{
  "snapshot": "model catalogue (pre-launch) - vendor-published specifications only",
  "status": "prelaunch",
  "total_votes": 0,
  "generated": "2026-10-06",
  "rating_procedure": "Bradley-Terry fit on an Elo-style scale with bootstrap 95% CIs - documented in advance, not yet run: no votes exist",
  "min_votes_threshold": 300,
  "site": "https://bestvideogenerator.com/",
  "catalogue": [
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "Gemini Omni Flash",
      "model_slug": "gemini-omni-flash",
      "vendor": "Google",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only; model ID gemini-omni-1.1-flash (preview alias gemini-omni-flash-preview)",
      "release": "2026-08",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 10,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-omni-flash",
      "source_url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-omni-flash",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "Grok Imagine Video 1.5",
      "model_slug": "grok-imagine-video-1-5",
      "vendor": "xAI",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only; model ID grok-imagine-video-1.5, also shipped in the Grok apps",
      "release": "2026-06-16",
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://docs.x.ai/developers/model-capabilities/video/generation",
      "source_url": "https://docs.x.ai/developers/model-capabilities/video/generation",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-23",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "HunyuanVideo-1.5",
      "model_slug": "hunyuanvideo-1-5",
      "vendor": "Tencent",
      "license": "open",
      "license_detail": "tencent-hunyuan-community license; weights downloadable at huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5, code at github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5",
      "release": "2025-11-20",
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 10,
      "native_audio": false,
      "access": "open weights",
      "vendor_url": "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5",
      "source_url": "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "Kling 4.0",
      "model_slug": "kling-4-0",
      "vendor": "Kuaishou",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API, web app and mobile app; generally available on kling.ai since October 2026 (early access ran from 2026-09-28)",
      "release": "generally available (feature page live); early access rolled out from 2026-09-28",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 30,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://kling.ai/feature/kling-4-ai-video-generation",
      "source_url": "https://kling.ai/feature/kling-4-ai-video-generation",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-23",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "Kling VIDEO 3.0",
      "model_slug": "kling-video-3-0",
      "vendor": "Kuaishou",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via the KlingAI Open Platform; no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2026-02-06",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://kling.ai/quickstart/klingai-video-3-model-user-guide",
      "source_url": "https://kling.ai/quickstart/klingai-video-3-model-user-guide",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "LTX-2.5",
      "model_slug": "ltx-2-5",
      "vendor": "Lightricks (LTX)",
      "license": "open",
      "license_detail": "LTX-2.x Community License Agreement; weights downloadable at huggingface.co/Lightricks/LTX-2.5 (free commercial use under $10M annual revenue)",
      "release": null,
      "max_resolution": "3840x2176",
      "max_duration_s": null,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "open weights; API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://ltx.io/model/ltx-2-5",
      "source_url": "https://huggingface.co/Lightricks/LTX-2.5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "MiniMax H3",
      "model_slug": "minimax-h3",
      "vendor": "MiniMax",
      "license": "open",
      "license_detail": "MiniMax H3 Community License Agreement; weights published at huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3",
      "release": "2026-07-31",
      "max_resolution": "2K",
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; open weights",
      "vendor_url": "https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-h3",
      "source_url": "https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-h3",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "PixVerse V6",
      "model_slug": "pixverse-v6",
      "vendor": "PixVerse",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "Hosted app, API and developer CLI; no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2026-03",
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://pixverse.blog/en/updates/pixverse-launches-v6-advancing-ai-video-generation/",
      "source_url": "https://pixverse.blog/en/updates/pixverse-launches-v6-advancing-ai-video-generation/",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "Ray3.2",
      "model_slug": "luma-ray-3-2",
      "vendor": "Luma AI",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only (lumalabs.ai/api) plus the Dream Machine web app; no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2026-06-09",
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 20,
      "native_audio": null,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://lumalabs.ai/ray",
      "source_url": "https://lumalabs.ai/news/introducing-ray-3-2",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "Runway Gen-4.5",
      "model_slug": "runway-gen-4-5",
