Image to Video Leaderboard (With Audio)Artificial Analysis
HappyHorse-1.1, Wan 2.7, grok-imagine-video-1.5-preview
Range | Creator | Model | Elo | 95% CI | Samples | Released | API Pricing 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  ByteDance Seed | Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p | 1,194 | -9/9 | 8,068 | Mar 2026 | $9.07 /min |
| 2 | 2-3 |  Alibaba-ATH | HappyHorse-1.1 | 1,118 | -11/11 | 2,458 | Jun 2026 | $9.90 /min |
| 3 | 2-3 |  xAI | grok-imagine-video-1.5-preview | 1,110 | -10/10 | 3,173 | May 2026 | $8.40 /min |
| 4 | 4-8 | Alibaba | Wan 2.7 | 1,090 | -11/11 | 2,642 | Apr 2026 | $16.90 /min |
| 5 | 4-8 | Alibaba-ATH | HappyHorse-1.0 | 1,089 | -9/9 | 6,010 | Apr 2026 | $13.20 /min |
| 6 | 4-8 |  Google | Veo 3.1 | 1,086 | -8/8 | 6,744 | Jan 2026 | $24.00 /min |
| 7 | 4-10 |  Skywork AI | SkyReels V4 | 1,082 | -10/10 | 2,987 | Mar 2026 | $21.00 /min |
| 8 | 6-10 | xAI | grok-imagine-video | 1,081 | -8/8 | 7,009 | Jan 2026 | $4.20 /min |
| 9 | 7-12 |  PixVerse | PixVerse V6 | 1,075 | -8/8 | 8,086 | Mar 2026 | $6.90 /min |
| 10 | 7-12 | Google | Veo 3.1 Fast | 1,075 | -8/8 | 6,116 | Jan 2026 | $9.00 /min |
| 11 | 9-12 |  KlingAI | Kling 3.0 1080p (Pro) | 1,071 | -8/8 | 6,584 | Feb 2026 | $20.16 /min |
| 12 | 9-13 | KlingAI | Kling 3.0 720p (Standard) | 1,068 | -8/8 | 6,719 | Feb 2026 | $15.60 /min |
| 13 | 12-15 |  Vidu | Vidu Q3 Pro | 1,062 | -8/8 | 7,303 | Jan 2026 | $9.60 /min |
| 14 | 12-16 | Google | Veo 3.1 Lite | 1,060 | -9/9 | 6,097 | Mar 2026 | $4.80 /min |
| 15 | 13-15 | KlingAI | Kling 3.0 Omni 1080p (Pro) | 1,060 | -8/8 | 6,118 | Feb 2026 | $16.80 /min |
| 16 | 16 | KlingAI | Kling 3.0 Omni 720p (Standard) | 1,051 | -8/8 | 6,143 | Feb 2026 | $13.44 /min |
| 17 | 17-18 | KlingAI | Kling 2.6 Pro (January) | 1,006 | -8/8 | 6,823 | Jan 2026 | $8.40 /min |
| 18 | 18 | ByteDance Seed | Seedance 1.5 pro | 1,000 | 0/0 | 5,510 | Dec 2025 | $11.86 /min |
| 19 | 19-21 |  Lightricks | LTX-2.3 Fast  Open Weights | 952 | -9/9 | 6,433 | Mar 2026 | $2.40 /min |
| 20 | 19-21 | Lightricks | LTX-2.3 Pro Open Weights | 951 | -9/9 | 6,542 | Mar 2026 | $3.60 /min |
| 21 | 19-21 | PixVerse | PixVerse V5.6 | 949 | -9/9 | 5,585 | Feb 2026 | Coming soon |
| 22 | 22 | Lightricks | LTX-2 Fast Open Weights | 937 | -9/9 | 5,416 | Oct 2025 | $2.40 /min |
| 23 | 23 |  Sapiens AI | Agnes-Video-V2.0 | 924 | -10/10 | 4,237 | May 2026 | $0.30 /min |
| 24 | 24 | Alibaba | Wan 2.6 | 897 | -9/9 | 5,512 | Dec 2025 | $9.00 /min |
| 25 | 25 | Lightricks | LTX-2 Pro Open Weights | 878 | -10/10 | 5,472 | Oct 2025 | $3.60 /min |
1 API Pricing reflects the cost to generate 1 minute of 1080p video on the model creator's API at the model's default settings
Frequently Asked Questions
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p currently leads among Image to Video models with audio output in the Artificial Analysis Image to Video Arena with an Elo score of 1194.
The top Image to Video models with audio by Elo rating are: 1. Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p (Elo 1194), 2. HappyHorse-1.1 (Elo 1118), 3. grok-imagine-video-1.5-preview (Elo 1110), 4. Wan 2.7 (Elo 1090), 5. HappyHorse-1.0 (Elo 1089). Rankings are based on blind user votes in the Artificial Analysis Video Arena.
LTX-2.3 Fast currently leads among open weights Image to Video models with audio in the Artificial Analysis Image to Video Arena with an Elo score of 952, followed by LTX-2.3 Pro (Elo 951) and LTX-2 Fast (Elo 937).
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p currently leads the Artificial Analysis Image to Video Arena (without audio) with an Elo score of 1343.
The top Image to Video models without audio by Elo rating are: 1. Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p (Elo 1343), 2. grok-imagine-video (Elo 1325), 3. grok-imagine-video-1.5-preview (Elo 1325), 4. PixVerse V6 (Elo 1323), 5. HappyHorse-1.1 (Elo 1312). Rankings are based on blind user votes in the Artificial Analysis Video Arena.
Cosmos3-Super-Image2Video currently leads among open weights Image to Video models without audio in the Artificial Analysis Image to Video Arena with an Elo score of 1251, followed by LTX-2 Pro (Elo 1190) and LTX-2 Fast (Elo 1179).
Text to Video models generate videos from text descriptions alone, while Image to Video models take an existing image as input and animate or extend it into a video. This allows for more control over the visual content and style of the generated video.
Models are ranked using an Elo rating system derived from user votes in blind comparisons. Users compare videos generated from the same input image and choose the result they prefer. Higher Elo scores indicate a model is preferred more often. Vote in the Artificial Analysis Video Arena