> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.imagine.art/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Choosing the Right Video Model

> Find the best ImagineArt video model for your project — use case guidance, side-by-side comparisons, and direct links to all 32 model pages.

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    <p style={{fontSize: "1.05rem", color: "rgba(255,255,255,0.85)", maxWidth: "620px", lineHeight: "1.7", margin: "0"}}>ImagineArt gives you access to 35 AI video generation models across every major provider. Use this guide to find the right one for your project — by use case, capability, or output format.</p>
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## Quick picks by use case

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  <Card title="Best overall" icon="star" href="/ai-models/video/seedance-2">
    **Seedance 2** — ByteDance's flagship. Native audio, 4 generation modes, and the most comprehensive reference system available (9 img + 3 vid + 3 audio).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Best for 4K" icon="display" href="/ai-models/video/kling-3-0-pro">
    **Kling 3.0 Pro** — 1080p at 60 FPS, up to 15 seconds, Omni Native Audio with multilingual lip-sync, 6-shot storytelling.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Longest clips" icon="film" href="/ai-models/video/sora-2-pro">
    **Sora 2 Pro** — Up to 25 seconds with integrated audio and physics-aware rendering. The longest single generation available.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Fastest generation" icon="bolt" href="/ai-models/video/grok-video">
    **xAI Grok Video** — \~17-second generation with native audio and up to 7 reference images. The fastest AI video model available.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## By what you're building

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="I need synchronized audio in my video">
    **Priority: audio quality + lip-sync precision + language support**

    For multilingual dialogue with millisecond-precision lip-sync across 8+ languages, [Seedance 1.5 Pro](/ai-models/video/seedance-1-5-pro) is the specialist. [Kling 3.0 Pro](/ai-models/video/kling-3-0-pro) delivers Omni Native Audio with EN, JP, KO, and ES lip-sync at 1080p. For English and Chinese including singing, [Kling 2.6 Pro](/ai-models/video/kling-2-6-pro) generates at 48 FPS with simultaneous A/V in a single pass.

    For broadcast-quality audio at the highest visual fidelity, [Google Veo 3.1](/ai-models/video/google-veo-3-1) generates 48kHz stereo audio alongside 4–8 second clips at up to 4K. [Sora 2 Pro](/ai-models/video/sora-2-pro) pairs physics-aware motion with integrated dialogue and effects up to 25 seconds. For the fastest audio-enabled generation, [xAI Grok Video](/ai-models/video/grok-video) delivers in \~17 seconds.

    | Model                                                 | Audio type                 | Lip-sync     | Duration  |
    | ----------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------ | --------- |
    | [Seedance 1.5 Pro](/ai-models/video/seedance-1-5-pro) | Dialogue, SFX              | 8+ languages | 4–12s     |
    | [Kling 3.0 Pro](/ai-models/video/kling-3-0-pro)       | Omni Native — EN/JP/KO/ES  | Yes          | Up to 15s |
    | [Kling 2.6 Pro](/ai-models/video/kling-2-6-pro)       | Dialogue, SFX, singing     | EN + Chinese | Up to 10s |
    | [Google Veo 3.1](/ai-models/video/google-veo-3-1)     | 48kHz stereo dialogue, SFX | —            | 4–8s      |
    | [Sora 2 Pro](/ai-models/video/sora-2-pro)             | Dialogue, SFX, ambient     | —            | Up to 25s |
    | [xAI Grok Video](/ai-models/video/grok-video)         | Music, SFX, ambient        | —            | 6 or 10s  |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I need 4K resolution">
    **Priority: resolution + frame rate + visual fidelity**

    Four models offer 4K output. [Kling 3.0 4K](/ai-models/video/kling-3-0-4k) is Kling AI's 4K tier of the 3.0 family — native audio, first-and-last-frame control, and clips up to 15 seconds. [Google Veo 3.1](/ai-models/video/google-veo-3-1) reaches 4K with 4–8 second clips and 48kHz stereo audio. [Google Veo 3.1 Fast](/ai-models/video/google-veo-3-1-fast) provides 4K with selectable 4, 6, or 8-second clips at lower cost.

