Image-to-video models turn a starting photo into motion rather than generating from a text prompt alone. The 20 models below all list image-to-video among their categories, ranked by the best position each holds on a Versely leaderboard.
Ranking method
Filtered to models with the image-to-video category, sorted by best leaderboard position (unranked models after, cheapest complete job first).
Full ranking
| # | Model | Provider | Credits | Starting image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video | Alibaba | 17-108 credits | Required |
| 2 | Kling O3 Pro Image to Video | Kling | 56-168 credits | Required |
| 3 | VEO First Last Frame | 32-128 credits | Required | |
| 4 | Vidu Q3 Image to Video | Vidu | 23-67 credits | Required |
| 5 | Runway Gen-4.5 | Runway | 200-400 credits | Optional |
| 6 | Kling O1 Image to Video | Kling | 45-90 credits | Required |
| 7 | Pika 2.5 Image to Video | Pika | 12-80 credits | Required |
| 8 | LTX 2.3 Image to Video Pro | LTX | 29-192 credits | Required |
| 9 | Boreal | Creatify | 4-192 credits | Optional |
| 10 | PrunaAI P-Video | PrunaAI | 2-32 credits | Optional |
| 11 | Seedance Image to Video | ByteDance | 2-47 credits | Required |
| 12 | Seedance 1 Pro Fast | ByteDance | 5-20 credits | Required |
| 13 | Vidu Q4 | Vidu | 6-250 credits | Required |
| 14 | Cosmos 3 Super Image to Video | NVIDIA | 8-28 credits | Required |
| 15 | Wan 2.7 Image to Video | Wan | 8-90 credits | Required |
| 16 | Wan Video 2.5 Image to Video | Wan | 8-45 credits | Required |
| 17 | Hailuo 2.3 Fast | Hailuo | 9-17 credits | Required |
| 18 | Kling 2.5 Turbo | Kling | 9-17 credits | Optional |
| 19 | Wan 2.1 Image to Video | Wan | 9-27 credits | Required |
| 20 | Wan 2.6 Image to Video Flash | Wan | 10-45 credits | Required |
The top 5, explained
#1 — Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video (Alibaba) costs 17-108 credits, discounted from a headline 34 and sits at #15 in image to video on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 1080p. Starting image: Required.
#2 — Kling O3 Pro Image to Video (Kling) costs 56-168 credits and sits at #17 in image to video on Versely's live model rankings. Starting image: Required.
#3 — VEO First Last Frame (Google) costs 32-128 credits, discounted from a headline 64 and sits at #22 in image to video on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 4K. Starting image: Required.
#4 — Vidu Q3 Image to Video (Vidu) costs 23-67 credits, discounted from a headline 28 and sits at #27 in image to video on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 1080p. Starting image: Required.
#5 — Runway Gen-4.5 (Runway) costs 200-400 credits and sits at #28 in text to video on Versely's live model rankings. Starting image: Optional.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best image-to-video AI model?+
Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video by Alibaba tops this ranking. Filtered to models with the image-to-video category, sorted by best leaderboard position (unranked models after, cheapest complete job first). Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video costs 17-108 credits and sits at #15 in image to video on Versely's live model rankings.
How is this ranking calculated?+
Filtered to models with the image-to-video category, sorted by best leaderboard position (unranked models after, cheapest complete job first).
How many models qualify for this ranking?+
20 models with a page on Versely meet the criteria for "Best image-to-video AI model", across 13 providers.
What's the cheapest option in this ranking?+
PrunaAI P-Video is the cheapest at 2-32 credits, against 17-108 credits for Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video, the top-ranked entry.
Do all of these models hold a Versely leaderboard position?+
10 of the 20 models here hold a position on at least one Versely leaderboard; the remaining 10 are unranked and listed afterward, cheapest complete job first.
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