Realistic human video
Testing nowWhy it's hard
Faces, hands and skin look waxy; motion feels off
What we test
20 briefs: walking, talking, eating, close-ups
best ai video generator realistic people · AI写实人物视频
Area 01 · 12 jobs
Best AI for video, job by job
We don't rank models in general. We test them one job at a time: the same inputs and settings for every model, graded blind, with the cost of each usable result. 8 of these jobs are being tested now.
Testing now
Talking presenter (口播 / digital human)
Testing nowWhy it's hard
Lip-sync drifts, gestures robotic, voice mismatched
What we test
60 s script in EN and 中文, same face and voice
best ai avatar generator · 数字人口播哪个好
Product ad, 9:16
Testing nowWhy it's hard
Product shape and logo change; text on screen garbled
What we test
Same product photo, 10 s ad, on-screen text
ai product video for tiktok ads · AI商品视频
Comic drama (漫剧)
Testing nowWhy it's hard
Art style and characters drift between episodes
What we test
6-shot scene from a character sheet
ai anime video generator · AI漫剧用什么工具
Short drama (短剧), live action
Testing nowWhy it's hard
Multi-shot continuity, acting, costume consistency
What we test
6-shot dialogue scene, 2 characters
ai short drama generator · AI短剧制作
Image-to-video from a reference
Testing nowWhy it's hard
Model ignores the reference or changes identity
What we test
Our standard reference set (see section 4)
best image to video ai · 图生视频哪个好
Same character across shots
Testing nowWhy it's hard
The #1 creator complaint: the face changes every shot
What we test
5 shots, 1 reference sheet, identity scored
ai video consistent character · AI视频角色一致性
Lip-sync and dubbing into another language
Testing nowWhy it's hard
Mouth doesn't match, voice loses emotion
What we test
30 s clip, EN↔中文↔JA
ai video translator lip sync · 视频翻译配音
Coming in month 2
Real-estate walkthrough from renderings
Month 2Why it's hard
Geometry warps, rooms morph
What we test
3 renderings to a 20 s fly-through
ai real estate video from photos · 楼盘效果图生成视频
Music video and dance
Month 2Why it's hard
Motion off-beat, limbs break
What we test
Same 15 s track, dance and performance
ai music video generator
Action and physics
Month 2Why it's hard
Fights, sports and cars break physics
What we test
10 motion briefs
ai video physics test
Coming in month 3
Editing existing footage (VFX, relight, extend)
Month 3Why it's hard
Edits leak outside the subject, flicker
What we test
Same 3 source clips
ai video editing replace object
Models in this area
The field as of 29 Oct 2026. Prices are list prices.
| Model | Latest version | List price | Mainland China |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.5ByteDance | 23 Jun 2026 | from $0.134/s | Yes |
| Kling 4.0Kuaishou | 15 Oct 2026 | WaveSpeed $0.157–0.235/s | Yes |
| Wan 3.0Alibaba | 24 Aug 2026 | $0.05–0.20/s | Yes |
| Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashGoogle | ~27 Aug 2026 | ~$0.10/s at 720p | ? |
| MiniMax Hailuo H3 / H3 Max | 3 Aug 2026 | $0.05–0.08/s | ? |
| FLUX 3 Video / MaxBlack Forest Labs | Max 20 Oct 2026 | ? | ? |
| HeyGen Video 1 | late Sep 2026 | ~$0.015–0.03/s | ? |
| PixVerse V6 | 30 Mar 2026 | ? | ? |
How we choose and grade: our methodology.