      "vendor": "Runway",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API and hosted apps only; available across all paid Runway plans",
      "release": "2025-12-01",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": null,
      "native_audio": null,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://runway.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5",
      "source_url": "https://runway.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "Seedance 2.0",
      "model_slug": "seedance-2-0",
      "vendor": "ByteDance (Seed)",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via Volcengine Ark / BytePlus ModelArk; no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2026-02-12",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance2_0",
      "source_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance2_0",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "Seedance 2.5",
      "model_slug": "seedance-2-5",
      "vendor": "ByteDance (Seed)",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via BytePlus ModelArk; also shipped in Jimeng AI and Doubao",
      "release": "2026-07-31",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": 30,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance2_5",
      "source_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/one-take-creation-flexible-referencing-introducing-seedance-2-5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "Veo 3.1",
      "model_slug": "veo-3-1",
      "vendor": "Google DeepMind",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only (Gemini API, Google AI Studio, Vertex AI); no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2025-10-15",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 8,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://deepmind.google/models/veo/",
      "source_url": "https://developers.googleblog.com/introducing-veo-3-1-and-new-creative-capabilities-in-the-gemini-api/",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "Veo 3.1 Lite",
      "model_slug": "veo-3-1-lite",
      "vendor": "Google DeepMind",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only; model ID veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview in the Gemini API",
      "release": "2026-04",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": null,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://deepmind.google/models/model-cards/veo-3-1-lite/",
      "source_url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "Vidu Q3",
      "model_slug": "vidu-q3",
      "vendor": "ShengShu Technology",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via platform.vidu.com (viduq3-pro, viduq3-mix, viduq3-turbo, viduq3-drama, viduq3-ad)",
      "release": null,
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 16,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://www.vidu.com/vidu-q3",
      "source_url": "https://www.vidu.com/vidu-q3",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "overall",
      "model": "Wan3.0",
      "model_slug": "wan-3-0",
      "vendor": "Alibaba (Tongyi Lab)",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (wan3.0-video, wan3.0-video-prime) and wan.video; weights not published (last open-weight Wan release is Wan2.2)",
      "release": "2026-08-24",
      "max_resolution": "1080P",
      "max_duration_s": 30,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/use-video-generation",
      "source_url": "https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/news/product/video-generation-model-wan30-officially-launched-nsb",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "Gemini Omni Flash",
      "model_slug": "gemini-omni-flash",
      "vendor": "Google",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only; model ID gemini-omni-1.1-flash (preview alias gemini-omni-flash-preview)",
      "release": "2026-08",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 10,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-omni-flash",
      "source_url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-omni-flash",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "Grok Imagine Video 1.5",
      "model_slug": "grok-imagine-video-1-5",
      "vendor": "xAI",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only; model ID grok-imagine-video-1.5, also shipped in the Grok apps",
      "release": "2026-06-16",
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://docs.x.ai/developers/model-capabilities/video/generation",
      "source_url": "https://docs.x.ai/developers/model-capabilities/video/generation",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-23",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "HunyuanVideo-1.5",
      "model_slug": "hunyuanvideo-1-5",
      "vendor": "Tencent",
      "license": "open",
      "license_detail": "tencent-hunyuan-community license; weights downloadable at huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5, code at github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5",
      "release": "2025-11-20",
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 10,
      "native_audio": false,
      "access": "open weights",
      "vendor_url": "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5",
      "source_url": "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "Kling 4.0",
      "model_slug": "kling-4-0",
      "vendor": "Kuaishou",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API, web app and mobile app; generally available on kling.ai since October 2026 (early access ran from 2026-09-28)",
      "release": "generally available (feature page live); early access rolled out from 2026-09-28",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 30,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://kling.ai/feature/kling-4-ai-video-generation",
