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AI Video Models Compared

Compare video generation models such as Sora, Veo, Kling, Runway, Pika, Luma, Hailuo, Seedance and Wan. The useful fields are input modes, max duration, resolution, camera control, consistency, pricing unit and API availability.

What makes video models different

Video models are not context-window-plus-token-price products. They need output capability and generation-cost fields.

Text-to-Video

Generate video from prompts. Compare prompt following, camera control, duration, resolution and physical consistency.

PromptCameraPhysics

Image-to-Video

Generate from a first frame or reference image. Compare character consistency, motion control and style stability.

Reference imageCharacterMotion

World Models

Track interactive scenes, 3D, robotics simulation and game environments. Early pages should track availability before forcing price tables.

Simulation3DInteractive

Priority models

OpenAI

Sora

OpenAI video generation model. Track ChatGPT plan allowance and future API pricing.

Text-to-videoOpenAI

Google

Veo

Google video model. Separate Gemini App, Vertex AI and Ultra plan access.

VideoGoogle

Kuaishou

Kling

Global and China access may diverge. Pricing can mix credits and membership allowances.

ChinaCredits

Runway

Runway Gen-4

Mature creative product. Good first target for plans, seconds and resolution fields.

CreativeAPI

Catalog tracker

V1 tracks public products, units and capabilities. Verified exact prices will move into plans and usage_prices.

Product

Status

Unit

Best for

Sora

OpenAI

text-to-videoimage-to-video

available

generations, seconds

ChatGPT plan allowance / future API

OpenAI-native video generation and ChatGPT workflows.

text-to-videoimage-to-videostoryboard

Veo

Google

text-to-videoimage-to-video

available

generations, seconds

Gemini / Vertex AI access

Google ecosystem video generation and API workflows.

text-to-videoimage-to-videocamera control

Kling

Kuaishou

text-to-videoimage-to-video

available

credits, generations

Credits / subscription

High-quality clips with strong motion and character control.

text-to-videoimage-to-videomotion control

Runway Gen-4

Runway

video generationediting

available

credits, seconds

Credits / subscription

Professional creative teams and video iteration.

video generationeditingreference control

Pika

video generationeffects

available

credits, generations

Credits / subscription

Short clips, effects and social formats.

video generationeffectsimage-to-video

Luma Ray

Luma AI

video generationcinematic motion

available

generations, credits

Generations / subscription

Cinematic outputs and fast creative iteration.

video generationcinematic motionimage-to-video

Hailuo Video

MiniMax

text-to-videoimage-to-video

available

credits, generations

Credits / subscription

China-accessible video generation workflows.

text-to-videoimage-to-videoChina access

Seedance

ByteDance / Volcano Engine

video generationAPI

available

seconds, generations

API / platform pricing

Developer and enterprise video generation in ByteDance ecosystem.

video generationAPIChina access

Wan / Tongyi Wanxiang Video

Alibaba

text-to-videoimage-to-video

available

seconds, generations

API / platform pricing

Alibaba Cloud and China-accessible video generation.

text-to-videoimage-to-videoChina access

Vidu

ShengShu

video generationimage-to-video

available

credits, generations

Credits / subscription

Video generation with character and reference control.

video generationimage-to-videocharacter consistency

Fields to track

Pricing unit: second / generation / credit

Max duration and resolution

Text-to-video / image-to-video / video-to-video

Camera control and character consistency

API availability

Commercial license and region availability

Why video first

Video model demand is rising fast and the provider set is now large enough to compare. It is the best first step from text LLM comparison into multimodal models.