OpenAI · Legacy
Sora 2
OpenAI's legacy synced-audio video model for short text- or image-guided clips—still documented, but approaching a permanent API shutdown.
- Generation price
- $0.10 / generated second
- Clip duration
- 4, 8, or 12 seconds
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Top AI Models for Video Generation
Video models for cinematic clips, ads, storyboards, and motion experiments. Compare price per second, duration, resolution, audio, inputs, and published render time.
7 researched modelsFacts checked September 3, 2026
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Google · Preview
Veo 3.1
Google's preview video model for text-, image-, and video-guided generation with native audio and output options up to 4K.
- Generation price
- $0.40/s standard with audio
- Clip duration
- 4, 6, or 8 seconds
Google · Preview
Veo 3.1 Fast
Google's lower-cost Veo 3.1 variant for quickly creating short video clips with native audio and output options up to 4K.
- Generation price
- $0.10 720p · $0.12 1080p · $0.30 4K / sec
- Clip duration
- 4, 6, or 8 seconds
Runway · Stable
Runway Gen-4.5
Runway's flagship developer video model for text- and image-guided clips, with professional formats and a predictable credit-per-second base rate.
- Generation price
- 12 credits / sec = $0.12 / sec
- Clip duration
- 2–10 seconds
Kuaishou · Stable
Kling Video 3.0 Pro
Kuaishou's Pro video model delivered through fal for multi-shot text/image generation, optional native audio, references, and clips up to 15 seconds.
- Generation price
- $0.112/s no audio · $0.168/s audio
- Clip duration
- Up to 15 seconds
Kuaishou · Stable
Kling Video 2.5 Turbo Pro
A cost-conscious Kling model on fal for fluid five- or ten-second clips generated from text or a starting image.
- Generation price
- $0.07 / generated second
- Clip duration
- 5 or 10 seconds
SpaceXAI · Stable
Grok Imagine Video 1.5
SpaceXAI's current video model for turning text, images, or references into short clips with optional generated speech and sound.
- Generation price
- $0.08 480p · $0.14 720p · $0.25 1080p / sec
- Clip duration
- 1–15 seconds
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