11 More AI Video Models Tested: Price vs Quality, From 10 Cents a Clip
The same ad shot on FLUX.3, Kling 4.0, HeyGen Video, Seedance 2.0 Mini, MiniMax H3 Max, PixVerse V6, Grok Imagine and Wan 3.0 Prime. Watch every clip, see what each one cost, and which is worth paying for.
Short answer: FLUX.3 Max Video was the best value in this test, at about 21 cents for 5 seconds. It did the whole action in order in a believable kitchen. Seedance 2.0 Mini was close behind at 38 cents, and HeyGen Video made a usable phone-style clip for 10 cents. The two priciest clips here, Kling 4.0 and FLUX.3 Video, did not look twice as good as the cheap ones. Kling 4.0 did give the steadiest, most composed shot.
Every clip is below, so you can make up your own mind. This is one take per model. For scores across three jobs and three takes each, see our blind test of five models.
How we tested
This is the same prompt we used in our first test of ten models, sent word for word on November 1, 2026. One take each, 9:16, 720p where the model offers it, with sound. Five seconds, except Grok Imagine, whose shortest clip is six. No retries and no picking the best of several.
Handheld phone-camera shot in a sunlit home kitchen. A woman in her early 30s, natural skin texture, loose hair, picks up a glass bottle of cold brew coffee from the counter, takes a sip, looks into the camera, smiles and says: "Okay... this is actually really good." Soft morning daylight, quiet kitchen room sound.
One take is a sample rather than a benchmark. We checked the spoken line by running each clip through Whisper on our own machine, and the prices are what each render cost us, taken from our usage ledger.
The clips
Price vs quality, clip by clip
| Model | Maker | Cost us, per second | This clip | Delivered | What stood out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeyGen Video | HeyGen | 2 cents | $0.10 | 768 x 1344 | Looks like a real phone video, with the action in order. Invented its own logo on the bottle. |
| Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite | xAI | 3 cents | $0.18 | 720 x 1280 | Calm and natural, with the bottle back on the counter by the end. Its shortest clip is 6 seconds, so it cost more per clip than its rate suggests. |
| MiniMax H3 Max Turbo | MiniMax | 4 cents | $0.20 | 768 x 1344 | Tight selfie framing and lots of expression. Put gibberish lettering on the label. |
| FLUX.3 Max Video | Black Forest Labs | 4.25 cents | $0.21 | 704 x 1280 | The full action in order and a believable kitchen. The smile at the end is a touch big. Best value of the eleven. |
| PixVerse V6 | PixVerse | 6 cents | $0.30 | 720 x 1280 | Very close framing with real skin texture. Feels like someone filming themselves. |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | ByteDance | 7.6 cents | $0.38 | 720 x 1280 | A clean sip, then the line with the bottle held up. Swapped the bottle for a jar. A close second on value. |
| MiniMax H3 Max | MiniMax | 8 cents | $0.40 | 768 x 1344 | The most expressive delivery, with no real step up on Turbo for twice the price. Wrote a big invented brand on the bottle. |
| Seedance 2.5 Draft | ByteDance | 10.4 cents | $0.52 | 480 x 854 | The softest picture, as a 480p draft should be. Her head starts out of frame, and the clip cuts off before the word "good". |
| Wan 3.0 Prime | Alibaba | 14 cents | $0.70 | 720 x 1280 | Big, overacted reaction and a busy invented label with garbled words. |
| Kling 4.0 | Kuaishou | 15.7 cents | $0.785 | 720 x 1280 | The steadiest and most composed shot. It looks like a good ad, and less like the handheld phone video we asked for. |
| FLUX.3 Video | Black Forest Labs | 17 cents | $0.85 | 704 x 1280 | A very close, wide-eyed selfie. Four times the price of FLUX.3 Max Video in this test, and we preferred the cheaper one. |
All eleven spoke the line. We couldn't run Vidu Q4 in the same way, because it only animates a picture you give it. The model maker's own list price sits beside the bill in AI model prices checked against the bill.
What this means when you make ads
- Hook tests: FLUX.3 Max Video or HeyGen Video. At 10 to 21 cents, ten versions of an opening cost about what one premium clip does.
- A clip you'll put money behind: start with Kling 4.0 or Wan 3.0, which led our blind test of 45 clips. Seedance 2.5 tied them on talking clips, and Veo 3.1 came last there at the highest price.
- Anything with your label on it: don't rely on the prompt. Six of these eleven invented or changed what was on the bottle. Attach a real product photo, so the model has your packaging to work from.
- A real phone look: ask for it, then check you got it. Kling 4.0 and Grok Imagine came back steadier than "handheld" would suggest.
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Questions people ask
What is the cheapest AI video model with sound?
Of the eleven in this test, HeyGen Video at about 2 cents a second, or $0.10 for 5 seconds. FLUX.3 Max Video at about 4 cents a second gave the best result for the price.
Is a more expensive AI video model better?
Not reliably. In this test FLUX.3 Video cost four times as much as FLUX.3 Max Video and we preferred the cheaper clip. Price buys control and resolution more dependably than it buys a better shot.
What does Kling 4.0 cost for a 5-second clip?
$0.785 at 720p, which is what Kling lists ($0.157 a second) and what our render on November 1, 2026 cost.
Did every model say the line?
Yes. Whisper heard the line in all eleven clips. Seedance 2.5 Draft was cut off before the last word.
Why do AI video models get the label wrong?
From a prompt alone, a model invents packaging. Six of these eleven did. Attaching a real product photo gives it your actual label to work from.