AI model index
Fact-checked spec sheets for every frontier AI video and image model creators actually use in 2026 — Veo 3.1, Sora 2, Kling 2.5 Turbo, and more.
How to read this — Every page lists the model's verified specs (clip length, resolution, audio support), the shots it wins, the shots it loses, a prompt-structure template, and 3-5 paste-ready recipes. Numbers are checked against the vendor's primary docs on the date stamped at the bottom of each page.
Video models
Text-to-video and image-to-video models. Pick per-shot, not per-tool — different models win different jobs.
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Veo 3.1
Google DeepMind
Google's flagship text-to-video model with synchronized native audio, directable camera, and reference-image conditioning.
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Sora 2
OpenAI
OpenAI's second-generation video model with longer clips, native audio, and storyboard-aware prompting.
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Kling 2.5 Turbo
Kuaishou
Kuaishou's fast video model with start-and-end-frame conditioning — the cheapest way to nail a specific image-to-image animation.
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Seedance 2.0
ByteDance
ByteDance's ground-up rebuild — up to 2K with native synchronized audio and a 12-asset multi-reference input.
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Happy Horse 1.0
Alibaba
Alibaba's #1-ranked video model — joint audio-video generation, native multilingual lip-sync, and the largest Elo lead in Artificial Analysis Video Arena history.
Image models
Stills-first models for posters, thumbnails, and reference frames feeding the video models.
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Nano Banana Pro
Google DeepMind
Google's Gemini 3 Pro Image — native 4K stills with state-of-the-art text rendering and 14-image composition.
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FLUX 2 Pro
Black Forest Labs
Black Forest Labs' frontier image model — 4MP output, up to 10-image multi-reference, 5-10s generations.
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GPT Image 2
OpenAI
OpenAI's first reasoning-native image model — 4K output, ~99% text-rendering accuracy, and the largest Elo lead in Image Arena history.
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