AI video tools compared side by side — prices, features, what each one actually does
| Name↕ | Origin↕ | Freetier↕ | Pricing↕ | Features↕ | Maxlength↕ | Resolution↕ | Api↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kling 3.0 🇨🇳 China | 🇨🇳 China | 100 credits signup | $10/mo (Standard, 660 credits) | Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Video-to-Video, Lip Sync, Camera Controls, Style Transfer, 4K (Apr 2026), Native Audio | 120s | 4K | Yes |
| Runway Gen-4 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA | 125 credits trial | $15–$95/mo | Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Video-to-Video, Lip Sync (Act-One), Camera Controls (Motion Brush), Multi-Motion Brush | 60s | 4K | Yes |
| Sora 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA | App discontinued (Apr 2026); API only | API: $0.10/s (Sora 2), API sunsets Sep 2026 | Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Camera Controls, Style Transfer — CONSUMER APP SHUT DOWN Apr 26, 2026 | 60s | 1080p | Sunsets Sep 24, 2026 |
| Pika 2.5 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA | 80 credits/mo | $8–$88/mo | Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Video-to-Video, Lip Sync, Camera Controls, Sound Effects, Scene Ingredients, Pikaframes, Pikascenes | 30s | 1080p | Yes |
| Luma Dream Machine 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA | 30 gen/mo | $30–$300/mo | Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Video-to-Video, Lip Sync (Ray2), Camera Controls (Pan/Zoom/Tilt), Style Transfer, Luma Agents | 30s | 1080p | Yes |
| Vidu Q3 🇨🇳 China | 🇨🇳 China | Trial with watermark | $9.90–$29.90/mo | Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Video-to-Video, Lip Sync, Camera Controls, Style Reference, Character Reference, Native Audio+Video (Q3) | 30s | 1080p | Yes |
| Haiper 🇬🇧 UK | 🇬🇧 UK | 300 credits/mo | $9.99–$29.99/mo | Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Video-to-Video, Lip Sync, Movement Slider, Style Transfer | 30s | 1080p | Yes |
| Seedance 2.0 🇨🇳 China | 🇨🇳 China | Free tier available | From ~$0.05/clip (720p); subs via Jimeng/Dreamina | Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Style Presets, High Aesthetic Quality, Reference Character, Multi-modal (text+image+audio+video) | 30s | 1080p | Yes (BytePlus, Atlas Cloud) |
| Pixverse 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA | 90 signup + 60 daily credits | $8–$199/mo | Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Video-to-Video, Style Selection, Camera Presets | 10s | 1080p | Yes |
| Stable Video Diff. 🇬🇧 UK | 🇬🇧 UK | Open source/free | Free self-hosted; API $0.20/clip | Image-to-Video, Video-to-Video (frame interp.), Open-source | 4s | 1024x576 | Yes (API) |