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Video

Text-to-video, avatars, and AI video editors.

55 tools

Why it matters

Video generation is where image generation was in early 2023 — quality is improving every quarter and the leaders today may not be the leaders next quarter.

What's in here

Includes frontier text-to-video models (Sora, Runway Gen-4, Kling, Luma), social-creator tools (Pika), and avatar-based video for L&D and marketing (Synthesia, HeyGen).

How to pick

Pick Runway for serious production work. Pick Sora or Luma for narrative clips. Pick HeyGen for translated/avatar video. Pick Pika for fast, playful social content.

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Runway

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Video · Gen-4
9.0

Pro-grade AI video editor and Gen-4 generation.

Paid· $15/mo Standard; $35/mo Pro; $95/mo Unlimitedshort filmVFX
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Sora

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Video · Sora
8.8

OpenAI's flagship text-to-video model.

Paid· Basic: $10 · Pro: $25 · Enterprise: Contact salesrealistic motionnarrative clips
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Luma Dream Machine

Video · Dream Machine
8.4

Fast, accessible text-to-video with strong camera control.

Freemium· Basic: $10 · Pro: $20 · Enterprise: Contact salescamera motionkeyframing
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HeyGen

Video · HeyGen proprietary
8.3

Avatar video + lip-sync translation at scale.

Paid· Free: $0/mo · Creator: $29/mo · Pro: $49/mo · Business: $149/mo · Enterprise: Contact Saleslocalisationavatar video
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Google Veo

Video · Veo 3.1
8.2

Google DeepMind's flagship text-to-video model with native audio generation and cinematic camera control.

Paid· Metered via Gemini API; also bundled in Google AI and Workspace planstext-to-videoimage-to-video
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Higgsfield

Video · Multi-model (Sora 2, Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Nano Banana Pro)
8.2

AI video and image generation suite that aggregates 30+ frontier models under one workflow.

Paid· Subscription tiers (pricing not clearly published on landing)text-to-videoimage-generation
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HyperFrames

Video · Multi-model (Claude Code skill; BYO agent)
8.2

Open-source video composition framework that lets AI agents build videos by writing HTML, CSS, and JS.

Free· Free, open-source (Apache 2.0)agent-driven videoprogrammatic video
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LTX Studio

Video · LTX-2, LTXV-13B, Veo 3, Flux.2
8.2

Storyboard-first AI video platform from Lightricks with shot-level camera and character control.

Freemium· Free: €0 · Lite: €15 · Standard: €35 · Pro: €125text-to-videostoryboarding
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Runway

Video · Gen-4.5, GWM-1, Aleph 2.0, Act-Two
8.2

Generative video and world-model platform from one of the original AI-video pioneers.

Freemium· Free credits; paid Standard/Pro/Unlimited tiers + Enterprisetext-to-videoimage-to-video
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Topaz Video AI

Video · Proprietary (Proteus, Iris, Nyx, Starlight Precise, +20 models)
8.2

Desktop AI video enhancer for upscaling, denoising, stabilization, and frame interpolation up to 8K/120fps.

Paid· Topaz Studio: $69/mo · Topaz Studio Pro: $79/mo · Topaz Image Web: $12/mo · Image Web Pro: $35/mo · Astra Standard: $19/movideo-upscalingdenoising
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InVideo AI

Video · Multi-model (Sora 2, Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, ElevenLabs, Minimax, 200+ others)
8.1

Agentic AI video platform that turns scripts into fully edited, multi-shot videos across 200+ models.

Freemium· Free tier with limits; paid Individual and Team/Enterprise plans (see pricing page)text-to-videoai-video-editing
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Kling AI

Video · Kling 3.0 (Omni One)
8.1

Kuaishou's flagship AI video generator, currently topping the ELO leaderboard for text-to-video and image-to-video.

Freemium· Free 66 daily credits; Standard $6.99/mo to Ultra $180/mo; API per-secondtext-to-videoimage-to-video
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Synthesia

Video · Synthesia proprietary
8.1

Enterprise AI avatar video creator for L&D and product marketing.

Paid· Basic: Free · Starter: $29/mo · Creator: $89/mo · Enterprise: Customenterprise trainingproduct marketing
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Genmo

Video · Mochi 1
8.0

Open-source text-to-video model (Mochi 1) with a hosted playground for turning prompts into short clips.

Freemium· Free: $0/month · Lite: Loading... · Standard: Loading...text-to-videogenerative-video
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Kling

Video · Kling 1.6
8.0

Kuaishou's Sora competitor — strong on motion fidelity.

Freemium· Limited free; paid from ~$10/momotion fidelitynarrative clips
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Pika

Video · Pika 2.0
8.0

Playful, social-first AI video generator with creative effects.

Freemium· Basic: $8 · Standard: $28 · Pro: $76 · Fancy: Unknownsocial videomemes
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DomoAI

Video · Multi-model (70+ video models)
7.9

Multi-model AI video platform covering text-to-video, image-to-video, style transfer, and talking avatars.

Freemium· Basic: $6.99 · Standard: $19.59 · Pro: $48.99text-to-videoimage-to-video
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Fliki

Video · Multi-model (Veo, Kling, Seedance, Gemini, Minimax, ElevenLabs)
7.9

Text-to-video platform that stitches AI voiceovers, stock footage, and avatars into shareable clips.

Freemium· Free: Free · Standard: Contact sales · Premium: Contact sales · Enterprise: Contact salestext-to-videoai-voiceover
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Kaiber

Video · Proprietary (undisclosed)
7.9

AI video generator built around music-reactive animation and image-to-video transforms.

Freemium· Free trial credits; paid plans typically start around $5-15/momusic-videotext-to-video
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Argil

Video · Proprietary avatar model; integrates VEO3 and Hailuo for AI Fictions
7.8

AI avatar video generator that clones your face and voice from a single photo and a minute of audio.

Paid· Classic: $39 · Pro: $149 · Scale: $499 · Enterprise: Custom pricingai-avatarstalking-head-video
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Colossyan

Video · Proprietary multi-model (avatar + TTS)
7.8

AI avatar video platform aimed squarely at corporate training and L&D teams.

Freemium· Starter: Free · Professional: $59/mo · Enterprise: Let's talkcorporate-trainingai-avatars
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Google Flow

Video · Veo 3.1, Gemini Omni, Nano Banana
7.8

Google's AI filmmaking studio built around Veo 3.1, Gemini, and natural-language scene editing.

Freemium· Free 50 daily credits; AI Plus $4.99/mo; Pro $19.99/mo; Ultra $99.99–$199.99/motext-to-videovideo-editing
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Hedra

Video · Character-3 (proprietary) + multi-model canvas
7.8

AI creative agent for character-driven video, image, and audio generation built around the Character-3 model.

Freemium· Basic: $15 · Creator: $30 · Professional: $75 · Teams: $75 · Enterprise: Customtalking-avatar-videocharacter-animation
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Pictory

Video
7.8

Turn long-form text, articles, and recordings into short, captioned videos without touching a timeline editor.

Freemium· Starter: $25 · Professional: $35 · Team: $119 · Enterprise: Customtext-to-videoblog-to-video