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AI video model release timeline

Every major AI video generation model release, in order. Updated as new models ship.

Also see: Image model timeline

2026

MiniMax H3 MaxMiniMax
ClosedPaid
Official APICommunity API
LTX-2.5Lightricks
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Wan 3.0Alibaba
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
MiniMax H3MiniMax
Open weightsFreemium
Official APICommunity APISelf-hostConsumer app
FLUX 3Black Forest Labs
MultimodalClosedPaid
Official APICommunity API
Vidu S1Shengshu Technology
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Happy Horse 1.1Alibaba (Taotian Future Life Lab)
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Kling 3.0 TurboKuaishou
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Grok Imagine Video 1.5xAI
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Runway Aleph 2.0Runway
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Gemini Omni FlashGoogle DeepMind
ClosedFreemium
Consumer app
Happy Horse 1.0Alibaba (Taotian Future Life Lab)
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Wan 2.7Alibaba
MultimodalClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Veo 3.1 LiteGoogle DeepMind
ClosedPaid
Official API
PixVerse V6PixVerse
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
LTX-2.3Lightricks
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Seedance 2.0ByteDance
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Kling 3.0Kuaishou
MultimodalClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Vidu Q3Shengshu Technology
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Grok Imagine APIxAI
MultimodalClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Ray3.14Luma AI
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app

2025

Wan 2.6Alibaba
MultimodalClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Kling 2.6Kuaishou
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
PixVerse V5.5PixVerse
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Runway Gen-4.5Runway
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
HunyuanVideo 1.5Tencent
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Hailuo 2.3MiniMax
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
LTX-2Lightricks
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Veo 3.1Google DeepMind
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Krea Realtime 14BKrea
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Vidu Q2Shengshu Technology
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Sora 2OpenAIDiscontinued
Closed
Wan 2.5Alibaba
MultimodalClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Kling 2.5 TurboKuaishou
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Ray3Luma AI
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
PixVerse V5PixVerse
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Wan 2.2Alibaba
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Runway AlephRunway
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
LTX-Video 0.9.8Lightricks
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Moonvalley MareyMoonvalley
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Baidu MuseSteamer 2.0Baidu
ClosedPaid
Official API
Hailuo 02MiniMax
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Midjourney V1 (video)Midjourney
ClosedPaid
Consumer app
Seedance 1.0 ProByteDance
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Open-Sora-Plan 1.5.0PKU-YuanGroup
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Seedance 1.0ByteDance
ClosedFreemium
Consumer app
HunyuanVideo-AvatarTencent
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Veo 3Google DeepMind
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
PixVerse V4.5PixVerse
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
HunyuanCustomTencent
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
LTX-Video 13B (0.9.7)Lightricks
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Kling 2.1Kuaishou
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Adobe Firefly Video ModelAdobe
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
SkyReels-V2Skywork
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
MAGI-1Sand AI
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Vidu Q1Shengshu Technology
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
FramePackStanford (Lvmin Zhang)
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Kling 2.0Kuaishou
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Runway Gen-4Runway
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Higgsfield DoPHiggsfield AI
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Step-Video-TI2VStepFun
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
HunyuanVideo-I2VTencent
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
LTX-Video 0.9.5Lightricks
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Pika 2.2Pika Labs
ClosedFreemium
Community APIConsumer app
Open-Sora 2.0HPC-AI Tech
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
SkyReels-V1Skywork
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Step-Video-T2VStepFun
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Pika 2.1Pika Labs
ClosedFreemium
Consumer app
Ray2Luma AI
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Vidu 2.0Shengshu Technology
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Wan 2.1Alibaba
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host

2024

Haiper 2.5Haiper AI
Closed
Veo 2Google DeepMind
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Pika 2.0Pika Labs
ClosedFreemium
Consumer app
Ruyi-Mini-7BCreateAI
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
LTX-Video 0.9.1Lightricks
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Sora (public launch)OpenAIDiscontinued
ClosedFreemium
Consumer app
HunyuanVideoTencent
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
LTX-Video 0.9Lightricks
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
CogVideoX 1.5Zhipu AI
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
EasyAnimate V5Alibaba (PAI)
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Mochi 1Genmo
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
AllegroRhymes AI
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Haiper 2.0Haiper AI
Closed
Open-Sora-Plan 1.3.0PKU-YuanGroup
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Kling 1.5Kuaishou
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Pyramid FlowKuaishou / PKU
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Hailuo AI 1.0MiniMax
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Vchitect-2.0Shanghai AI Lab
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
EasyAnimate V4Alibaba (PAI)
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
CogVideoX 1.0Zhipu AI
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Vidu 1.0Shengshu Technology
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Pika 1.5Pika Labs
ClosedFreemium
Consumer app
Runway Gen-3 AlphaRunway
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Open-Sora 1.2HPC-AI Tech
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Dream MachineLuma AI
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Kling 1.0Kuaishou
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Veo 1Google DeepMind
ClosedFreemium
Consumer app
Open-Sora 1.1HPC-AI Tech
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Open-Sora-Plan 1.0.0PKU-YuanGroup
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Open-Sora 1.0HPC-AI Tech
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Sora (research preview)OpenAIDiscontinued
Closed
Stable Video Diffusion XT 1.1Stability AI
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host

2023

Pika 1.0Pika Labs
ClosedFreemium
Consumer app
Stable Video Diffusion XT 1.0Stability AI
Open weightsFree
Community APISelf-host
Runway Gen-2Runway
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app
Runway Gen-1Runway
ClosedFreemium
Official APIConsumer app