      "source_url": "https://kling.ai/feature/kling-4-ai-video-generation",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-23",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "Kling VIDEO 3.0",
      "model_slug": "kling-video-3-0",
      "vendor": "Kuaishou",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via the KlingAI Open Platform; no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2026-02-06",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://kling.ai/quickstart/klingai-video-3-model-user-guide",
      "source_url": "https://kling.ai/quickstart/klingai-video-3-model-user-guide",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "LTX-2.5",
      "model_slug": "ltx-2-5",
      "vendor": "Lightricks (LTX)",
      "license": "open",
      "license_detail": "LTX-2.x Community License Agreement; weights downloadable at huggingface.co/Lightricks/LTX-2.5 (free commercial use under $10M annual revenue)",
      "release": null,
      "max_resolution": "3840x2176",
      "max_duration_s": null,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "open weights; API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://ltx.io/model/ltx-2-5",
      "source_url": "https://huggingface.co/Lightricks/LTX-2.5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "MiniMax H3",
      "model_slug": "minimax-h3",
      "vendor": "MiniMax",
      "license": "open",
      "license_detail": "MiniMax H3 Community License Agreement; weights published at huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3",
      "release": "2026-07-31",
      "max_resolution": "2K",
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; open weights",
      "vendor_url": "https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-h3",
      "source_url": "https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-h3",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "PixVerse V6",
      "model_slug": "pixverse-v6",
      "vendor": "PixVerse",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "Hosted app, API and developer CLI; no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2026-03",
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://pixverse.blog/en/updates/pixverse-launches-v6-advancing-ai-video-generation/",
      "source_url": "https://pixverse.blog/en/updates/pixverse-launches-v6-advancing-ai-video-generation/",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "Ray3.2",
      "model_slug": "luma-ray-3-2",
      "vendor": "Luma AI",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only (lumalabs.ai/api) plus the Dream Machine web app; no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2026-06-09",
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 20,
      "native_audio": null,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://lumalabs.ai/ray",
      "source_url": "https://lumalabs.ai/news/introducing-ray-3-2",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "Runway Gen-4.5",
      "model_slug": "runway-gen-4-5",
      "vendor": "Runway",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API and hosted apps only; available across all paid Runway plans",
      "release": "2025-12-01",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": null,
      "native_audio": null,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://runway.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5",
      "source_url": "https://runway.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "Seedance 2.0",
      "model_slug": "seedance-2-0",
      "vendor": "ByteDance (Seed)",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via Volcengine Ark / BytePlus ModelArk; no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2026-02-12",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance2_0",
      "source_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance2_0",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "Seedance 2.5",
      "model_slug": "seedance-2-5",
      "vendor": "ByteDance (Seed)",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via BytePlus ModelArk; also shipped in Jimeng AI and Doubao",
      "release": "2026-07-31",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": 30,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance2_5",
      "source_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/one-take-creation-flexible-referencing-introducing-seedance-2-5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "Veo 3.1",
      "model_slug": "veo-3-1",
      "vendor": "Google DeepMind",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only (Gemini API, Google AI Studio, Vertex AI); no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2025-10-15",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 8,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://deepmind.google/models/veo/",
      "source_url": "https://developers.googleblog.com/introducing-veo-3-1-and-new-creative-capabilities-in-the-gemini-api/",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "Veo 3.1 Lite",
      "model_slug": "veo-3-1-lite",
      "vendor": "Google DeepMind",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only; model ID veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview in the Gemini API",
      "release": "2026-04",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": null,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://deepmind.google/models/model-cards/veo-3-1-lite/",
      "source_url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "Vidu Q3",
      "model_slug": "vidu-q3",
      "vendor": "ShengShu Technology",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via platform.vidu.com (viduq3-pro, viduq3-mix, viduq3-turbo, viduq3-drama, viduq3-ad)",
