diff --git a/src/tint/ir/builder.h b/src/tint/ir/builder.h
index 976d86687e..78bcb9b4a9 100644
--- a/src/tint/ir/builder.h
+++ b/src/tint/ir/builder.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "src/tint/type/f32.h"
 #include "src/tint/type/i32.h"
 #include "src/tint/type/u32.h"
+#include "src/tint/type/vector.h"
 #include "src/tint/type/void.h"
 
 namespace tint::ir {
@@ -119,6 +120,41 @@ class Builder {
         return ir.constants_arena.Create<T>(std::forward<ARGS>(args)...);
     }
 
+    /// @param v the value
+    /// @returns the constant value
+    const constant::Value* Bool(bool v) {
+        // TODO(dsinclair): Replace when constant::Value is uniqed by the arena.
+        return Constant(create<constant::Scalar<bool>>(ir.types.Get<type::Bool>(), v))->Value();
+    }
+
+    /// @param v the value
+    /// @returns the constant value
+    const constant::Value* U32(uint32_t v) {
+        // TODO(dsinclair): Replace when constant::Value is uniqed by the arena.
+        return Constant(create<constant::Scalar<u32>>(ir.types.Get<type::U32>(), u32(v)))->Value();
+    }
+
+    /// @param v the value
+    /// @returns the constant value
+    const constant::Value* I32(int32_t v) {
+        // TODO(dsinclair): Replace when constant::Value is uniqed by the arena.
+        return Constant(create<constant::Scalar<i32>>(ir.types.Get<type::I32>(), i32(v)))->Value();
+    }
+
+    /// @param v the value
+    /// @returns the constant value
+    const constant::Value* F16(float v) {
+        // TODO(dsinclair): Replace when constant::Value is uniqed by the arena.
+        return Constant(create<constant::Scalar<f16>>(ir.types.Get<type::F16>(), f16(v)))->Value();
+    }
+
+    /// @param v the value
+    /// @returns the constant value
+    const constant::Value* F32(float v) {
+        // TODO(dsinclair): Replace when constant::Value is uniqed by the arena.
+        return Constant(create<constant::Scalar<f32>>(ir.types.Get<type::F32>(), f32(v)))->Value();
+    }
+
     /// Creates a new ir::Constant
     /// @param val the constant value
     /// @returns the new constant
diff --git a/src/tint/type/manager.h b/src/tint/type/manager.h
index 0650f1bb4a..4eb48bb1dc 100644
--- a/src/tint/type/manager.h
+++ b/src/tint/type/manager.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "src/tint/type/type.h"
+#include "src/tint/type/vector.h"
 #include "src/tint/utils/hash.h"
 #include "src/tint/utils/unique_allocator.h"
 
@@ -84,6 +85,23 @@ class Manager final {
         return types_.Find<TYPE>(std::forward<ARGS>(args)...);
     }
 
+    /// @param inner the inner type
+    /// @param size the vector size
+    /// @returns the vector type
+    type::Type* vec(type::Type* inner, uint32_t size) { return Get<type::Vector>(inner, size); }
+
+    /// @param inner the inner type
+    /// @returns the vector type
+    type::Type* vec2(type::Type* inner) { return vec(inner, 2); }
+
+    /// @param inner the inner type
+    /// @returns the vector type
+    type::Type* vec3(type::Type* inner) { return vec(inner, 3); }
+
+    /// @param inner the inner type
+    /// @returns the vector type
+    type::Type* vec4(type::Type* inner) { return vec(inner, 4); }
+
     /// @returns an iterator to the beginning of the types
     TypeIterator begin() const { return types_.begin(); }
     /// @returns an iterator to the end of the types
diff --git a/src/tint/writer/spirv/ir/generator_impl_ir_binary_test.cc b/src/tint/writer/spirv/ir/generator_impl_ir_binary_test.cc
index 6c131c5541..879223952d 100644
--- a/src/tint/writer/spirv/ir/generator_impl_ir_binary_test.cc
+++ b/src/tint/writer/spirv/ir/generator_impl_ir_binary_test.cc
@@ -147,12 +147,10 @@ OpFunctionEnd
 
