Image to Video
Discover and compare the best AI models for image to video generation. Note: This is my personal non-scientific leaderboard. Models are ranked by the completion rate of a series of diverse prompts designed to thoroughly assess performance.
| Rank | Company | Model | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
ByteDance Seed | 92 | ||
Alibaba | 80 | ||
Kuaishou | 80 | ||
4 | Kuaishou | 76 | |
5 | Lightricks | 75 | |
6 | Kuaishou | 73 | |
7 | MiniMax | 72 | |
8 | PixVerse | 71 | |
9 | Google | Veo 3.1 | 70 |
10 | MiniMax | 69.3 | |
11 | Kuaishou | 69.2 | |
12 | ByteDance | 68.57 | |
13 | OpenAI | 68 | |
13 | PixVerse | 68 | |
13 | Kuaishou | 68 | |
16 | Google | 66.72 | |
17 | Tencent | 66 | |
18 | Meituan | 65 | |
19 | Alibaba | 64.62 | |
20 | Runway | Runway Gen4.5 | 64 |
21 | Bytedance | 62.02 | |
22 | Kuaishou | 61.99 | |
23 | Midjourney | Midjourney V1 | 61.89 |
24 | HiDream | Vivago 2.0 | 61.49 |
25 | Vidu | 56.92 | |
26 | Alibaba | 56.83 | |
27 | Lightricks | LTX Video v0.9.7 | 54.1 |
28 | Pika | 46.17 | |
29 | Runway | Runway Gen 4 | 45.02 |
30 | OpenAI | 44.68 | |
31 | Tencent | 44.2 |
Full tutorial & review videos
Watch the videos below for comprehensive comparisons and detailed installation guides for select image-to-video generation models.
Seedance 2.0
Kling 3.0
Hunyuan Video installation & review
KLING O1 & 2.6 review
LTX-2 review
Sora 2 review
Veo 3.1 review
Wan 2.2 installation & review
Hailuo 02 review
Veo 3 review
Kling 2.0 review
LTXV 13B installation & review
Hunyuan Video installation & review
Wan VACE installation & review
Wan 2.1 installation & review
Genmo Mochi 1 review
Methodology
Models are ranked using a series of prompts involving diverse range of challenging tasks. This includes:
- Image understanding and interpretation
- Motion generation from static images
- Character and object consistency
- Natural movement and physics
- Camera movement and perspective
- Lighting and shadow continuity
- Scene depth and spatial awareness
- NSFW capabilities
To prevent manipulation, the prompts are kept confidential and are regularly updated to increase difficulty as models improve. Here is a subset of prompts for your reference:
A man runs through a narrow alley. flames lighting up graffiti-stained walls. A muscle car chases behind him. explosions and thunder in the background. Trash and debris whip around. The camera tracks the man running, then panning right to reveal a massive explosion. High action.
Fast zoom up to the girl's face, showing a very scared and surprised expression. she then turns around starts running away towards the background, trying to escape. the camera follows her as she runs down the street at night. high action, shaky, cinematic
Orbit shot around an intense sword fight. the fighters suddenly clash blades, drawing so close their faces nearly touch. zoom into their locked gazes
The warrior in the foreground sprints towards the monster in the background, and then leaps towards the monster, getting ready to strike. the monster opens its mouth and breathes fire, engulfing the warrior in flames. Epic flythrough shot, tracking the warrior closely.