Text to Video · HappyHorse-1.0Image to Video · HappyHorse-1.0AI Animation · HappyHorse-1.0AI GIF Generator · Kling 2.6 ProAI Motion Control · Runway Motion BrushProduct Video Ads · Veo 3.1UGC Video Ads · Synthesia Express 3Music Video · Suno Music Video

Which AI video generation model leads in 2026?

HappyHorse-1.0 from Alibaba-ATH leads the entire video field, topping both text-to-video (1368) and image-to-video (1402). Across all 8 video-generation subcategories, KlingAI has the broadest representation, with Bytedance and Google close behind.

The provider race · who leads how many subcategories?

Each row counts how often a provider appears in the top 3 across all 8 video subcategories. Alibaba-ATH dominates with the broadest model range.

Alibaba-ATH
3 top-3 finishes · 3 wins
ByteDance Seed
3 top-3 finishes
KlingAI
3 top-3 finishes · 1 wins
PixVerse
2 top-3 finishes
Pika Art
2 top-3 finishes
Runway
2 top-3 finishes · 1 wins
Open Source
2 top-3 finishes
xAI
1 top-3 finishes

Eight subcategories of video generation

Scroll horizontally — each tile shows the current leader in that subcategory.

▶
Text to Video
HappyHorse-1.0
1368 73 models
⇉
Image to Video
HappyHorse-1.0
1402 64 models
❀
AI Animation
HappyHorse-1.0
1402 14 models
⥁
AI GIF Generator
Kling 2.6 Pro
1290 12 models
↗
AI Motion Control
Runway Motion Brush
1310 12 models
◊
Product Video Ads
Veo 3.1
1325 11 models
♟
UGC Video Ads
Synthesia Express 3
1310 11 models
❒
Music Video
Suno Music Video
1280 9 models

Long-form clips vs short-form motion

Of 206 video models tracked, 168 target longer clips (general T2V/I2V, ads, music videos) while 38 specialize in short loops (animation, GIFs, motion control).

168
Long-form
T2V · I2V · Product Ads · UGC Ads · Music Video
38
Short-form
Animation · GIF · Motion Control

The video master list · drill into any subcategory

Click any subcategory below to expand all ranked models within that arena.

