AI Video Model Compare

Video idea / source prompt

Use the same creative brief for every model so the comparison stays meaningful.

Workflow

Clip duration

Aspect ratio

Expected attempts

I want native audio when the model supports it

Choose 2–5 models. Unsupported workflows are flagged instead of hidden.

Google

Veo 3.1 Google flagship video generation with native audio; Standard tier. Veo 3.1 Fast Faster Veo 3.1 tier with native audio. Veo 3.1 Lite Lowest-cost Veo 3.1 tier for 720p/1080p. Gemini Omni Flash Fast multimodal video generation/editing with native audio.

Kuaishou / Kling

Kling 3.0 Current Kling generation model with multi-shot storytelling and Elements consistency. Kling 3.0 Omni Kling multimodal model for advanced references, composition and edits. Kling 3.0 Turbo Fast Kling 3.0 generation route.

ByteDance

Seedance 2.5 Latest Seedance route in major developer catalogs, with image/video/reference inputs. Seedance 2.0 Reference-driven cinematic Seedance generation. Seedance 2.0 Fast Faster Seedance 2.0 route. Seedance 2.0 Mini Lower-cost Seedance tier.

Alibaba

Wan 3.0 Current Wan 3.0 general video API. Wan 3.0 Prime Faster Wan 3.0 Prime; multimodal, up to 30s.

Alibaba / HappyHorse

HappyHorse 1.1 Current HappyHorse family for cinematic motion and cross-clip consistency.

MiniMax / Hailuo

MiniMax H3 MiniMax H3 multimodal video generation with 768p/2K output. MiniMax H3 Max Fast H3 Max route available in Runway Dev.

Runway

Runway Gen-4.5 Runway flagship generation model with professional/HDR output options. Runway Gen-4 Turbo Fast image-to-video Runway model.

xAI

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 xAI video model accepting text, image and audio inputs.

Luma AI

Luma Ray 3.2 Current Luma video model with frame-level control and HDR/EXR workflows.

Lightricks

LTX 2.3 Fast Fast LTX 2.3 generation route. LTX 2.3 Pro Higher-quality LTX 2.3 with audio/video-conditioned workflows.

Pika

Pika 2.5 Current Pika general text/image-to-video model.

Higgsfield

Higgsfield Cinema Studio 4.0 Released Sep 18, 2026; cinematic generation with automatic scene direction and references.

HiDream.ai

HiDream-O1-Video-1.0 New Sep 2026 HiDream model; current public API is image-conditioned with dynamic or fixed 10s output.

Adobe

Adobe Firefly Video Adobe native video generation model inside Firefly.

Moonvalley

Moonvalley Marey Professional video generation model available in current creator suites.

Vidu

Vidu Q3 Pro Current Vidu Q3 general flagship with synchronized audio and smart scene cuts. Vidu Q3 Turbo Fast/current Vidu Q3 route with audio, scene cuts and reference-to-video. Vidu Q3 Mix Reference-to-video Q3 model focused on balance, consistency and synchronized audio.

PixVerse

PixVerse V6 PixVerse flagship general model with audio, multi-clip generation and reference workflows. PixVerse C1 Film-production PixVerse model for action choreography, storyboard/reference consistency and transitions.

Tencent Hunyuan

Hunyuan Video 1.5 Tencent current HY-Video-1.5; official replacement for the retiring legacy Hunyuan video APIs.

One idea, several model-ready prompts

Model comparison