 TEST_F(SpvGeneratorImplTest, Binary_Sub_Vec2i) {
     auto* func = b.CreateFunction("foo", mod.types.Get<type::Void>());
-    auto* lhs = mod.constants_arena.Create<constant::Composite>(
-        mod.types.Get<type::Vector>(mod.types.Get<type::I32>(), 2u),
-        utils::Vector{b.Constant(42_i)->Value(), b.Constant(-1_i)->Value()}, false, false);
-    auto* rhs = mod.constants_arena.Create<constant::Composite>(
-        mod.types.Get<type::Vector>(mod.types.Get<type::I32>(), 2u),
-        utils::Vector{b.Constant(0_i)->Value(), b.Constant(-43_i)->Value()}, false, false);
+    auto* lhs = b.create<constant::Composite>(mod.types.vec2(mod.types.Get<type::I32>()),
+                                              utils::Vector{b.I32(42), b.I32(-1)}, false, false);
+    auto* rhs = b.create<constant::Composite>(mod.types.vec2(mod.types.Get<type::I32>()),
+                                              utils::Vector{b.I32(0), b.I32(-43)}, false, false);
     func->StartTarget()->SetInstructions(
         utils::Vector{b.Subtract(mod.types.Get<type::Vector>(mod.types.Get<type::I32>(), 2u),
                                  b.Constant(lhs), b.Constant(rhs)),
@@ -180,16 +178,12 @@ OpFunctionEnd
 