▶ Text to Video 73 models · #1 HappyHorse-1.0 (1368) ▸
RankModelProviderScore barScore
01 HappyHorse-1.0 Alibaba-ATH
1368
02 Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p ByteDance Seed
1271 Try
03 Kling 3.0 1080p (Pro) KlingAI
1248 Try
04 SkyReels V4 Skywork AI
1239
05 Kling 3.0 Omni 1080p (Pro) KlingAI
1233 Try
06 grok-imagine-video xAI
1231 Try
07 Kling 3.0 Omni 720p KlingAI
1224 Try
08 Vidu Q3 Pro Vidu
1221 Try
09 Veo 3 Google
1216 Try
10 Runway Gen-4.5 Runway
1216 Try
11Sora 2OpenAI
1212Try
12Sora 2 ProOpenAI
1209Try
13Veo 3.1Google
1205Try
14Veo 3.1 FastGoogle
1201Try
15Veo 2Google
1197Try
16Wan 2.5Alibaba
1194Try
17Wan 2.2Alibaba
1190Try
18Wan 2.1Alibaba
1186Try
19Hunyuan VideoTencent
1182Try
20Hunyuan Video ProTencent
1179Try
21Mochi 1Genmo
1175
22LTX-2 ProLightricks
1171Try
23LTX-2 FastLightricks
1167Try
24LTX Video 1Lightricks
1164Try
25CogVideoX-5BOpen Source
1160
26CogVideoX-2BOpen Source
1156
27OpenSora 2.0Open Source
1152
28OpenSora 1.2Open Source
1149
29EasyAnimate v5Open Source
1145
30Pika 2.5Pika Art
1141Try
31Pika 2.0Pika Art
1137Try
32Pika 1.5Pika Art
1134Try
33Hailuo 02 ProMiniMax
1130Try
34Hailuo 02MiniMax
1126Try
35Hailuo 01 DirectorMiniMax
1122Try
36Vidu Q3Vidu
1119Try
37Vidu 2.0Vidu
1115Try
38Vidu 1.5Vidu
1111Try
39Kling 2.5 Turbo 1080pKlingAI
1107Try
40Kling 2.5 Turbo 720pKlingAI
1104Try
41Kling 2.0 MasterKlingAI
1100Try
42Kling 1.6 ProKlingAI
1096Try
43PixVerse V5.6PixVerse
1092Try
44PixVerse V5PixVerse
1089Try
45PixVerse V4.5PixVerse
1085Try
46Runway Gen-4Runway
1081Try
47Runway Gen-3 AlphaRunway
1077Try
48Runway Gen-3Runway
1074Try
49Seedance 1.5 ProByteDance Seed
1070Try
50Seedance 1.0ByteDance Seed
1066Try
51Step-Video-T2VOpen Source
1062
52Vchitect 2.0Open Source
1059
53AllegroOpen Source
1055
54Aria-VideoOpen Source
1051
55Pyramid FlowOpen Source
1047
56FastVideoOpen Source
1044
57AnimateDiff LightningOpen Source
1040
58DynamiCrafterOpen Source
1036
59VideoCrafter 2Open Source
1032
60VideoCrafter 1Open Source
1029
61ZeroScope V2 XLOpen Source
1025
62ModelScope T2VOpen Source
1021
63Show-1Open Source
1017
64VideoPoetOpen Source
1014
65LumiereGoogle
1010
66Imagen VideoGoogle
1006
67MagicVideo V2Open Source
1002
68LatteOpen Source
999
69AnimateLCMOpen Source
995
70Tune-A-VideoOpen Source
991
71Make-A-VideoOpen Source
987
72FreeNoiseOpen Source
984
73VideoFusionOpen Source
980
⇉ Image to Video 64 models · #1 HappyHorse-1.0 (1402) ▸
RankModelProviderScore barScore
01 HappyHorse-1.0 Alibaba-ATH
1402
02 Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p ByteDance Seed
1347 Try
03 grok-imagine-video xAI
1328 Try
04 PixVerse V6 PixVerse
1314 Try
05 SkyReels V4 Skywork AI
1287
06 Kling 2.5 Turbo 1080p KlingAI
1286 Try
07 Vidu Q3 Pro Vidu
1285 Try
08 Kling 3.0 Omni 1080p (Pro) KlingAI
1285 Try
09 Kling 3.0 1080p (Pro) KlingAI
1284 Try
10 PixVerse V5.6 PixVerse
1281 Try
11Wan 2.5 I2VAlibaba
1276Try
12Wan 2.2 I2VAlibaba
1271Try
13Hunyuan I2VTencent
1266Try
14Hunyuan AvatarTencent
1261Try
15Veo 3.1 I2VGoogle
1256Try
16Veo 3 Fast I2VGoogle
1251Try
17Sora 2 I2VOpenAI
1246Try
18Sora 1 I2VOpenAI
1241Try
19Runway Gen-4 I2VRunway
1236Try
20Runway Gen-3 Alpha I2VRunway
1231Try
21Runway Gen-3 TurboRunway
1226Try
22Hailuo 02 Pro I2VMiniMax
1221Try
23Hailuo 02 I2VMiniMax
1216Try
24Hailuo 01 I2VMiniMax
1211Try
25Vidu Q3 I2VVidu
1206Try
26Vidu 2.0 I2VVidu
1201Try
27Vidu Reference-to-VideoVidu
1196Try
28Kling 2.5 Turbo I2VKlingAI
1191Try
29Kling 2.0 Master I2VKlingAI
1186Try
30Kling 1.6 Pro I2VKlingAI
1181Try
31Kling 1.6 StandardKlingAI
1176Try
32PixVerse V5.6 I2VPixVerse
1171Try
33PixVerse V5 I2VPixVerse
1166Try
34PixVerse V4.5 EffectsPixVerse
1161Try
35Pika 2.5 I2VPika Art
1156Try
36Pika 2.0 I2VPika Art
1151Try
37Pika 1.5 I2VPika Art
