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# Best AI video models for film and cinematic shots (Oct 2026)

The best video models for film and cinematic shots in Oct 2026 are Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.5, FLUX 3 Video, ranked by Arena.

Prices as of 18 Oct 2026. Every price links to its source.

### #1 [Wan 3.0](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/alibaba/wan-3.0)

Arena 1476 1464–1489, 2,598 votes · median $0.500 · Arena #6 · #1 among models priced here

### #1 [Seedance 2.5](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/bytedance/seedance-2.5)

Arena 1474 1465–1482, 8,001 votes · median $1.33 · Arena #7 · #2 among models priced here · tied with #1 (intervals overlap) · rated at 720p

### #1 [FLUX 3 Video](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/bfl/flux-3-video)

Arena 1493 1476–1510, 1,302 votes · median $0.750 · Arena #3 · #3 among models priced here · tied with #1 (intervals overlap)

## How this list is ranked

Text-to-video models that can shoot 1080p or higher for at least 10 seconds, ranked by Arena text-to-video. Arena text-to-video overall preference. It does not measure cinematic camera grammar. 3 qualified after family collapse. Based on data from Arena (arena.ai). Arena does not endorse this ranking.

Ratings: Arena (arena.ai) · CC BY 4.0. Read from [the Hugging Face dataset](https://huggingface.co/datasets/lmarena-ai/leaderboard-dataset).

## Notable models we cannot rank

| Model | Reason |
| --- | --- |
| [Wan 2.7](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/alibaba/wan-2.7) | no counted public price |
| [FLUX 3 Video Edit](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/bfl/flux-3-video-edit) | no counted public price |
| [Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/bytedance/seedance-1.0-pro-fast) | no counted public price |
| [Seedance 2.0](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/bytedance/seedance-2) | no counted public price |
| [Seedance 2.0 Fast](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/bytedance/seedance-2-fast) | no counted public price |
| [Seedance 2.0 Mini](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/bytedance/seedance-2-mini) | no counted public price |
| [Veo 3](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/google/veo-3) | no counted public price |
| [Kling 2.5](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/kling/kling-2.5) | no counted public price |
| [Kling 2.6](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/kling/kling-2.6) | no counted public price |
| [MiniMax H3](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/minimax/h3) | no counted public price |
| [MiniMax H3 Max Turbo](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/minimax/h3-max-turbo) | no counted public price |
| [Hailuo 2.3](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/minimax/hailuo-2.3) | no counted public price |

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Based on data from Arena (arena.ai). Arena does not endorse this ranking. Ranking approved 18 Oct 2026 · prices updated 18 Oct 2026. [Methodology](https://modelpricetrack.com/methodology#best-lists). [Compare with Artificial Analysis](https://artificialanalysis.ai/).

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Data: CC BY 4.0 for our own work, attribution "Model Price Track (modelpricetrack.com)". CC BY 4.0 covers Model Price Track's own work (normalisation, medians, rankings, editorial text). Third-party prices are listed as published by each provider, with a link, and are not relicensed. Arena quality scores stay CC BY 4.0 with Arena's attribution. Cite as "Model Price Track, Best AI video models for film and cinematic shots (Oct 2026), https://modelpricetrack.com/best/video/cinematic, retrieved 18 Oct 2026".