AI Video Models
Browse the models creators actually choose between, from hosted platforms to open weights. Each page keeps verified specs, per-second pricing and a dated price history. 15 models tracked.
Hailuo / MiniMax
Model family · Updated 2026-10-01
MiniMax's Hailuo video models in one place — H3, Hailuo 2.3 and Hailuo 02 — with verified specs and pricing for each.
Pricing: Pricing deferred; consult the cited provider documentation for each version.
MiniMax H3
Selected version · Updated 2026-10-01
MiniMax H3: release info, downloadable Hugging Face weights, image-to-video modes and every official way to run it.
Seedance
Model family · Updated 2026-10-01
Every Seedance generation in one place — 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 — with prices traced across versions.
Pricing: This family page does not consolidate version pricing.
Kling
Selected version · Updated 2026-10-01
Kuaishou's hosted platform for text-to-video and image-to-video, with no local setup.
Pricing: Official API: Kling 3.0 from $0.084/s 720p, $0.112/s 1080p, $0.42/s 4K
Wan 2.2
Selected version · Updated 2026-10-01
Alibaba’s open-weight video family, with two model sizes and ComfyUI support.
Pricing: $0 model fee; HuggingFace GPU examples: T4 $0.40/hr, L4 $0.80/hr, A10G $1.00/hr
HunyuanVideo
Selected version · Updated 2026-10-01
Tencent's open-weight video model for local text-to-video experimentation, often used through ComfyUI repackages.
Pricing: $0 model fee; HuggingFace GPU examples: T4 $0.40/hr, L4 $0.80/hr, A10G $1.00/hr
LTX-Video
Selected version · Updated 2026-10-01
Lightricks’ open video model line, useful when you want local T2V/I2V without a giant GPU budget.
Pricing: $0 model fee; HuggingFace GPU examples: T4 $0.40/hr, L4 $0.80/hr, A10G $1.00/hr
Runway
Selected version · Updated 2026-10-01
Runway’s cloud video suite: generation, editing and asset management, aimed at filmmakers, agencies and creative teams.
Pricing: Official plans: Free; Standard $15/mo; Pro $35/mo; Max $95/mo
Luma
Selected version · Updated 2026-10-01
Luma’s Ray model line and Luma App (formerly Dream Machine) for hosted text-to-video and image-to-video.
Pricing: Official plans: Plus $30/mo; Pro $90/mo; Ultra $300/mo; Ray3.2 1080p is 400 credits/5s
Pika
Selected version · Updated 2026-10-01
Pika’s consumer video platform: short social clips and stylized effects, with little setup.
Pricing: Official annual billing: Basic $0; Standard $8/mo; Pro $28/mo; Fancy $76/mo
Google Veo 3
Selected version · Updated 2026-10-01
Google DeepMind’s video model line, with native audio. Reach it through the Gemini API, AI Studio, Flow, or Vertex AI.
Pricing: Official API: Lite $0.05/s, Fast $0.10/s, Standard $0.40/s at 720p
Seedance 2.5
Selected version · Updated 2026-10-01
Seedance 2.5: official specs and per-second pricing from BytePlus, checked and dated.
Pricing: Official estimated examples: $0.103/s 480p, $0.231/s 720p, $0.569/s 1080p (5s, 16:9, no video input)
Google Veo 3.1
Selected version · Updated 2026-10-01
Google's current Veo generation: 4/6/8-second clips with native audio, first–last frame control, and published per-second API pricing.
Pricing: Gemini API $0.05–$0.60 per output second by tier and resolution (Lite → Standard 4K); audio included; no free tier
Grok Imagine (xAI)
Selected version · Updated 2026-10-01
xAI's video model: flat per-second API pricing, 480p/720p clips from 1 to 15 seconds, image-to-video and prompt-based editing in one asynchronous API.
Pricing: xAI API flat per output second: $0.05/s (grok-imagine-video) · $0.08/s (grok-imagine-video-1.5); no free video tier documented
Sora
Selected version · Updated 2026-09-28
OpenAI’s video model for text- and image-to-video, available through the Videos API and sora.com.
Pricing: API: sora-2 from $0.10/s 720p, sora-2-pro from $0.30/s 720p to $0.70/s 1080p; Batch 50% off