Cinematic motion + character consistency from China's MiniMax.
Hailuo 02 rivals Kling for physics-accurate motion and is the cheapest serious model for high-volume social video.
Best for
Recommended workflow
Step 1
Generate base shot
Step 2
Refine with image-to-video
Step 3
Upscale + edit
Google DeepMind
Photorealistic 1080p video with native audio — the new bar.
OpenAI
OpenAI's flagship video model — strong on camera, motion, lip-sync.
Higgsfield
Cinematic camera control — dolly, parallax, fashion-film motion.
Runway
Pro video tool: characters, references, in-painting, full editor.
Kuaishou
Asia's strongest video model — physics + duration leader.
Pika
Fast, playful video — Pikaffects + ingredients workflow.