Wan 3.0
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API in public preview, billed per use
+ Alibaba's latest — tops the arena, strong 30s-shot stability
− API access not fully open yet
MODEL TOOL
Video generation：Flagship
Text/image-to-video — ranked against the Artificial Analysis Video Arena.
1 · What are you doing?
2 · Budget tier
Recommended for · Video generation · Flagship
Arena leaders: best motion, duration and audio sync — highest usable-output rate.
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Gemini Omni Flash
Official site ↗
API from $6/min; included in Google AI plans
+ Google's default video model — multimodal refs, conversational edits, 4K output
− Clips capped at 10s — long shots need extension
MiniMax H3
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API $4.8–7.8/min (768p / Open Weights)
+ Cheapest at this tier, plus a self-hostable open-weights version
− Facial micro-expressions can go stiff
Seedance 2.5（即梦）
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API billed per minute; Jimeng membership separate
+ ByteDance — 30s single-pass clips, Chinese-prompt friendly
− 1080p tier gets expensive fast
Kling 3.0
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Membership from ¥66/mo; API $15–20/min
+ Most mature Chinese ecosystem, fast renders
− Complex-shot consistency trails the leaders
Kling 4.0 Flash（抢先体验）
Official site ↗
Early access for Ultra annual subs; plans still from ¥66/mo
+ 30s generations, 10 keyframes, 4K — full 4.0 lands this month
− Flash only, limited cohort since Sep 28 — no arena data yet
Video generationWan 3.0 / Gemini Omni Flash / MiniMax H3 / Seedance 2.5（即梦） / Kling 3.0 / Kling 4.0 Flash（抢先体验）Image generationgpt-image-2.5（Sunburst / Flare） / gpt-image-2 / Nano Banana Pro（Gemini 3 Pro Image） / Seedream 5.0 Pro（即梦）Voice & TTSEleven v4 / v4 Turbo / HeyGen Voice / Cartesia Sonic 3.6AI avatarHeyGen（Avatar V / LiveAvatar） / Tavus Phoenix-4.5 / Synthesia3D generationTripo H3.1 / Meshy 7 / Rodin 2.5（Hyper3D）Music generationSuno v6 / Mureka V9.5 / Lyria 3 Pro / 3.5
How to read this
Three tiers: flagship for quality-critical work, balanced for daily production, budget for bulk and experiments. Names track the current mainstream options — the landscape moves fast, so treat the tier logic (not the exact model list) as the durable part.
Rankings and prices checked — leaderboards move weekly; always confirm pricing on the official site before committing.
Sources: Artificial Analysis · LMArena · Crafiq 3D · Taxon3D