      "release": null,
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 16,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://www.vidu.com/vidu-q3",
      "source_url": "https://www.vidu.com/vidu-q3",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "text-to-video",
      "model": "Wan3.0",
      "model_slug": "wan-3-0",
      "vendor": "Alibaba (Tongyi Lab)",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (wan3.0-video, wan3.0-video-prime) and wan.video; weights not published (last open-weight Wan release is Wan2.2)",
      "release": "2026-08-24",
      "max_resolution": "1080P",
      "max_duration_s": 30,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/use-video-generation",
      "source_url": "https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/news/product/video-generation-model-wan30-officially-launched-nsb",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "Gemini Omni Flash",
      "model_slug": "gemini-omni-flash",
      "vendor": "Google",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only; model ID gemini-omni-1.1-flash (preview alias gemini-omni-flash-preview)",
      "release": "2026-08",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 10,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-omni-flash",
      "source_url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-omni-flash",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "Grok Imagine Video 1.5",
      "model_slug": "grok-imagine-video-1-5",
      "vendor": "xAI",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only; model ID grok-imagine-video-1.5, also shipped in the Grok apps",
      "release": "2026-06-16",
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://docs.x.ai/developers/model-capabilities/video/generation",
      "source_url": "https://docs.x.ai/developers/model-capabilities/video/generation",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-23",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "HunyuanVideo-1.5",
      "model_slug": "hunyuanvideo-1-5",
      "vendor": "Tencent",
      "license": "open",
      "license_detail": "tencent-hunyuan-community license; weights downloadable at huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5, code at github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5",
      "release": "2025-11-20",
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 10,
      "native_audio": false,
      "access": "open weights",
      "vendor_url": "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5",
      "source_url": "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "Kling 4.0",
      "model_slug": "kling-4-0",
      "vendor": "Kuaishou",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API, web app and mobile app; generally available on kling.ai since October 2026 (early access ran from 2026-09-28)",
      "release": "generally available (feature page live); early access rolled out from 2026-09-28",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 30,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://kling.ai/feature/kling-4-ai-video-generation",
      "source_url": "https://kling.ai/feature/kling-4-ai-video-generation",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-23",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "Kling VIDEO 3.0",
      "model_slug": "kling-video-3-0",
      "vendor": "Kuaishou",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via the KlingAI Open Platform; no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2026-02-06",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://kling.ai/quickstart/klingai-video-3-model-user-guide",
      "source_url": "https://kling.ai/quickstart/klingai-video-3-model-user-guide",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "LTX-2.5",
      "model_slug": "ltx-2-5",
      "vendor": "Lightricks (LTX)",
      "license": "open",
      "license_detail": "LTX-2.x Community License Agreement; weights downloadable at huggingface.co/Lightricks/LTX-2.5 (free commercial use under $10M annual revenue)",
      "release": null,
      "max_resolution": "3840x2176",
      "max_duration_s": null,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "open weights; API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://ltx.io/model/ltx-2-5",
      "source_url": "https://huggingface.co/Lightricks/LTX-2.5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "MiniMax H3",
      "model_slug": "minimax-h3",
      "vendor": "MiniMax",
      "license": "open",
      "license_detail": "MiniMax H3 Community License Agreement; weights published at huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3",
      "release": "2026-07-31",
      "max_resolution": "2K",
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; open weights",
      "vendor_url": "https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-h3",
      "source_url": "https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-h3",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "PixVerse V6",
      "model_slug": "pixverse-v6",
      "vendor": "PixVerse",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "Hosted app, API and developer CLI; no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2026-03",
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://pixverse.blog/en/updates/pixverse-launches-v6-advancing-ai-video-generation/",
      "source_url": "https://pixverse.blog/en/updates/pixverse-launches-v6-advancing-ai-video-generation/",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "Ray3.2",
      "model_slug": "luma-ray-3-2",