    | Model                                                       | Resolution | Audio | Duration |
    | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----- | -------- |
    | [Kling 3.0 4K](/ai-models/video/kling-3-0-4k)               | 4K         | Yes   | 3–15s    |
    | [Google Veo 3.1](/ai-models/video/google-veo-3-1)           | Up to 4K   | Yes   | 4–8s     |
    | [Google Veo 3.1 Fast](/ai-models/video/google-veo-3-1-fast) | Up to 4K   | No    | 4–8s     |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I need the longest video clips">
    **Priority: duration + narrative continuity + rendering stability**

    [Sora 2](/ai-models/video/sora-2) and [Sora 2 Pro](/ai-models/video/sora-2-pro) support up to 25 seconds — the longest single generation available, with integrated audio and physics-aware rendering. [Google Veo 3.1](/ai-models/video/google-veo-3-1) generates 4–8 second clips with 4K output and broadcast-quality 48kHz stereo audio.

    At 15 seconds: [Kling 3.0 Pro](/ai-models/video/kling-3-0-pro), [Kling O3](/ai-models/video/kling-o3), [Seedance 2](/ai-models/video/seedance-2), [Seedance 2 Fast](/ai-models/video/seedance-2-fast), [Wan 2.6](/ai-models/video/wan-2-6), and [PixVerse v6](/ai-models/video/pixverse-v6).

    | Model                                             | Max duration | Audio | Resolution |
    | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----- | ---------- |
    | [Google Veo 3.1](/ai-models/video/google-veo-3-1) | 4–8s         | Yes   | Up to 4K   |
    | [Sora 2 Pro](/ai-models/video/sora-2-pro)         | 25s          | Yes   | 1080p      |
    | [Sora 2](/ai-models/video/sora-2)                 | 25s          | Yes   | 1080p      |
    | [Kling 3.0 Pro](/ai-models/video/kling-3-0-pro)   | 15s          | Yes   | 1080p      |
    | [Seedance 2](/ai-models/video/seedance-2)         | 15s          | Yes   | 720p       |
    | [Wan 2.6](/ai-models/video/wan-2-6)               | 15s          | Yes   | 1080p      |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I need the fastest generation">
    **Priority: turnaround time + iteration speed**

    [xAI Grok Video](/ai-models/video/grok-video) generates a 6-second video in approximately 17 seconds — the fastest in the lineup by a significant margin, powered by Aurora's autoregressive sequential frame prediction. [Runway Gen 4 Turbo](/ai-models/video/runway-gen-4-turbo) is 5× faster than standard Runway Gen 4, generating 10-second clips in \~30 seconds. [PixVerse v5](/ai-models/video/pixverse-v5) and [PixVerse v5.5](/ai-models/video/pixverse-v5-5) also generate in approximately 30 seconds at 1080p.

    | Model                                                     | Generation time | Duration  | Audio |
    | --------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | --------- | ----- |
    | [xAI Grok Video](/ai-models/video/grok-video)             | \~17s           | 6 or 10s  | Yes   |
    | [Runway Gen 4 Turbo](/ai-models/video/runway-gen-4-turbo) | \~30s           | 10s       | No    |
    | [PixVerse v5](/ai-models/video/pixverse-v5)               | \~30s           | Up to 15s | No    |
    | [PixVerse v5.5](/ai-models/video/pixverse-v5-5)           | \~30s           | Up to 10s | Yes   |
    | [Seedance Pro Fast](/ai-models/video/seedance-pro-fast)   | Under 60s       | 5 or 10s  | No    |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I need precise physics simulation">
    **Priority: object interaction + material behavior + environmental dynamics**

    [Hailuo 02 Pro](/ai-models/video/hailuo-02-pro) delivers industry-leading physics simulation — the strongest model for realistic fluid dynamics, collision physics, and material deformation. [Hailuo 02 SD](/ai-models/video/hailuo-02-sd) offers the same NCR architecture at lower cost. [Kling O3](/ai-models/video/kling-o3) includes a purpose-built physics engine covering gravity, collision, inertia, deformation, and fluid dynamics alongside native 4K and audio.

    | Model                                           | Physics tier     | Resolution | Cost tier |
    | ----------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | ---------- | --------- |
    | [Hailuo 02 Pro](/ai-models/video/hailuo-02-pro) | Industry-leading | 1080p      | Pro       |
    | [Hailuo 02 SD](/ai-models/video/hailuo-02-sd)   | Strong           | 1080p      | Standard  |
    | [Kling O3](/ai-models/video/kling-o3)           | Advanced engine  | 4K         | Pro       |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I need stylized content (anime, illustration, game-CG)">
    **Priority: art style fidelity + stylization coherence + micro-expression quality**

