Six models,
AI video has tipped.
Veo 3.1 leads (4K, native audio, top of the text-to-video and image-to-video leaderboard). Sora 2 stays cinematic, but OpenAI shutters the app mid-2026. Kling for human motion. Runway for camera control. Luma for moods. Grok Imagine for latency and price. Today, you mix.
« Top of the text-to-video and image-to-video leaderboard. The only true 4K. Native synchronised audio. »
- +Native 4K, unique on the market
- +Synchronised audio (dialogue, ambience)
- +Mature API for production
- −Per-clip duration limits
- −Strict quotas, queue at peak hours
« The best for faces, expression and human motion. Clips up to 5 minutes. »
- +Unmatched human and facial motion
- +Long clips (up to 5 min)
- +Aggressive pricing
- −Rough English UI
- −Server queue on the Asia side
« Full creative platform, best in class for camera control and cinematic effects. »
- +Advanced camera control
- +Full suite (editing, transitions)
- +Dense community plus tutorials
- −Credits burn fast
- −Audio still in beta
« Cinema-grade quality still the reference — but OpenAI shutters the web/iOS app from September 2026. »
- +Cinematic visual quality
- +Native audio + dialogue
- +Long prompts very well respected
- −Web/app closing late 2026 (API runs through September)
- −Included only in ChatGPT Pro
« Excellent on water, clouds and fabric. The best for ambient and transition shots. »
- +Subtle environmental motion
- +Pleasing depth of field
- +Reasonable pricing
- −Characters sometimes stiff
- −Less fine-grained control
« The cheapest video with audio. 6–15 seconds at 720p. Perfect for fast iteration. »
- +Unbeatable pricing ($0.05/sec)
- +Native audio included
- +Stable image-to-video and text-to-video
- −720p only (no 4K)
- −Short clips (15s max)
We rough out in Kling or Grok Imagine (fast, cheap). We pass the key shots through Veo 3.1 or Sora 2 for the final version. Combining tools is no longer a workaround — it became the production standard in 2026.
Sora vs Veo
Cinema against Native 4K.
Kling vs Runway
Human motion against Camera control.
Kling vs Veo
Human motion against Native 4K.
Luma vs Runway
Environmental motion against Camera control.
Kling vs Sora
Human motion against Cinema.
Runway vs Veo
Camera control against Native 4K.