This is Versely's video generation catalog, ranked by the best position each model holds on a Versely leaderboard. Not every model carries one — unranked models are listed after the ranked ones, cheapest complete job first.
Models that operate on footage you already have — upscalers, background removers, segmenters, extenders — are not in this ranking. They are real tools, but they are not video generators and ranking them here would put a 1-credit background remover at the top of the page.
Ranking method
Filtered to video generators, sorted by best leaderboard position (unranked models after, cheapest complete job first).
Full ranking
| # | Model | Provider | Credits | Credits per job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy Horse 1.0 Text to Video | Alibaba | 42-420 credits | 42-420 credits |
| 2 | Seedance 2.0 | ByteDance | 54-4096 credits | 54-4096 credits |
| 3 | Wan 2.7 Text to Video | Wan | 20-225 credits | 20-225 credits |
| 4 | Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video | Alibaba | 42-270 credits | 42-270 credits |
| 5 | Kling 2.5 Turbo | Kling | 21-42 credits | 21-42 credits |
| 6 | Grok Imagine Video | Grok | 30-210 credits | 30-210 credits |
| 7 | Vidu Q3 Image to Video | Vidu | 18-116 credits | 18-116 credits (was 16 headline) |
| 8 | Vidu Q3 Video | Vidu | 35-231 credits | 35-231 credits |
| 9 | Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video | Pixverse | 35-300 credits | 35-300 credits |
| 10 | Runway Gen-4.5 | Runway | 250-500 credits | 250-500 credits |
| 11 | VEO 3.1 | 80-320 credits | 80-320 credits | |
| 12 | Pixverse 5.6 Text to Video | Pixverse | 35-300 credits | 35-300 credits |
| 13 | Wan 2.7 Image to Video | Wan | 20-225 credits | 20-225 credits |
| 14 | Pixverse V6 Text to Video | Pixverse | 13-72 credits | 13-72 credits |
| 15 | Kling Video V3 Standard Image to Video | Kling | 63-189 credits | 63-189 credits |
| 16 | Pixverse V4 | Pixverse | 15-40 credits | 15-40 credits |
| 17 | Kling Video V2.6 Pro Text to Video | Kling | 70-140 credits | 70-140 credits |
| 18 | Kling O3 Pro Text to Video | Kling | 70-210 credits | 70-210 credits |
| 19 | Wan V2.6 Text to Video | Wan | 50-225 credits | 50-225 credits |
| 20 | Hailuo 2.3 Pro | Hailuo | 49-98 credits | 49-98 credits |
| 21 | Luma Ray 2 720p | Luma | 50-100 credits | 50-100 credits |
| 22 | Hailuo 2.3 Fast | Hailuo | 14-28 credits | 14-28 credits (was 28 headline) |
| 23 | Seedance 1.5 Pro Text to Video | ByteDance | 5-70 credits | 5-70 credits |
| 24 | Seedance Image to Video | ByteDance | 4-105 credits | 4-105 credits |
| 25 | Pixverse Text to Video | Pixverse | 15-80 credits | 15-80 credits |
The top 5, explained
#1 — Happy Horse 1.0 Text to Video (Alibaba) costs 42-420 credits and sits at #3 in text to video on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 1080p. Credits per job: 42-420 credits.
#2 — Seedance 2.0 (ByteDance) costs 54-4096 credits and sits at #3 in image to video on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 4k. Credits per job: 54-4096 credits.
#3 — Wan 2.7 Text to Video (Wan) costs 20-225 credits and sits at #6 in text to video on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 1080p. Credits per job: 20-225 credits.
#4 — Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video (Alibaba) costs 42-270 credits and sits at #7 in image to video on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 1080p. Credits per job: 42-270 credits.
#5 — Kling 2.5 Turbo (Kling) costs 21-42 credits and sits at #9 in image to video on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 1080p. Credits per job: 21-42 credits.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best AI video generator?+
Happy Horse 1.0 Text to Video by Alibaba tops this ranking. Filtered to video generators, sorted by best leaderboard position (unranked models after, cheapest complete job first). Happy Horse 1.0 Text to Video costs 42-420 credits and sits at #3 in text to video on Versely's live model rankings.
How is this ranking calculated?+
Filtered to video generators, sorted by best leaderboard position (unranked models after, cheapest complete job first).
How many models qualify for this ranking?+
25 models with a page on Versely meet the criteria for "Best AI video generator", across 11 providers.
What's the cheapest option in this ranking?+
Seedance Image to Video is the cheapest at 4-105 credits, against 42-420 credits for Happy Horse 1.0 Text to Video, the top-ranked entry.
Do all of these models hold a Versely leaderboard position?+
Yes — all 25 models here hold a position on at least one Versely leaderboard. Versely ranks each capability separately, so the leaderboard a position was earned on is named alongside it.
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