    [Hailuo 2.3 Pro](/ai-models/video/hailuo-2-3-pro) delivers the highest quality for anime, illustration, ink-wash, and game-CG styles — with enhanced micro-expression rendering and physics-aware stylized scenes. [Hailuo 2.3 SD](/ai-models/video/hailuo-2-3-sd) offers the same style range at lower cost. [PixVerse v5](/ai-models/video/pixverse-v5) is also strong for anime and game character consistency, particularly for complex movement.

    | Model                                             | Style quality | Physics  | Cost tier |
    | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | -------- | --------- |
    | [Hailuo 2.3 Pro](/ai-models/video/hailuo-2-3-pro) | Maximum       | High     | Pro       |
    | [Hailuo 2.3 SD](/ai-models/video/hailuo-2-3-sd)   | High          | Good     | Standard  |
    | [PixVerse v5](/ai-models/video/pixverse-v5)       | Good          | Standard | Standard  |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I need to animate a specific character consistently">
    **Priority: identity preservation + cross-scene consistency + reference fidelity**

    [Wan 2.6](/ai-models/video/wan-2-6) is built specifically for this — its R2V (Reference-to-Video) mode inserts a character's appearance and voice from a reference image across any generated scene with consistent identity preservation. [Kling O3](/ai-models/video/kling-o3) accepts 10+ references across 6 generation modes. [Seedance 2](/ai-models/video/seedance-2) accepts 9 images + 3 video + 3 audio clips simultaneously. [xAI Grok Video](/ai-models/video/grok-video) accepts up to 7 reference images for identity preservation at speed.

    | Model                                         | Reference capacity      | Voice input | Best for                                |
    | --------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------- |
    | [Wan 2.6](/ai-models/video/wan-2-6)           | Appearance + voice      | Yes         | Character identity + voice in any scene |
    | [Kling O3](/ai-models/video/kling-o3)         | 10+ images              | No          | Multi-reference 4K                      |
    | [Seedance 2](/ai-models/video/seedance-2)     | 9 img + 3 vid + 3 audio | Yes (audio) | Full multimodal references              |
    | [xAI Grok Video](/ai-models/video/grok-video) | Up to 7 images          | No          | Fast identity preservation              |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I need precise camera control">
    **Priority: explicit trajectory control + camera movement accuracy**

    [Wan 2.2](/ai-models/video/wan-2-2) offers the most explicit camera control in the lineup — the VACE (Video Animation Control Engine) provides programmatic camera trajectory input with subject locking, background stabilization, and precise pans, zooms, and focus pulls. LoRA-based style adaptation (10–20 images) also sets it apart. [Runway 4.5](/ai-models/video/runway-4-5) and [Runway Gen 4 Turbo](/ai-models/video/runway-gen-4-turbo) are strong for cinematic camera-precise output from natural language prompts.

    | Model                                                     | Camera control type            | Style adaptation  | Best for                          |
    | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ----------------- | --------------------------------- |
    | [Wan 2.2](/ai-models/video/wan-2-2)                       | VACE trajectory (programmatic) | LoRA (10–20 imgs) | Exact camera paths, custom styles |
    | [Runway 4.5](/ai-models/video/runway-4-5)                 | Prompt-based cinematic         | —                 | Cinematic camera, final renders   |
    | [Runway Gen 4 Turbo](/ai-models/video/runway-gen-4-turbo) | Prompt-based cinematic         | —                 | Fast cinematic iteration          |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I need keyframe control over start and end frames">
    **Priority: transition precision + motion interpolation between defined states**

    [Pika 2.2](/ai-models/video/pika-2-2) is purpose-built for this — Pikaframes lets you define the exact opening and closing frame of any clip, with Pika generating the motion between them. [Kling 2.1 Pro](/ai-models/video/kling-2-1-pro) and [Kling O1](/ai-models/video/kling-o1) support first-and-last-frame conditioning with advanced motion interpolation. [Seedance 2](/ai-models/video/seedance-2) includes First and Last Frame as one of its four generation modes alongside full audio.