 TEST_F(SpvGeneratorImplTest, Binary_Sub_Vec4f) {
     auto* func = b.CreateFunction("foo", mod.types.Get<type::Void>());
-    auto* lhs = mod.constants_arena.Create<constant::Composite>(
-        mod.types.Get<type::Vector>(mod.types.Get<type::F32>(), 4u),
-        utils::Vector{b.Constant(42_f)->Value(), b.Constant(-1_f)->Value(),
-                      b.Constant(0_f)->Value(), b.Constant(1.25_f)->Value()},
-        false, false);
-    auto* rhs = mod.constants_arena.Create<constant::Composite>(
-        mod.types.Get<type::Vector>(mod.types.Get<type::F32>(), 4u),
-        utils::Vector{b.Constant(0_f)->Value(), b.Constant(1.25_f)->Value(),
-                      b.Constant(-42_f)->Value(), b.Constant(1_f)->Value()},
-        false, false);
+    auto* lhs = b.create<constant::Composite>(
+        mod.types.vec4(mod.types.Get<type::F32>()),
+        utils::Vector{b.F32(42), b.F32(-1), b.F32(0), b.F32(1.25)}, false, false);
+    auto* rhs = b.create<constant::Composite>(
+        mod.types.vec4(mod.types.Get<type::F32>()),
+        utils::Vector{b.F32(0), b.F32(1.25), b.F32(-42), b.F32(1)}, false, false);
     func->StartTarget()->SetInstructions(
         utils::Vector{b.Subtract(mod.types.Get<type::Vector>(mod.types.Get<type::F32>(), 4u),
                                  b.Constant(lhs), b.Constant(rhs)),
diff --git a/src/tint/writer/spirv/ir/generator_impl_ir_constant_test.cc b/src/tint/writer/spirv/ir/generator_impl_ir_constant_test.cc
index 6ab48aa2a2..75775ff9a2 100644
--- a/src/tint/writer/spirv/ir/generator_impl_ir_constant_test.cc
+++ b/src/tint/writer/spirv/ir/generator_impl_ir_constant_test.cc
@@ -63,11 +63,10 @@ TEST_F(SpvGeneratorImplTest, Constant_F16) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(SpvGeneratorImplTest, Constant_Vec4Bool) {
-    auto* t = b.Constant(true);
-    auto* f = b.Constant(false);
-    auto* v = mod.constants_arena.Create<constant::Composite>(
-        mod.types.Get<type::Vector>(mod.types.Get<type::Bool>(), 4u),
-        utils::Vector{t->Value(), f->Value(), f->Value(), t->Value()}, false, true);
+    auto* v = b.create<constant::Composite>(
+        mod.types.vec4(mod.types.Get<type::Bool>()),
+        utils::Vector{b.Bool(true), b.Bool(false), b.Bool(false), b.Bool(true)}, false, true);
+
     generator_.Constant(b.Constant(v));
     EXPECT_EQ(DumpTypes(), R"(%3 = OpTypeBool
 %2 = OpTypeVector %3 4
@@ -78,12 +77,8 @@ TEST_F(SpvGeneratorImplTest, Constant_Vec4Bool) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(SpvGeneratorImplTest, Constant_Vec2i) {
-    auto* i = mod.types.Get<type::I32>();
-    auto* i_42 = b.Constant(i32(42));
-    auto* i_n1 = b.Constant(i32(-1));
-    auto* v = mod.constants_arena.Create<constant::Composite>(
-        mod.types.Get<type::Vector>(i, 2u), utils::Vector{i_42->Value(), i_n1->Value()}, false,
-        false);
+    auto* v = b.create<constant::Composite>(mod.types.vec2(mod.types.Get<type::I32>()),
+                                            utils::Vector{b.I32(42), b.I32(-1)}, false, false);
     generator_.Constant(b.Constant(v));
     EXPECT_EQ(DumpTypes(), R"(%3 = OpTypeInt 32 1
 %2 = OpTypeVector %3 2
@@ -94,13 +89,9 @@ TEST_F(SpvGeneratorImplTest, Constant_Vec2i) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(SpvGeneratorImplTest, Constant_Vec3u) {
-    auto* u = mod.types.Get<type::U32>();
-    auto* u_42 = b.Constant(u32(42));
-    auto* u_0 = b.Constant(u32(0));
-    auto* u_4b = b.Constant(u32(4000000000));
-    auto* v = mod.constants_arena.Create<constant::Composite>(
-        mod.types.Get<type::Vector>(u, 3u),
-        utils::Vector{u_42->Value(), u_0->Value(), u_4b->Value()}, false, true);
+    auto* v = b.create<constant::Composite>(mod.types.vec3(mod.types.Get<type::U32>()),
+                                            utils::Vector{b.U32(42), b.U32(0), b.U32(4000000000)},
+                                            false, true);
     generator_.Constant(b.Constant(v));
     EXPECT_EQ(DumpTypes(), R"(%3 = OpTypeInt 32 0
 %2 = OpTypeVector %3 3
@@ -112,14 +103,9 @@ TEST_F(SpvGeneratorImplTest, Constant_Vec3u) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(SpvGeneratorImplTest, Constant_Vec4f) {
-    auto* f = mod.types.Get<type::F32>();
-    auto* f_42 = b.Constant(f32(42));
-    auto* f_0 = b.Constant(f32(0));
-    auto* f_q = b.Constant(f32(0.25));
-    auto* f_n1 = b.Constant(f32(-1));
-    auto* v = mod.constants_arena.Create<constant::Composite>(
-        mod.types.Get<type::Vector>(f, 4u),
-        utils::Vector{f_42->Value(), f_0->Value(), f_q->Value(), f_n1->Value()}, false, true);
+    auto* v = b.create<constant::Composite>(
+        mod.types.vec4(mod.types.Get<type::F32>()),
+        utils::Vector{b.F32(42), b.F32(0), b.F32(0.25), b.F32(-1)}, false, true);
     generator_.Constant(b.Constant(v));
     EXPECT_EQ(DumpTypes(), R"(%3 = OpTypeFloat 32
 %2 = OpTypeVector %3 4
@@ -132,12 +118,8 @@ TEST_F(SpvGeneratorImplTest, Constant_Vec4f) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(SpvGeneratorImplTest, Constant_Vec2h) {
-    auto* h = mod.types.Get<type::F16>();
-    auto* h_42 = b.Constant(f16(42));
-    auto* h_q = b.Constant(f16(0.25));
-    auto* v = mod.constants_arena.Create<constant::Composite>(
-        mod.types.Get<type::Vector>(h, 2u), utils::Vector{h_42->Value(), h_q->Value()}, false,
-        false);
+    auto* v = b.create<constant::Composite>(mod.types.vec2(mod.types.Get<type::F16>()),
+                                            utils::Vector{b.F16(42), b.F16(0.25)}, false, false);
     generator_.Constant(b.Constant(v));
     EXPECT_EQ(DumpTypes(), R"(%3 = OpTypeFloat 16
 %2 = OpTypeVector %3 2