      "vendor": "Luma AI",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only (lumalabs.ai/api) plus the Dream Machine web app; no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2026-06-09",
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 20,
      "native_audio": null,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://lumalabs.ai/ray",
      "source_url": "https://lumalabs.ai/news/introducing-ray-3-2",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "Runway Gen-4.5",
      "model_slug": "runway-gen-4-5",
      "vendor": "Runway",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API and hosted apps only; available across all paid Runway plans",
      "release": "2025-12-01",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": null,
      "native_audio": null,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://runway.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5",
      "source_url": "https://runway.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "Seedance 2.0",
      "model_slug": "seedance-2-0",
      "vendor": "ByteDance (Seed)",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via Volcengine Ark / BytePlus ModelArk; no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2026-02-12",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance2_0",
      "source_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance2_0",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "Seedance 2.5",
      "model_slug": "seedance-2-5",
      "vendor": "ByteDance (Seed)",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via BytePlus ModelArk; also shipped in Jimeng AI and Doubao",
      "release": "2026-07-31",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": 30,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance2_5",
      "source_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/one-take-creation-flexible-referencing-introducing-seedance-2-5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "Veo 3.1",
      "model_slug": "veo-3-1",
      "vendor": "Google DeepMind",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only (Gemini API, Google AI Studio, Vertex AI); no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2025-10-15",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 8,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://deepmind.google/models/veo/",
      "source_url": "https://developers.googleblog.com/introducing-veo-3-1-and-new-creative-capabilities-in-the-gemini-api/",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "Veo 3.1 Lite",
      "model_slug": "veo-3-1-lite",
      "vendor": "Google DeepMind",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only; model ID veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview in the Gemini API",
      "release": "2026-04",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": null,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://deepmind.google/models/model-cards/veo-3-1-lite/",
      "source_url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "Vidu Q3",
      "model_slug": "vidu-q3",
      "vendor": "ShengShu Technology",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via platform.vidu.com (viduq3-pro, viduq3-mix, viduq3-turbo, viduq3-drama, viduq3-ad)",
      "release": null,
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 16,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://www.vidu.com/vidu-q3",
      "source_url": "https://www.vidu.com/vidu-q3",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "image-to-video",
      "model": "Wan3.0",
      "model_slug": "wan-3-0",
      "vendor": "Alibaba (Tongyi Lab)",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (wan3.0-video, wan3.0-video-prime) and wan.video; weights not published (last open-weight Wan release is Wan2.2)",
      "release": "2026-08-24",
      "max_resolution": "1080P",
      "max_duration_s": 30,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/use-video-generation",
      "source_url": "https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/news/product/video-generation-model-wan30-officially-launched-nsb",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "video-edit",
      "model": "Gemini Omni Flash",
      "model_slug": "gemini-omni-flash",
      "vendor": "Google",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only; model ID gemini-omni-1.1-flash (preview alias gemini-omni-flash-preview)",
      "release": "2026-08",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 10,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-omni-flash",
      "source_url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-omni-flash",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "video-edit",
      "model": "Grok Imagine Video 1.5",
      "model_slug": "grok-imagine-video-1-5",
      "vendor": "xAI",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only; model ID grok-imagine-video-1.5, also shipped in the Grok apps",
      "release": "2026-06-16",
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://docs.x.ai/developers/model-capabilities/video/generation",
      "source_url": "https://docs.x.ai/developers/model-capabilities/video/generation",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-23",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "video-edit",
      "model": "Kling 4.0",
      "model_slug": "kling-4-0",
      "vendor": "Kuaishou",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API, web app and mobile app; generally available on kling.ai since October 2026 (early access ran from 2026-09-28)",
      "release": "generally available (feature page live); early access rolled out from 2026-09-28",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 30,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://kling.ai/feature/kling-4-ai-video-generation",