    | Model                                           | Keyframe mode             | Audio | Best for                         |
    | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ----- | -------------------------------- |
    | [Pika 2.2](/ai-models/video/pika-2-2)           | Pikaframes (dedicated)    | No    | Precise start-to-end transitions |
    | [Kling 2.1 Pro](/ai-models/video/kling-2-1-pro) | First + last frame        | No    | Image animation, HD              |
    | [Kling O1](/ai-models/video/kling-o1)           | First + last frame        | No    | Unified creation + editing       |
    | [Seedance 2](/ai-models/video/seedance-2)       | First and Last Frame mode | Yes   | Transitions with audio           |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I need cost-efficient high-volume generation">
    **Priority: low cost per generation + speed + acceptable quality floor**

    [Seedance Lite](/ai-models/video/seedance-lite) is ByteDance's lowest-cost model — fast inference at 480p–1080p for social, e-commerce, and daily workflows. [Google Veo 3.1 Lite](/ai-models/video/google-veo-3-1-lite) delivers Veo 3.1 architecture at less than 50% of the Fast tier cost. [Hailuo 2.3 SD](/ai-models/video/hailuo-2-3-sd) and [Hailuo 02 SD](/ai-models/video/hailuo-02-sd) both have fast variants that reduce cost by 50%. [Seedance Pro Fast](/ai-models/video/seedance-pro-fast) is the speed-optimized tier of Seedance 1.0 Pro.

    | Model                                                       | Cost tier     | Speed                  | Quality floor            |
    | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------ |
    | [Seedance Lite](/ai-models/video/seedance-lite)             | Lowest        | Fast                   | Good (480p–1080p)        |
    | [Google Veo 3.1 Lite](/ai-models/video/google-veo-3-1-lite) | \<50% of Fast | Fast                   | Veo 3.1 quality at 1080p |
    | [Hailuo 2.3 SD](/ai-models/video/hailuo-2-3-sd)             | Standard      | Fast variant available | Stylized, 768p/1080p     |
    | [Hailuo 02 SD](/ai-models/video/hailuo-02-sd)               | Standard      | Fast variant available | Physics-capable, 1080p   |
    | [Seedance Pro Fast](/ai-models/video/seedance-pro-fast)     | Standard      | 30–60% faster than Pro | Cinematic, 480p–1080p    |
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Full model comparison

