Best AI video generators, November 9, 2026
The top 30 text-to-video models on Arena's leaderboard: people watch two clips from one prompt and vote without knowing which model made them.
Key facts
- First: Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash (1,540), then Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash (1,513) and gemini-omni-flash (1,509).
- Google holds the most places in the top 10: 3.
- Data as of November 9, 2026.
30 rows
| 1 | Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash | Proprietary | 1,540 | 1,714 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash | Proprietary | 1,513 | 1,792 | |
| 3 | gemini-omni-flash | Proprietary | 1,509 | 46,707 | |
| 4 | FLUX 3 Video | Black Forest Labs | Proprietary | 1,491 | 1,314 |
| 5 | Grok Imagine Video 1.5 | xAI | Proprietary | 1,488 | 1,249 |
| 6 | Dreamina Seedance 2.0 (720p) | ByteDance | Proprietary | 1,483 | 72,137 |
| 7 | Dreamina Seedance 2.5 (720p) | ByteDance | Proprietary | 1,479 | 25,421 |
| 8 | Wan 3.0 | Alibaba | Proprietary | 1,476 | 3,060 |
| 9 | SkyReels V4 | SkyReels | Proprietary | 1,459 | 1,060 |
| 10 | Muse Video | Meta | Proprietary | 1,457 | 2,225 |
| 11 | MiniMax H3 | MiniMax | minimax-h3-community-license-agreement | 1,456 | 29,257 |
| 12 | HappyHorse 1.0 | Aorizon | Proprietary | 1,429 | 22,896 |
| 13 | Sora 2 Pro | OpenAI | Proprietary | 1,367 | 55,965 |
| 14 | Veo 3.1 (Audio) | Proprietary | 1,363 | 13,790 | |
| 15 | Veo 3.1 (Audio, 1080p) | Proprietary | 1,363 | 25,636 | |
| 16 | Veo 3.1 Fast (Audio) | Proprietary | 1,361 | 40,278 | |
| 17 | Veo 3.1 Fast (Audio, 1080p) | Proprietary | 1,359 | 26,483 | |
| 18 | Veo 3 Fast (Audio) | Proprietary | 1,347 | 25,277 | |
| 19 | Sora 2 | OpenAI | Proprietary | 1,342 | 73,992 |
| 20 | Grok Imagine Video (720p) | xAI | Proprietary | 1,341 | 190,109 |
| 21 | Veo 3 (Audio) | Proprietary | 1,340 | 19,032 | |
| 22 | Wan 2.7 | Alibaba | Proprietary | 1,337 | 48,517 |
| 23 | Wan 2.6 | Alibaba | Proprietary | 1,324 | 75,753 |
| 24 | Seedance 1.5 Pro | ByteDance | Proprietary | 1,256 | 77,992 |
| 25 | Veo 3 | Proprietary | 1,254 | 15,017 | |
| 26 | Veo 3 Fast | Proprietary | 1,250 | 15,308 | |
| 27 | Wan 2.5 Preview | Alibaba | Proprietary | 1,244 | 43,113 |
| 28 | PixVerse V5.6 | — | Proprietary | 1,238 | 33,302 |
| 29 | Runway Gen-4.5 | Runway | Proprietary | 1,223 | 65,376 |
| 30 | Kling 2.5 Turbo (1080p) | Kling | Proprietary | 1,219 | 2,110 |
No rows match.
Source: Arena leaderboard dataset · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Data as of November 9, 2026 · Collected 2026-11-10
About this ranking
Voters choose the clip they prefer for a shared prompt, and those votes become a rating. Video gets fewer votes than text, so scores here carry more uncertainty, especially for new models.
The table covers video made from text alone. Tools that animate a photo or edit a clip are rated separately by Arena and are not included here.
FAQ
What is the best AI video generator?
By Arena's votes as of November 9, 2026, Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash ranks first with 1,540, then Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash and gemini-omni-flash.
Does the table include sound, length or price?
No. It only reflects which clip voters preferred. Check length limits, audio and price with the app that offers the model.
Is cv.cm's photo to video tool in this ranking?
No. cv.cm's tool moves a virtual camera through a photo in your browser and does not generate motion from text, so it is a different kind of tool.
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