The board · AI judge
Every model, ranked.
Video models · Overall · 540 votes · the AI judge's blind verdicts
Video models leaderboard
Real outputGemini Omni Flash 1.1Rank 1, rating 1,181
Real outputImagera WarlordRank 2, rating 1,173
Real outputImagera Warlord ProRank 3, rating 1,129
| Rank | Model | Rating | Votes | Win rate | Median time | Card price | Failed runs | Try it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 | 108 | 74% | 24 s | 40 credits | 0% | Try it Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 | |
| 2 | Imagera Warlord | 108 | 73% | 1 m 29 s | 20 credits | 0% | Try it Imagera Warlord | |
| 3 | Imagera Warlord Pro | 108 | 68% | 53 s | 20 credits | 0% | Try it Imagera Warlord Pro | |
| 4 | Imagera Hermes Video Gen | 108 | 58% | 2 m 39 s | 30 credits | 0% | Try it Imagera Hermes Video Gen | |
| 5 | Seedance 2.0 Mini | 108 | 49% | 1 m 46 s | 20 credits | 0% | Try it Seedance 2.0 Mini | |
| 6 | Imagera Hermes Turbo | 108 | 49% | 8.9 s | 30 credits | 0% | Try it Imagera Hermes Turbo | |
| 7 | Imagera Hermes Max | 108 | 44% | 7.9 s | 55 credits | 0% | Try it Imagera Hermes Max | |
| 8 | Kling 3.0 | 108 | 43% | 1 m 12 s | 40 credits | 0% | Try it Kling 3.0 | |
| 9 | Veo 3.1 | 108 | 26% | 42 s | 70 credits | 0% | Try it Veo 3.1 | |
| 10 | Seedance 2.5 | 108 | 17% | 4 m 53 s | 75 credits | 0% | Try it Seedance 2.5 |
Value · Video models
Which model is worth its cost?
Each dot is a ranked model: higher is better, further left is cheaper or faster. The line joins the models nothing cheaper or faster beats.
- How to read it. Up is a higher rating, left is a lower price. A dot under the line has a cheaper model that rates as high or higher. Whiskers are the rating’s 95% interval.
- Basis. Each model’s card price at its default settings today, in credits a run (a video at its card’s default length), as the Sandbox quotes it.
- Shared values. 3 of 10 models share one price; they are spread sideways so each dot shows. Switch to speed to see them apart.
Best value by price: Imagera Warlord (20 credits, rating 1,173) and Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 (40 credits, rating 1,181). Nothing cheaper rates higher than these.
Blind vote · Video models
Which one is better?
Two models, one prompt, names hidden. Your vote counts after you have looked for a moment.
PromptTwo outputs of one prompt load here, without names. Pick the better one, or a tie; the names appear after you vote.
Best by job · Video models
Best model by category.
Every category is its own board: a model that wins product shots can lose on posters.
Real outputAds
Product and campaign clips: controlled motion, clean light, a hero object.
- 1Gemini Omni Flash 1.11,458 · 36 votes
- 2Imagera Warlord Pro1,458 · 36 votes
- 3Imagera Warlord1,231 · 36 votes
Real outputFilm
Live-action shots: camera movement, people in motion, physics and atmosphere.
- 1Imagera Hermes Video Gen1,338 · 36 votes
- 2Imagera Warlord1,305 · 36 votes
- 3Imagera Warlord Pro1,305 · 36 votes
Real outputAnimation
Animated characters: appeal, timing and a style that holds from frame to frame.
- 1Imagera Hermes Turbo1,138 · 36 votes
- 2Gemini Omni Flash 1.11,118 · 36 votes
- 3Imagera Hermes Max1,099 · 36 votes
Every output · Video models
Same prompt. Every model.
Each picture and clip is a real run on Imagera at the model’s default settings, unedited.
Prompt Close-up of fresh coffee pouring into a white ceramic cup on a wooden counter, the crema swirling, steam rising in morning light, a slow push-in.
Gemini Omni Flash 1.124 s25 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026 Imagera Warlord59 s35 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026 Imagera Warlord Pro2 m 18 s45 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026 Imagera Hermes Video Gen2 m 31 s40 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026 Seedance 2.0 Mini1 m 39 s50 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026 Imagera Hermes Turbo14 s30 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026 Imagera Hermes Max12 s55 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026 Kling 3.055 s80 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026 Veo 3.158 s80 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026 Seedance 2.52 m 31 s140 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
Method
How the ranking works.
Same prompts, real runs
Every model renders the same 44 prompts through Imagera itself, at the settings its card opens with. Clips are asked for at 5 seconds. Nothing is retouched or picked: a run that fails counts in the model's failed-runs figure.
Who competes
Image: every general text-to-image model on Imagera released in the last 15 months. Image editing: every image editing model released in the same window, each given the same input photo and instruction. Video: the 10 text-to-video models people run most on Imagera. Style presets and vector-only variants are left out. New models join at the next benchmark run.
Blind pairs
You see two outputs of one prompt with no names, re-framed to one size. A vote counts once per pair per visitor, only on a pair we served you, after the pair has been on screen for a moment, and up to 100 votes a day.
FAQ
AI video model leaderboard FAQ.
What is the best AI video model?
Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 has the highest rating on the Imagera Arena video board (1,181, from the AI judge's blind verdicts) as of Oct 15, 2026. Its 95% interval overlaps Imagera Warlord, Imagera Warlord Pro and Imagera Hermes Video Gen and 4 more, so the top is not settled yet. The best model still depends on the job: Ads: Gemini Omni Flash 1.1; Film: Imagera Hermes Video Gen; Animation: Imagera Hermes Turbo.
Which AI video model is the fastest?
Imagera Hermes Max, with a median of 7.9 s from submit to result across our benchmark runs on this board.
Which AI video model costs the fewest credits?
By card price at default settings, the lowest on the video board is 20 credits a run: Imagera Warlord, Imagera Warlord Pro and Seedance 2.0 Mini. The rating-vs-price chart on the board shows which models no cheaper model beats.
What prompts are the video models tested on?
The same 6 prompts for every model, grouped into categories (each category is its own ranking on this page). Every output is shown, unedited, with the seconds and credits of its run.
All leaderboards
One board per job.
Each board has its own page: the full table, the price chart, every category and every output.














