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
2025
Ray3Luma AI
Closed
Seedance 1.0ByteDance
Closed
Veo 3Google DeepMind
Closed
Runway Gen-4Runway
Closed
Kling 2.5Kuaishou
Closed
Hailuo Video 2MiniMax
Closed
Ray2Luma AI
Closed
Wan 2.1Alibaba
Open weights
2024
Kling 2.0Kuaishou
Closed
Pika 2.0Pika Labs
Closed
Veo 2Google DeepMind
Closed
Sora (public launch)OpenAI
Closed
LTX-Video 0.9.1Lightricks
Open weights
HunyuanVideoTencent
Open weights
LTX-Video 0.9Lightricks
Open weights
CogVideoX 1.5Zhipu AI
Open weights
Mochi 1Genmo
Open weights
Kling 1.5Kuaishou
Closed
Hailuo AI 1.0MiniMax
Closed
CogVideoX 1.0Zhipu AI
Open weights
Pika 1.5Pika Labs
Closed
Runway Gen-3 AlphaRunway
Closed
Dream MachineLuma AI
Closed
Kling 1.0Kuaishou
Closed
Veo 1Google DeepMind
Closed
Sora (research preview)OpenAI
Closed
Stable Video Diffusion XT 1.1Stability AI
Open weights
2023
Pika 1.0Pika Labs
Closed
Stable Video Diffusion XT 1.0Stability AI
Open weights
Runway Gen-2Runway
Closed
Runway Gen-1Runway
Closed