Video generation：Balanced

API $9/min; Google AI Pro $19.99/mo

+ Stable Google access, native audio, cheap Fast tier

− Tight quotas; Google's default is now Omni Flash

Standard from $12/mo; Gen-4.5 costs 12 credits/s

+ Deepest editing chain — keyframes, Aleph restyle, Act-Two performance transfer

− Raw generation now trails the leaders

From $10/mo; video included in image plans

+ Best-looking image-to-video, integrated with its image pipeline

− Image-to-video only; short clips, no audio

Bundled with X subscriptions

+ Zero-friction; great for memes and quick clips

− No audio output, few fine controls

From ~$10/mo; cheaper 2.3-Fast tier available

+ Natural faces and lip-sync; strong Chinese material

− Sits below H3 on the arena

Free quota; memberships from ~$10/mo

+ Strong anime style and reference consistency

− Photoreal scenes are weaker