Generate videos from images
Animate still images into video. Upload a photo and watch it come to life — with camera motion, character animation, synchronized audio, and more.
Models we recommend
For cinematic quality
Runway Gen-4.5 is ranked #1 on the Artificial Analysis text-to-video benchmark. It produces videos with realistic physics, coherent fine details, and polished visual fidelity. Supports both text-to-video and image-to-video.
Veo 3.1 and Veo 3.1 Fast from Google generate high-fidelity video with native audio — dialogue, sound effects, and ambient soundscapes. Supports reference images for character consistency and frame-to-frame interpolation.
Kling Video 3.0 generates cinematic videos up to 15 seconds with native audio and multi-shot mode (up to 6 scenes). Kling 3.0 Omni adds reference-based generation, video editing, and style transfer on top.
For multimodal reference inputs
Seedance 2.0 from ByteDance accepts up to 9 reference images, 3 video clips, and 3 audio files — all combinable in your prompt. Supports I2V, video continuation, character consistency, motion transfer, and lip-synced dialogue. Seedance 2.0 Fast trades some quality for speed.
Seedance 1.5 Pro is a strong alternative with cinema-quality output, multi-language lip-sync, and cinematic camera movements.
For speed
Grok Imagine Video from xAI generates short clips with audio in about 30 seconds. Multiple aspect ratios make it a natural fit for social content.
Hailuo 2.3 Fast is optimized for fast iteration with good motion quality. Seedance 1 Pro Fast is 30-60% faster than standard Seedance at ~60% lower cost.
For start/end frame control
Vidu Q3 Pro supports a unique start-end-to-video mode — provide first and last frames and it generates smooth transitions between them. Up to 16 seconds at 1080p with audio. Vidu Q3 Turbo is a faster, cheaper variant.
Wan 2.7 I2V also supports first-and-last-frame control, plus clip continuation and audio synchronization.
For open source
The Wan video models are excellent open-source options. Wan 2.5 I2V and Wan 2.5 I2V Fast generate video with synchronized audio from images. Wan 2.2 I2V Fast is the cheapest and fastest option with 10M+ runs.
For fast iteration with draft mode
PrunaAI p-video offers text-to-video, image-to-video, and audio-to-video in a single endpoint. Its draft mode generates previews 4× faster for quick iteration before final rendering.
Other rankings
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Featured models
prunaai/p-videoFast video generation with built-in draft mode for rapid creative iteration. Text-to-video, image-to-video, and audio-to-video in a single endpoint.
Updated 5 hours ago
660K runs
kwaivgi/kling-v3-omni-videoKling Video 3.0 Omni: Unified multimodal video generation with reference images, video editing, native audio, and multi-shot control
Updated 21 hours ago
406.7K runs
kwaivgi/kling-v3-videoKling Video 3.0: Generate cinematic videos up to 15 seconds with multi-shot control, native audio, and improved consistency
Updated 21 hours ago
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bytedance/seedance-2.0-fastA faster variant of Seedance 2.0 for quicker video generation with multimodal inputs and native audio.
Updated 2 days, 4 hours ago
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bytedance/seedance-2.0ByteDance's multimodal video generation model with native audio, multimodal reference inputs, and intelligent duration control.
Updated 2 days, 4 hours ago
91.1K runs
vidu/q3-proHigh-fidelity video generation with text-to-video, image-to-video, and start-end-to-video modes. Up to 16 seconds at 1080p with synchronized audio.
Updated 1 week, 4 days ago
1.9K runs
kwaivgi/kling-v2.5-turbo-proKling 2.5 Turbo Pro: Unlock pro-level text-to-video and image-to-video creation with smooth motion, cinematic depth, and remarkable prompt adherence.
Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
2.5M runs
google/veo-3.1-fastNew and improved version of Veo 3 Fast, with higher-fidelity video, context-aware audio and last frame support
Updated 4 weeks, 1 day ago
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google/veo-3.1New and improved version of Veo 3, with higher-fidelity video, context-aware audio, reference image and last frame support
Updated 4 weeks, 1 day ago
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xai/grok-imagine-videoGenerate videos using xAI's Grok Imagine Video model
Updated 1 month, 4 weeks ago
587.3K runs
runwayml/gen-4.5State-of-the-art video motion quality, prompt adherence and visual fidelity
Updated 2 months ago
125.4K runs
bytedance/seedance-1.5-proA joint audio-video model that accurately follows complex instructions.
Updated 4 months ago
1.8M runs
wan-video/wan-2.5-i2vAlibaba Wan 2.5 Image to video generation with background audio
Updated 4 months, 2 weeks ago
208.8K runs
bytedance/seedance-1-pro-fastA faster and cheaper version of Seedance 1 Pro
Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
1.3M runs
wan-video/wan-2.5-i2v-fastWan 2.5 image-to-video, optimized for speed
Updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
64K runs
minimax/hailuo-2.3A high-fidelity video generation model optimized for realistic human motion, cinematic VFX, expressive characters, and strong prompt and style adherence across both text-to-video and image-to-video workflows
Updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
76K runs
minimax/hailuo-2.3-fastA lower-latency image-to-video version of Hailuo 2.3 that preserves core motion quality, visual consistency, and stylization performance while enabling faster iteration cycles.
Updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
122.7K runs
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