 is really bad with basketball, still can't get it, basketball and soccer … it's impossible. You can't replicate it because there's no two plays that are exactly the same.”
Every episode with Veo
- Episode 73 JUL 12 2026 She Cracked AI Advertising Before Brands Were Ready Veo 3 · VO3 generated her viral exploding-IKEA-box ad, though Seedance is now her team's stronger video model. Mixed
- Episode 69 MAY 24 2026 Google Dropped Too Many AI Tools. Which Ones Matter? Veo 2, Veo 3, Veo 3.1 · Compared across versions; Veo 3.1 called forgettable and abandoned in favor of Veo 3. Not sold
- Episode 67 APR 26 2026 GPT Image 2 Is Good. But Is It Nano Good? Veo 3, Veo 3.1, Veo 3.1 Lite · Called currently unusable — broken physics, people walking through walls, car doors that won't shut. Not sold
- Episode 63 FEB 19 2026 Midjourney V8 Countdown + Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0 and Higgsfield Fallout Speculated that an update (VO4) could land during the same March AI-video drop cycle. Discussed
- Episode 61 JAN 10 2026 Live Visual AI AMA: You Asked. And We Went There 3 · Cited for start/end keyframe control and as a motion-capture-quality video option alongside Kling. Into it
- Episode 60 JAN 01 2026 Fast Hours 2025 Wrapped: Tools, Shifts, and Wake Up Calls 3 · Called the year's biggest single video jump: quality, dialogue, and sound all in one tool for the first time. Into it
- Episode 59 DEC 21 2025 Midjourney v8 Countdown + Nano Banana Pro vs ChatGPT Image 1.5 3 · Cited as the video benchmark everyone's still catching up to; its 8-second keyframe window forces awkward in-between motion. Mixed
- Episode 58 DEC 03 2025 Midjourney Edit Models + Nano Banana Pro: Eating Lunches in the Upside Down 3.1 · Rory feeds Nano Banana Pro's staggered car stills into Veo 3.1 as keyframes, keeping strong shot-to-shot consistency. Into it
- Episode 57 NOV 22 2025 Two Midjourney Drops in 48 Hours + Nano Banana Pro Pulls Up with a Nuke 3 · Annotated Nano Banana Pro stills (speed-ramp notes, motion cues) get sent here to guide the actual shot. Into it
- Episode 52 OCT 19 2025 Midjourney’s Next Chapter: V8, Style Tools, and The 99.99% Problem 3.1 · Adds clips up to a minute, start/end frames and 'ingredients'; called an incremental update, not a big leap Mixed
- Episode 51 OCT 06 2025 Sora 2, Veo 3 & The AI Video Gold Rush 3.1 · Oddly slowed down on fast-motion shots recently, losing ground to Ray3 for action scenes Mixed
- Episode 50 SEP 07 2025 Unpacking Midjourney's Style Explorer + Slipping Deeper Into Nano Banana 🍌 Drops a flat, uncomposited 2D cutout of a subject into a new scene and blends it automatically, no manual relighting needed Into it
- Episode 49 AUG 31 2025 Midjourney Token Bashing, Nano Banana, and Weavy with Marco Isle Veo 3 · Can't yet do start/end-frame keyframes; used to composite a cutout subject into a scene Mixed
- Episode 48 AUG 16 2025 Midjourney Video Update: HD for All & Batch Size Changes + Our Style Explorer Wishlist Veo 3 · Its native dialogue, which launched months earlier, 'changed everything' and still leads on sound Into it
- Episode 47 AUG 03 2025 Midjourney TV (MJTV) + Personalized Explore Pages Veo 3 · Diagram-on-a-still camera-motion prompting and tonality-directed dialogue replace a 7-step manual sound pipeline Into it
- Episode 46 JUL 25 2025 Using Midjourney Video Loops & End Frames: Live Teardown Veo 3 · JSON-structured, timed prompting drives a multi-iteration truck-to-Optimus-Prime transformation demo Into it
- Episode 45 JUL 06 2025 Midjourney Video Breakdown Part 2 Veo 3 · Cited for also mapping abstract mood well to video aesthetic; its pricing sets the bar for MJ's pro tier Into it
- Episode 44 JUN 20 2025 Midjourney Video is Here! Nerds React + New --SRef System Chop-Up Veo 3 · Rory's excitement benchmark; praised for seamless clip extension though he felt similarly hyped starting Midjourney video Into it
- Episode 43 JUN 15 2025 Midjourney Lawsuit, Video Leaks, and New --SRef System Veo 3 · Cited for its cost (roughly $100/generation) and a Google hybrid short film blending it with real filmmaking Into it
- Episode 42 JUN 09 2025 Can Midjourney Actually Compete in Video? +Sref & Monetization Talk Veo 2, Veo 3 · Rory beta-tested Veo 2 and paid for Veo 3; demos an extended clip's coherence (reflections, sun glare) with Topaz Into it
- Episode 41 JUN 01 2025 Midjourney Deep Hours: Existential Dread But Make It Funny Veo 2, Veo 3 · Veo 2's simple three-option interface praised; Veo 3 pricing cited again as a benchmark Into it
- Episode 40 MAY 26 2025 Veo 3 Makes Yesterday's Best Look Like a Beta Test +Runway & Midjourney Check-In Veo 2, Veo 3 · Flow's core video model; praised for coherence and physics, but Extend falls back to Veo 2, losing sound and sharpness Into it
- Episode 32 MAR 07 2025 Midjourney Questions Answered Called the best current text-to-video balance: coherent, cinematic camera moves without over-morphing Into it
- Episode 31 FEB 16 2025 Midjourney: New Tricks, Wild Updates, and Deep Cuts Rory built a custom GPT from its own suggested prompts to projection-map vintage F1 footage onto a modern car Into it
- Episode 30 FEB 09 2025 Midjourney Moodboards The Deeper You Go, the Crazier It Gets Rory's projection-mapped output reportedly pushed Midjourney's David to reconsider video's 2025 timeline Into it
- Episode 29 FEB 02 2025 Midjourney: New Describe Feature, Mood Boards & The Future Rory calls its realism uncompetitive; friends couldn't tell his Veo footage was AI-generated Into it
- Episode 27 JAN 19 2025 Midjourney From Dall E 2 creative freedom Julie Wieland Rory's hot take: no one can compete with Google/Veo long-term given its YouTube-scale data advantage Into it
- Episode 23 DEC 22 2024 Early Sora Tester Shares Everything VO2 · Anticipated Google model both hosts are watching for precision and fidelity heading into 2025 Discussed
Quick answers
When did Fast Hours first talk about Veo?
Veo first came up in Episode 23, “Early Sora Tester Shares Everything”, published December 22, 2024.
What is the latest Fast Hours episode about Veo?
The most recent is Episode 73, “She Cracked AI Advertising Before Brands Were Ready” (July 12, 2026).
How many Fast Hours episodes discuss Veo?
28 episodes so far. In the 28 we have logged in detail, Rory and Drew were into it 19 times, mixed 5, not sold 2, and simply discussed it 2.