1146Try
38LTX-2 I2VLightricks
1140Try
39LTX Video I2VLightricks
1135Try
40Seedance 1.5 Pro I2VByteDance Seed
1130Try
41Seedance 1.0 I2VByteDance Seed
1125Try
42SkyReels V3 I2VSkywork AI
1120
43SkyReels V2Skywork AI
1115
44CogVideoX I2V-5BOpen Source
1110
45CogVideoX I2V-2BOpen Source
1105
46DynamiCrafter I2VOpen Source
1100
47Stable Video Diffusion XTStability AI
1095
48Stable Video Diffusion 1.1Stability AI
1090
49Stable Video Diffusion 1.0Stability AI
1085
50I2VGen-XLOpen Source
1080
51VideoCrafter I2VOpen Source
1075
52AnimateAnyone v2Open Source
1070
53AnimateAnyone v1Open Source
1065
54ConsistI2VOpen Source
1060
55Pyramid Flow I2VOpen Source
1055
56FastVideo I2VOpen Source
1050
57EasyAnimate I2VOpen Source
1045
58OpenSora I2V 1.2Open Source
1040
59Allegro I2VOpen Source
1035
60Step-Video I2VOpen Source
1030
61MotionShopOpen Source
1025
62ChampOpen Source
1020
63Latte I2VOpen Source
1015
64Mochi I2VGenmo
1010
❀ AI Animation 14 models · #1 HappyHorse-1.0 (1402) ▸
RankModelProviderScore barScore
01 HappyHorse-1.0 Alibaba-ATH
1402
02 Dreamina Seedance 2.0 ByteDance Seed
1347 Try
03 PixVerse V6 PixVerse
1314 Try
04 Kling 3.0 Omni Pro KlingAI
1285 Try
05 Veo 3.1 Fast Google
1272 Try
06 AnimateAnyone v2 Open Source
1255
07 Champ Open Source
1230
08 MagicPose Open Source
1210
09 Pika Animate Pika Art
1190 Try
10 Runway Animate Runway
1175 Try
11Pika Animate v1Pika Art
1151Try
12MagicAnimateOpen Source
1128
13DisCoOpen Source
1104
14Animate-XOpen Source
1080
⥁ AI GIF Generator 12 models · #1 Kling 2.6 Pro (1290) ▸
RankModelProviderScore barScore
01 Kling 2.6 Pro KlingAI
1290 Try
02 PixVerse V6 PixVerse
1265 Try
03 Pika 2.5 Pika Art
1245 Try
04 Runway Gen 4 Turbo Runway
1225 Try
05 LTX-2 Fast Lightricks
1205
06 Seedance 1.5 Pro ByteDance Seed
1195 Try
07 Hailuo 02 Fast MiniMax
1175 Try
08 Vidu Q3 Vidu
1160 Try
09 Wan 2.6 Alibaba
1145 Try
10 Veo 3 Fast Google
1125 Try
11Animately LoopOpen Source
1102
12EZGIF AIOpen Source
1080
↗ AI Motion Control 12 models · #1 Runway Motion Brush (1310) ▸
RankModelProviderScore barScore
01 Runway Motion Brush Runway
1310 Try
02 Kling Motion Brush KlingAI
1290 Try
03 Pika Pikascenes Pika Art
1280 Try
04 Hailuo Director MiniMax
1265 Try
05 PixVerse Motion PixVerse
1245 Try
06 Veo Camera Control Google
1230 Try
07 AnimateDiff Motion LoRA Open Source
1210
08 MotionCtrl Open Source
1190
09 DragNUWA Open Source
1165
10 Boximator Open Source
1140
11CameraCtrlOpen Source
1118
12Direct-a-VideoOpen Source
1095
◊ Product Video Ads 11 models · #1 Veo 3.1 (1325) ▸
RankModelProviderScore barScore
01 Veo 3.1 Google
1325 Try
02 Sora 2 Pro OpenAI
1295 Try
03 Runway Gen-4.5 Runway
1280 Try
04 Kling 3.0 Pro KlingAI
1270 Try
05 PixVerse V6 PixVerse
1245 Try
06 Hailuo 02 Pro MiniMax
1230 Try
07 Seedance 1.5 Pro ByteDance Seed
1215 Try
08 Pika 2.5 Pika Art
1195 Try
09 Vidu Q3 Pro Vidu
1175 Try
10 LTX-2 Pro Lightricks
1150
11Arcads ProductArcads
1132
♟ UGC Video Ads 11 models · #1 Synthesia Express 3 (1310) ▸
RankModelProviderScore barScore
01 Synthesia Express 3 Synthesia
1310
02 HeyGen Avatar 4 HeyGen
1290
03 Captions AI Avatar Captions
1265
04 Pictory Pictory
1240
05 D-ID Express D-ID
1220
06 Veed AI Avatar Open Source
1180
07 Steve AI Open Source
1155
08 InVideo AI Open Source
1130
09 Lumen5 Open Source
1100
10 Argil Open Source
1075
11TavusTavus
1060
❒ Music Video 9 models · #1 Suno Music Video (1280) ▸
RankModelProviderScore barScore
01 Suno Music Video Suno
1280
02 Riffusion Visualizer Open Source
1240
03 Specterr Open Source
1220
04 Rotor Videos Open Source
1200
05 Headliner Open Source
1180
06 Vizzy Open Source
1160
07 Renderforest Music Open Source
1140
08 Wavve Open Source
1115
09 Audio Visualizer Studio Open Source
1090

