AI Models
186 models · 0 new in 60d
- ▾Seedance 2.0 Pro
ByteDance · N/A · credit-based → per-second
Best for: Cost-sensitive Chinese-market video, fast iteration on social shorts, longer narrative clips.
How: Two tiers — Seedance 2.0 Pro for quality and Seedance 2.0 Lite for fast/cheap drafts. Both expose text-to-video and image-to-video; v2 adds longer shot length and stronger prompt adherence over v1.
Example: POST volcengineapi.com/seedance/v2/videos { prompt: 'a hummingbird in flight, slow motion', mode: 'pro' }
high-fidelity 1080p (with 4K up-res)longer coherent shotsimproved motion physicsLite tier for cheap iterationAPI: Volcengine / ByteDance API
Successor to Seedance 1.0 (2025-06). ByteDance's competitor to Sora / Veo / Kling. The Lite tier remains notably cheaper than competitors at comparable quality.
- ▾Sora 2
OpenAI · N/A · see openai.com/pricing → per-second tiered
Best for: Marketing reels, b-roll, storyboard previz, social-media shorts.
How: Generate up to 60s clips from a text prompt or seed image. Audio and lip-sync included.
Example: client.videos.generate(model='sora-2', prompt='aerial shot of a coastal city at sunrise, 1080p, 10s')
high-fidelity 1080p videorealistic motion physicslong-shot consistencyaudio + dialogue generationAPI: api.openai.com — client.videos.generate(model='sora-2')
Successor to Sora 1 — adds native audio and longer coherent shots.
- ▾Veo 3
Google · N/A · Vertex AI pricing → per-second tiered
Best for: Photoreal cinematic clips, ad creative, talking-head shorts with audio.
How: Vertex AI: generate(model='veo-3.0-generate-preview', prompt='...'). Gemini API exposes the same model.
Example: ai.models.generate_videos(model='veo-3.0-generate-preview', prompt='timelapse of a city under heavy rain')
1080p / 4K up-ressynchronized audiostrong prompt adherence8s native, longer with stitchingAPI: Vertex AI / Gemini API — model: veo-3.0-generate-preview
- ▾Kling 2.1
Kuaishou · N/A · credit-based → per-second
Best for: Cost-sensitive video generation, dance / sports content.
How: Cheaper alternative to Sora/Veo with strong human-motion fidelity.
Example: POST klingai.com/v1/videos/text2video { prompt: '...', duration: 10 }
realistic human motionlong shot generationcompetitive quality at lower priceAPI: klingai.com — REST API
- ▾Runway Gen-4
Runway · N/A · credit-based → per-second
Best for: Short narrative content where the same character appears in multiple scenes.
How: Pass a reference image and a prompt; returns a 5–10s clip with consistent characters across shots.
Example: POST runwayml.com/v1/image_to_video { promptImage: ..., promptText: '...' }
character & object consistency across shotsimage-to-videolip-synccreator workflowAPI: runwayml.com — REST API + web app
- ▾Pika 2.2
Pika Labs · N/A · credit-based → per-clip
Best for: Social shorts, music videos, rapid creative iteration.
How: Strong for short, stylized clips and quick iteration. Pikaframes lets you set start/end frames.
Example: Use Pikaframes: upload start + end image, prompt the in-between motion.
fast iterationpikaframes (keyframe interpolation)lipsyncAPI: pika.art — web app + API
- ▾NVIDIA DLSS 4.5
NVIDIA · N/A · api
Best for: AI-powered game development
How: Integrate NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 with Unreal Engine 5
Example: Game developers can enhance game performance and visuals
Dynamic Multi Frame GenerationMulti Frame Generation 6Xsecond-generation RTXAuto-discovered from news articles.
- ▾Seedance 1.0 Pro
ByteDance · N/A · credit-based → per-second
Best for: Cost-sensitive Chinese-market video, fast iteration on social shorts.
How: Two tiers: Seedance 1.0 Pro for top quality and Seedance 1.0 Lite for fast/cheap drafts. Both expose text-to-video and image-to-video.
Example: POST volcengineapi.com/seedance/v1/videos { prompt: 'a hummingbird in flight, slow motion', mode: 'pro' }
fast generation1080p outputstrong prompt adherenceLite variant for cheap iterationAPI: Volcengine / ByteDance API
ByteDance's competitor to Sora / Veo / Kling. Lite tier is notably cheaper than competitors at similar quality.