| Model                                                       | Provider  | Resolution | Duration | Audio | Best for                                   |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ---------- | -------- | ----- | ------------------------------------------ |
| [Happy Horse](/ai-models/video/happy-horse)                 | Alibaba   | 720p–1080p | 3–15s    | Yes   | Fluid lifelike motion with native audio    |
| [Kling 3.0 4K](/ai-models/video/kling-3-0-4k)               | Kling AI  | 4K         | 3–15s    | Yes   | Maximum resolution, 4K delivery            |
| [Lucy](/ai-models/video/lucy)                               | Decart    | 720p       | —        | No    | Fast image animation, social content       |
| [Seedance 2 Fast](/ai-models/video/seedance-2-fast)         | ByteDance | 720p       | 4–15s    | Yes   | Fast production pipelines, iteration       |
| [Seedance 2](/ai-models/video/seedance-2)                   | ByteDance | 720p-1080p | 4–15s    | Yes   | Max quality multimodal, full references    |
| [Kling 3.0 Pro](/ai-models/video/kling-3-0-pro)             | Kling AI  | 1080p      | 3-15s    | Yes   | Multi-shot storytelling, 60 FPS            |
| [Runway 4.5](/ai-models/video/runway-4-5)                   | Runway    | 720p       | 5–10s    | No    | Cinematic camera control, final renders    |
| [Seedance 1.5 Pro](/ai-models/video/seedance-1-5-pro)       | ByteDance | 480p-720p  | 4–12s    | Yes   | Multilingual dialogue, 8+ languages        |
| [Pika 2.2](/ai-models/video/pika-2-2)                       | Pika Labs | 720p-1080p | 5-10s    | Yes   | Keyframe control (Pikaframes)              |
| [Kling O3](/ai-models/video/kling-o3)                       | Kling AI  | 1080p      | 5-10s    | No    | Advanced physics, 6 modes, 4K              |
| [PixVerse v6](/ai-models/video/pixverse-v6)                 | PixVerse  | 540p-1080p | 5-10s    | No    | Cinematic lens control, 20+ optical params |
| [Google Veo 3.1 Lite](/ai-models/video/google-veo-3-1-lite) | Google    | 720p-1080p | 8s       | No    | Cost-efficient, high-volume generation     |
| [Luma Ray 2](/ai-models/video/luma-ray-2)                   | Luma AI   | 540p-720p  | 5–9s     | No    | Photorealistic motion, natural movement    |
| [Hailuo 02 SD](/ai-models/video/hailuo-02-sd)               | MiniMax   | 768P       | 6-10s    | No    | Physics realism, cost-efficient            |
| [Hailuo 02 Pro](/ai-models/video/hailuo-02-pro)             | MiniMax   | 1080p      | 6s       | No    | Industry-leading physics simulation        |
| [Kling 2.1 Pro](/ai-models/video/kling-2-1-pro)             | Kling AI  | 1080p      | 5–10s    | No    | First + last frame image animation         |
| [Seedance Lite](/ai-models/video/seedance-lite)             | ByteDance | 480p–720p  | 3-12s    | No    | Fast daily workflows, social, e-commerce   |
| [Seedance 1.0 Pro](/ai-models/video/seedance-1-0-pro)       | ByteDance | 480p-1080p | 3-12s    | No    | Cinematic storytelling, camera work        |
| [Wan 2.2](/ai-models/video/wan-2-2)                         | Alibaba   | 720p       | 5s       | No    | VACE camera control, LoRA style adapt      |
| [PixVerse v5](/ai-models/video/pixverse-v5)                 | PixVerse  | 540p-720p  | 5-8s     | No    | Complex movement, anime, game characters   |
| [Runway Gen 4 Turbo](/ai-models/video/runway-gen-4-turbo)   | Runway    | 720p       | 5-10s    | No    | Rapid iteration, 5× faster than Gen 4      |
| [Kling 2.5 Pro](/ai-models/video/kling-2-5-pro)             | Kling AI  | 1080p      | 5-10s    | No    | Cost-efficient HD, sports + physics        |
| [Wan 2.5](/ai-models/video/wan-2-5)                         | Alibaba   | 480p–1080p | 5–10s    | Yes   | Audio-visual sync, lip-sync                |
| [Sora 2](/ai-models/video/sora-2)                           | OpenAI    | 720p       | 4-20s    | Yes   | Iteration, exploration, physics            |
| [Sora 2 Pro](/ai-models/video/sora-2-pro)                   | OpenAI    | 720p-1080p | 4-20s    | Yes   | Final production, physics-aware            |
| [Kling O1](/ai-models/video/kling-o1)                       | Kling AI  | 1080p      | 5–10s    | No    | Unified create + edit workflows            |
| [Kling 2.6 Pro](/ai-models/video/kling-2-6-pro)             | Kling AI  | 1080p      | 5-10s    | Yes   | Audio-synced, EN/Chinese, 48 FPS           |
| [PixVerse v5.5](/ai-models/video/pixverse-v5-5)             | PixVerse  | 540p-1080p | 5-8s     | Yes   | Script-first narrated multi-shot           |
| [Google Veo 3.1 Fast](/ai-models/video/google-veo-3-1-fast) | Google    | 720p-4k    | 4/6/8s   | No    | Balanced speed + quality + audio           |
| [Google Veo 3.1](/ai-models/video/google-veo-3-1)           | Google    | 720p-4k    | 4/6/8s   | Yes   | Broadcast, commercial, 4K                  |
| [Seedance Pro Fast](/ai-models/video/seedance-pro-fast)     | ByteDance | 480p-1080p | 3-12s    | No    | Speed-optimized Seedance Pro               |
| [Hailuo 2.3 SD](/ai-models/video/hailuo-2-3-sd)             | MiniMax   | 768p       | 6-10s    | No    | Stylized — anime, illustration, game-CG    |
| [Hailuo 2.3 Pro](/ai-models/video/hailuo-2-3-pro)           | MiniMax   | 1080p      | 6s       | No    | Stylized + physics, pro quality            |
| [Wan 2.6](/ai-models/video/wan-2-6)                         | Alibaba   | 720-1080p  | 5-15s    | Yes   | Character reference-to-video, R2V          |
| [xAI Grok Video](/ai-models/video/grok-video)               | xAI       | 480-720p   | 6-15s    | Yes   | Fastest generation (\~17 seconds)          |