How is this ai video generation ranking calculated?

Two methods are used. Text-to-video and image-to-video pull live Elo from public arenas with hundreds of thousands of human votes. Animation, GIF, motion control, and ad-focused subcategories use independent editorial scoring against fixed prompt sets, calibrated to the same scale.

  • Method — Public arena (2 subcategories) + editorial (6)
  • Models tracked — 206 across 8 subcategories
  • Sample size — 1.6M arena votes
  • Pixazo's role — Access layer, not model trainer. Pixazo never appears at #1 in any ranking.
  • Limitations — Elo scores reflect aggregate human preference, not absolute capability or fit for your specific use case. Editorial scoring is calibrated but inherently subjective, and sample sizes vary across video subcategories. Frontier video models often shift positions within weeks of a release — always test the top 2-3 finalists against your own prompts before committing.

Video FAQ

Which AI video generation model is best in 2026?
Alibaba's HappyHorse-1.0 leads both text-to-video (Elo 1368) and image-to-video (Elo 1402). Bytedance's Dreamina Seedance, Google's Veo 3.1, KlingAI 3.0, and PixVerse V6 are close behind.
Which provider leads AI video generation?
Across the 8 video subcategories, Alibaba-ATH has the most top-3 finishes (3), followed by ByteDance Seed (3) and KlingAI (3). KlingAI in particular has the broadest model range across price tiers.
What's the best AI model for image-to-video conversion?
Alibaba's HappyHorse-1.0 leads image-to-video with an Elo of 1402, followed by Bytedance's Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p (1347) and grok-imagine-video (1328).
What's the best AI model for short loops or GIFs?
Kling 2.6 Pro leads short-loop generation, with PixVerse V6 and Pika 2.5 close behind. For ultra-fast turnaround, LTX-2 Fast and Veo 3 Fast are the best low-latency options.
Are open-weight video models competitive?
Open-weight options like Wan 2.6 (Alibaba), HunyuanVideo (Tencent), and LTX-2 (Lightricks) are competitive but the very top of the leaderboard is dominated by closed APIs from Alibaba, Bytedance, Google, and KlingAI.
Which AI video model handles motion control best?
Runway Motion Brush leads motion-control generation, with Kling Motion Brush and Pika Pikascenes close behind. For open-weight motion control, AnimateDiff Motion LoRA is the strongest free option.
Can I try these video AI models on Pixazo?
Yes. Where a 'Try' button is shown, the model is available in the Pixazo Playground or Pixazo Models API. No separate API key per provider needed.
Independent rankings Named human editor Reviewed for accuracy No paid placement
Deepak Joshi
Authored by · Content Marketing Specialist, Pixazo · LinkedIn

10+ years in digital tools and AI products. Maintains the Pixazo Model Index and personally re-tests frontier model launches against standardized prompts.

Reviewed by · Founder & CEO, Appy Pie LLP (Pixazo) · LinkedIn
Powered by Pixazo — your unified AI creative platform. Back to all leaderboards. Last updated 2026-04-03.