#1 Gemini Omni Flash
Arena 1513 1504–1522, 26,576 votes · median $0.507 · Arena #2 · #1 among models priced here
Best AI video models (Oct 2026)
The best video models for overall use in Oct 2026 are Gemini Omni Flash, FLUX 3 Video, Wan 3.0, ranked by Arena.
#1 FLUX 3 Video
Arena 1493 1476–1510, 1,302 votes · median $0.750 · Arena #3 · #2 among models priced here · tied with #1 (intervals overlap)
#1 Wan 3.0
Arena 1476 1464–1489, 2,598 votes · median $0.500 · Arena #6 · #3 among models priced here · tied with #1 (intervals overlap)
Also consider
| Rank | Model | Arena | Median | Ranks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seedance 2.5 | 1474 (1465–1482) | $1.33 | Arena #7 · #4 among priced · tied with #1 |
| 5 | Gen-4.5 | 1225 (1216–1233) | $0.600 | Arena #27 · #5 among priced |
How this list is ranked
The highest-scoring text-to-video models that have a public price on the board. Arena text-to-video overall preference. It does not measure ads, brand safety or cinematic camera grammar. 5 qualified after family collapse. Based on data from Arena (arena.ai). Arena does not endorse this ranking.
Notable models we cannot rank
| Model | Reason |
|---|---|
| Wan 2.7 | no counted public price |
| FLUX 3 Video Edit | no counted public price |
| Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast | no counted public price |
| Seedance 2.0 | no counted public price |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | no counted public price |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | no counted public price |
| Veo 3 | no counted public price |
| Kling 2.5 | no counted public price |
| Kling 2.6 | no counted public price |
| MiniMax H3 | no counted public price |
| MiniMax H3 Max Turbo | no counted public price |
| Hailuo 2.3 | no counted public price |