      "source_url": "https://kling.ai/feature/kling-4-ai-video-generation",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-23",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "video-edit",
      "model": "LTX-2.5",
      "model_slug": "ltx-2-5",
      "vendor": "Lightricks (LTX)",
      "license": "open",
      "license_detail": "LTX-2.x Community License Agreement; weights downloadable at huggingface.co/Lightricks/LTX-2.5 (free commercial use under $10M annual revenue)",
      "release": null,
      "max_resolution": "3840x2176",
      "max_duration_s": null,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "open weights; API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://ltx.io/model/ltx-2-5",
      "source_url": "https://huggingface.co/Lightricks/LTX-2.5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "video-edit",
      "model": "MiniMax H3",
      "model_slug": "minimax-h3",
      "vendor": "MiniMax",
      "license": "open",
      "license_detail": "MiniMax H3 Community License Agreement; weights published at huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3",
      "release": "2026-07-31",
      "max_resolution": "2K",
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app; open weights",
      "vendor_url": "https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-h3",
      "source_url": "https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-h3",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "video-edit",
      "model": "Ray3.2",
      "model_slug": "luma-ray-3-2",
      "vendor": "Luma AI",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only (lumalabs.ai/api) plus the Dream Machine web app; no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2026-06-09",
      "max_resolution": "1080p",
      "max_duration_s": 20,
      "native_audio": null,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://lumalabs.ai/ray",
      "source_url": "https://lumalabs.ai/news/introducing-ray-3-2",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "video-edit",
      "model": "Runway Gen-4.5",
      "model_slug": "runway-gen-4-5",
      "vendor": "Runway",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API and hosted apps only; available across all paid Runway plans",
      "release": "2025-12-01",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": null,
      "native_audio": null,
      "access": "API; web app; mobile app",
      "vendor_url": "https://runway.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5",
      "source_url": "https://runway.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "video-edit",
      "model": "Seedance 2.0",
      "model_slug": "seedance-2-0",
      "vendor": "ByteDance (Seed)",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via Volcengine Ark / BytePlus ModelArk; no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2026-02-12",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": 15,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance2_0",
      "source_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance2_0",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "video-edit",
      "model": "Seedance 2.5",
      "model_slug": "seedance-2-5",
      "vendor": "ByteDance (Seed)",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via BytePlus ModelArk; also shipped in Jimeng AI and Doubao",
      "release": "2026-07-31",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": 30,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance2_5",
      "source_url": "https://seed.bytedance.com/en/blog/one-take-creation-flexible-referencing-introducing-seedance-2-5",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "video-edit",
      "model": "Veo 3.1",
      "model_slug": "veo-3-1",
      "vendor": "Google DeepMind",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only (Gemini API, Google AI Studio, Vertex AI); no downloadable weights",
      "release": "2025-10-15",
      "max_resolution": "4K",
      "max_duration_s": 8,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://deepmind.google/models/veo/",
      "source_url": "https://developers.googleblog.com/introducing-veo-3-1-and-new-creative-capabilities-in-the-gemini-api/",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "video-edit",
      "model": "Veo 3.1 Lite",
      "model_slug": "veo-3-1-lite",
      "vendor": "Google DeepMind",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only; model ID veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview in the Gemini API",
      "release": "2026-04",
      "max_resolution": null,
      "max_duration_s": null,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://deepmind.google/models/model-cards/veo-3-1-lite/",
      "source_url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "category": "video-edit",
      "model": "Wan3.0",
      "model_slug": "wan-3-0",
      "vendor": "Alibaba (Tongyi Lab)",
      "license": "proprietary",
      "license_detail": "API only via Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (wan3.0-video, wan3.0-video-prime) and wan.video; weights not published (last open-weight Wan release is Wan2.2)",
      "release": "2026-08-24",
      "max_resolution": "1080P",
      "max_duration_s": 30,
      "native_audio": true,
      "access": "API; web app",
      "vendor_url": "https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/use-video-generation",
      "source_url": "https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/news/product/video-generation-model-wan30-officially-launched-nsb",
      "checked_date": "2026-10-06",
      "status": "prelaunch",
      "votes": 0,
      "score": null
    }
  ]
}